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Privacy Policy
Watson Tax Lawyers Pty Ltd trading as Watson Tax Lawyers respects your privacy and handles personal information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws and our professional obligations.
This Privacy Policy explains the kinds of personal information we may collect and hold, how we collect, use and disclose that information, and how you may contact us about your personal information.
Effective date: 20 August 2026
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Information We Collect
We may collect and hold personal information including:
- your name, email address, telephone number and other contact details;
- your organisation, occupation or professional details;
- information you provide when making an enquiry or seeking legal services;
- information relevant to a matter on which we are asked to advise or act;
- communications between you and Watson Tax Lawyers; and
- technical information associated with your use of our website, such as browser type, IP address, pages visited and similar website usage information.
Depending on the nature of a matter, information provided to us may include sensitive information.
We collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for our functions and activities or otherwise where permitted by law.
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How We Collect Information
We generally collect personal information directly from you when you contact us by telephone or email, submit an enquiry through our website, meet with us or engage us to provide legal services.
We may also receive personal information from other sources where appropriate, including your professional advisers, other parties involved in a matter, government agencies, courts and tribunals, publicly available sources and service providers.
Please do not provide confidential, privileged or time-sensitive information through the website enquiry form. Submission of an enquiry does not create a solicitor-client relationship or mean that Watson Tax Lawyers has agreed to act for you.
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How We Use Your Information
We may collect, hold, use and disclose personal information for purposes including:
- responding to enquiries;
- determining whether Watson Tax Lawyers is able to accept an engagement, including conducting conflict checks;
- providing legal and related professional services;
- communicating with clients, prospective clients and professional advisers;
- administering our practice, including record keeping and billing;
- complying with legal, regulatory and professional obligations;
- protecting the security and integrity of our systems; and
- operating, maintaining and improving our website and services.
We will not use personal information for an unrelated purpose except with consent or where permitted or required by law.
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Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to provide legal services or operate our practice, including to:
- barristers, experts, accountants and other professional advisers;
- courts, tribunals, government agencies, regulators and other persons where disclosure is authorised or required by law;
- technology, communications, document management, hosting and other service providers that support our practice; and
- other persons with your consent or as otherwise permitted by law.
We do not sell personal information.
Our professional obligations of confidentiality apply separately from, and in addition to, our obligations concerning personal information. Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any duty of confidentiality owed by Watson Tax Lawyers or the operation of legal professional privilege where it applies.
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Overseas Storage and Processing
Some of the technology and service providers used by Watson Tax Lawyers may store or process information using infrastructure located outside Australia.
Where personal information is disclosed or processed outside Australia, Watson Tax Lawyers will handle that information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy law.
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Cookies and Website Information
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, understand how visitors use it and assist us to maintain and improve it.
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect the operation of parts of the website.
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Security and Retention
Watson Tax Lawyers takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure.
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with applicable legal and professional obligations. When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it where appropriate and permitted by law.
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Access and Correction
You may request access to personal information that Watson Tax Lawyers holds about you or ask us to correct information that you believe is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.
Requests should be sent to:
hello@watsontax.com.au
We may need to verify your identity before responding. Access or correction may be refused or limited where permitted or required by law, including where professional obligations, confidentiality or legal professional privilege apply.
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Privacy Complaints
If you have a concern or complaint about the way Watson Tax Lawyers has handled your personal information, please contact us at:
Please provide sufficient information for us to understand and investigate your concern. We will consider the matter and respond within a reasonable time.
Where applicable, you may also have a right to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
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Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be published on this website with its effective date.
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Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the way Watson Tax Lawyers handles personal information, please contact:
Watson Tax Lawyers
Email: hello@watsontax.com.au
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If you are facing a serious tax, commercial, private wealth or whistleblower issue, contact Watson Tax Lawyers for a confidential discussion about your position and the options available.
- Watson Tax Lawyers will review your enquiry and respond as soon as practicable. The firm will confirm separately whether it is able to act and, if so, the applicable terms of engagement.