Privacy statement

Draft for review before launch.

Michael Thornton, Barrister & Solicitor is committed to protecting your personal information in line with the Privacy Act 2020.

What we collect

When you contact us we collect the information you give us, such as your name, contact details and a description of your matter. If we act for you, we collect the further information needed to provide legal services.

How we use it

We use your information to respond to your enquiry, to provide legal services, to meet our professional obligations and to run our practice. We do not sell it or use it for unrelated marketing.

Who we share it with

We only share your information where needed for your matter (for example with experts, other parties' lawyers, tribunals or courts), with our service providers under confidentiality obligations, or where the law requires it.

Enquiry form

Enquiries sent through the form on our contact page are delivered to us by Web3Forms, a form-processing service hosted on Amazon Web Services, which may store data outside New Zealand. Web3Forms keeps a copy of each enquiry for up to 30 days before deleting it. If you would rather not use the form, you can phone or email us directly.

Website analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how people use this website, such as which pages are visited, how visitors arrive and what device and browser they use. Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser to do this. The information is collected and processed by Google, which may store it outside New Zealand, and we see it only in aggregate. We do not use it to identify you.

You can block cookies in your browser settings, or install Google's Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Seehow Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Access and correction

You can ask to see or correct the personal information we hold about you. Contact us at mike@thornton.net.nz or 09 914 4776.