Privacy Policy

At KM Law, we ensure we meet our legal obligations when it comes to your information. We respect your privacy and we are committed to protecting your information. This policy sets out our obligations to you, including how we collect, use and safeguard your information however you engage with us.

1.  What information do we collect about you?

When you engage with us as a client or potential client, the personal information we may collect includes:

• your general information, such as your name, contact details (including email and phone number), billing address and billing information;
• email communications with us, and your written and verbal interactions with us, including instructions, meeting notes and voicemail files; and
• any details you provide to us as part of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 due diligence process.

2. How do we use your information?

We may use your personal information:

• to provide you with our services and information and to maintain our business relationship with you;
• to carry out conflict checks and client due diligence and monitor our relationship with you for compliance with applicable laws. This includes any CDD and financial information collected as part of our identity checks, sanction screening and verification of address;
• for promotional and marketing purposes, including for providing client testimonials where you have given us your consent to do so; and
• to contact you in relation to any enquiries you make.

3.  Who do we disclose your information to?

We will only disclose your personal information to a third party:

• where you have authorised us to do so;
• where those third parties help us provide our services to you;
• where your personal information is not identifiable or in aggregate form, for example, for the purposes of reporting or responding to surveys;
• if we are required to or permitted by law to disclose such information; or
• if we are required to or permitted to by the Law Society’s Rules of Professional Conduct.

Where any third-party disclosure is to an overseas entity, we take reasonable steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and the means of transfer provides adequate safeguards, in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.

4. What happens when you visit our website?

Our website uses cookies. You may disable receipt of cookies using features of your web browser that disable or turn off cookies. We do not use cookies to retrieve information that is unrelated to your visit or your interaction with the website.

We also collect your IP address.

5. Other things you should know

We take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Further, we will only retain your personal information for as long as it is required for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to request to obtain, or have corrected, any personal information that we hold about you. If you want to make a request, please contact us at info@kmlaw.co.nz

From time to time, KM Law will update this Privacy Policy. at privacy.officer@russellmcveagh.com. You can also find more information on the Privacy Commissioner’s website at https://www.privacy.org.nz.