The purpose of this privacy policy is to let users of the Forward Works Viewer (the “Site”) know when the Lead Agency for the Site collects personal information and what we do with it. We do not use, share or transfer personal information except as set out in this policy.
Your disclosure of personal information
You may decide to disclose personal information to us by providing identifying information when:
This information will be accessible by certain members of our staff. To the extent that it forms part of material that you have submitted to be published on the Site, it may also be viewable by authorised and authenticated users of the Site.
Your use of the Site may also generate an access trail for audit and security purposes.
Holding of information
Personal information that you provide will be held by the Lead Agency and, on our behalf, by our outsourced service provider to whom we have contracted operation and management of the Site. Our outsourced service provider uses cloud hosted infrastructure located in New Zealand.
We will only use personal information provided to us or generated by the Site for the following purposes:
In this clause, “Site” includes any public version of a forward works viewer that we may release.
Sharing of personal information
We will share the forward works data with any authenticated user that wishes to access the data. These users will be able to view the data on the Site and may have the ability to download data from the Site and/or consume the data through a web service data feed. We may also share the data with other government agencies and non-government organisations and the data may be made available on a public version of a forward works viewer. The forward works data may contain names, email addresses and phone numbers for relevant contact personnel in organisations undertaking infrastructure works.
Statistical information
We may collect statistical information about your use of the Site to help us analyse usage of, and improve, the Site. This information includes:
Cookies
This Site generates cookies for logged in users. The cookies, which can be found on your computer, are named forwardworks.co.nz.
Public Records, Official Information and Parliament
Personal and other information disclosed to us on or via the Site may constitute public records and be retained to the extent required by the Public Records Act 2005. We may also be required to disclose such information under the Official Information Act 1982 or Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. We will not disclose such information under the Official Information Act or Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, without first taking reasonable steps to consult the relevant data provider.
Your rights
You have the right to access and to request correction of any of your personal information provided to us in connection with your use of this Site. If you would like to see the personal information relating to you that we have stored, or to request correction of such personal information, or if you have any concerns regarding your privacy, please contact us by any of the means set out below (we may require proof of your identity before being able to provide you with any personal information):
support@forwardworks.co.nz
Technical Lead, NFWV
4 Ash Street
Christchurch City
Privacy Commissioner
If you are not satisfied with our response to any privacy-related concern you may have, you can contact the Privacy Commissioner:
Office of the Privacy Commissioner
PO Box 10-094
Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: +64-4-474 7590
Enquiries Line (from Auckland): 302 8655
Enquiries Line (from outside Auckland): 0800 803 909
Fax: +64-4-474 7595
Email: enquires@privacy.org.nz
