Privacy Policy
All personal information collected by Mertons (we, us, our) is protected by the Privacy Act 1988. We are committed to respecting the privacy of your personal information. This summary outlines the manner in which we collect, store and use personal information. Where we refer to “personal information”, this means information which identifies an individual or from which an individual’s identity can be reasonably ascertained. In some circumstances, including where it is necessary for the provision of services, we may need to collect sensitive information. Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).How we collect and use personal information
For the purpose of providing our services, we may collect some personal information.| Data Collection | Personal Data Collection |
| You request our service. | Names, professional and contact details and information relating to the services we provide you. If required for the services we provide we will collect place of birth, date of birth, address and profession for regulatory filings. |
| You subscribe to the Mertons’ Corporate Governance Updates or Snapshot. | Names and e-mail address. |
In addition to providing our consulting services to you, we may use and disclose your information to maintain our relationship with you, to keep you informed of our services, events, developments in Corporate Governance and other matters which we consider may be of interest to you, and for purposes related to our research, planning, service development, security and risk management. We may also use and disclose your information to the extent that we are required or authorised by law to do so.
Disclosing your personal information
We will not disclose any confidential information which we obtain as a result of providing services to anyone else unless compelled by law or to the extent permitted by these terms. Possession of confidential information or knowledge will not prevent us from providing services to another person or organisation if the consultant personally involved in acting for the other person or organisation does not have actual knowledge of the confidential information. We will not disclose to you any confidential information or knowledge which we obtain as a result of providing services to any other client. If you request us not to use personal information in a particular manner or at all, we will adopt all reasonable measures to observe your request. We may still use or disclose that information if we:- Subsequently notify you of the intended use or disclosure and you do not object to that use or disclosure;
- Believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary to assist a law enforcement agency or an agency responsible for government or public security in the performance of their functions.
- Are required by law to disclose the information.
Information Technology
Our Website: Mertons uses Google Analytics to collect information about visitors to its website. These systems use first-party cookies and JavaScript code to help analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (e.g. your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. This information is only accessible and used by Mertons to improve our website and systems.Links to Third-Party Sites: Our Website include links to other websites, whose privacy practices may be different from that of the Mertons. If you submit Personal Information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any Website you visit. By using our website, you are consenting to the collection of information by us in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
