Samoa Offshore Legal Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26.09.2024

Samoa Offshore Legal values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

This Privacy Policy (Policy) describes how we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information, and how we maintain the quality and security of your personal information.

What is personal information?

“Personal information” means any information or opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. In general terms, this includes information or an opinion that personally identifies you either directly (e.g., your name) or indirectly.

What personal information do we collect?

The personal information we collect about you depends on the nature of your dealings with us or what you choose to share with us.

The personal information we collect about you may include:

• Name

• Mailing or street address

• Date of birth

• Email address

• Phone number

You do not have to provide us with your personal information. Where possible, we will give you the option to interact with us anonymously or by using a pseudonym. However, if you choose to deal with us in this way or choose not to provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our services or otherwise interact with you.

How do we collect your personal information?

Directly from you:

We collect your personal information directly from you when you:

• Interact with us over the phone

• Interact with us in person

• Interact with us online

• Participate in surveys or questionnaires

• Attend a Samoa Offshore Legal event

• Subscribe to our mailing list

• Apply for a position with us as an employee, contractor, or volunteer

Collecting personal information from third parties

We may also collect your personal information from third parties or through publicly available sources. We collect your personal information from these third parties.

How do we use your personal information?

We use personal information for many purposes in connection with our functions and activities, including the following:

• Provide you with information or services that you request from us

• Deliver to you a more personalized experience and service offering

• Improve the quality of the services we offer

• Internal administrative purposes

• Marketing and research purposes

Disclosure of personal information to third parties

We may disclose your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Policy in circumstances where you would reasonably expect us to disclose your information. For example, we may disclose your personal information to:

• Our third-party service providers (for example, our IT providers)

• Our marketing providers

• Our professional services advisors

Transfer of personal information overseas

Some of the third-party service providers we disclose personal information to may be based in or have servers located outside of Australia.

Where we disclose your personal information to third parties overseas, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained. We will only disclose to overseas third parties if:

• You have given us your consent to disclose personal information to that third party; or

• We reasonably believe that:

  • The overseas recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that is, overall, substantially similar to the APPs; and

  • The law or binding scheme can be enforced; or

• The disclosure is required or authorized by an Australian law or court/tribunal order.

How do we protect your personal information?

Samoa Offshore Legal will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, including by:

• Having robust physical security of our premises and databases/records

• Taking measures to restrict access to only personnel who need that personal information to effectively provide services to you

• Having technological measures in place (for example, anti-virus software, firewalls)

Online activity

Cookies

The Samoa Offshore Legal website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers the website puts on your device if you allow it. These cookies recognize when your device has visited our website(s) before, so we can distinguish you from other users of the website. This improves your experience and the Samoa Offshore Legal website(s).

We do not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience on our website(s). If you do not wish to use cookies, you can amend the settings on your internet browser so it will not automatically download cookies. However, if you remove or block cookies on your computer, please be aware that your browsing experience and our website’s functionality may be affected.

Website analytics

Our website uses to help us better understand visitor traffic so we can improve our services. Although this data is mostly anonymous, it is possible that, under certain circumstances, we may connect it to you.

Direct marketing

We may send you direct marketing communications and information about our services, opportunities, or events that we consider may be of interest to you if you have requested or consented to receive such communications. These communications may be sent in various forms, including mail, SMS, fax, and email, in accordance with applicable marketing laws, such as the Australian Spam Act 2003 (Cth). You consent to us sending you those direct marketing communications by any of those methods. If you indicate a preference for a method of communication, we will endeavor to use that method whenever practical to do so.

You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by contacting us using the details set out in the “How to contact us” section below.

In addition, we may also use your personal information or disclose your personal information to third parties for advertising purposes, including online behavioral advertising, website personalization, and to provide targeted or retargeted advertising content to you (including through third-party websites).

Retention of personal information

We will not keep your personal information longer than we need to. In most cases, this means that we will only retain your personal information for the duration of your relationship with us unless we are required to retain your personal information to comply with applicable laws, for example, record-keeping obligations.

How to access and correct your personal information

Samoa Offshore Legal will endeavor to keep your personal information accurate, complete, and up to date.

If you wish to make a request to access and/or correct the personal information we hold about you, you should make a request by contacting us, and we will usually respond within days.

Links to third-party sites

Samoa Offshore Legal’s website(s) may contain links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third-party website through our website(s), personal information may be collected by that third-party website. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third-party provider or website, and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or content of any third-party provider or website. Third-party providers/websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Inquiries and complaints

For complaints about how Samoa Offshore Legal handles, processes, or manages your personal information, please contact. Note that we may require proof of your identity and full details of your request before we can process your complaint.

Please allow up to days for Samoa Offshore Legal to respond to your complaint. It will not always be possible to resolve a complaint to everyone’s satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with Samoa Offshore Legal’s response to a complaint, you have the right to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (at www.oaic.gov.au) to lodge a complaint.

How to contact us

If you have a question or concern about our handling of your personal information or this Policy, you can contact us for assistance as follows:

Email
hello@samoaoffshorelegal.com

Contact number
+61 02 9159 6125