CogLaw
You accept, consent and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy in full. This Privacy Policy is entered into pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and applies to all data and personal information received by Us in connection with this Agreement or any Services or activities performed under or in connection with it, which involve such data or personal information).
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Where that is the case, a copy of the revised Privacy Policy will be made available to You and You will be notified of any substantial changes. You must notify us within 10 business days if You do not accept such changes. If You continue to use or receive services from Us after this time, you are taken to have accepted any such changes. Any revisions will be available on our website and/or any user platform, and may be available via third-party websites connected to work we are performing for you.
We respect your privacy and aim to minimise how our interactions with you may affect your privacy. We will collect, handle, and process your personal data with the utmost care and in accordance with the law. Where, and only where (that is, without opting in to any regimes which otherwise would not mandate our compliance), we comply with all applicable Privacy Laws as follows. To the extent we are required, we abide by applicable obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles ('APP') (collectively, the 'Privacy Laws'). We update this Privacy Policy from time to time to account for changes in our management of information, our business, our dealings with third-parties, and changes to Privacy Laws.
If You have any concerns or do not consent to the provision and use of any Data in accordance with this policy, please contact us in the first instance with the heading Privacy Policy and we will discuss this with you. Subject to the foregoing, by providing Data to us, and/or agreeing to our Agreement between You and CogLaw, You consent to these terms in full.
In this Privacy Policy, Data includes any information provided, stored, analysed, or derived from electronic form, including Personal Information, sensitive or confidential information, and GRI, telephone records, emails, and any other documents and Your Data includes any data in relation to Your matter whether obtained from direct provision by You or derived in connection with or as a consequence of providing Services to or entering into this Agreement with You, including without limitation, Personal Information relating to or connected with You, your work, settlement details, time periods, metadata, and any derivative analyses.
We may collect the following specific types of Data about you, or connected to you:
'Personal data' or 'personal information' which is information or an opinion about an identified natural person or reasonably identifiable natural person, whether true or not and whether it is recorded in a material form or not. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Examples include an individual's name, date of birth, signature, address and contact details, occupation, employment history, family situations, bank account details, financial and tax information, IP address. Unless specified otherwise, 'personal data' or 'personal information' includes GRI.
'Sensitive information' (also referred to as 'special categories of personal information') is a sub category of personal information and includes information or opinion about an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions and affiliations, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of professional or trade associations or of a trade union, sexual orientation or practices, criminal record, health information including information about physical and mental health, notes on symptoms, diagnosis, disability and treatment, information about suitability for work and other health related information.
'Government Related Identifiers' ('GRI') being government identifiers, assigned by a State or Territory authority or agency to identify an individual or verify identity (e.g. Tax File Numbers, Medicare Numbers, Centrelink References, Driver's License Numbers and Passport details). We only collect, receive, use, disclose or manage GRI in accordance with the law.
You consent to providing any and all GRI, Personal Data, Personal Information, Sensitive Information or other data to Us.
Providing legal services often requires us to ask for sensitive personal, financial, medical and other information about you. We seek this data because we need to know it in order to provide legal services to you.
For example, Your matter or claim may involve a claim for compensation arising from an injury. To properly advise you and run your matter, we need to know about your injury and any other relevant health conditions, as this information can materially change the legal position and your rights and entitlements. When advising on a settlement matter, we may need your passport, TFN or other details in order to help confirm that settlement payments are being paid to the right person. We only ask for information from you where we have a reasonable basis for doing so – we don't ask for (and don't want) information for the sake of it.
You consent to Us using data provided to us, and we will use Data relating to You only:
In respect of GRI, solely to procure and/or provide services to You for which we were engaged to provide, to securely retain where we may provide services to you in future, and to perform any ancillary work related to such services (for example, in respect of professional or ethical checks required to provide such services, or in respect of managing the direction of settlement funds at Your direction or on Your behalf).
In respect of all other Personal Data, Personal Information, Sensitive Information or other Data:
You consent to Us sharing with a third-party any and all Data (including GRI, Personal Data, Personal Information, Sensitive Information or other data) for the purpose of delivering legal services or related services (such as legal costs funding), or in the course of performing such services to or for You.
You acknowledge that the nature of certain claims and matter can mean dealings with Your financial, personal, government, taxation, healthcare, legal, employment, or other sensitive records.
You acknowledge and agree that we may request information from third parties which may be or contain data relating to your taxation, healthcare, government, financial, and other records.
Where any Data other than GRIs (including Data which was Personal Data or Sensitive Information) is aggregated and anonymised, you consent to such records (a) being owned by us, without limitation; and (b) being used for any purpose; (c) being transferred, assigned, licenced or sublicenced to any third party for any purpose.
You may have the right to access and/or request corrections of information about you held by us, or to make a complaint about our dealings with Data, and in either case You should make such a request or notification via [email protected], marked "Privacy Policy". You can obtain a copy of this statement by downloading it from our website.