Markus Earl Legal values your privacy, and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (the Act).
By using this website, you signify your acceptance of this privacy policy. If you do not agree to this privacy policy, please do not use our website.
Collecting and using personal information
We collect personal information in connection with providing legal services or carrying out business operations. The type of personal information will be based on your particular legal matter. We may also collect personal information from third parties in the course of providing you legal services.
We are bound by our professional obligations of confidentiality and client legal privilege and protect information we receive in accordance with these obligations. We use your personal information to provide you legal services, market our legal services and to comply with our legal obligations. We may disclose your personal information to other organisations or individuals to assist us in providing legal services to you.
Disclosure of your personal information
We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.
We may need to disclose your personal information to comply with a legal requirement.
By providing us with your personal information, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy and the types of disclosure covered by this policy.
Security of your information
Markus Earl Legal takes reasonable steps to protect your information in order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure. However, the transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk. Markus Earl Legal does not guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us or receive from us. This includes personal information you have transmitted to us directly or via a third-party website over the internet to us. We cannot assure you that personal information we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this privacy policy.
Access to your personal information
You may request details of personal information that we hold about you in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
We reserve the right to refuse to provide you with information that we hold about you in certain circumstances set out in the Privacy Act (for example when the privacy of another person is compromised), but we will provide you with reasons for our decision.
Website
We may use cookies on our website. Cookies help us to analyse the hits on our website, pages visited and improve your experience. Our website has links to third-party websites not owned or controlled by us. Markus Earl Legal is not responsible for the privacy practices of the linked websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the third-party website in relation to its collection and use of your personal information.
Changes to the privacy policy
Markus Earl Legal has the sole discretion to change this privacy policy in the future. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contacting us
If you have any questions or complaints about this privacy policy, please click the contact button (at top of page) and insert your comments.
Last updated on 21 November 2021.
