Put clear BYOD rules in writing

This service is centred on the policy document itself. We draft or review a BYOD policy that sets rules for personal devices used for work, such as phones, laptops or tablets. It can cover access to business systems, password and security expectations, handling confidential information, reporting lost devices, monitoring issues, and what staff must do when they leave. The fixed-fee is for that legal drafting work and related advice on the document. It does not include ongoing HR management, dispute representation, or technical security implementation.

Informal expectations often break down when something goes wrong. A lost phone, a staff member leaving with work emails still synced, or a contractor using an unsecured personal laptop can create confusion very quickly. A written BYOD policy helps set consistent rules before those issues arise. It can also help your business explain who is responsible for device security, what business data can be stored on personal devices, and what steps apply if access needs to be removed. That clarity matters just as much as the contract wording.

Most BYOD policies deal with who can use personal devices for work, what apps or systems can be accessed, minimum security settings, acceptable use, confidentiality, storage of business information, and reporting obligations if a device is lost, stolen or compromised. Many businesses also need clauses about backups, remote wiping, reimbursement boundaries, and what happens on termination or offboarding. If contractors use their own devices as well as employees, the policy may need different wording for each group because the working arrangement can affect what rules are practical and enforceable.

We usually need a practical picture of how personal devices are used in your business. That may include whether staff access email, cloud drives, customer records or messaging tools on their own devices, whether contractors are included, what security measures you already use, and what concerns have prompted the policy. If you already have employment agreements, contractor terms, privacy documents or internal IT rules, those can be relevant too. The aim is to make sure the policy matches your existing documents and day-to-day practices rather than sitting beside them awkwardly.

Timing depends on how quickly you can provide the relevant details and whether your workplace setup is straightforward or involves multiple worker types, systems or locations. Once we have the information we need, we prepare the policy and raise any key issues that need your input, such as monitoring language, offboarding steps or contractor coverage. After the document is delivered, you can roll it out internally with acknowledgements or onboarding materials. If you later need related updates to contracts or other policies, that would usually be quoted separately.

Just submit an enquiry via this page or click the 'get started' button on our website to submit an enquiry. After you've submitted an enquiry, one of our legal consultants will review your enquiry within 1 business day and get in touch to get a better idea of exactly what you are looking for.

Then your legal consultant will send through an email with a bit more information about the services you need, along with a fixed fee quote setting out costs, scope of the service and timing. Have a read through it, and if you're happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online - easy!

Once you've formally accepted, we'll connect you with a specialist lawyer and they will work with you to complete your project. They will contact you by email or phone if they need to get in touch.

Sprintlaw works on fixed-fee pricing wherever possible, so you can review the scope and cost before you decide whether to proceed. For the Bring Your Own Device Policy service, pricing starts from $900.00.

After you enquire, a legal consultant will confirm what is included, the expected timing and whether any extra work is needed before you engage us.

We operate completely online, which means we can help you wherever you are in New Zealand. We have office spaces in Sydney, and in Melbourne, but our use of technology allows our team members to work remotely from around the world. Our legal team are mostly based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. We also have a London office for Sprintlaw UK.

Our legal team is made up of experienced lawyers, who are specialists in various areas of law and hold an Australian legal practising certificate. None of our Sprintlaw lawyers are New Zealand qualified lawyers and they do not currently hold a New Zealand practising certificate.

They provide legal services working remotely from Australia via our 'legal consultancy' model, through which (under section 6 and section 35 of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006) our Australian legal team are permitted to provide legal services to New Zealand businesses provided they do not provide services in certain 'reserved' areas of law. You can read our FAQ page to learn a bit more about our 'legal consultancy' model.

Given the strong similarities between Australian and New Zealand law, and the areas of law in which we practice (being small business and startup law), we do not view the fact that our lawyers have not qualified in New Zealand as having any substantive impact on the quality of our service. We are committed to ensuring that we provide high quality, affordable legal services to all our New Zealand clients.

Our legal team have all trained at leading firms, but have left the traditional corporate law world to join us on our mission to create a new and better way of delivering legal services. They have specialist expertise in technology law, intellectual property law, contract drafting and review, corporate law and commercial law.