Privacy Policy

PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY

We value the privacy of our clients and other people whose personal information we hold. The purpose of this document is to help you understand what you can expect from us when we hold personal information about you.
This policy does not limit or exclude any of your rights under the Act. If you wish to seek further information on the Act, see www.privacy.org.nz.

PRINCIPLES

Information collection
We will only collect personal information where it is needed for a lawful purpose connected with a function or activity of Connect Legal Taranaki.

We may collect personal information from the Connect Legal Taranaki website www.connectlegal.co.nz through the “contact us form”.

Once we have the information, we will ensure reasonable security safeguards to protect the personal information we hold from loss, unauthorised use, and misuse.

We will not use personal information without taking reasonable steps (if any) to ensure it is accurate, up to date, complete, relevant, and not misleading.

Retaining the information

We will not keep personal information for longer than reasonably required in accordance with the applicable law.

Disclosing information

Personal information will only be used for the purpose for which it was collected. We will not disclose personal information to another person or agency unless we have the client’s permission to do so.

CONFIDENTIALITY IN LEGAL MATTERS

We hold all information relating to legal matters in strictest confidence in accordance with the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERING FINANCING OF TERRORISM ACT 2009

This part of the policy applies to personal information we collect from clients (including potential clients) under the AMT/CFT Act.

Information we are required to collect.

Under the AML/CFT Act, we are required by law to properly identify clients and collect certain information before we can act for them.

For individual clients, we must obtain verification of identity and residential address. Different documentation may be required to provide verification. In some circumstances we will need to obtain additional information from you.
For companies, we must obtain verification of the company, the directors, verifying officers and agents, and beneficial owners. Different documentation may be required to provide verification. In some circumstances we will need to obtain additional information from you.

For public companies and/or government bodies, we must obtain verification of the company or government body and verification of verifying officers and agents. Different documentation may be required to provide verification. In some circumstances we will need to obtain additional information from you.

For partnerships, we must obtain verification of the partnership, verification of individual partners, any corporate partners, and verification officers and agents. Different documentation may be required to provide verification. In some circumstances we will need to obtain additional information from you.

For trusts, we must obtain verification of the trust, the identity and residential address of settlors, trustees, and beneficial owners, the source of wealth and source of funds for the trust, identification of the beneficiaries, and verification of verifying officers and agents. Different documentation may be required to provide verification. In some circumstances we will need to obtain additional information from you.

REQUEST/COMPLAINT

For requests or complaints, please contact the Privacy Officer:

Nicola Warner General Manager
nicolaw@connectlegal.co.nz
06 769 8080