Expand IP's Privacy Policy

This policy describes how Expand IP collects, stores and discloses information about individuals. Expand IP is subject to the Privacy Act, including the National Privacy Principles. We may vary this policy from time to time.

Protecting confidential information is fundamental to our relationship with our clients and to our business. All information received in connection with a client matter is subject to strict duties of confidentiality. We will not disclose that information except in accordance with our professional obligations, as authorised by the client or as contemplated by this policy.

What types of information do we store?

During the course of conducting our business, we may collect personal information, including:

• name, address, occupation, professional memberships and contact information

• interests in areas of legal practice or events

• information about people’s dealings with us or our clients.

If you do not give us any of the personal information which we ask you for, we may not be able to meet our obligations to you or our clients.

Use and disclosure of your personal information

We use your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected and related purposes (which are normally obvious when we collect it), including to:

• provide our services to you or our clients, to manage and account for the services, and to improve the services

• manage our relationships with you or our clients

• provide you or our clients with information about legal developments, events or other products or services that may interest you or them

• facilitate our internal business operations, including to fulfil our legal requirements.

We may disclose personal information for the purposes for which it was collected, and also:

• subject to our professional obligations, to any person where necessary or desirable in connection with our provision of legal services, such as to the client, regulatory authorities, or other partners or advisors

• within Expand IP

• as required by law subject to our professional obligations, as permitted under the National Privacy Principles

• with your consent.

Information security

We take reasonable steps to protect all information which we hold (including your personal information) from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

We also take reasonable steps to store information securely in both electronic and physical form. We store information in access controlled premises or in electronic databases requiring logins and passwords. All Expand IP staff with access to confidential information are subject to confidentiality obligations.

Access and correction

You may request access at any time to personal information which we may store about you. We may refuse to provide access if the National Privacy Principles allow us to do so.