Source: Privacy Commissioner
We all have a role in protecting children and their personal information.
The Privacy Act applies to everyone regardless of their age. Understanding how to protect and respect a child or young person’s personal information and implementing good privacy practices will help ensure all children have positive privacy experiences throughout their journey to adulthood.
Guidance and best practice guides
We have guidance to help lift understanding of children’s privacy rights across the children’s sector. That includes:
Further guidance is being developed, including on the wellbeing and safety of children and young people, and detailed privacy guidance for the education sector.
Online privacy
Children and young people are connected to the online world more than ever before and it’s essential to take steps to protect their online privacy,
We have developed posters about protecting children and young people’s privacy online for educators and parents to help keep children and their information safe.
Resources and help for schools
Detailed privacy guidance for the education sector is coming in March next year, but there are also a range of general privacy information for schools, including:
We also have answers to over 600 privacy questions in AskUs, which includes:
Children’s Privacy Project
Children and young people’s privacy is a priority area for OPC. The Children’s Privacy Project focuses on protecting children’s privacy and whether the rules are working well for children’s privacy.
