Our commitment to you

 

We are committed to the protection of your personal and sensitive information.

 

As lawyers, we are bound by the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) 2014 and the Rules made under that Law. We strongly adhere to the ethics of our profession, including those that relate to confidentiality.

 

We have also embraced the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). The APPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your personal information. A copy of the APPs may be obtained from the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au.

 

This policy outlines how we will deal with your personal information. It is in addition to our obligations under the laws and ethics that apply to the legal profession.

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What is personal information and why do we collect it?

 

Personal information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of personal information we may collect include: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers.

 

This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including interviews, correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, via our website , from your website www.dblc.com.au, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources, and from third parties. 

 

We collect your personal information for the primary purpose of providing services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your personal information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. 

 

When we collect personal information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

 

Website analytics

 

Our website may use Google Analytics, a service which transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google's Privacy Policy - external site and for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google - external site.

 

Our website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy.

 

Our website also uses interfaces with social media sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter and others. If you choose to "like" or "share" information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service. If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other Personal Information

 

Sensitive information

 

Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as a person's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.

 

We will only use your sensitive information:

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• for the primary purpose for which it was obtained

• for a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose

• with your consent; or

• where required or authorised by law.

 

Third parties

 

Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.

 

Disclosure of personal information

 

Your Personal Information may be disclosed to others in a number of circumstances including:

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• where this is required for the primary purpose for which it was obtained

• where you consent to the use or disclosure; and

• where required or authorised by law.

 

Security of personal information

 

Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.

 

When your personal information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your personal information. However, most of the personal information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.

 

Access to your personal information

 

You may access the personal information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your personal information, please contact us using the contact form on this website.

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We will not charge any fee for your access request.

 

In order to protect your personal information, we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

 

Maintaining the quality of your personal information

 

It is an important to us that your personal information is up to date and accurate. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that that it is. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

 

Policy updates

 

This policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.

 

Privacy policy complaints and enquiries

 

If you have any queries or complaints about this policy, please contact us using the contact form on this website, or by email.