Privacy Act Quiz

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Privacy Act Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge of the Privacy Act and its principles through this engaging quiz. Understand how personal information should be collected, stored, and disclosed while keeping individual rights in mind.

Key Features:

Learn about the importance of data privacy
Understand individual rights under the Privacy Act
Interactive questions to enhance your understanding

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ProtectingData202

Principle 1 - Purpose for collection. Which statement is correct?

Businesses should ask for all personal identifer details

Businesses should collect as much information as they can on a person

Businesses must only collect information necessary for their activities

Principle 2 Source of personal information. Which statement is true?

Personal information should be collected from the person concerned

Employers can contact previous employers for information about a person

Information can be collected from someone else if the person is unavailable

Information can't be collected from a publicly available source

Principle 3 - Collection of information. Which statement is incorrect?

Sometimes there is good reason for not letting a person know what its for

Organisations do need to tell you who will recieve it

You are entitled to know if the information is compulsory or voluntary

You are not entitled to ask why all the information is being collected

Principle 4 - Manner of collection. Which circumstance would be considered unfair collection?

When a persons indivual circumstance is considered before collection

The time and place information is collected such as a shared work space

The collection considers your privacy

When information collected is considered reasonable under the circumstances

Principle 5 - Storage and security. A serious privacy breach must be notified within.....?

24 hours

48 hours

72 hours

Depends on the breach

Principle 6 - Access to personal information. Which statement is true?

In some situations businesses can refuse access to personal information

The Privacy Act allows you to request information about your partner

Organisations can't charge you to access your personal information

You do not have a right to access your personal information

You can ask an organisation or business for information they hold about you and they must respond within....

10 days

20 days

14 days

2 days

Principle 7 - Correction of personal information. You have a right to ask a business to correct information about you?

True

False

Principle 8 - Accuracy of personal information. A business does not have to check information is accurate.

True

False

Principle 9 - Retention of information. Businesses should not keep personal information for longer than it is required.

True

False

Principle 10 - Limits on use of information. Sometimes other uses are allowed, if directly related to the original use.

True

False

Principle 11 - Disclosure of information. Businesses can disclose information in which other circumstance below?

Disclosure Is necessary to avoid endangering someone’s health or safety

The friend of the person concerned authorises the disclosure

The information is to be used in a way that identifies the person concerned

Disclosure is not necessary to uphold or enforce the law

Principle 12 - Disclosure outside NZ - P 12 enables disclosure outside NZ if there are comparable privacy safeguards

True

False

Principle 13 - Unique identifiers. Two or more govt organisations can issue a person the same unique identifier number?

True

False

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