Transparency Report 2023-2024
This report covers the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. It is the sixth transparency report covering requests for personal information and domain name suspensions.
The Domain Name Commission has committed to transparency reporting to help the public understand what actions we take that potentially impact users’ rights.
As a New Zealand-based charity, we are subject to the Privacy Act 2020 (New Zealand legislation). We may be subject to requests for information from third parties under principle 11(e) of the Privacy Act, which permits the release of information on the basis of maintenance of the law.
MoUs and Agreements
As part of our multi-stakeholder approach, we enter into memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with several entities to share information and resources to keep .nz safe, secure, and connected to the international ccTLD space.
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Government entities
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Other ccTLDs
Sharing information with third-party agencies
It is rare for us to receive requests from third parties for personal information. We will share personal information when we are permitted or required by law, and it’s part of minimising harm to the public or individuals. We may share personal information with law enforcement agencies, particularly those with the objective of helping keep the .nz domain name space safe, trusted, and secure.
Regulators, law enforcement agencies, and some Government agencies may request personal information such as domain name audit history from time to time to help them uphold their legal obligations.
Under a production order, we have to provide whatever the production order specifies. With a request under principle 11(e) of the Privacy Act, we can work with the requestor to ensure the request is relevant and only provides exactly what they need.
We also have the ability to push back on requests under the Privacy Act if we believe the request is too broad.
Warrant and court orders
We may, at times, be served with court orders from other jurisdictions to suspend or cancel domain names or be named in proceedings, including as a respondent in takedown proceedings. We require that parties obtain a localised court order before we will act.
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No court orders have been served in the financial year or the two years prior. In addition, we have not been named a respondent in proceedings, including proceedings relating to the Harmful Digital Communications Act.
Privacy Act requests
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Privacy Act requests for personal information were received.
Domain name suspensions
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suspensions were actioned as set out in the compliance section of our 2023–2024 Annual Report.
Emergency power
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We did not use our emergency power during the reporting year.
Zone data file releases
We may release the zone file in certain circumstances upon request under clause 10.2.32 of the .nz Rules.
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We did not release the zone file during the reporting year.
Privacy statement changes
Statements can now be found below on:
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If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Domain Name Commission Ltd, PO Box 11 881, Wellington 6142
0800 101 151 | +64 4 472 1600 | [email protected]