TF Legal is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose and protect your personal information under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.
TF Legal are committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, or engage our legal services.
By using our website, you consent to the collection and handling of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may collect personal information including:
We only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for our legal services, business operations, or to respond to enquiries.
Our website includes an online contact form operated through Web3Forms.
When you submit an enquiry through our website, we collect:
Please note that the “About Your Matter” field is free text. You may choose to provide information that is sensitive in nature, including details concerning legal disputes, financial circumstances, family matters, health information, criminal matters, or other confidential information.
By voluntarily providing such information through the contact form, you consent to our collection and handling of that information for the purpose of assessing and responding to your enquiry.
Contact form submissions are:
For spam prevention and security purposes, your IP address and email address may be processed by third-party filtering services, including CleanTalk.
We remain the controller of personal information submitted through our website, and our service providers act on our behalf.
Our website is hosted and protected through Cloudflare’s global content delivery and security network.
In providing website hosting, security, caching and content delivery services, Cloudflare may process limited visitor information including:
Cloudflare may process this information through infrastructure located in Australia, the United States, Europe and other jurisdictions in which it operates.
Cloudflare acts as a service provider on our behalf and does not sell personal information processed for its customers.
Enquiries submitted through our website and direct communications with us are received and stored within our Microsoft 365 email environment.
Information contained in emails is retained in accordance with our legal, professional and business record-keeping obligations.
As a legal practice, we may be required by law to verify the identity of clients and conduct due diligence procedures under applicable Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) legislation and professional obligations.
Depending on the nature of the legal services provided, we may collect:
Identity verification may be conducted using third-party verification providers, government databases, electronic verification systems, or certified copies of identification documents.
Where required by law, we may disclose information to government agencies, regulators, law enforcement authorities, courts, tribunals, financial institutions, settlement platforms, or other entities involved in the transaction or legal matter.
We may use personal information to:
We may disclose personal information to:
We do not sell personal information.
Some of our service providers may store or process information outside Australia, including in the United States, Europe and other jurisdictions.
This may occur through services including:
Where personal information is disclosed overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is handled in a manner consistent with Australian privacy laws.
Our website does not:
The website operates without tracking or behavioural profiling technologies.
However, third-party providers involved in delivering and securing the website may process technical information necessary for their services.
Our website contains links to external services including:
When you click external links, you leave our website and the privacy practices of the relevant third party will apply.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Security measures may include:
Despite these measures, no method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed as completely secure.
You may request access to personal information we hold about you and request corrections if the information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
Requests should be made using the contact details below.
We may refuse access in circumstances permitted by law.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:
When information is no longer required, it will be securely destroyed or de-identified where appropriate.
If you believe we have breached applicable privacy laws or mishandled your personal information, you may contact us using the details below.
We will investigate your complaint and respond within a reasonable timeframe.
If you remain dissatisfied, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Privacy Officer
TF Legal
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The latest version will always be available on our website and will take effect from the date of publication.