We are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our clients, potential clients, ex-clients and their affiliates. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain the type of information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, who we may share it with and how to correct or modify it.
When you visit our website, we may collect or otherwise process your personal data. Common examples of how we may collect/process your data are as follows:
Further detail on the ways in which we may collect your data can be found below.
When visitors leave comments on our website we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you upload images to our website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to our website can download and extract any location data from images on our website.
If you leave a comment on our website you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
The main way in which we use personal data is in order to provide legal or other services or for our legitimate interests as a business. Your data may also be used in the following ways:
Personal data received from you as a result of visiting our website will generally only be shared with our employees. There are some specific circumstances in which we may be compelled to share this data with third parties, such as regulatory or law enforcement bodies. We only share data with third parties where strictly necessary and in order to comply with the law. We may also share data with third parties connected to your matter such as insurance providers, medical experts, suppliers etc.
If you have provided us with your personal information but choose not to instruct us or we are unable to assist with your matter, we may, with your consent, share your information with another legal services provider who may be able to assist you.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Personal data received from you as a result of visiting our website will generally only be shared with our employees. There are some specific circumstances in which we may be compelled to share this data with third parties, such as regulatory or law enforcement bodies. We only share data with third parties where strictly necessary and in order to comply with the law. We may also share data with third parties connected to your matter such as insurance providers, medical experts, suppliers etc.
If you have provided us with your personal information but choose not to instruct us or we are unable to assist with your matter, we may, with your consent, share your information with another legal services provider who may be able to assist you.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments on our website may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (with the exception of changing their username). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
Our website may contain links to other websites. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies to our website only and we are not responsible for the operation, content or policies of any other websites.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we restrict processing of data concerning you, object to the processing of your data and erase or rectify any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
You also have the right to make a complaint about the way in which we process your personal information. Any complaints should be made to the Information Commissioner’s Office (Website: www.ico.org.uk, Telephone: 0303 123 1113).
This Privacy Policy is in place to inform you of the processing by us of your personal data. This policy is provided in compliance with our general obligations and particularly with Article 13 of the UK GDPR which specifies the information individuals have the right to be informed about.
We also rely on Article 6(1)(f) of the UK GDPR when processing your personal data. Article 6(1)(f) of the UK GDPR allows the processing of personal data in the pursuance of our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party.
Occasionally, we may rely on Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR which allows us to process personal data where you have given your consent.
In relation to the processing of special categories of personal information, we rely on Article 9(f) of the UK GDPR where the processing of data is in connection with a legal claim.
Please note that that when offering legal or other services to individuals in the European Union, we will also be subject to the GDPR – not only the UK GDPR. According to Article 77 of the GDPR, in such cases you have the right to make a complaint to another GDPR supervisory authority.
For more information on the lawful basis on which we rely when processing your data and your rights in relation to this, please see the Data Protection Act 2018 – the UK’s implementation of the GDPR: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted
We retain the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. If we amend this policy we will either notify you directly or post an updated version to our website. Your continued use of our services following any amendments to our Privacy Policy will constitute your implied acceptance of the changes made.
Should you have any queries or concerns with regards to the contents of this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is collected, used or stored, please contact us.
Please also get in touch if your contact details have changed or are inaccurate so that we can keep an up-to-date record of your personal information.
You can contact us via email: support@lawscription.co.uk or phone: 0203 627 9727.
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