Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (Policy) was last reviewed and updated on: 2 July 2022

‍‍John Gooley values and respects the privacy of the people he deals with. John is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

This Policy describes how John collects, discloses your personal information, and how he maintains the quality and security of your personal information.

What is personal information?

‍“Personal information” means any information or opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. In general terms, this includes information or an opinion that personally identifies you either directly (e.g. your name) or indirectly.

‍What personal information does John Gooley collect?

‍The personal information John collects about you depends on the nature of your dealings with him or what you choose to share with him.

The personal information John collects about you may include:

name;
mailing or street address;
date of birth;
email address;
phone number.

You do not have to provide John with your personal information. However, if you choose to deal with John in this way or choose not to provide him with your personal information, John may not be able to provide you with his services or otherwise interact with you.

‍How does John Gooley collect your personal information?

John Gooley collects your personal information directly from you when you:

interact with him or his staff over the phone;
interact with him or his staff in person;
interact with him or his staff on-line.

Collecting personal information from third parties

‍John Gooley or his staff may also collect your personal information from third parties or through publicly available sources, for example from Australian Securities Investments Commission, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, various State and Territory Land Registry Services such as NSW Land Registry Services and Land Titles Office NSW, Australian Financial Complaints Authority and Australian Financial Security Authority.

John Gooley and/or his staff collect personal information from these third parties so that fully informed advice can be provided.

‍How does John Gooley use your personal information?

‍Your personal information is used for many purposes in connection with John Gooley’s functions and activities, including the following purposes:

provide you with information or services that you request;
deliver to you a more personalised experience and service offering;
improve the quality of the services offered;
internal administrative purposes;
marketing and research purposes.

Disclosure of personal information to third parties

John Gooley may disclose your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Policy in circumstances where you would reasonably expect there to be disclosure of your information. For example, John Gooley may disclose your personal information to:

his third party service providers for example, our IT providers;
his marketing providers;
his professional services clients.

Transfer of personal information overseas

Some of the third-party service providers John Gooley discloses personal information to may be based in or have servers located outside of Australia.

Where John Gooley discloses your personal information to third parties overseas, reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained. John Gooley will only disclose to overseas third parties if:

you have given your consent to disclose personal information to that third party; or
John Gooley reasonably believes that:
○ the overseas recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that is, overall, substantially similar to the APPs; and
○ the law or binding scheme can be enforced; or
the disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian law or court / tribunal order.

How is your personal information protected?

John Gooley will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that he holds about you is kept confidential and secure, including by:

having a robust physical security of his business premises within 153 Phillip Barristers at 3/153 Phillip Street, Sydney, Australia and databases / records;
taking measures to restrict access to only personnel who need that personal information to effectively provide services to you;
having technological measures in place (for example, anti-virus software, fire walls).

Online activity

‍Cookies

‍John Gooley’s website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers the website puts on your device if you allow it. These cookies recognise when your device has visited John Gooley’s website before, so John Gooley and his staff can distinguish you from other users of the website. This improves your experience and John Gooley’s website.

John Gooley does not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience on his website. If you do not wish to use the cookies, you can amend the settings on your internet browser so it will not automatically download cookies. However, if you remove or block cookies on your computer, please be aware that your browsing experience and John Gooley's website’s functionality may be affected.

Website analytics

‍John Gooley’s website uses Google Analytics to help better understand visitor traffic, so he can improve his professional services. Although this data is mostly anonymous, it is possible that under certain circumstances, John Gooley or his staff may connect it to you.

Retention of personal information

John Gooley will not keep your personal information for longer than is needed. In most cases, this means that your personal information will be retained for the duration of your relationship with John Gooley unless John Gooley is required to retain your personal information to comply with applicable laws, for example record-keeping obligations.

How to access and correct your personal information

John Gooley will endeavour to keep your personal information accurate, complete and up to date. If you wish to make a request to access and / or correct the personal information that John Gooley holds about you, you should make a request by contacting John Gooley.

Links to third party sites

John Gooley’s website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third party website through John Gooley’s website, personal information may be collected by that third party website.

John Gooley makes no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third party provider or website and John Gooley is not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party provider or website. Third party providers / websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices and John Gooley encourages you to read their privacy policies.

Inquiries and complaints

For complaints about how John Gooley handles, processes or manages your personal information, please contact John Gooley or his staff by email. Note require proof of your identity may be required as well as full details of your request before John Gooley can process your complaint.

Please allow up to 7 days for John Gooley or his staff to respond to your complaint. It will not always be possible to resolve a complaint to everyone’s satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with John Gooley’s response to a complaint, you have the right to contact the Office of Australian Information Commissioner (at www.oaic.gov.au/) to lodge a complaint.

How to contact John Gooley

If you have a question or concern in relation to our handling of your personal information or this Policy, you can contact us for assistance as follows:
‍Email: gooley@153phillip.com.au
‍Contact number: 61 02 91325700
‍Post: Attention: John Gooley
Address: 153 Phillip Barristers, 3/153 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000