privacy policy

This Privacy Policy sets out how LMP Accountants Pty Ltd uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.  LMP Accountants is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

LMP Accountants may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are informed and happy with any changes.

Our objective is to ensure the security and privacy of you information when using our website or contacting us with queries or request for advice.

1.       Collecting Personal Information:

Personal information is information that identifies the individual:

·         Your name and date of birth,

·         Contact information including physical/postal addresses, email addresses, phone number,

·         Financial information about your assets, occupation, income, bank account balances, activities, payment history,

·         Government identifiers (such as TFN, ABN, ACN),

·         Shareholdings and details of investments,

·         Details of superannuation and insurance arrangements,

·         Educational qualifications,

·         Personal information about your spouse and dependents,

·         Information from third parties, such as banks, financial planners, etc.

When we collect Personal Information we will explain to you why and how we plan to use it.

2.       Your personal information is obtained from you in many ways including:

·         Voluntary provided to us via interviews, telephone or SMS,

·         Voluntary sent to us via post, email or online client portal,

·         Your employer where they are a client,

·         Your family members,

·         Your representative agents,

·         And related business partner.

While visiting our Website:

LMP Accountants collects personal information about you through ‘automated data collection tools’ known as cookies. A cookie is a small text file with unique identification number that is transferred from our website to your hard drive allowing us to identify your browser type, domain name, date and time you accessed the website. These cookies do not give us access to our computer or any information about you except what you choose to share with us. You can also accept or decline cookies. However, it may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website information.

LMP Accountants is the sole controller of the information collected on this website. LMP Accountants will not sell, share, or rent or lease or otherwise deal with your personal information to others in any way that departs from what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

Links to other websites:

However, we cannot guarantee website links provided or privacy policy of authorized third parties as we have no control over these other websites. You will need to exercise caution and refer to their privacy statements of each website as you visit them.

3.       When will LMP accountants Pty Ltd use and disclose you information:

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

LMP Accountants website is firewall protected. Full backups are performed on the entire file system and incremental backups are done daily. Additionally, the services on which we store personally identifiable information is kept in a secure environment.

In general, we will hold and use or disclose your information for a number of purposes including the following:

·         To provide professional services, including accounting, taxation, audit and assurance, business services, financial management, or other related services to you,

·         To respond to requests or queries,

·         To maintain contact with our clients,

·         For administrative purposes,

·         To meet your regulatory obligations.

Sensitive information will be used by us only for the primary purpose for it was obtained or related matter. Also where you have given consent or where required or authorized by you.

4.       Our commitment to maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information:

·         We take reasonable steps to make sure your personal information is accurate, complete and up to date. If your information changes please contact us as soon as practical to update our records to ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

·         We use all reasonable, appropriate, practical and effective security measure to protect our important processes in order to achieve our security objectives.

·         Protecting and managing our information assets to enable us to meet our contractual, legislative, privacy and ethical responsibilities and satisfy, applicable IS (Information Security) requirements and legal requirements.

·         Implement and conduct information security risk management to protect information and related assets from all threats, whether internal or external, deliberate or accidental.

·         Set, monitor and continuous improvement of information security objectives .

Policy updates:

This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.

Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquires:

If you have any queries or complaints about our privacy policy please contact us on 03 9723 7100.

Updated: 6 June 2024