Privacy Policy
Overview and application
This privacy policy explains how we the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand at Level 7, 80 Boulcott Street, Wellington, New Zealand collects, stores, uses and shares personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information that you submit when you sign up to the Unteach Racism newsletter and any information that may be automatically collected through your use of the Teaching Council's Unteach Racism website.
This privacy policy explains how we the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand at Level 7, 80 Boulcott Street, Wellington, New Zealand collects, stores, uses and shares personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information that you submit when you sign up to the Unteach Racism newsletter and any information that may be automatically collected through your use of the Teaching Council's Unteach Racism website.
Background
The Teaching Council is an independent statutory body for the New Zealand teaching profession. The Unteach Racism initiative is part of a larger and ongoing journey that the Teaching Council is working on with the Human Rights Commission, which builds on the Commission's Give Nothing to Racism project. The Teaching Council wishes to empower the New Zealand teaching profession to have safe and productive conversations around racism, allowing them to work towards unteaching racism and to change attitudes and behaviours, so that no kind of racism is tolerated in schools/kura/centres, Initial Teacher Education providers or in any other approved learning setting.
The Unteach Racism website provides the teaching profession with a range of resources, materials, modules, tools and information (including the ability to sign up to the Unteach Racism newsletter) which can be accessed and used by the profession to ensure that they to feel supported as they work towards tackling issues of racism in education and the wider community.
We recognise the information we collect and care for is taonga and will treat that information with the utmost respect and in accordance with our obligations and responsibilities under the Privacy Act 2020. The Teaching Council will only collect your personal information for the purposes described in the section headed "Purpose and collection of personal information" below.
The Teaching Council is an independent statutory body for the New Zealand teaching profession. The Unteach Racism initiative is part of a larger and ongoing journey that the Teaching Council is working on with the Human Rights Commission, which builds on the Commission's Give Nothing to Racism project. The Teaching Council wishes to empower the New Zealand teaching profession to have safe and productive conversations around racism, allowing them to work towards unteaching racism and to change attitudes and behaviours, so that no kind of racism is tolerated in schools/kura/centres, Initial Teacher Education providers or in any other approved learning setting.
The Unteach Racism website provides the teaching profession with a range of resources, materials, modules, tools and information (including the ability to sign up to the Unteach Racism newsletter) which can be accessed and used by the profession to ensure that they to feel supported as they work towards tackling issues of racism in education and the wider community.
We recognise the information we collect and care for is taonga and will treat that information with the utmost respect and in accordance with our obligations and responsibilities under the Privacy Act 2020. The Teaching Council will only collect your personal information for the purposes described in the section headed "Purpose and collection of personal information" below.
Purpose and collection of personal information
We collect personal information about you when you sign up to our Unteach Racism newsletter.
We may collect the following personal information:
You are under no obligation to provide us with any such information. However, if you choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with access to the Unteach Racism newsletter.
We collect personal information about you when you sign up to our Unteach Racism newsletter.
We may collect the following personal information:
- Your first and last name if you sign up to the Unteach Racism newsletter.
- Your email address if you sign up to the Unteach Racism newsletter.
You are under no obligation to provide us with any such information. However, if you choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with access to the Unteach Racism newsletter.
What do we do with the personal information we collect
We may use the personal information we collect to:
We may share your personal information for the purpose identified above:
We may use the personal information we collect to:
- Provide you with access to the Unteach Racism website and the resources, materials and modules available on this website.
- Allow you to register to and receive the Unteach Racism newsletter.
- Contact you about any opportunity to participate in a survey about the Unteach Racism initiative.
- Comply with all applicable laws.
We may share your personal information for the purpose identified above:
- With the third parties listed below.
- With our professional advisors, such as auditors, law firms and accounting firms.
- With anyone who we need to share information with by reason of law or to address any complaints you make to a third party, including any regulator, about us.
- With other third parties, with your authority.
Unsubscribe
You can unsubscribe from receiving the Unteach Racism newsletter by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the newsletter or by contacting us via the contact details at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.
You can unsubscribe from receiving the Unteach Racism newsletter by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the newsletter or by contacting us via the contact details at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.
Cookies
We use session-based cookies to collect data from your browser and about your interaction with our website. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored in a browser-related file on your compute or device when you use our website.
The collection of information in this way is to improve your experience when using our website. We analyse non-identifiable web traffic data to improve our website. The data is aggregated and cannot personally identify you. You are able to opt out of the tracking by changing your browser settings or by visiting the Google Analytics page.
We use session-based cookies to collect data from your browser and about your interaction with our website. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored in a browser-related file on your compute or device when you use our website.
