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Privacy Statement

McMahon Clarke Legal respects your privacy. We have developed our own privacy statement which embodies the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

What information do we retain?

Personal information we may hold includes the following:

• Name, address and contact details.
   
• Occupation.
   
• Date of birth.
   
• Bank account details for deposits held, filing fees and payment of accounts.
   
• Details of the services provided to you by McMahon Clarke Legal.

Why do we retain your personal information?

When you enquire about or receive legal services we record information about you, mainly to assess your requirements for legal services. If you become a client of McMahon Clarke Legal, then we use the information to provide legal services.

We also use and may disclose your information to—

• consider other enquiries you ask us about
   
• help us develop and identify products and services that may interest you
   
• tell you about our products and services (unless you have asked us not to) or recommend legal products and services
   
• maintain our relationship with you
   
• conduct market or client satisfaction research
   
• perform our internal administration and operations including accounting, reporting, risk management, record keeping, archiving, systems development and testing and staff training, and
   
• comply with legislative or regulatory requirements.

Collecting your information is essential in determining your requirements and for us to provide our legal services. Without your information we would not be able to provide you with information about our products and services.

Do we disclose your personal information to anyone?

From time to time, we may need to disclose some of your information to the following types of organisations (including individuals):

• Your agents, including other legal advisers.
   
• Your executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or attorney.
   
• Regulatory bodies, government agencies, law enforcement agencies and courts.
   
• Other parties we are required by law to disclose information to.

	We take all reasonable steps to ensure the personal information we retain is current, accurate, complete and securely maintained.
	We use security procedures to protect any personal information we hold. Access to and the use of personal information is appropriately limited to prevent misuse or unlawful disclosure of the information.
	If you have any concerns about the completeness or accuracy of the information retained about you, McMahon Clarke Legal will take the necessary steps to correct it.

 Can you access your personal information held by us?

You can access or update your information by contacting our privacy officer, at any time during business hours, using the contact details listed below.
 

Disclaimer

The material on www.mcmahonclarke.com is produced by McMahon Clarke Legal as general information in summary form and should not be relied upon as a substitute for detailed legal advice or as a basis for formulating business or other decisions. While all reasonable care is taken in preparing and maintaining the information on our website, McMahon Clarke Legal does not expressly warrant or imply, guarantee or make any representations regarding the currency, accuracy, correctness, or any other aspect of information presented on this website.

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