Node Legal Privacy Policy
Overview
Node Legal ABN 50 344 987 786 (“Node Legal”, “Our”, “We”, “Us”) may collect, use and disclose Your personal information (“Information”) in order to provide our legal services through our website, blog, Linkedin and social media (collectively the “Platform”) this privacy policy will help You understand our collection, use, protection, disclosure and retention (collectively “Processing”) of Your Information. A reference to “You” or “Your” in this Privacy Policy is a reference to any person, accessing, reviewing or using the Node Legal website currently located at www.nodelegal.io (“Website“).
By providing Information to Node Legal via any form of communication, You consent and authorise Node Legal and Node Legal’s third-party service providers in the Processing of Your Information. Node Legal is not responsible for the use of Your Information if You provide it to 3rd parties through a link or third party platform.
Information We collect
Node Legal may collect personal information such as Your name, address, phone number, email address, occupation, employer, industry, payment details, marketing, recruitment, financial information, anti-money laundering and source of fund verification, and any other Information provided relating to the provision of services, including website usage, tracking technology and platform optimisation. We may also collect information through our website, including Your IP address and browsing history.
Please ensure that You have consent from any third party prior to providing Information about a third party.
Node Legal does not knowingly collect Information from people under the age of 18. Please do not provide any Information pertaining to any person under the age of 18 without the express consent of a parent or guardian. If Node Legal has inadvertently collected Information pertaining to a person under the age of 18 without consent of a parent or guardian, We will take immediate steps to delete that Information from our holdings.
DO NOT SEND US CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION TO US UNTIL WE HAVE CONFIRMED IN WRITING THAT WE REPRESENT YOU OR YOUR ORGANISATION. UNSOLICITED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM CLIENTS NOT SUBJECT OF A RETAINER DO NOT ESTABLISH A LAWYER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP AND WILL NOT ATTRACT CLIENT LEGAL PRIVILEGE.
How We collect Information
We collect info from You during client intake and verification; the provision of our legal services; billing and administrative matters pertaining to our legal services; and when You provide us Info through our Platform or through any means of communication.
How We use Your Information
With the explicit or implied consent We utilise Your information to: provide legal services, verify Your identity, communicate with You, comply with applicable laws, to optimise our Platform, to enforce legal rights; to allow for operation, restructuring or reorganisation of Our firm; and any such purpose as is deemed reasonably beneficial for You or for the operation of Node Legal.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose Your Information to our employees and contractors, third-party service providers, law enforcement agencies, or courts. We will only disclose Your Information to third-parties when it is required for the provision of legal services, comply with applicable laws, or with Your express consent.
How long do We keep Your Information
We only keep Your Information for as long as is needed to fulfil our legal, regulatory and lawyer-client obligations.
How We store Your Information
As an internet-only firm, We utilise technology to store Your Information on the cloud. Some Information may be stored or accessed when We use the services of third-party service providers. You consent to transfer of information to countries outside Your country of residence and acknowledge that Your Information may be subject to the regulations and data privacy standards of other countries.
Node Legal will contractually obligate third-party service providers to adhere to Australia data privacy regulations and privacy laws.
Security measures
To protect Your Information We adhere to privacy best-practices and regularly undertake to audit our systems to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, use, or destruction. We look to the industry standard for data protection to inform the way We undergo Processing of Your Information.
NO METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OR STORAGE IS 100% SECURE. NODE LEGAL CANNOT GUARANTEED THE SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION, THUS ANY INFORMATION SHARE WITH US IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Your rights
Subject to this Privacy Policy and any other applicable laws and terms of service, You have the right to access and correct Your Information, request deletion of Your Information, object to the Processing of Your Information, and withdraw Your consent to the Processing of Your Information.
You also have the right to request a copy of Your Information and make a complaint to the data protection authorities, including Your local protection authorities or the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Withdrawal of consent or requesting deletion of Your Information may impact on Our ability to retain You as a client.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact Us via mail at:
Node Legal
Suite 166, S3 Ground Floor,
520 Collins Street, Melbourne
VICTORIA 3000, Australia
OR via email at:
edu@nodelegal.io
We may update Our site, thus our privacy policy may change from time to time.
By continuing to access our Platform or by providing us Information, You consent to the latest privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated September 2024.
