Rice Legal respects your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. We take all reasonable steps to ensure that we abide by the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
We are dedicated to the professional obligations of confidentiality and the principles of legal professional privilege by which we are bound. We will take all reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality and integrity of any personal information we receive from or about you.
We will collect certain information from you during the solicitor-client relationship, so that we can give you the legal services you have asked us to give, and to give you other related information which might be of interest or benefit to you. We also collect certain personal information from you to meet our legal obligations.
In most cases it should be obvious why we are collecting specific information. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our requests for information you should contact us to seek clarification.
We may also collect information pertaining to you or to your matter from public records, registers and instrumentalities. We will only do so if it is necessary in the conduct of your matter.
Any information you give us via this website (such as email and contact details) will only be used for the stated purpose and will not be disclosed to any other party, except in so far as we may be required by law to do so.
Any digital or electronic information gathered or collected through your accessing this website will only be used for our own statistical purposes and will not be disclosed to any other party, except in so far as we may be required to disclose the information by law.
We will do everything in our power to ensure the security and integrity of the personal information we hold. Security systems are in place to ensure your data is protected. We accept no responsibility if outside access to our records occurs. If you have any concerns about our security measures you should raise them with us.
You have the right to access most of your personal information we hold. Please contact us if you wish to access your personal information, and a practitioner will make suitable arrangements with you. Please note that our administrative staff will not collect or give out personal information of any kind without the relevant practitioners authority.
We may vary this privacy policy from time to time.
If you would like further information on any of the above please contact us.
Disclaimer
The information on this website is not legal advice or professional advice of any kind. It does not take into account your individual circumstances and context. If you wish to seek legal advice you must contact us and consult us on a professional basis.
We will endeavour to update the information on this website from time to time. However, it may happen that old or out-of-date information remains on this website. We accept no responsibility for the accuracy or relevance of the information on this website.
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