Privacy Statement

• does not collect personal information about you if you visit only the public areas of the website and do not use the functionality described below;
• collects, retains and updates personal information about you which you provide to us either directly (e.g. by sending us an email) or indirectly (through accessing pass-word protected content).

We may use a feature of your browser called a cookie to assign your computer a 'User ID'. A cookie is a text file that is created on your computer to track all pages that you view on our website. We may use information contained in cookies to determine whether or not to display non-standard content to you and provide you with better web service. This data cannot be used to identify individuals or any personal information. The data is collected and stored on our internal servers, and accessed only by authorised staff. You can disable your cookies at any time. Most browsers have a feature that allows the user to refuse cookies or issues a warning when cookies are being sent. Turning off cookies will not affect your ability to use this website.

An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Internet. We collect IP addresses for purposes of system administration, to report aggregate information to others, and to track the use of our Website. If there is a security breach the relevant IP Address will be identified by the Internet Service Provider and the user may be contacted.

DLA Phillips Fox intends to use any personal information collected from you for purposes associated with marketing our legal services to you and providing you with legal and related information and services.

We do not pass any personal information collected from you to other persons without your express permission, except to the extent this is an ordinary incidence of our business (e.g. it may be visible to our IT service providers, made available for debt collection purposes) or required by law.

We hold any 'personal information' as that term is defined in the Privacy Act 1993, in accordance with that Act (which includes the ability for individuals to request details of the personal information that we hold about them and to correct that information).

Any queries about the firm’s privacy policy should be directed to privacy@dlapf.com. The Privacy Act is supervised by the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner.

Governing law:

The laws governing this website and its use are the laws of New Zealand. Users submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand in relation to any matters or disputes connected with this website. To the fullest extent possible, we disclaim any liability for any failure of this website to comply with the laws of any other country.

Amendments to these terms of use:

DLA Phillips Fox reserves the right to amend this privacy policy in whole or in part from time to time. Amendments will be effective from the time they are posted on the website (unless expressly stated otherwise). Use of the website by you represents your acceptance of the amendments. You should ensure you are familiar with the latest version of these terms of use.

Feedback:

If you have any comments or suggestions regarding our website, the terms of use, the website functionality or its contents, please contact our National Marketing Manager at communications@dlapf.com who will direct your comments or suggestions to the appropriate person for consideration.