Privacy Policy

At New Zealand Immigration Law, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our clients and visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the personal information that we obtain.

Collection of Personal Information

We may collect personal information from visitors to our website through forms that are submitted on our website, such as the contact form and the Immigration Clinic form. The information that we collect may include your name, email address, phone number, and any other personal information about your visa status that you choose to provide.

Where permitted by law or where you have consented, we may collect personal information from third parties, including government agencies.

If you provide us with personal information about another person, you should obtain their consent to do so, having informed them of this Privacy Policy where appropriate.

We may collect the following types of personal information about you for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy:

Identifying information: Such as, name, nationality, gender, marital status, health and character related information, details of your travel document (e.g. passport or ID), email address, telephone number and postal address, place and date of birth.

Third persons: Such as children’s names, parent’s names, partner’s names, and employers’ details.

Communication data: Contact details such as email address, mobile phone number.

Data Required to Provide Legal Services: We may request other types of personal information from you as may be necessary to process your visa application and provide our services to you.

When accessing our Website, we automatically collect basic computer information such as IP address, server information, browser type, and operating system. See below for more information on cookies.

Use of Personal Information

We use the personal information that we collect to respond to inquiries and to provide legal services to our clients. We may also use the information to communicate with you about our services and to provide you with relevant information and updates. We do not share your personal information with any third parties, except as necessary to provide legal services to our clients.

Sharing of Personal information

We may share personal information with any of the following:

• our professional advisers and support staff.
• government agencies, with your consent.
• legal tribunals and courts.
• where you have authorised us to do so (for example to your employer in support of your visa application).

Protection of Personal Information

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information that we collect from our website visitors and any information gathered in the process of providing legal services. We use a variety of security measures, including secure servers, firewalls, and encryption, to protect the information from unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website to enhance the user experience and to track website usage. A cookie is a small file that is placed on your computer when you visit our website. The cookie allows our website to recognize your browser and to remember your preferences. You can choose to disable cookies in your web browser, but this may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.

Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of these websites before providing any personal information.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website, and the revised policy will become effective immediately upon posting.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at office@nzil.co.nz