Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy outlines the ways in which that Richmond and Bennison managed the personal information we hold about our clients, potential clients, contractors and others.
Richmond and Bennison complies with the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act').
‘Personal information' includes information or an opinion relating to an individual which can be used to identify that individual. We collect personal information for the purposes of providing legal services to you. We also collect personal information in order to conduct our business, to provide and market our services and to meet our legal obligations.
The type of information we may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to) personal information about our clients, potential clients, business associates and their employees, suppliers and their employees, prospective employees and other people who come into contact with our firm.
Usually the type of personal information Richmond and Bennison collects includes (but is not limited to): names, addresses, contact details, occupations and other information which assist us in providing legal services to you, conducting our business, providing and marketing our services and meeting our legal obligations. Some of the personal information which we collect can be considered ‘sensitive information’.
Sensitive information includes information about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, sexual preferences and criminal record and health information about an individual.
We may collect personal information by way of forms filled out by people, face-to-face meetings, interviews, business cards, telephone conversations and from third parties including insurers, doctors and other health professionals.
Richmond and Bennison collects personal information from the website through receiving emails. We do not collect personal information in any other way via our website.
We 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 doctors, engineers, specialist consultants, barristers and other experts), courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities; and anyone else to whom you authorise us to disclose it.
We try to ensure that the personal information we hold is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If your personal information has changed please contact us so that we may update any personal information we hold about you. Subject to the exceptions set out in the Privacy Act, you may gain access to the personal information which we hold about you by contacting our privacy officer. We will require you to verify your identity, to specify the information you require and you may be charged a fee for this access. We will advise you of the likely cost in advance.
If you have any queries about our privacy policy or you require further information about how we handle personal information please contact Ken Mackinnon.