Privacy Statement - Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick | Intellectual Property Law Firm - Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys - Research and Investigation

Privacy Statement

This privacy policy applies to all entities in the Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick group including Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Lawyers, and IP Organisers Pty Ltd, and it applies to the web sites pof.com.au, pofl.com.au, iporganisers.com.au and ipmenu.com.

Information we collect

We collect personal information that is required to conduct our business and to provide services to our clients. We may collect personal information such as your name and address, employment information, your membership of professional organisations and positions held, your inventorship and ownership of intellectual property rights, your expertise and interests and where relevant, financial information and family details. If we collect sensitive information it is usually for the purpose of providing our intellectual property services. If the law requires us to do so, we will seek your consent to collect such information.

Information collected via our websites

We collect any personal information which you provide to us through sending an email or filling in an on-line form. We also collect statistical information relating to the use of different parts of our websites, but this information does not identify particular users.

Use of cookies

We use per-session cookies to monitor the use of some of the features on our website. This is done for the purpose of monitoring transactions and maintaining security.

Use of information collected

We may use the personal information which we collect about you:

In any manner in which you have authorised or requested us to use the information;
To provide you with information about our services, unless you have requested us not to do so;
For internal research, planning, security and testing purposes;
If we are required by law to disclose the information to another person;
To enable another person engaged by us or by you to provide goods of services to you;
To assist any complaints body to whom a complaint relating to your intellectual property rights is referred; and
To satisfy the reasonable requirements of our financial auditors, quality auditors, and other professional advisers.

Confidentiality and privilege

Registered patent and trade mark attorneys and legal practitioners are ethically bound to maintain confidentiality of client communications.

Further, communications between clients and registered patent and trade mark attorneys and legal practitioners are protected by privilege.

Accuracy of information

If you wish to request access to any personal information which we hold about you, or if you wish to be removed from our mailing lists, please contact us. Please provide us with as much detail as possible about the information to which you request access, to assist us in identifying it.

Privacy Officer
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
367 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia

Email: privacy@pof.com.au

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