We are committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of the personal information you provide to us. This is our policy in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. For the purpose of this policy, personal information means information that can be used to (or is reasonably likely to) identify an individual.

In providing our services, we collect, use and may disclose personal information about individuals. We handle that personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and comply with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) which regulates the sending of emails for marketing purposes.

How personal information is collected
We mainly collect personal information in the process of taking instructions to provide our services. We may also collect personal information from other sources such as clients, other individuals, public records, mailing lists, contractors, staff, recruitment agencies and our business associates.

The kinds of personal information collected
We may collect the following types of personal information:

We may collect other personal information about individuals, which we will maintain in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We do not generally collect health, medical and other sensitive information about individuals unless we collect it from them directly or we are required or authorised by law to do so.

If the personal information is not able to be collected, it may restrict the level or types of services that we can provide to an individual or organisation.

Storage and security of your personal information
We take reasonable steps to ensure the security of all personal information we collect and ensure that such information is protected from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

We hold personal information on a secure database that can be accessed only by authorised personnel.

Personal information will be retained by us for as long as is necessary to provide our services and for a reasonable time after the provision of the services ends. Under the Solicitors’ Rules we must retain all legal files, which may include personal information, for a period of 7 years after completion or termination of the services except where there are client instructions or legislation to the contrary.

The purposes for collection personal information
We collect, hold, use and may disclose personal information for the principal purpose of providing services and to support and enable the provision of services. As a secondary purpose we market the services that we do or could provide. Our marketing will always identify who we are and how we can be contacted if the recipient does not wish to receive any further marketing material.

Access to personal information
An individual has the right to obtain access to any personal information held about them by us and to advise us of any inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to this right set out in the APP, for example if the personal information is the subject of solicitor-client privilege. To make a request to access any information held about you, please contact us at contact@forpurposeadvisory.com.au or write to us at the postal address provided below.

We may require you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. We may charge a fee to cover the cost of verifying your application and locating, retrieving, reviewing and copying any material requested. If the information sought is extensive, we will advise the likely cost in advance.

Correcting inaccurate Personal Information
We are committed to collecting, holding and using only up-to-date and correct personal information about an individual. We will take steps to correct your personal information if you advise us in writing that the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate.

Complaints

If you have a concern about how we handle your personal information, please let us know. Your concern should be addressed in writing to contact@forpurposeadvisory.com.au or to the postal address provided below. If our response to the concern is considered by you to be unsatisfactory you can raise it with the Australian Information Commissioner at http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-complaints

Overseas disclosure
We do not disclose personal information to any overseas recipient except with the consent of the individual in relation to the provision of services.

Changes to this privacy policy
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time without notice to ensure we comply with our legal obligations. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on our website. This policy is revised as at May 2021.