Privacy policy

Personal information

We collect personal information to provide our services and to meet our legal obligations, we also may collect information for the purposes of direct marketing when you authorise us to.
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We may collect the following information from you (including but not limited to):

• Name
• Address
• Email address
• Phone number
• Date of birth
• Billing information (such as address for service and bank account details)
• Identification Documents (such as passport and drivers license)

Please be aware we may not be able to advise you if some if not all information is provided when we requested.

When we collect personal information

Our website and tools we use for marketing purposes may also gather information by way of cookies. These tools do not collect information that identifies you, instead their primary purpose is for research and advertising purposes.

Please note that our website is different to our electronic document management system, and that your confidential information will remain confidential between us and you.

How we store personal information

We take all reasonable steps to ensure the security and safety of your personal information. Electronic copies of personal information may be stored in a secure electronic database in a cloud server.

Hard copies of personal information may be stored at our Christchurch premises.

How we use or disclose personal information

We will only use or disclose personal information for the following reasons:

• The purpose for which it was collected;
• A purpose authorised by you; or
• A purpose required by law.

Besides our staff, we may share this information with third parties where our services or functions are being outsourced. In that situation, any third party will be required to either comply with the Policy or have their own privacy policy that has the same or greater protections in relation to your personal information.

We always collect, store, use and disclose personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and this policy.

General

There is no way to fully secure data transmission or information stored on servers accessible through the internet. We do our utmost to ensure your information is safe, however these activities are undertaken at your own risk.

We may update the Policy from time to time.

Contacting us

We will inform you as soon as possible after we become aware of a data breach. You also have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for us to correct it if you think it is wrong.

If you have any questions about the Policy or if you would like to request a copy of your information or to have it updated, transferred or deleted, please contact Nicole Burrows-Healy on nhealy@absolutlegal.co.nz or 027 355 4797.