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Privacy Policy
Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers acknowledges that it is bound by the National Privacy Principles (NPP) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and other requirements under The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 (Private Sector Act).
This Policy outlines the obligations which Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers has in managing the personal information it holds about clients, potential clients, contractors and others.
Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose, unless you agree otherwise, or where certain other limited circumstances apply eg where required by law.
We may collect information about you through the Website when you:
While we take great care to protect your personal information on our Website, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure. Accordingly we cannot warrant the security of any information you send to us or receive from us online. This is particularly true for information you send to us via email. We have no way of guaranteeing that information is protected in transit. Once we receive your information we make our best effort to ensure its security.
From time to time, some sections of the Website may protect your personal information by requiring you to use a password. For your own protection, we require you to keep this confidential and to change your password regularly.
Please note that in some emergency or law enforcement situations government agencies may have the authority to review our web server’s records.
The Website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of those sites.
Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers will take all reasonable steps to ensure that any third parties to whom your personal information is disclosed undertake to comply with the NPP so as to protect the personal information disclosed to them.
Where we no longer require your personal information for a permitted purpose under the NPP we will take reasonable steps to destroy it in a secure manner.
This Policy outlines the obligations which Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers has in managing the personal information it holds about clients, potential clients, contractors and others.
What is personal information?
‘Personal information’ is information or an opinion relating to an individual which can be used to identify that individual. ‘Sensitive information’ is a subset of personal information and includes information or an opinion about an individual’s race or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious beliefs; sexual preferences; criminal record; health record or professional or trade association memberships.Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose, unless you agree otherwise, or where certain other limited circumstances apply eg where required by law.
What kinds of personal information do Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers collect?
In general, we collect and hold information such as (but not limited to): names; addresses; contact details; occupations and other information which assists us in conducting our business, providing marketing services and complying with our legal obligations.About whom does Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers collect personal information?
Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers may collect and hold information about clients, potential clients and business associates and their employees; suppliers and their employees; employees, prospective employees and contractors and others.How do Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers collect personal information?
Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers will generally collect personal information by way of forms filled out by people, face to face meetings, interviews, business cards, telephone conversations, e- mail and from third parties, for example a report provided by a medical practitioner or an employment reference from another person.How do Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers collect and use information from the website?
If you visit www.bnlaw.com.au (the Website) to read, browse or download information, our system may record information such as the date and time of your visit to the Website, the pages accessed and any information downloaded. This information is anonymous and is used for statistical, reporting and website administration and maintenance purposes only.We may collect information about you through the Website when you:
- Register or update an online profile which may include personal information such as your name or address
- Submit electronic forms requesting us to provide services or take actions
- Submit messages or comments
- Participate in online surveys
- Apply for a job using the Website
While we take great care to protect your personal information on our Website, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure. Accordingly we cannot warrant the security of any information you send to us or receive from us online. This is particularly true for information you send to us via email. We have no way of guaranteeing that information is protected in transit. Once we receive your information we make our best effort to ensure its security.
From time to time, some sections of the Website may protect your personal information by requiring you to use a password. For your own protection, we require you to keep this confidential and to change your password regularly.
Please note that in some emergency or law enforcement situations government agencies may have the authority to review our web server’s records.
The Website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of those sites.
How might Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers use and disclose your personal information?
In general we may use and disclose your personal information to conduct our business; to provide and market our services; to communicate with you; to purchase from you; to comply with our legal obligations and to help us manage and improve our services.To whom might Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers disclose your personal information ?
Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers may disclose your personal information to other companies or individuals who assist us in providing services or who perform functions on our behalf (such as barristers, medical practitioners, valuers, courts and tribunals) and anyone else to whom you authorise us to disclose it. Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers also collects personal information from these organisations and individuals, and deals with that information in accordance with this Policy.Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers will take all reasonable steps to ensure that any third parties to whom your personal information is disclosed undertake to comply with the NPP so as to protect the personal information disclosed to them.
How will Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers manage your personal information so as to ensure compliance with the NPP?
The NPP require Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers to take reasonable steps to protect the security of personal information. Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers personnel are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and the privacy of individuals. Barry.Nilsson. provides all employees with training in relation to its obligations under the NPP and the Private Sector Act. In addition, this Policy is incorporated into the firm’s Policy Manual and the firm has a Privacy Officer to oversee continued compliance with the NPP.How do Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers keep your personal information secure?
Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers takes reasonable steps to protect your personal information held from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure for example by use of restricted access to electronic records and by physical security.Where we no longer require your personal information for a permitted purpose under the NPP we will take reasonable steps to destroy it in a secure manner.