Privacy

Privacy and NSW Trustee and Guardian (formerly Public Trustee NSW)

The new NSW privacy law is contained in the Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act 1998. The legislation introduces a set of privacy standards to regulate the way public sector agencies, including NSW Trustee and Guardian, deal with personal information. NSW Trustee and Guardian is bound by this legislation and is committed to respecting the privacy rights of employees, clients & members of the public.

How the NSW Trustee and Guardian Uses Your Personal Information

NSW Trustee and Guardian uses the personal information provided by clients to prepare Wills and Powers of Attorney, to administer Trusts and deceased estates, to manage people's affairs under a Power of Attorney and to manage investments in common fund mortgages. NSW Trustee and Guardian may use a client’s personal information to send information to them but only with the client’s consent.

NSW Trustee and Guardian Responsibility

NSW Trustee and Guardian must ensure that the personal information it collects and uses is relevant, up to date and complete. Your personal information must be kept private. This means that only certain people within NSW Trustee and Guardian can have access to that information and that it can only be passed on to other people or organisations in restricted circumstances. NSW Trustee and Guardian stores all personal information in paper or computer files and must ensure that all such information is stored securely.

NSW Trustee and Guardian must only use your personal information for the purpose for which it was provided. NSW Trustee and Guardian may not disclose your personal information to another person or organisation without your specific written consent unless compelled by law or it is in the public's interest to disclose that information.

For further information regarding NSW Trustee and Guardian and privacy issues please contact the Privacy Officer at NSW Trustee and Guardian on 9252 0523.

Internet Privacy Statement

Information Collected:
When you look at this web site, we make a record of your visit and log the following information:

  • your server address
  • your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc)
  • the date and time of your visit to the site
  • the pages you accessed and documents downloaded
  • the type of browser you are using

Access to Information Collected 

NSW Trustee and Guardian will not make an attempt to identify users or their browsing activities. However, in the unlikely event of an investigation, a law enforcement agency or other government agency may exercise its legal authority to inspect our logs.

Use of information collected

We will only record your e-mail address if you send us a message. Your e-mail address will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list or used for any other purpose without your consent. Parts of this site do not provide facilities for the secure transmission of information across the Internet. Users should be aware that there are inherent risks in transmitting information across the Internet. It is clearly indicated where secure transmission is available on the site.

Cookies

This web site only uses session cookies for the purpose of remembering your area of interest and during a search of the web site. The web site statistics for this site are generated from the web logs. Upon closing your browser the session cookie set by this web site is destroyed and no personal information is maintained which might identify you if you visit our web site at a later date.

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