Data & Privacy Articles
Expert articles and practical legal guides on data & privacy for new zealand businesses.
What Is A Model Release Form? (2026 Updated)
If you’re creating content that includes real people - whether it’s for your website, social media ads, product packaging, a documentary, or even internal training - you’ve probably heard the phrase “model...
5 January 2025
Google TrustRank: Is Your Privacy Policy Impacting Your SEO? (2026 Updated)
Your Privacy Policy probably isn’t the first thing you think about when you’re trying to rank on Google. But if you’re running a website that collects customer details, uses analytics, runs ads,...
5 January 2025
Vaccine Mandates In The Workplace - What Is Your Role As An Employer? (2026 Updated)
Vaccine mandates can feel like a “no-win” issue for employers. On one hand, you’ve got real health and safety responsibilities to your workers and customers. On the other, you’re dealing with privacy,...
5 January 2025
When Do You Need A Privacy Policy? (2026 Updated)
If you’re running a business in New Zealand, it’s easy to treat a Privacy Policy as something you’ll “sort out later” (usually right after your website goes live, your first customer signs...
5 January 2025
What Is A Talent Release Form? (2026 Updated)
If you’re filming content, running a photo shoot, recording interviews, or producing anything that features people, you’ve probably heard someone mention a “talent release form”. And if you haven’t, it usually comes...
5 January 2025
Guide To Undertaking A Privacy Impact Assessment (2026 Updated)
If your business is collecting, using, or sharing personal information (and most businesses are), you’ve probably had the moment where you think: “Are we actually doing this the right way?” A Privacy...
5 January 2025
Collecting Health Information? Here’s Why A Privacy Policy Is Important. (2026 Updated)
If your business collects health information in New Zealand, you’re dealing with some of the most sensitive personal data there is. That can include obvious things (like a patient’s diagnosis) and not-so-obvious...
5 January 2025
Cyber Security & Data Breaches: Legal Tips To Protect Your Business (2026 Updated)
Cyber security isn’t just an “IT issue” anymore. If you run a business in New Zealand, it’s also a legal, commercial and reputational issue - because the moment you collect customer or...
5 January 2025
What Do New Zealand Businesses Need To Know About The GDPR? (2026 Updated)
If you run a New Zealand business, it’s easy to assume the GDPR is “a Europe thing” that doesn’t really apply to you. But if you sell online, work with overseas clients,...
5 January 2025
Difference Between Privacy And Confidentiality In New Zealand (2026 Updated)
If you run a business in New Zealand, you’ll hear “privacy” and “confidentiality” used like they mean the same thing. They don’t. Getting the difference right matters because it affects how you...
5 January 2025
Do I Need A Credit Reporting Policy For My Business? (2026 Updated)
If your business offers credit, invoices customers, runs subscriptions, or checks customers’ ability to pay before you provide goods or services, you’re probably dealing with “credit information” in some form. And once...
5 January 2025
A Comprehensive Guide To New Zealand Website Privacy Policy
In today's data-driven world - especially in New Zealand, where privacy laws are becoming stricter, a strong website privacy policy is more crucial than ever for small businesses. Whether you're handling customer...
9 October 2024
How Do I Protect Customer Data?
A bottled water company has the potential to be a successful business venture. Before you start purchasing the equipment and machinery needed for a bottled water company though, it’s important to take...
30 January 2024
What Is A Location Release Form?
In the world of filmmaking, great ideas and a talented crew are just the tip of the iceberg. A successful production requires meticulous planning, obtaining permission where necessary and having strong legal...
28 January 2024
A Guide To The Privacy Act 2020
We give out personal information frequently. In fact, there’s not a lot we can do without giving away our information. Opening a bank account, signing a lease, applying for a job, seeking...
23 January 2024
Business Call Recording Laws In New Zealand
As a business, there are a number of reasons as to why you might want to record the phone calls you have with customers and clients. For example, you may wish to...
23 January 2024
Get A Cross-Border Data Processing Agreement
Information in the wrong hands can cause serious damage to the community, businesses and individuals, which is why the use and management of personal data is taken very seriously by privacy laws....
23 January 2024
New Zealand Law Data Breaches: What You Need To Know
Data breaches have had strict regulations around them for a while now in New Zealand. However, the topic has recently been getting discussed more in light of recent data breach incidents. This...
23 January 2024
Repudiation In Business Contracts: Expert Insights And Legal Support From Our Online Firm
A business functions largely through its contracts. Whether it’s a Supply Agreement or a Privacy Policy, each well drafted legal agreement gives a business the support and protection it needs to conduct...
12 September 2023
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