1 Personal information
  1.1 Personal information is information about an identifiable individual and includes the individual’s name, address, email address, and telephone numbers. We collect information about you whenever you interact with us, for example when you visit our website or if you instruct us to represent and advise you (or the client, if you are representing the client).
  1.2 We may store personal information we collect in any format we choose at our offices or at premises outside our offices, including data storage facilities or online storage located within or outside New Zealand, which may be operated by independent service contractors.
2 Purposes for which we use your personal information
  2.1 a to represent and advise you (if you are the client) or to represent and advise the client (if you are representing the client);
    b for dealing with commercial or legal conflicts;
    c

to comply with our legal obligations.
  2.2

We may also use personal information (as applicable):
   

a

 for sending you legal updates, industry news and invitations to events that we consider may be useful to you;
   

b

 to provide you with access to a client extranet website;
   

c

 for internal business purposes such as invoicing and receipting, making payments to you or on your behalf and debt recovery (which may involve disclosing information to debt collectors);
   

d

for specific purposes we tell you about or you authorise.
  2.3 When you visit our website, we also collect general user information such as users internet protocol addresses, browser type and internet service provider details and other technical information. We use this information to administer the website and to gain a better understanding of our users and how they use the website. However, this information is not personal information – it does not include any personal identifiable information.
  2.4 We may not be able to properly advise you or provide you with the information or other services you require if you do not provide us with necessary personal information when requested to do so.
3 Legal basis for the collection of your personal information
  3.1 We process your personal information based on your written or oral consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
4 Disclosures
  4.1 We may need to disclose personal information to third parties (including other entities or individuals who assist us in providing services or who perform functions on our behalf, such as mailing houses, hosting and data storage providers), including in the course of representing or advising you (if you are the client) or the client (if you are representing the client). We may disclose personal information if:
   

a

 it is required or authorised by you or your client (if you are representing the client);
   

b

 it is required or authorised by law or the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008;
   

c

 it is required by law (including the laws of any foreign jurisdiction).
5 Your rights
 

5.1

 Under the Privacy Act 2020, individuals have rights of access to, and to request correction of, their personal information. 
  5.2 If we become aware of any concerns or problems concerning our privacy practices, we will take these issues seriously and work to address any concerns. 
  5.3 If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or requests relating to your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].
6 Updates to this policy
  6.1 We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any change we make applies from the date the updated Privacy Policy is posted on our website.

 

Last updated October 2024