Purpose and Application 

This privacy policy applies to Ellora Private Office in New Zealand and explains how it collects, uses and discloses personal information and complies with the requirements of the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 (‘Privacy Act’).  There may be instances in which we process the personal data of individuals who are located outside of New Zealand; accordingly, the rules and regulations of those jurisdictions will apply.

The purpose of this privacy notice is to let users of our website and/or services know when we collect personal information and what we do with it.

This policy does not limit or exclude any of you rights under the Act.  If you wish to seek further information on the Act, see www.privacy.org.nz.  

Changes To This Policy 

We may change this policy by uploading a revised policy onto the website.  The change will apply from the date that we upload the revised policy.  

Who Do We Collect Your Personal Information From?

We collect personal information about you from you when you provide that personal information to us, including via the website and any other related service, through any registration or subscription process, through any contact with you or when you use your services; as well as third parties where you have authorised this or the information is publicly available.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We will use your personal information to:

• To verify your identity; and/or complying with our legal obligations including anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism legislation

• If a client, engaging you as a client to the firm and to provide services to you

• checking for legal or commercial conflicts

• where you have provided consent, emailing you with updates, event invitations and publications what we think may be of interest to you

• when you apply to be employed or contracted by Ellora Private Office, for recruitment, employment and contracting purposes

• carrying out our internal business and administrative purposes

• other purposes related to our business

For any other purpose, we will not use or disclose personal information without your consent, unless we are required to do so by applicable law, otherwise we may disclose your personal information to our service providers.  

Protecting Your Personal Information

We will take reasonable steps to keep your personal information safe from loss, authorised activity, or other misuse.

Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information

Subject to certain grounds for refusal set out in the Act, you have the right to access your personal information that we hold and to request a correction to your personal information.  Before you exercise this right, we will need evidence to confirm that you are the individual to whom the personal information relates. Please contact info@elloraprivateoffice.com.

If at any time you would like to be removed from any Ellora Private Office mailing list, please contact us at info@elloraprivateoffice.com.

If we become aware of any concerns or problems concerning our privacy practices, we will take these issues seriously and work to address any concerns.  If you have any further queries relating to this policy, or have a problem or complaint, please contact us at info@elloraprivateoffice.com 

Internet Use

While we take reasonable steps to maintain secure internet connections, if you provide us with personal information over the internet, the provision of that information is at your own risk.

If you follow a link on our website to another site, that owner of that site will have its own privacy policy relating to your personal information.  We suggest you review that site’s privacy policy before you provide personal information.