Privacy Policy for Elbatti Legal
Last updated 7 March 2025.
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This Privacy Policy (Policy) lays out the way in which Elbatti Legal collects, stores, uses and discloses personal information. The use of our website, services, applications, or providing us with your information, you agree to us collecting, storing, using and disclosing your personal information as set out in this Policy.
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We may not be able to provide you with our services or allow you to have access to our website or applications if we are not able to collect, store, use and disclose your personal information as described in this Policy. The handling and processing of information about you is governed by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (‘APP’) (collectively the ‘Privacy Laws’).
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Clarification
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The definitions following shall hold the same meaning whether or not they are stated in singular or in plural form.
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Definitions
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For the Purposes of this Privacy Policy:
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Company (can be referred to as either “We”, “Us”, “Our” or “the Company” in this Policy) refers to Elbatti Legal Pty Ltd.
Cookies are files which are stored on Your mobile device, computer or any other device through a website, including the details of the history you browse on that website along with its several uses.
Device includes any device that by accessing or using the services of the company, website, or any other legal entity on behalf of an individual accessing or using the services or website, as applied.
You meaning the individual using or accessing the services of the company, the website, or other legal entity on behalf of an individual accessing or using the services or website, as applied.
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Collection and Use of Your Personal Data
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We collect personal information regarding:
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Our clients, potential clients and their personnel and business associates;
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Our suppliers and anyone employed by them;
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Other persons or individuals in the process of acting for our clients;
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Our employees, former employees, prospective employees, partners, former partners, contractors or partners, former contractors; and
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Other persons who meet a member of Elbatti Legal.
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Information will be collected by us from clients and prospective clients in the process of providing our legal services. Personal information may also be collected from third party searches, other investigations and adverse parties.
By Rule 93 of the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015, we are required to collect from our clients their full name and address. By Rule 93 of the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015, we are required to collect the full name and address of our clients.
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In order to comply with our duty to the courts and the trust account record keeping requirements of Rule 47 of the Uniform General Rules, accurate name and address must be collected.
In accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), your personal information will only be used for the purposes in which it was collected.
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If you do not provide to us the full name and address details required by law, we will not be able to act for you. If we request further personal information and you do not provide it to us, our advice may be misleading or incorrect.
Non personal information may also be collected and processed that is provided to us by your browser when you visit our websites or use our services or application. An example of this is the website that you came from, IP address, time and date of access, location information, and web browser and/or device type.
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Types of Data Collected
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As defined by the Privacy Act, ‘Personal information’ or ‘personal data’ means the opinion of information about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether true or not and whether it is recorded in a material form or not.
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An identifiable individual is defined as a natural person who can be identified either directly or indirectly, by referring to an identifier including a name, location data, identification number, an online identifier or to one or several factors that are specific to the genetic, physiological, physical, economic, cultural, mental or social identity of that natural person. Some examples include an individual’s name, address and contact details, date of birth, signature, employment history, occupation, bank account information, tax and financial information, family situations and IP address. ‘Personal information’ or ‘personal data’ includes Government Related Identifiers, unless specified otherwise.
‘Sensitive information’ includes any information or an opinion about an individual’s ethnic or racial origin, memberships and political opinions, memberships of professional or trade associations or of a trade union, criminal record, information about mental and physical health, diagnosis, disability, treatment, notes on symptoms, sexual orientation and practices, genetic and biometric information, and information about the suitability of work and other health related information.
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Government Related Identifiers (‘GRI’) include, letters, numbers, symbols or a combination of all three of them assigned by a State, Territory or Commonwealth authority, contracted service provider or agency to identify an individual or verify identity. GRI may also include Medicare Numbers, Drivers Licence Numbers, Passport details, Tax File Numbers and Centrelink References.
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‘Usage Data’ refers to the data that is collected automatically, either from the website infrastructure itself or from generated using our website. An example is the duration of a page visit. This may also include information such as your devices Internet Protocol address (such as IP address), browser version and type, the pages of our website that you visit, time spent on the pages, the day and time of your visit, unique device identifiers and other data used for diagnostics. When our website is accessed through or by a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including but not limited to, the IP address of your mobile device, type of mobile internet browser you use, mobile device unique ID, unique device identifiers, mobile operating system, type of mobile device that you use and other data used for diagnostics.
How Your Data is Collected and Held
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Generally, we will collect personal information:
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Directly from you when you provide us with your details;
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Indirectly from you through forms, emails, interviews, face to face meetings, business cards, online queries, telephone conversations, registration and attendance at seminars, through the use of services available on our websites, social media channels and applications (including or LinkedIn and blog channels); and
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From third parties on some occasions, for example third parties may be used by us to analyse traffic at our website, social media channels and blogs, which could also involve the use of cookies. Your browser settings can be controlled by you to limit the collection of cookies by us; however, if you do so, by disabling cookies, you may not be able to view or use particular features of our websites.
