Privacy policy
This Policy outlines the obligations which Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys has in managing the personal information it holds about its clients, potential clients, and others. 'Personal information' is information or an opinion relating to an individual which can be used to identify that individual. In this Policy ‘Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys’ means ‘Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys’ and ‘the Student Legal Services Clinic’.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys is bound by the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act). Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect personal information to enable it to conduct its business, being the provision of legal services to individuals and organisations, and to meet its legal obligations.
The type of information Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to) personal information about: clients, business associates and potential clients and their employees; suppliers and their employees, prospective employees, employees and contractors; and other persons who come into contact with a member of Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys.
In general, the type of personal information Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to): names, addresses, contact details, occupations and other information which may assist them in conducting their business, providing and
marketing their services and meeting their legal obligations.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys will generally collect personal information by way of forms filled out by people, face-to-face meetings, interviews, business cards, telephone conversations, digital communications, and from third parties. In most cases, if personal information requested is not provided, the relevant product or service may not be supplied.
In some circumstances Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may be provided with personal information about an individual from a third party, for example a report provided by a medical professional or a reference from another person.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect personal information from the web site www.uow.edu.au or www.carterandferguson.com.au or www.cflegal.com.au through receiving applications and emails and other digital communications.
They may also use third parties to analyse traffic at that web site, which may involve the use of cookies.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may use and disclose your personal information for the primary purpose for which it is collected, for reasonably expected secondary purposes which are related to the primary purpose and in other circumstances authorised by the Act. In general, Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may use and disclose your personal information for the following purposes: to conduct their business; to provide and market their services; to communicate with you; to purchase from you; to comply with their legal obligations; and to help them manage and enhance their services.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may disclose your personal information to: other companies or individuals who may assist Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys in providing services or who perform functions on their behalf (such as specialist consultants and barristers); courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities; and anyone else to whom you authorise them to disclose it. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys also collects personal information from these organisations and individuals, and deals with that information in accordance with this Policy.
Some personal information which Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys collects is 'sensitive information'. Sensitive information includes: information relating to a person's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, sexual preferences and criminal record, employment history, and health information about an individual. Unless you
agree otherwise or where required by law, sensitive information will only be used and disclosed for the purpose for which it was provided or for a directly related secondary purpose.
The NPPs require Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys to take reasonable steps to protect the security of personal information. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys' personnel are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and the privacy of individuals. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys takes reasonable steps to protect personal information held from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Where Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys no longer requires your personal information for a permitted purpose under the NPPs, they will take reasonable steps to destroy it.
You have the ability to seek access to your personal information. Subject to the exceptions set out in the Act, you may seek access to the personal information which Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys holds about you by contacting Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys will require you to verify your identity and to specify what information you require. A fee
may be charged for providing access. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys will advise you of the likely cost in advance.
Enquiries
If you have any questions about privacy-related issues please contact Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys (02) 4234 1900, or email info@cflegal.com.au, or write to PO Box 42 Gerringong NSW 2534.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys is bound by the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act). Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect personal information to enable it to conduct its business, being the provision of legal services to individuals and organisations, and to meet its legal obligations.
The type of information Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to) personal information about: clients, business associates and potential clients and their employees; suppliers and their employees, prospective employees, employees and contractors; and other persons who come into contact with a member of Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys.
In general, the type of personal information Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to): names, addresses, contact details, occupations and other information which may assist them in conducting their business, providing and
marketing their services and meeting their legal obligations.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys will generally collect personal information by way of forms filled out by people, face-to-face meetings, interviews, business cards, telephone conversations, digital communications, and from third parties. In most cases, if personal information requested is not provided, the relevant product or service may not be supplied.
In some circumstances Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may be provided with personal information about an individual from a third party, for example a report provided by a medical professional or a reference from another person.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may collect personal information from the web site www.uow.edu.au or www.carterandferguson.com.au or www.cflegal.com.au through receiving applications and emails and other digital communications.
They may also use third parties to analyse traffic at that web site, which may involve the use of cookies.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may use and disclose your personal information for the primary purpose for which it is collected, for reasonably expected secondary purposes which are related to the primary purpose and in other circumstances authorised by the Act. In general, Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may use and disclose your personal information for the following purposes: to conduct their business; to provide and market their services; to communicate with you; to purchase from you; to comply with their legal obligations; and to help them manage and enhance their services.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys may disclose your personal information to: other companies or individuals who may assist Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys in providing services or who perform functions on their behalf (such as specialist consultants and barristers); courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities; and anyone else to whom you authorise them to disclose it. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys also collects personal information from these organisations and individuals, and deals with that information in accordance with this Policy.
Some personal information which Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys collects is 'sensitive information'. Sensitive information includes: information relating to a person's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, sexual preferences and criminal record, employment history, and health information about an individual. Unless you
agree otherwise or where required by law, sensitive information will only be used and disclosed for the purpose for which it was provided or for a directly related secondary purpose.
The NPPs require Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys to take reasonable steps to protect the security of personal information. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys' personnel are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and the privacy of individuals. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys takes reasonable steps to protect personal information held from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Where Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys no longer requires your personal information for a permitted purpose under the NPPs, they will take reasonable steps to destroy it.
You have the ability to seek access to your personal information. Subject to the exceptions set out in the Act, you may seek access to the personal information which Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys holds about you by contacting Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys.
Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys will require you to verify your identity and to specify what information you require. A fee
may be charged for providing access. Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys will advise you of the likely cost in advance.
Enquiries
If you have any questions about privacy-related issues please contact Carter and Ferguson Solicitors and Attorneys (02) 4234 1900, or email info@cflegal.com.au, or write to PO Box 42 Gerringong NSW 2534.