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Lynda Slavinskis Lawyers &
Consultants - Privacy Policy
Lynda Slavinskis Lawyers & Consultants is committed to
protecting any personal information about you that we hold. This
privacy policy details how we generally manage your personal
information and safeguard your privacy.
1. The National Privacy Principles
1.1 We are bound by the National Privacy Principles set out in the
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended.
2. Collecting personal information
2.1 We only collect personal information that is necessary for
us to perform our functions. The kinds of personal information we
collect and hold will depend upon the services you request from us.
However, it may include:
- Information
you give us when you instruct us to act for you or request another
service from us (such as when you respond to an invitation to
attend a seminar). This information will include your name, address
and contact details
- Information
about individuals we collect in the course of acting for
clients
- Communications between us and
you
2.2 We also
collect some information from you when you use our website www.lslc.com.au
2.3 Your use
of the facilities and services available through our website will
determine the amount and type of information which we collect about
you. Some of this information will not be personal information
because it will not reveal your identity.
2.4 The only
personal information which we collect about you when you use our
website is what you tell us about yourself, for example information
you provide to us when you send us an email. We will record your
email address if you send us an email.
3.
Collection of anonymous information
3.1 As most
websites do, we track usage patterns on our website on an anonymous
aggregate basis. Your identity cannot reasonably be ascertained
from this information. Each time you visit our website a web server
makes a record of your visit. Specifically, it records
your:
- Internet
Provider
- Date and
time of your visit
- Pages
accessed and the documents downloaded
- Search items
entered
- Referring
URLs (universal locators)
4. Using
and disclosing your personal information
4.1 We
respect your privacy. Any personal information which we collect
about you will be used and disclosed by us so that we can provide
you with the services that you have requested, or otherwise to
enable us to carry out our functions as professional legal service
providers.
4.2 We may
also use your personal information to provide you with information
about other services offered by us (such as seminars). If you would
prefer not to receive this information, please let us know and we
will respect your request.
4.3 We may
disclose your personal information to our service entities and
contract out some of our functions (such as mailing) to external
service providers. We may disclose your personal information to
these external service providers but only so that they can provide
the services that we have contracted out to them.
5. Emails
you receive from us regarding publications, events and
education
5.1 If you
provide us or have provided us with your email address, we may send
emails to you containing Lynda Slavinskis Lawyers & Consultants
publications, such as newsletters or seminar invitations. We may
use an "email management system" to automate the management and
dispatch of these emails. The system operates by inserting tracking
codes in the emails that we send to you.
5.2 The
tracking code allows us to collect personal information about you,
such as whether you received and opened an email, and whether you
clicked through to any links to our website. This information that
we collect about you will be stored by our email management
system.
5.3 The
personal information that the email management system collects
about you is used by us to:
- ensure that
you only receive correspondence that you have informed us that you
wish to receive
- determine
whether the information that we send to your is suitable for you
interests, information needs and profile
- ensure that
the email address that you have provided us is still
operational
- determine
whether emails that we send to you are received by you
- update a
request that you make to us to unsubscribe from a publication that
we send to you
- review the
effectiveness and relevance of our emails to you by collecting
other statistical information
6. Access
to your personal information
6.1 In most
cases, you can gain access to personal information that we hold
about you. We will handle requests for access to your personal
information in accordance with the NPPs.
6.2 All
requests for access to your personal information should be made in
writing to the address below.
6.3 We will
deal with all requests for access to personal information as
quickly as possible. Requests for a large amount of information, or
information which is not currently in use, may require further time
before a response can be given. In some cases, consistently with
the NPPs, we may refuse to give you access to personal information
we hold about you. This includes circumstances where giving you
access:
- Would be
unlawful (for example, where a record which contains personal
information about you is subject to a claim for legal professional
privilege by one of our clients)
- Would have
an unreasonable impact on other people's privacy
- Would
prejudice negotiations we are having with you
- Would
prejudice an investigation of unlawful activity
- Would
prejudice activities carried out by, or for, a law enforcement
agency
6.4 If we
refuse to give you access we will provide you with reasons for our
refusal. Generally, if you request us to do so we will amend any
personal information about you held by us which is inaccurate,
incomplete or out of date. If we disagree with your view about the
accuracy, completeness or currency of a record of your personal
information held by us, and you ask us to associate with that
record a statement that you have a contrary view, we will take
reasonable steps to do so.
6.5 If you
would like more information about the way we manage personal
information that we hold about you, or are concerned that we may
have breached your privacy and wish to make a complaint, please
contact us at:
Lynda
Slavinskis Lawyers & Consultants
PO Box 383
Burwood VIC 3125
Ph: 03 9885
5105
Mob: 0408 325 593
7.Changes
to our privacy policy
From time to
time it may be necessary for us to review and revise our privacy
policy. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any
time. We may notify you about changes to this privacy policy by
posting an updated version on our website www.lslc.com.au
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