Privacy Policy

 

This policy sets out the way in which Dawson & Associates Ltd collect and use personal information.  Personal information is information about an identifiable individual.

Information We Collect

We collect information about you whenever you interact with us.  The information we collect, and hold, depends on the nature of your interaction with us.  It includes, but is not limited to names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers. 

Why and How is Personal Information Used?

We use your personal information to provide professional services to you, to communication and manage our relationship with you, to keep you informed about industry news, and to improve our services.

Personal Information That We Collect, And Hold, May Be Used By Us:

  • To represent and advise you, or the client (if you are representing the client)

  • To send you Dawson & Associates publications

  • For conducting internal business processes like invoicing, making payments to you or on your behalf

  • To engage third parties on your behalf

  • To help us manage and enhance our services

  • To comply with our legal obligations

When you visit our website, we collect general user information such as internet protocol (IP) addresses.  This information is used to administer our website and to make improvements to it.

Disclosures

We may need to disclose personal information about you to provide our service to you.  This may include disclosure to:

  • Other members of the Dawson & Associates team

  • Other companies or individuals who assist us in providing services or who perform functions on our behalf (such as hosting and data storage providers, specialist consultants and barristers)

  • Anyone else that you authorise us to disclose it to

And where:

  • It is required or authorised by you to enable us to carry out your instructions

  • It is required by law or by the Law Society’s Rules of Conduct and Client Care for Lawyers

  • It is required by law (including the laws of any foreign jurisdictions).

Accessing Your Personal Information

Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to access and correct any personal information we hold about you.  If you are an EU citizen you also have rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation to erasure of your personal information, to restrict processing of personal information, the right to data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint.

Updates To This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.  The most current version of this Privacy Policy is located on our website www.maritimelaw.co.nz.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, or requests relating to your personal information, please contact us at info@maritimelaw.co.nz, or telephone +64 3 544 1967.