Privacy Policy

Introduction

Queen City Law NZ Limited (“Queen City Law”, “QCL”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and other applicable laws and professional obligations.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose and protect personal information in connection with our legal services, website, recruitment activities, business operations, and related regulatory obligations.

What Personal Information We Collect

We may collect personal information including:

- name, date of birth and contact details;

- identification and verification information;

- financial and banking information;

- employment and business information;

- correspondence and communications;

- information relevant to legal matters or transactions;

- recruitment and referee information; and

- website and technical usage information.

Information We Collect Directly From You

We may collect personal information directly from you when you engage us to provide legal services, contact us, complete forms, provide documents, attend meetings or events, apply for employment, or otherwise interact with us.

Information We Collect Indirectly

In some circumstances, we may collect personal information about you from sources other than you directly.

These sources may include clients, counterparties, advisers, courts, government agencies, publicly available registers, AML/CFT providers, employers, referees, insurers, experts, and other persons involved in a legal matter or transaction.

Where required by the Privacy Act 2020, we will take reasonable steps to notify individuals when we have collected their personal information indirectly, unless an exception applies.

Why We Collect Personal Information

We may collect, use and hold personal information for purposes including:

- providing legal advice and legal services;

- managing legal matters and transactions;

- AML/CFT compliance;

- business administration;

- recruitment and employment purposes; and

- complying with legal and professional obligations.

AML/CFT and Regulatory Obligations

As a law firm, we are subject to obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009, the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, Law Society Rules, and other applicable laws and regulations.

This may require us to collect, verify, retain and disclose personal information for compliance purposes.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to barristers, experts, courts, government agencies, banks, insurers, AML/CFT providers, IT service providers, counterparties, recruitment providers, and other persons where reasonably necessary or permitted by law.

Overseas Storage and Service Providers

We may store or process personal information using third-party technology or cloud service providers, including providers located outside New Zealand.

Where personal information is disclosed or stored overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate privacy safeguards are in place as required by the Privacy Act 2020.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, professional, insurance, trust accounting, AML/CFT and limitation period obligations.

Access and Correction

You may request access to personal information we hold about you and request correction of that information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.

We may refuse requests where permitted by law, including where legal privilege applies.

Website Analytics and Cookies

Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to collect technical and usage information including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, session information and device information.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to request access to or correction of personal information, please contact:

Queen City Law NZ Limited

Email: law@qcl.co.nz

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Last updated May 2026