We recognise that our work as a restorative justice and restorative practice provider will give us access personal information, including information of a sensitive nature. We take very seriously our obligations under the Privacy Act 202 to keep personal information safe. We only collect the information we need, and the information we hold is kept secure and only used to carry out our functions.
We collect information that helps us to facilitate a restorative process. We may collect personal information about you either directly from you or from other people or agencies, and we may generate personal information about you when we carry out our functions.
When cases are sent to us by the Police or Court, we also receive a copy of the summary of facts.
Restorative processes are voluntary, you are not required to participate in them. Any information you share with us during the process is confidential. However, we may share some information, with your lawyer, the Police, the Court, or your employer, for example if we are required to write a report about the process. We are required to share some information with Government Departments for funding purposes.
Any information we collect is stored securely and is only held for as long as we have a lawful purpose to use the information. When we no longer have a purpose to use the information it is securely destroyed or permanently deleted.
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for your information to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you would like a copy of your information, or wish to have it corrected, please contact us at PO Box 4285, Whanganui 4541, or email manager@rcwt.nz.
If you have any concerns or questions about your personal information, you can contact the Manager of the Restorative City Whanganui Trust who is our Privacy Officer.
