Privacy Policy
1. Privacy Policy
Sharp Tudhope Lawyers (Sharp Tudhope) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care. Sharp Tudhope collects, uses, holds and discloses your personal information, no matter how you engage with Sharp Tudhope, in accordance with applicable law and this Privacy Policy.
2. Amendments
Sharp Tudhope reserves the right to amend or replace this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such amended or replacement Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon being placed on the Sharp Tudhope website.
3. Collection of Personal Information
Sharp Tudhope may collect personal information from clients, potential clients, business contacts, employees, job applicants, contractors, suppliers and other individuals who Sharp Tudhope comes into contact with. Where possible, personal information will be collected directly from the subject but it may be necessary for Sharp Tudhope to collect your personal information from third parties.The types of personal information that Sharp Tudhope may collect include, but are not limited to:
(a) contact and other general details (e.g. name, address, phone number, email address, job title);
(b) identity information (e.g. copy or details of passport or driver’s licence);
(c) financial information (credit history, billing details, bank account information and evidence of source of funds);
(d) employment information for job applicants and employees (e.g. resumés, qualifications, work history, testimonials and references)
(e) technical information (e.g. IP address, domain name, operating system, browser, search engine, website access date and time and URLs of the pages a user visits);
(f) the fact and details of an individual’s attendance at Sharp Tudhope’s premises or an event organised or sponsored by Sharp Tudhope (e.g. photo, visitor sign-in process, attendance list and dietary requirements).
4. Purposes
Generally, Sharp Tudhope collects, holds, uses and discloses your personal information to provide and market its legal services, to operate the firm, to recruit and employ staff, to comply with and uphold the law, and to enforce any lawful rights it may have. For example, Sharp Tudhope may collect, use, hold or disclose your personal information to engage you as a client, confirm your identity, run credit references, invite you to events, send you publications, promote Sharp Tudhope, improve Sharp Tudhope’s website and services, engage your services as a supplier or contractor, assess your suitability for a role with Sharp Tudhope, collect any debt from you, or for health, safety and security purposes.
5. Data Transmission
No transmission of information over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Accordingly, Sharp Tudhope does not warrant and cannot ensure complete security of any information which you transmit to Sharp Tudhope over the internet, and any information which you transmit to Sharp Tudhope over the internet is transmitted at your own risk.
6. Accessing and Correcting Personal Information
You are entitled to request access to any personal information which Sharp Tudhope may hold about you. You are also entitled to request Sharp Tudhope to correct any inaccuracies in any personal information which Sharp Tudhope may hold about you. In accordance with the Privacy Act 2020, Sharp Tudhope is entitled to charge you for the reasonable costs of providing assistance, retrieving and providing your personal information and, if applicable, correcting, your personal information.
7. Disclosing Personal Information
Sharp Tudhope may disclose personal information it collects about you to third parties for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including agencies, entities or individuals who assist Sharp Tudhope in providing its services or who perform functions on Sharp Tudhope’s behalf, as well as any other third parties Sharp Tudhope deems necessary. These third parties may in some cases be based outside New Zealand. We will at all times ensure the Principles of the Privacy Act are adhered to when providing any personal information to third parties.
8. No Waiver
No failure or delay by Sharp Tudhope to exercise any right or remedy it may have under this Privacy Policy will be construed or operate as a waiver of such right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy precludes the further exercise of such right or remedy.
9. Severability
If any provision of this Privacy Policy is held to be invalid, void, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, such provision shall be deemed to be severed from this Privacy Policy and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force.
10. Access and Correction
You have the right to, in accordance with and subject to the Privacy Act 2020, request access to and correction of the personal information that Sharp Tudhope holds about you. If you wish to do so, please contact Sharp Tudhope’s Privacy Officer at lawyers@sharptudhope.co.nz. Sharp Tudhope may charge a fee in connection with providing access or correcting your personal information.
11. Queries and Complaints
If you have any queries in regard to this Privacy Policy or wish to make a complaint you may contact Sharp Tudhope’s Privacy Officer at lawyers@sharptudhope.co.nz. Sharp Tudhope may request that you put any complaint in writing.
If Sharp Tudhope is unable to resolve your concerns, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
using the methods available on https://www.privacy.org.nz/about-us/contact-us/ including:
Phone 0800 803 909 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm)
Email enquiries@privacy.org.nz.