Privacy Act 2020

12/04/2022

The Privacy Act 2020 governs how agencies collect, store, use, disclose, and give access to personal information. As a landlord or property manager, you need to comply with the Privacy Act. Personal information covered by the Privacy Act is any information that tells you something about a specific individual.

Landlords can only collect personal information in ways that are lawful, fair, and not unreasonably intrusive The Privacy Act is organised around 13 information privacy principles.

Click the link to explore each of the privacy principles https://www.privacy.org.nz/privacy-act-2020/privacy-principles/