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Privacy statement

Privacy notice

This privacy notice applies to personal and other information collected on the Parliamentary Counsel Office corporate website, www.pco.parliament.govt.nz.

You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing any personal information.

Where you voluntarily provide personal information (eg through email feedback or by participating in a survey), we will only use that information to communicate with you, for the purposes set out in the survey (if applicable), and for statistical purposes. We will keep personal information secure and will not disclose it to third parties. If you ask us a question that is more appropriately answered by another agency, we will not forward your query on to them; instead, we will give you the other agency’s contact details.

We collect statistical information from survey responses and from enquiries from the public. This information will not be published in a form where individuals can be identified.

We also collect statistical information about your visit to the website to help us analyse usage of, and improve, the website. This information includes your IP address. This information is aggregated and is not used to identify any individuals.

If you have concerns about personal information that we may hold, or to access or correct your personal information, please email privacyofficer@pco.govt.nz.

Transparency statement

This transparency statement explains how we collect, use and share information gathered about members of the public or other entities (directly or indirectly) in accordance with the Information Gathering Model Standards (see the Te Kawa Mataaho | Public Service Commission "Acting in the Spirit of Service – Information Gathering and Public Trust" at Information gathering and public trust)

The PCO does not have any law enforcement regulatory compliance responsibilities, and does not gather any information for these purposes.

If you have any enquiries about our information gathering activities, or believe we have not acted in accordance with this statement, please Contact us.