Privacy Policy

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Last updated: September 2026 

Home Squared Pty Limited trading as HSQC Partners (“HSQC Partners”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and managing your personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, hold, use, disclose and protect personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

HSQC Partners is part of the HSQC Group, a network of accounting and advisory businesses across Australia. Where appropriate, personal information may be shared with other HSQC Group entities where reasonably necessary to provide integrated services or business support.

What personal information do we collect? 

Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable.

Depending on the nature of our relationship with you, we may collect information including your:

• name and contact details; 
• residential or business address; 
• email address and telephone number; 
• financial and business information; 
• information relating to companies, trusts, investments, property and other financial interests; 
• identification information; and 
• other information reasonably required to provide our services.

How do we collect personal information? 

We may collect personal information directly from you through meetings, telephone conversations, correspondence, email, our website and other communications.

We may also receive information from your advisers, service providers, other HSQC Group entities, publicly available sources and other third parties where permitted by law.

Our website may also collect certain information through cookies and similar technologies.

Why do we collect and use personal information? 

We collect, hold, use and disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:

• provide accounting, financial management, advisory and Family Office services; 
• understand and manage your financial affairs; 
• communicate with you; 
• coordinate services with your other professional advisers; 
• administer our relationship with you; 
• meet our legal, regulatory and professional obligations; 
• improve our services and business operations; and 
• provide information about services that may be relevant to you, where permitted by law. 

Where we use personal information for direct marketing, you may opt out at any time by contacting us.

Sensitive information 

Sensitive information includes certain information about matters such as health, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, professional or trade association membership and criminal records.

We will only collect, use or disclose sensitive information where permitted by law, including where you have provided consent or where the collection, use or disclosure is otherwise authorised or required by law.

Disclosure of personal information 

We may disclose personal information:

• to other entities within the HSQC Group where reasonably necessary to provide integrated services or business support; 
• to professional advisers and service providers involved in providing services to you; 
• where you have consented to the disclosure; and 
• where required or authorised by law. 

We do not sell your personal information.

Overseas disclosure 

Some of the technology, systems or service providers used in operating our business may involve personal information being accessed from or disclosed to recipients outside Australia.

Where we disclose personal information overseas, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the disclosure is handled in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws.

Security of personal information 

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information we hold from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Where personal information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it, subject to applicable legal, regulatory and professional record-keeping requirements.

Access to and correction of your personal information 

You may request access to personal information we hold about you or ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.

To make a request, please contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before providing access to personal information.

We will not charge a fee for making an access request, although we may charge reasonable administrative costs associated with providing access where permitted by law.

Privacy complaints

If you have a concern or complaint about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us using the details below.

We will review your complaint and endeavour to respond within a reasonable period.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may be able to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be published on our website. 

Contact us 

Home Squared Pty Limited trading as HSQC Partners 

PO Box 768
Woollahra NSW 1350
Australia 

 Email: info@hsqcpartners.com