The collection of information in this way is to improve your experience when using our website. We analyse non-identifiable web traffic data to improve our website. The data is aggregated and cannot personally identify you. You are able to opt out of the tracking by changing your browser settings or by visiting the Google Analytics page.
Third-parties
We use third-party providers to manage some of our engagement with the teaching profession, such as managing our newsletter mailing lists. Where we do this, the information you provide may be collected and stored by these providers. We use the following third-party provider in relation to personal information we collect via them: Mailchimp (https://mailchimp.com/) to store and manage our newsletter mailing lists.
In addition, as noted above, the website uses cookies. For more information see Google Analytics (https://policies.google.com/?gl=NZ&hl=en-GB) for the collection of website interaction data.
The personal information that Mailchimp collects when an individual signs up to the Unteach Racism newsletter may be stored offshore but Mailchimp may only use this personal information for the purposes of managing our newsletter mailing lists.
You must only provide us with the personal information of someone else if you have that person's consent that the information may be disclosed to us and used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We use third-party providers to manage some of our engagement with the teaching profession, such as managing our newsletter mailing lists. Where we do this, the information you provide may be collected and stored by these providers. We use the following third-party provider in relation to personal information we collect via them: Mailchimp (https://mailchimp.com/) to store and manage our newsletter mailing lists.
In addition, as noted above, the website uses cookies. For more information see Google Analytics (https://policies.google.com/?gl=NZ&hl=en-GB) for the collection of website interaction data.
The personal information that Mailchimp collects when an individual signs up to the Unteach Racism newsletter may be stored offshore but Mailchimp may only use this personal information for the purposes of managing our newsletter mailing lists.
You must only provide us with the personal information of someone else if you have that person's consent that the information may be disclosed to us and used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Storage and retention of your personal information
We will store and safeguard your data, including your personal information, on information technology systems using reasonable security safeguards to protect against any loss, access, use, modification, disclosure or any other misuse of your personal information.
Data, including your personal information, will only be kept for as long as it is required for the purposes described above in 'Purpose and collection of your personal information' above. We will dispose of it when it is no longer required for these purposes using a managed internal process.
We will store and safeguard your data, including your personal information, on information technology systems using reasonable security safeguards to protect against any loss, access, use, modification, disclosure or any other misuse of your personal information.
Data, including your personal information, will only be kept for as long as it is required for the purposes described above in 'Purpose and collection of your personal information' above. We will dispose of it when it is no longer required for these purposes using a managed internal process.
How to make a privacy complaint
If you wish to make a complaint about how we have breached a privacy principle or caused significant harm in relation to your personal information, please contact us in writing with details of your complaint.
Complaints will be acknowledged within two working days. Our Privacy Officer will look into the details of your complaint and respond in writing as soon as possible, generally in writing within 20 working days.
If you are not happy with our response to a complaint, please write to the Chief Executive within 30 days, providing the reasons why you feel that the response is not satisfactory. The Chief Executive will review the complaint response and respond as soon as possible, generally within 20 working days.
You may also complain to the Privacy Commissioner (https://www.privacy.org.nz/your-rights/making-a-complaint/#contact).
If you wish to make a complaint about how we have breached a privacy principle or caused significant harm in relation to your personal information, please contact us in writing with details of your complaint.
Complaints will be acknowledged within two working days. Our Privacy Officer will look into the details of your complaint and respond in writing as soon as possible, generally in writing within 20 working days.
If you are not happy with our response to a complaint, please write to the Chief Executive within 30 days, providing the reasons why you feel that the response is not satisfactory. The Chief Executive will review the complaint response and respond as soon as possible, generally within 20 working days.
You may also complain to the Privacy Commissioner (https://www.privacy.org.nz/your-rights/making-a-complaint/#contact).
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We may amend or update this Privacy Policy from time to time, with or without notice to you. The revised version will be effective immediately once posted on the Unteach Racism website. You agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy that is in effect at the time you use the website or sign up the Unteach Racism newsletters.
We may amend or update this Privacy Policy from time to time, with or without notice to you. The revised version will be effective immediately once posted on the Unteach Racism website. You agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy that is in effect at the time you use the website or sign up the Unteach Racism newsletters.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or if you would like to request access to, or correction of, your personal information, you can get in touch by writing to us at [email protected].
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or if you would like to request access to, or correction of, your personal information, you can get in touch by writing to us at [email protected].
More information about privacy
This Privacy Policy is governed by New Zealand law. For more information about privacy issues in New Zealand and protecting your privacy, visit the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner's website: www.privacy.org.nz.
This Privacy Policy is governed by New Zealand law. For more information about privacy issues in New Zealand and protecting your privacy, visit the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner's website: www.privacy.org.nz.
