Dilworth Research Privacy Policy

Dilworth is carrying out an Old Boys' & Alumni survey. The purpose of the survey is to gather your insights and experiences with your former School. Your feedback will aid Dilworth in taking the pulse of the community at this point in time, and assist in strengthening current and future interactions with Dilworth Old Boys & Alumni. 

Dilworth School’s privacy policy is available here: [Dilworth Privacy Policy 2025.pdf]
Dilworth School’s privacy statement is available here: [Dilworth Privacy Statement 2025.pdf]

Dilworth has not provided Ipsos with any personally identifiable information. The survey has been distributed by Dilworth and the survey is hosted and conducted by Ipsos directly. 

For this survey, there will be no personally identifiable information collected. Any data collected will be collected in the form of grouped statistics and not be able to be identified.

Participation in this research is voluntary, and you can withdraw your consent at any time. 
This privacy policy only applies to this research survey.

Topics

• What are Ipsos' company details?
• What information will Ipsos collect about you?
• How will Ipsos use the information you provide?
• Who will have access to your information?
• How long will Ipsos keep the information you provide?
• How does Ipsos ensure your personal data is held securely?
• Does this survey use Cookies or similar code?
• Who to contact if you have any questions about this study or this privacy policy?
• How you can get access to your information and/or correct it?
• Useful links.

What are Ipsos' company details?

Ipsos New Zealand is a specialist research agency established in New Zealand part of the Ipsos worldwide group of research companies. Ipsos' full company details are:

Ipsos Limited.
NZBMN 9429038985294.
Company Registration Number 547822.

Ipsos is a member of the Research Association New Zealand, as such Ipsos abides by the RANZ code of practice and associated regulations and guidelines. You can find further information about Ipsos on its website that can be found here.

What information will Ipsos collect about you?

If you take part in this survey, Ipsos will collect the information you provide when you complete the online questionnaire. 
If you contact Ipsos for any reason regarding this research, Ipsos will also use any contact information you may provide to respond to your request.

How will Ipsos use the information you provide?

Your individual responses to the questions will be kept strictly confidential by Ipsos.
Your responses to this survey will be used solely for research analysis purposes only. The results of this research will be anonymised, and we can assure you that you will NOT be identifiable in any published results. If you contact Ipsos for any reason regarding this research, your contact details will be used solely for the purpose of responding to your request.

We can assure you that any information you provide during this research will NOT be used for marketing, nor will we sell or pass on your information to any third party.

If you have any questions about this research or how your information will be used, please contact the study team. They can be contacted by email sent to [[email protected]].

Or by letter sent to: PO Box 12 567, Penrose, Auckland 1642.

Who will have access to your information?

Access to your survey responses will be limited to only those Ipsos staff involved in this research project, or who need access to support the systems used for this research, such as the online survey and research data analysis systems.  This may include staff in:

• Other Ipsos Group companies involved in this research.
• Our sub-contractors who may carry out some of the processing on Ipsos' behalf, and under Ipsos' control; including the service providers who host or provide technical support for our systems.  

Some of the above may be based outside New Zealand; however, they are required to abide by the same data privacy legal requirements and security arrangements as ourselves, and will be subject to appropriate safeguards. A description of this can be obtained by contacting us as set out in the section headed "Who to contact if you have any questions about this study or this privacy policy?".

How long will Ipsos keep the information you provide?

For this survey, no personally identifiable information will be collected. All results will be stored and held as grouped responses. Individual responses to the survey will be deleted within 90 days of completion of the project.

How does Ipsos ensure your personal data is held securely?

We take our responsibilities very seriously to keep your personal data secure.  As such we take every reasonable precaution to ensure your information is protected from loss, theft or misuse. These precautions include appropriate physical security of our offices, controlled access to computer systems, and use of secure, encrypted internet connections when collecting personal data.

Does this survey use Cookies or similar code?

Some online surveys collect information through the use of 'cookies'. These are small files stored on your computer.  These files are used as sparingly as possible and only for quality control, validation and, more importantly, to prevent us sending you reminders for an on-line survey you have already completed. It is possible for you to delete 'cookies' or to prevent their use by adjusting the browser settings on your computer.

We also automatically capture information about your operating system, display settings and browser type in order to ensure that the survey questionnaire is delivered in a form suited to the software your computer is using. We do not capture any other information from your computer.

Who to contact if you have any questions about this study or this privacy policy?

If you have any questions about this research or how your information will be used, please contact the study team.  They can be contacted by email sent to [[email protected]].

Or by letter sent to: PO Box 12 567, Penrose, Auckland 1642.

If you have any questions or require further information this privacy policy, Ipsos' compliance with data protection laws or information we may hold about you, please contact our Compliance Department.

They can be contacted by email sent to [[email protected]] with "Dilworth Old Boys' & Alumni Research" as the subject line.

Or by letter sent to:
"Dilworth Old Boys' & Alumni Research"
PO Box 12 567, Penrose, Auckland 1642.

If you have any complaints, we will appreciate if you give us an opportunity to resolve any issue first, by contacting us as set out above. You are, however, always entitled to contact our regulatory body, The Office of the Privacy Commissioner at https://www.privacy.org.nz.

How can you get access to your information and/or correct it and/or request its transfer and/or its erasure?

You have the right to request a copy of all the information we hold about you. You also have the right to request the correction of any personal data we hold about you. Furthermore, you have the right for all the information you have provided to us, to be transferred to another party. In various circumstances, you also have the right to request from us the deletion or erasure of the personal information we hold about you. For further details, please contact our Compliance Department. 

They can be contacted by email sent to [[email protected]] with "Dilworth Old Boys' & Alumni Research" as the subject line.

Or by letter sent to:
"Dilworth Old Boys' & Alumni Research"
PO Box 12 567, Penrose, Auckland 1642.

Changes to this privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. 
The New Zealand Privacy Act was last updated in 2020 with the Privacy Act 2020, which came into effect on 1 December 2020

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