Course Guarantee

This course will provide you will a comprehensive understanding of New Zealand privacy laws and the privacy landscape in general.

What you will achieve after going on the course

  • Gain a thorough understanding of the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
  • Gain confidence in your understanding of the privacy principles and their application to your information governance for privacy.

  • Acquire the skills necessary to implement practical measures for enhancing privacy practices across your organization.

The problems that customers are facing

Privacy Breaches

Problem: Exposure of sensitive personal data leading to loss of trust and potential legal consequences for businesses.

Solution: The prevention of breaches starts with understanding risks, this course will provide you with the understanding of risk.

Customer Concerns

Problem: Customers can have difficulty in understanding how their data is used or shared, resulting in a lack of confidence in the services provided.

Solution: Understanding your responsibilities based on the 13 Privacy Principles that support the Privacy Act 2020 will help you to identify what you can and can’t do when it comes to collection, sharing, storage and use of customer data, and therefore communicate this with customers professionally.

Record Handling Inefficiencies

Problem: Problems with accessing important information and potential non-compliance with regulatory requirements due to inefficient storage and records management.

Solution: Understanding the tools and approach to thinking about privacy and sensitive information in relation to your records can help you across your entire organisation.

Choose your course type

Led by a live instructor, learn virtually (via Microsoft Teams) alongside a small group of other students. Find and book a scheduled course date below.

Duration

3 hours

Certification

Certificate of Completion

Learn online in your own time, and at your own pace via our eLearning platform.

Please Note

This course is not currently offered in an eLearning format. Please register your interest if you are interested in eLearning for this course.

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About this course

This comprehensive course is designed to provide participants with an in-depth overview of the New Zealand privacy laws.

Throughout the course, participants will explore key principles, compliance obligations, and best practices to ensure adherence to privacy regulations in New Zealand.

The course is structured into three focused hours, each dedicated to different aspects of the Privacy Act 2020, offering practical insights and actionable strategies to implement effective data protection measures within organisations.

  • What is privacy?
    • Public interest in privacy
    • recent breaches
    • digital natives
  • what are people concerned about?
  • What are the risks for organisations?
  • Regulatory landscape
    • privacy laws in New Zealand
    • who do they apply to
    • key concepts
    • common principles and compliance obligations
  • What is privacy management and its role in the broader information governance environment? (roles).
  • Role of records and information professionals
    • practical insights and actionable strategies for privacy best practices drawing on established tools and processes. 
  • Understand the key principles of the Privacy Act 2020.
  • Identify and fulfil compliance obligations under the New Zealand Privacy Act and supporting principles.
  • Implement best practices to ensure adherence to privacy regulations in New Zealand.
  • Actionable strategies to manage data protection within organisations effectively. 

The course offers practical insights and actionable strategies for privacy best practices, drawing on your established records and information management program. 

✅ This course is perfect for:

  • Records and information managers.
  • Governance and compliance officers.
  • New privacy officers.
  • Individuals who are concerned about information privacy.
  • Business owners wanting an introduction to privacy in New Zealand.

❌ This course may not be right for:

  • Experienced privacy managers.
  • People wanting a deep dive into privacy compliance.
  • People seeking detailed examination of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs).

This course wont cover:

  • Detailed compliance requirements.
  • Deep dive into a particular privacy law.
  • Configuring systems to support privacy management.

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