Privacy Policy

This is the Privacy Policy of Gattuso Legal Pty Ltd (ABN 18 685 297 161) trading as Gattuso Legal (“we”, “us” and when relating to us, “our”).

We are committed to protecting the privacy of our contacts, customers, suppliers and employees (“you” and when relating to you, “your”) and complying with the Australian Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act).

In this policy we describe how we manage your personal information.

1. The kinds of personal information we collect

The kinds of personal information that we collect include:

• Contact details such as name, role or position, home and/or work address, email address, telephone number and fax number;
• Information relating to your circumstances and affairs relevant to the matter(s) in which we are instructed. This may include financial, medical, criminal, citizenship, residency, and other personal details;
• Information about your legal interests and requirements and the legal services you may wish to purchase;
• Information regarding your communications and other interactions with us;
• Website visitor information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, pages visited, and referral data;
• Information gathered by cookies for functionality, analytics, and tracking;
• If you are an employee or prospective employee: qualifications, skills and work experience;
• If you are a supplier or prospective supplier: business skills, services, products and prices.

2. How we collect personal information

We collect personal information by various means including when:

• You contact us with a question or enquiry;
• You instruct us and we open a file and conduct a conflict check;
• Clients provide information about related or adverse parties;
• We undertake a search or investigation;
• You visit our website;
• You subscribe to our newsletter or legal updates;
• You attend a seminar or event where we are presenting.

Where practicable, we collect information directly from you. However, we may collect it from third parties such as clients, courts, or information providers.

We are required by the Solicitors Rules (under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW)) to collect full name and address information. This is also necessary for trust account record keeping and court compliance.

If you do not provide this information, we may be unable to act for you or fulfil your instructions.

3. The purposes for which we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information

We collect, hold, use and disclose personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries;
• Provide legal services;
• Employ competent and diligent personnel;
• Monitor or improve our legal services;
• Inform you about legal developments, services and updates;
• Operate and improve our website and marketing efforts.

We may disclose personal information:

• To carry out client instructions; and
• To service providers supporting our legal practice, subject to confidentiality.

4. The parties to whom your personal information is disclosed

We may disclose personal information to:

• Related parties, government authorities, and service providers to carry out your instructions;
• Email marketing providers for newsletter distribution;
• Third-party providers (file management, auditing, legal, consulting, tech services);
• As required by law, e.g. court orders, subpoenas, or suspected unlawful activity.

5. Disclosure outside of Australia

Where possible, we seek to store client data and information within Australia. However, some service providers or related entities may be located oveserseas, including the United States of America and New Zealand. As a result, some electronic client data and information may be transmitted to or stored with these overseas-based service providers. 

6. Opting out of marketing communications

You may receive newsletters or updates from us. You can unsubscribe using the link in our emails or by contacting us directly.

7. Security

We take reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from misuse, loss, and unauthorised access or disclosure. Access is restricted to those with a legitimate need.

8. Access, correction and updates

You may request access to or correction of your personal information. We aim to respond within 30 days, unless legal restrictions apply. We may refuse access if:

• Access would be unlawful or pose a threat to safety;
• It would unreasonably impact others’ privacy;
• It would prejudice legal negotiations or actions;
• It would reveal sensitive decision-making processes.

We won’t charge you to request access, but a fee may apply for providing it depending on complexity or storage location.

To access or correct your information, please contact us using the details below.

9. Notification of changes

We reserve the right to update or replace our Privacy Policy at our discretion and without notice to you. If we update or replace our Privacy Policy, we will publish the new version on our website.

10. Complaints and contact details

If you believe we have breached this policy, please contact:

Daniel Gattuso
Gattuso Legal
P.O. Box 61, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Email: info@gattusolegal.com.au
Phone: +61 2 9698 9160

We aim to respond to requests or correspondence in respect of this policy within 30 days. If you are not satisfied, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner via www.oaic.gov.au.