Bell Gully is committed to safeguarding personal information, in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
This Privacy Policy explains how Bell Gully collects, uses, stores and discloses personal information.
Bell Gully is proud to be ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified.
1. Application of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to any personal information that you provide to Bell Gully or authorise Bell Gully to collect.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to, and does not limit, our rights and obligations under the Privacy Act 2020 (as amended or replaced from time to time) (Privacy Act) or any specific authorisation that you provide to us.
In this Privacy Policy, you refers to an identifiable individual, or a client, potential client or representative of a client, as applicable and Bell Gully refers to Bell Gully and its related entities.
2. Collection of personal information
Personal information we collect
The personal information we collect depends on the services you use, and your interaction with us. For example, we may collect:
- identity and contact information, such as name, address, position, telephone number, e-mail address, and date of birth;
- customer due diligence information;
- written and verbal interactions with us including instructions and meeting notes;
- information about your health and accessibility or dietary requirements if you attend our events;
- your preferences, if you subscribe for our events or publications;
- feedback that you provide; and
- any other information that you provide to us or authorise us to collect.
How we collect personal information
Generally, we collect personal information directly from you and your representatives.
In some contexts, we may also collect personal information indirectly from a third party, if you have authorised the third party to provide us with, or authorised us to collect, the personal information. We may also collect publicly available information as part of our customer due diligence.
If you provide us with, or authorise us to collect, personal information about another person (including your representatives), you confirm that they have authorised you to provide us, or authorise us to collect, their personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and that you have informed them of their rights to access and request correction of their personal information, as set out below.
You are not required to provide us with any personal information that we request. However, if you do not do so, we may not be able to provide certain services to you.
Cookies
When you use our website we may employ cookie technology and web beacons. Further information is available in the Terms of Use on our website.
3. Use of personal information
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
- engaging our clients and providing legal services;
- identifying and managing commercial or legal conflicts;
- complying with our legal obligations in accordance with best practice, including in relation to anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism legislation;
- sending Bell Gully publications and invitations to seminars and functions, where we have consent of the relevant individual;
- providing access to our client extranet website;
- managing and developing our business relationship with you and for internal business purposes (including debt recovery if required);
- for any other purposes we tell you about or you authorise; and
- as permitted or required by applicable law.
4. Disclosure of personal information
We may disclose your personal information to third parties if we are authorised or required to do so by you, applicable law or the Law Society's Rules of Professional Conduct.
We also share personal information with our service providers, where necessary to provide services to us.
We will only disclose personal information with a recipient outside New Zealand in accordance with the Privacy Act.
5. Storage of personal information
We may store personal information at our offices or elsewhere, including in cloud storage in or outside New Zealand.
6. Access to and correction of personal information
Under the Privacy Act, individuals have the right to access, and to request correction of, personal information we hold about them. Please refer to the Bell Gully contact details below.
7. Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes apply from the date the updated Privacy Policy is published on our website (or the date stated in the update) and apply to all personal information that we hold. If changes are material, we may also notify you directly.
8. Any questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or requests relating to personal information, please contact us at info@bellgully.com.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 1 May 2026