Privacy Policy

This policy is applicable to your personal information

1. The information below applies to personal information (information about an identifiable individual) we, Lani Law Limited, collect about you when you visit and browse our website.

What information do we collect from when you visit our website?

2. When you visit our website, we collect some non-personal information, such as the IP address from which you accessed this website, the date and time you are visiting, the pages you accessed, the type of browser and operating system you use, and terms you use to search for content on our site. This information cannot be used to personally identify you. We use it for the purposes of system administration, auditing use of the site and improving it for different client profiles, and for our internal reporting.
3. Our website relies on the use of cookies, which are small files stored on the hard drive of your computer. We recommend you enable cookies in order to enjoy our website, but it is up to you whether you enable them or not. Not all features of our site may be available if you do not enable cookies.

Once you have given us your email address, how will we use this; you can also unsubscribe

1. If you choose to provide us with personal information such as your email address, for example by filling out an electronic query, we will use the information only for the purposes that you authorise it to be used for. We will send you marketing emails to that email address if you agree to us doing so. If you wish to unsubscribe from any email marketing communications you have previously agreed we can send you, you can:

4.1. follow the unsubscribe instructions in the email; or

4.2. phone or write to us using the contact details in that email message.

We comply with the Privacy Act 2020 in using your personal information:

5. When you provide us with personal information, we are obliged to comply with the provisions of the Privacy Act 2020 (the Act). We will collect, hold, use and disclose that information in accordance with the Information Privacy Principles set out in the Act. This means that (among others things) we will:

5.1. use personal information only:

(a) for the purpose we collect it for or a directly related purpose;

(b) for the purpose of which you have authorised the use;

(c) for statistical or research purposes in a form where the individual will not be identifiable;

(d) where necessary:

(i) to avoid prejudice to the maintenance of the law by any public sector agency;
(ii) for the enforcement of a law that imposes a pecuniary penalty;
(iii) for the protection of public revenue;
(iv) for the conduct of proceedings before any court or tribunal;
(v) to prevent or lessen a serious threat to public health or public safety, or the life or health of the individual concerned or another individual;

5.2. retain that information only for so long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which we have collected it; and

5.3. disclose it to a third party only:

(a) where the disclosure is one of the purposes for which we gathered the information or is directly relevant to those purposes;

(b) you have authorised the disclosure;

(c) for statistical or research purposes in a form where the individual will not be identifiable;

(d) where necessary:

(i) to avoid prejudice to the maintenance of the law by any public sector agency;
(ii) for the enforcement of a law that imposes a pecuniary penalty;
(iii) for the protection of public revenue;
(iv) for the conduct of proceedings before any court or tribunal;
(v) to prevent or lessen a serious threat to public health or public safety, or the life or health of the individual concerned or another individual;

5.4. take reasonable steps to ensure personal information we use or disclose is accurate, up to date, complete, relevant, and not misleading; 5.5. store the information subject to reasonable safeguards to protect it against: (a) loss; (b) unauthorised access, use, modification, or disclosure; (c) other misuse.

6. If you think we have breached the Act or you would like to find out more about our obligations, information is available on the Privacy Commissioner’s website at www.privacy.org.nz. The full text of the Information Privacy Principles can be found on the Privacy Commissioner’s website or in section 22 of the Act.

You can ask us about personal information held by you

7. If you wish to enquire about personal information we hold about you (if any) you can contact us at lani@lanilaw.co.nz

Using and protection of information on our website

8. The information we provide on the website is provided to you in good faith. However, it is an introduction to the services we provide only.
9. While we will do our best to make sure that the website is available, we cannot guarantee that it will always be uninterrupted or that your access will be error-free, or that any files available for download will be error-free or free from viruses, faults or defects.
10. Links or references to other websites are provided for your convenience only. Other websites are not under our control. We have not reviewed them and we do not endorse or assume responsibility for the contents of any other website.
11. Changes or updates to the content of this website may occur at any time. These terms may be changed or updated from time to time. Changes may take the form of completely new terms. We will post any changes on this website. Any changes will take effect from the date and time they are posted on the website.

12. Unless otherwise shown, we own all the copyright and other intellectual property rights on the material on this website. The material on this site is subject to copyright except where it is otherwise noted. You can use the material for your own personal, non-commercial use provided that you acknowledge the source of the material and that you do not remove any copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property notices contained in the content, but you must not use the material in a misleading way.
13. You must not use any of our trademarks in any other way without our permission.

What to do if you want to link to our website

14. If you wish to link to this website, you should request our permission. To do so, contact us at lani@lanilaw.co.nz. You must not do anything which alters our website or interferes with how it works.

This policy may be updated from time to time

15. We may change this Policy from time to time. If we do change the Policy, it will be effective once we have posted it on our Website. This Policy was last updated on 23 May 2023.

Additional Information

16. If you post any material to our site which we believe (in our own discretion) is inappropriate for our site, we may remove it.
17. New Zealand law governs this website.