PRIVACY POLICY
Paramount Lawyers (ACN 135 061 380) is committed to respecting the privacy of its clients.
Paramount Lawyers is required by law to comply with the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (also sometimes referred to as the Privacy Principles Act or the Personal Information Privacy Principles Act) in dealing with its clients.
Our privacy statement sets out how we manage your personal information under the Privacy Act 1988 and its "National Privacy Principles" (NPP).
This statement applies to your use of the Paramount Lawyers website www.paramountlawyers.com.au, your dealings with Paramount Lawyers and how we manage your personal details.
VISITING PARAMOUNT LAWYERS WEBSITE
Paramount Lawyers does retain information regarding traffic on its website www.paramountlawyers.com.au for the purposes of continually improving our content. To enable us to do this we monitor our website and obtain information regarding traffic and other analytical data. This information is anonymous, and unless stated and with your consent, will not collect any personally identifiable information about you.
To ensure we are providing optimal information to our website users, some parts of our website use "cookies". A "cookie" is a parcel of text found on your computer’s hard drive by a web page server which will log anonymous information. Cookies are used for authenticating a user, website session tracking, and maintaining particular behavioural information, such as site preferences and the specific pages accessed previously within our website by users.
A cookie will usually collect the following information, including:
- the number of unique visitors to our site
- the type of browser used
- the address of a user's server
- pages viewed within our website
- the date, time and length of a visit
- the pages accessed and downloaded
- the referring search engine
Your computer browser may be set to accept cookies. If your browser is set to accept cookies, we cannot identify your personally, as the main function of a cookie is to collect statistical information and not personal information from your sessions on our website. If you wish to disable cookies within your website you may do so without affecting the information we provide you or how it is displayed.
Paramount Lawyers cannot be responsible for the practices of the organisations that provide you with internet connection.
COLLECTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOU FROM OUR WEBSITE
When you visit www.paramountlawyers.com.au we do not collect any personal information about you, unless you request further information not obtainable within the website, via an electronic form.
Type of personal information we collect
Paramount Lawyers, with your express consent, will generally collect information such as your name, address, telephone numbers, date of birth and the reason for contacting us and any matters relating to your circumstances.
The types of personal information we collect will vary according to the services and benefits we (or our third parties) provide to you, or a request or inquiry you make in relation to such benefits and services.
CLIENT INFORMATION
As a client of Paramount Lawyers, we will make the individual to whom the information relates aware of:
- the fact that the information is being collected, and
- the purposes for which the information is being collected, and
- the intended recipients of the information, and
- whether the supply of the information by the individual is required by law or is voluntary, and any consequences for the individual if the information (or any part of it) is not provided, and
- the existence of any right of access to, and correction of, the information, and
- contact details of Paramount Lawyers and its third parties that is collecting the information and where this information will be held.
MANAGING THE INFORMATION RECIEVED
Paramount Lawyers will not do anything, or engage in any practice, that contravenes any information protection principles contained in the Privacy Act. We will:
- Not collect personal information by any unlawful means;
- Collect the information directly from the individual;
- Ensure that any information collected is relevant to that purpose, is not excessive, and is accurate, up to date and complete, and that the collection of the information does not intrude on the personal affairs of the individual;
- Ensure that the information is kept for no longer than is necessary, that the information is disposed of securely, that the information is protected against loss, unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure, etc.;
- Ensure that everything possible is done to prevent unauthorised use or disclosure of the information;
- Help an individual to ascertain whether Paramount Lawyers holds personal information relating to them, and, if so, the nature of that information, its purpose, and their entitlement to gain access to the information;
- Provide the individual with access to the information;
- Make appropriate amendments (whether by way of corrections, deletions or additions) to ensure that the personal information is accurate, and relevant, up to date, complete and not misleading;
- Attach to the information, in such a manner as is capable of being read with the information, any statement provided by that individual of any amendment sought;
- Notify recipients of that information of the amendments made;
- Not use the information without ensuring that the information is relevant, accurate, up to date, complete and not misleading;
- Not use the information for a purpose other than that for which it was collected unless:
- the individual to whom the information relates has consented to the use of the information for that other purpose, OR
- the other purpose for which the information is used is directly related to the purpose for which the information was collected, OR
- the use of the information for that other purpose is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of the individual to whom the information relates or of another person;
- Not disclose unless the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of the individual concerned or another person;
- Ensure that, if personal information is disclosed to a person or body that is a public sector agency, that agency does not use or disclose the information for a purpose other than the purpose for which the information was given to it;
- Not disclose personal information relating to the following unless it is required for the services Paramount Lawyers is offering:
- an individual's ethnic or racial origin; or
- political opinions; or
- religious or philosophical beliefs; or
- trade union membership; or
- health or sexual activities.
NO SALE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Under no circumstances will Paramount Lawyers sell your personal information or receive payment for the disclosure of your details.
HOW DO WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Your personal information is managed either in paper-based records or in electronic form in our databases or IT systems. We take reasonable steps to ensure the security of personal information is held from such risks as loss or unauthorised access, destruction, use modification or disclosure of data.
FURTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Paramount Lawyers will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold is accurate.
If you wish to access your personal information or find out more about our Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer:
Email:contact@paramountlawyers.com.au
Phone: 02 8061 8140
AMENDMENTS TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Occasionally Paramount Lawyers may amend this policy and will do so by providing the most updated version on our website www.paramountlawyers.com.au.
