AC Lawyers is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information obtained by it’s various sources. As a trusted legal practice we take privacy and security of your personal information very seriously.

This Privacy Policy explains how AC Lawyers handles personal information and complies with the Australian Privacy Principles (“APP”) to which it is bound, as set out within the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”).

AC Lawyers will only use your personal information for the purpose for which you have provided it, as permitted by this Privacy Policy, or otherwise consistently with the APP and Privacy Act. We will not disclose your personal information to third parties, unless you have consented to such disclosure or in other circumstances where such disclosure is required or permitted by law.

We collect, store and use personal information where it is reasonably necessary for purposes connected with our legal services and the operation of our business. These purposes include:

  • communicating with you and responding to enquiries;

  • assessing whether we are able to act for an individual or group of individuals. In order to avoid potential conflicts of interest, we cannot consider acting for individuals who do not properly identify themselves;

  • providing legal advice and legal services. In some circumstances, we may collect relevant information at the initial enquiry stage where it is necessary to understand the matter or provide preliminary guidance;

  • assisting you to apply for disbursement funding or litigation funding to cover expenses associated with your legal matter;

  • managing our business operations, including invoicing, account administration, collections, internal record-keeping, financial reporting and analysis;

  • undertaking market research, surveys, business development and marketing activities, including direct marketing where permitted by law;

  • conducting analytics, measurement and profiling to improve the effectiveness and targeting of our marketing and business development activities;

  • improving the functionality and usability of our website, mobile applications and other online platforms, including through the use of device information such as IP addresses, cookies, unique device identifiers and data relating to how users interact with our platforms;

  • supporting our personnel and providing internal services to employees;

  • complying with legal and regulatory obligations, and establishing, exercising or defending legal claims; and

  • other purposes reasonably related to our professional services and business operations.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Personal information is stored and handled using appropriate security measures designed to safeguard confidentiality.

We treat all personal information as confidential and will not disclose it to third parties except as outlined in this Privacy Policy, with your consent, where required or authorised by law, or where disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to life, health or safety.