About this privacy statement
This privacy statement applies to personal information collected by the New Zealand Police Association Incorporated, an incorporated society in New Zealand (society number 215711) (in this notice, ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’) from our members and prospective members ('you', ‘your’), either through our website, when you use, request information about, or apply for our products and services, or when otherwise interacting with members and prospective members.
Information we collect from you
We may collect the following information from you when you interact with us, for the following purposes:
| Personal information collected | Why collected |
Information we collect from you when you use our products and services or request or apply for products and services from us, including:
Information you provide us about yourself or someone else when you interact with us, whether during face-to-face meetings, telephone discussions, email communications | So we can identify you So we can onboard you as a member So we can provide you with our products and services and/or information about our products and services So we can collect payment from you for any of our products and services you have purchased For insurance underwriting purposes For statistical purposes So we can develop and improve our website, products, and services So we can administer your membership and perform other administrative tasks So we can consider any concerns or any complaints you may raise with us So we can provide you our newsletter So we can keep you up to date with our products and services For marketing purposes |
Information we collect about members and visitors to our website at www.policeassn.org.nz that you either directly provide to us or we indirectly collect through tracking your use of our digital platforms, including:
You can disable cookies in your browser by adjusting the settings. This may mean that you will not be able to fully utilise our website. | So we can comply with certain laws and regulations So we can inform you of the products and services that may be of interest and available to you For the development of web statistics So we can investigate security issues, fraud, or inappropriate behaviour |
| Any of the information collected above | For any reason permitted by the Privacy Act 2020 (for example, with your consent, for a directly related purpose, or where the law permits or requires it) |
If you do not agree to provide us with personal information
You don't have to give us personal information about you or any other person. However, if you do not provide us with the information we request, we may not be able to provide you with our products and services, or you may not be able to fully benefit from our products and services
Information you give us about other people
We may collect information about someone else from you.
If you do provide us with someone else's personal information, you must make sure you have that person's authority to do so and you must make sure that person knows their information may be used by us in the circumstances set out in this notice.
Where personal information is held
The personal information that we collect may be held by us:
- on secure servers in controlled facilities in New Zealand;
- by our cloud service providers located in New Zealand or overseas; and
- in physical files held securely at our premises or by our contracted storage provider
Disclosing your information
We only disclose your information to others for the purposes described in this notice, or as otherwise permitted under New Zealand privacy law.
In addition to the specific ways that we've described in this notice, we may also disclose the personal information we hold about you to the following persons and for the following purposes:
| Who to | Why |
| Our related companies | Where we believe it is appropriate to help us provide a product and service or for an administrative, management, or operational purposes |
| Our service providers, such as our underwriters and insurers (which include NZI, AIA, and Allianz), website usage analytics providers and IT providers, partners and discount providers | To assist us to provide our products and services to you To assist with confirming your eligibility to access/use member discounts To assist with resolving bugs or access issues you experience while using our website |
| Any person, including government authorities and regulatory bodies | Where we are authorised or required to disclose your personal information to them, including when required to do so under financial transaction reporting laws |
| Any other person | With your authorisation |
Your rights
You have the right to:
- request access to personal information that we hold about you; and
- request that we correct personal information that we hold about you
Contacting us
You may contact our privacy officer:
by post. at: Privacy Officer, PO Box 12344, Wellington 6144
by email, at: privacy@policeassn.org.nz
Keeping us updated
It is important to us that the personal information that we hold about you or any other person is accurate and complete. Please let us know as soon as possible if you think we may need to make changes to the information that we hold.
Amendments
We may make changes to this privacy notice from time to time by publishing an updated version of this privacy notice on our website
Last update: January 2026