Talakai Legal Limited, referred to in this privacy policy as “we”, “our”, or “us”, operates from Level 1, 10/350 Great South Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. We have a strong reputation in offering expert legal services across an array of fields. We appreciate that personal information about you is given to us in trust and confidence. The privacy and protection of your information is fundamentally significant to us.

We act in compliance with the Privacy Act 2020 when managing personal information. Our principal address is Level 1, 10/350 Great South Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.

This policy explains how we collect, hold, use, share, and keep your personal information safe. This policy also lets you know what you can do about your personal information. If you have any questions about this policy, please get in touch with our Privacy Officer.

We retain the right to amend this policy at any point and for any reason, so we encourage you to periodically ensure you are conversant with the latest version of our policy.

Personal information is any data about you that identifies you or through which your identity can reasonably be ascertained.

If you choose to interact with us, such as availing our services, applying to work with Talakai Legal Limited, or accessing or registering on our website, we will collect information directly from you or any individual you have authorised to provide information to us. The information we collect and hold may include:

• Your identifying details (e.g., name, date of birth)
• Information to comply with anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism laws
• Your contact details (e.g., phone number, email address, physical address)
• Your job title and employer
• Records of your interactions with us (including time and date of contact, and pertinent emails and documents)
• Any other personal information we require to provide the requested advice.

We may also amass your personal information from publicly available sources to perform customer due diligence or as part of providing our services to you.

We utilize your personal information to effectively provide legal services and to keep you updated with changes in law. For instance, we may use your personal information to:

• Respond to your inquiries or provide legal services to you (or your employer)
• Comply with our legal and professional obligations under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009, and under any court orders
• Recruit staff
• Perform business processes (such as invoicing).

To carry out the activities specified above, we may disclose your personal information to:

• People and organizations to whom you have authorised us to disclose your personal information
• Courts or tribunals, or government or regulatory agencies if required by law to do so.

The security of personal information is crucial to us. We employ all reasonable precautions to protect personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. We implement measures including:

• External and internal premises security
• Storing your information in access-controlled systems
• Providing training on the Privacy Act to staff.

We collect non-identifying statistical data about visits to our website. These statistics allow us to evaluate the number of visitors to different sections of the website, identify what information is of interest, and help us make the website more useful to visitors.

We utilize a technology called ‘cookies’. A cookie is a token stored on your computer. When you access our website, the token acts as a record-keeping device. The aggregate data is collected and stored on our internal servers only, and only accessed by authorized staff.

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can set your browser to refuse them or to warn you when you are about to receive one. Turning off cookies will not affect your ability to use our site.

You possess the right to request access to any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you believe it is wrong. If you’d like to exercise that right, or inquire anything else in relation to your privacy, please contact us at 0211135997 or send a letter to:

The Privacy Officer Talakai Legal Limited Level 1, 10/350 Great South Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand