Privacy Policy

What Personal Information Do We Collect and Why?

We gather the following types of personal information:

- Contact Details: Including your office address, home address (if provided), phone numbers, and email address.

- Personal Details: Such as qualifications, titles, and employment information.

- Membership Info: Such as your Orana Law Society membership history.

- Communication Records: We maintain records of your interactions with us.

In this Privacy Policy, all of this information is referred to as your "personal information."

How Do We Collect and Secure Your Personal Information?

We generally collect your personal information directly from you, including when you use the Orana Law Society website. On occasion, we may receive it from a third party.

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. When a third party accesses personal information, we ensure its secure use solely for providing the relevant service.

Why Do We Collect Your Personal Information?

We collect and maintain your personal information to:

- Support Our Role as a Professional Association: This includes maintaining membership records, offering general information about legal practitioners to the public, and providing resources to law students and graduates.

- Communicate and Share Information: This involves updating you on programmes, products, services, employment opportunities, courses, and benefits available to our members, legal practitioners, law students, graduates, and the public.

- Handle Inquiries and Requests: We use your information to respond to your queries and provide services.

- Conduct Research and Public Representation: This includes activities relevant to our members, legal practitioners, or the provision of legal services.

- Enable Controlled Use: We allow controlled use of personal information by those distributing information relevant to members or legal practitioners and entities advertising opportunities and information for law students and graduates.

- Comply with Legal Obligations: This entails using and disclosing information as authorised or required by law.

Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information

We only use or disclose your personal information when:

- It's reasonably necessary for the stated purposes.

- You would reasonably expect us to use the information.

- It's required or authorised by law, tribunal or court orders.

- It's necessary to protect individuals' rights, property, health, or safety, or our interests, when obtaining your consent is unreasonable or impracticable.

- We need to assist in locating a missing person.

- We suspect unlawful activity or serious misconduct related to our functions.

- Our business operations are transferred to another party.

- We require third-party services, with strict control over your information.

- It's for a purpose permitted under the Privacy Act, or you've given your consent.

We may publish a list of Orana Law Society members in the Orana Region on our website. You can opt out of having some or all of your personal information displayed on that list.

Managing Your Privacy

If you wish to manage your privacy, including not having your name on our member list, you can do so through the website, as long as it's not required by law.

Cookies

We collect personal information using cookies. A cookie is a text-only string of information that allows websites to remember users. It makes your online experience smoother by eliminating the need for repeated logins.

Access and Correction of Your Personal Information

You have the right to access and correct your personal information, unless we are permitted by law to withhold it. Requests for access should be made in writing to the Secretary of the Orana Law Society. You can also update your profile and account settings.

Concerns and Complaints

If you have concerns about your personal information or how it's handled, please write to the Secretary of the Orana Law Society, who will respond within 60 days. If you're not satisfied, feel free to contact us further to express your concerns.