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Protection of Your Data
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Reasonable steps will be taken by us to protect the security of your data. The confidentiality of personal information and the privacy of individuals are required to be respected by our personnel. Reasonable steps are taken by us to protect personal information that is held from the misuse and loss and from any unauthorised access, disclosure or changes. When we no longer require or are no longer required by law to retain your personal information, whichever is the later, your personal information will be destroyed. Your information, including personal data, is processed at the operating offices of the Company and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are based. This information may be transferred to and managed on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may be different than those from your jurisdiction. Your agreement to this Privacy Policy followed by your acknowledgement and compliance of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
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The necessary reasonable steps will be taken by the Company to make sure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of your personal data will appear to an organisation or a country unless there are sufficient controls in place including the security of your personal information and data.
We will provide notice to you if the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale where your personal data may be transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
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Usage and Disclosure of Data
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Generally, we may collect, store, use and disclose your personal information for the primary purposes for which it was collected, including:
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To purchase goods and services;
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To market and provide our services;
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To communicate with you to provide or promote our services;
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To conduct our business;
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To assist us to manage, develop and heighten our services, including our applications and websites;
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To consider the suitability of prospective employees;
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To administer, support, maintain, and provide upgrades to, our services and applications.
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Your personal information may also be used and/or disclosed by us for other purposes which you consent to or which are permitted or required by law. This may include for another purpose in relation to a purpose for which it was collected, and that you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose your personal information.
We include in all electronic messages a statement to the effect that you may send an unsubscribe message to us by using the contact details stated in that electronic message if at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving surveys, future content, features or other marketing communications and information. You can also contact us any time at info@elbattilegal.com.au to unsubscribe and/or update your preferences.
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We may disclose your personal information (including sensitive information in some situations) for the purposes for which it was compiled (described above) to:
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Regulatory authorities, courts, tribunals, commissions and ombudsmen (information that is provided to courts and tribunals may be made accessible to other parties to the litigation and will be on the public record);
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Any other party involved or associated with your matter and their legal representatives (for example counter parties to a transaction or litigation);
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Entities or third parties who support us in supplying legal services, or who supply services to you, or who supply services to us including data storage, distribution and mailing services, business development services, technology support services, direct marketing and recruitment services;
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Unions;
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Disbursement and litigation funders;
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Market researchers and analysts;
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Insurers;
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Social media channels where we gain a presence; and
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Where authorised or required to do so by law.
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Your information is not disclosed overseas unless your instructions involve dealing with parties that are located overseas. Select personal information may be disclosed to overseas recipients that have a relation to your matter to carry out your instructions, if your matter involves overseas parties.
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Website Tracking Technologies and Cookie
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The activity on our website is tracked and certain information stored by using cookies and similar tracking technologies. The tracking technologies used are tags, scripts and beacons to collect and track the information and to advance and analyse our service. Technologies that we may use include:
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Web Beacons. Small electronic files referred to as web beacons (also referred to as pixel tags, single pixel gifs and clear gifs) may be contained in particular sections of our emails and service. They permit the company, for example to count the number of users who have opened an email or visited those pages and for any other website statistic.
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Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a file small in size that is placed on your device. You may indicate when a cookie is being sent or refuse all cookies by providing instructions to your browser. If cookies are not accepted by you, you may not be able to use some parts of our service.
Children’s Privacy
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Our website does not address any persons under the age of 13. Personal identifiable information from any one under the age of 13 is not knowingly collected by us. If you are a parent or guardian and you are of knowledge that your child has provided to us personal data, please contact us. If personal data is collected from anyone under the age of 13 without obtaining verification of parental consent, we will take measures to have that data removed from our servers.
If for as a legal basis for the processing of your information, we need to rely on consent and your country requires consent from a parent, we may obtain your parent’s consent prior to collection and use of that information.
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Links to Other Websites
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Links may be provided to other websites that are operated by third parties. No representations or warranties are made by us regarding the privacy practices of any third-party website, and we do not hold responsibility for the content of any third parties or privacy policies. If you visit these websites, they will be governed by their own terms of use (including privacy policies).
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Accessing and Correcting Your Data
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You may seek access to and the correction of the personal information we hold regarding you by contacting us (subject to the exceptions set out in the Privacy Policy):
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By email: info@elbattilegal.com.au
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By visiting this page or our website: https://www.elbattilegal.com.au/contact
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By phone number: 0449 096 710