Can users clear all personal information (i.e. have it deleted)?

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For example, if personal information was added and the user later realises this was a mistake (e.g. when some third party misuses the information). ... i.e. removed from history pages too.

KTucker (talk)11:12, 5 May 2010

Yes, Certainly under New Zealand Law, any user may request that information held be deleted at any time. There is also a general requirement not to keep personal information longer than it is needed. A user may also ask the privacy officer at any time what personal information is help. So typically a privacy policy will state these rights in the policy and the policy will also indicate that the information held can be used to establish the correct identity (to make sure that the person requesting the deletion of information is the right person).

Mackiwg (talk)14:26, 7 May 2010