Effective date: 1 January 2026
Applicable to: All visitors, clients and users of shawandshawpty.site and the services of Shaw & Shaw Pty Ltd. (ABN 93 697 772 740, ACN 697 772 740).
1. Introduction
Shaw & Shaw Pty Ltd. ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of individuals in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) set out in Schedule 1 of that Act. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information, how individuals may access and correct that information, and how we handle complaints about privacy breaches.
2. What Personal Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Names, email addresses and phone numbers provided when you contact us or request our services.
- Business and company details including ABN, ACN, registered address and director information where relevant to providing legal services.
- Identity verification documents as required by anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) obligations.
- Information about your legal matter provided during consultations, correspondence or through our website.
- Website usage data collected through cookies and similar technologies (see section 7).
3. How We Collect Information
We collect personal information directly from you when you:
- Submit an enquiry via email to ceo@shawandshawpty.site.
- Engage our legal services and provide instructions.
- Communicate with us by email, post or in person.
- Browse our website at shawandshawpty.site.
We may also collect personal information from third parties such as courts, government agencies or other professional advisors where this is necessary for providing our services or as required or authorised by law.
4. Purposes of Collection and Use
We collect and use personal information for the following purposes (APP 6):
- To provide legal and advisory services requested by you.
- To communicate with you about your matter, appointments and billing.
- To comply with our legal obligations under Commonwealth and state legislation, including AML/CTF requirements and legal professional privilege duties.
- To improve our website and services.
- To send you updates about changes to our services or legal developments relevant to your matter.
- To maintain records as required by legal practice regulations in Western Australia.
If we wish to use your personal information for a purpose not stated above, we will seek your consent before doing so (APP 6.1).
5. Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose your personal information to:
- Courts, tribunals and regulatory bodies where required by law or necessary for your matter.
- Other legal practitioners or expert witnesses engaged on your behalf with your consent.
- Government agencies as required or authorised by law (including ASIC, the ATO and law enforcement agencies).
- Professional indemnity insurers as required by our insurance obligations.
- Service providers who assist us in operating our practice (such as IT providers), bound by confidentiality agreements.
We will not disclose your personal information to overseas recipients unless required by law or with your express consent.
6. Data Storage and Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure (APP 11). Measures include:
- Secure storage of physical documents in locked premises.
- Electronic data stored on secured servers with encryption and access controls.
- Staff training on privacy and confidentiality obligations.
- Regular review and updating of security practices.
While we strive to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We encourage you to exercise caution when sending sensitive information electronically.
7. Cookies and Website Data
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to collect non-personal information about your browsing behaviour, such as pages visited, time spent on the site and your browser type. This data is used solely for analytical purposes to improve our website and does not identify you personally.
You may configure your browser to refuse cookies; however, this may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
8. Access and Correction
Under APPs 12 and 13, you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of any personal information that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
To make an access or correction request, please contact us at ceo@shawandshawpty.site. We will respond within 30 days and may charge a reasonable fee for providing access where permitted by law.
9. Complaints
If you believe we have breached the APPs or mishandled your personal information, you may lodge a complaint by emailing ceo@shawandshawpty.site. We will acknowledge receipt within 10 business days and aim to resolve the complaint within 30 days.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au or by calling 1300 363 992.
10. Breach Notification
In accordance with the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme under Part IIIC of the Privacy Act, we will notify affected individuals and the OAIC if we become aware of an eligible data breach that is likely to result in serious harm to individuals whose personal information is involved.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us:
- Shaw & Shaw Pty Ltd.
- Email: ceo@shawandshawpty.site
- Address: Perth, WA 6018
- Website: shawandshawpty.site
- ABN: 93 697 772 740
- ACN: 697 772 740