Privacy Policy
TML Family Law (Tanya Lavan) respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, store and share personal information. TML Family Law is a trading name of TML FAMILY LIMITED, a New Zealand company, so the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 applies to how we handle your information. We also aim to handle personal information consistently with the Australian Privacy Principles, and our professional obligations as lawyers.
What we collect
When you contact us through this website, by phone or by email, we collect the details you choose to give us: usually your name, email address, phone number and a short description of your situation. If you become a client we collect further information needed to act for you, which may include information about your children, finances and other people involved in your matter.
How we use it
We use your information to respond to your enquiry, check for conflicts of interest, provide legal services, meet our professional and legal obligations, and bill for our services. We do not sell your information or use it for marketing without your consent.
Confidentiality and sharing
Information about your matter is confidential. We only share it with your consent, where it is needed to act for you (for example with a court, other parties or their lawyers, experts, or our IT and website providers), or where the law requires it.
Storage and security
Website enquiries are received through our website platform (Wix), which may store data outside Australia and New Zealand. We take reasonable steps to keep your information secure, and keep client records only for as long as we are required to.
Your rights
You can ask to see or correct the personal information we hold about you. Contact Tanya on +64 4 242 0634 or through the contact form. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au) or the New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner (privacy.org.nz).
Last updated November 2026.