Privacy Statement
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy statement is to let people who interact or correspond with Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal and users of the www.swdt.govt.nz website know when or if we collect personal information and what we do with it. Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal does not use, share or disclose personal information it collects or receives except as set out in this statement.
Scope
This privacy statement applies to all personal information collected by Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal through the www.swdt.govt.nz website. It also covers personal information collected through our interactions or correspondence with you including via our contact centre, by phone or email or if meeting with you in person.
Collection, storage and use
You can use the www.swdt.govt.nz website without disclosing any personal information.
Voluntary disclosure of personal information
You may choose to voluntarily provide personal information to us (e.g. in comments, questions or feedback). This information will be viewable by site administrators, Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal staff (as appropriate) and sometimes third-party contractors who administer or work on the site.
Collection of personal information
Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal may ask or require you to provide personal information when you complete an online form.
Types of personal information we may collect includes names, e-mail addresses, postal addresses, job titles and telephone numbers.
Holding of information
When you provide personal information, it will be held by Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal. It may be stored or accessed on behalf of Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal by authorised third parties (such as third-party contractors) to the extent that is necessary, for example for them to administer or work on the website. We will store and keep it secure in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and third parties will be subject to Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal’s information security and privacy requirements. We hold personal information when it is necessary for business purposes.
Use of personal information
We will generally only use personal information provided to us through this website or through correspondence or interactions with you, for the purpose you provided it. We may also use personal information provided to us through this website for other reasons permitted under the Privacy Act 2020 (e.g. with your consent, for a directly related purpose, or where the law permits or requires it).
Records and retention of personal information
Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal will only retain personal information as long as it is required for the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used.
Public Records
Where any information provided (which may include personal information) to or through this site constitute public records, it will be retained to the extent required by the Public Records Act 2005.
Rights of access and correction
Your rights
You have the right to:
- find out from us whether we hold personal information about you;
- access that information; and, if applicable
- request corrections to that information.
If Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal has a good reason for refusing a request for correction, you are entitled to request that a statement be attached to the information of the correction that was sought but not made.
If you want to check personal information that we hold, please email the request to XXXXXX or write to: