Polly has specialised exclusively in data privacy matters for over 17 years. She advises clients on the full range of data privacy issues including cyber/privacy breach response, GDPR/Privacy Act readiness, e-privacy/marketing, outsourcing, and data issues in the context of M&A/business reorganisation.

Polly started her privacy career in New Zealand at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. She then moved to the UK where she was in-house privacy counsel at the BBC and at Domestic & General Insurance. Polly joined PwC UK for six years and led the privacy law practice, based in London.

Polly is a Fellow of Information Privacy, and holds the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ CIPP/E and CIPPM certifications. She sits on a working group for the Privacy Foundation New Zealand. She is a regular speaker at data privacy events and conferences.