BACKGROUND:
Access to Public Law understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.accesstopubliclaw.co.uk (“Our Site”) and (subject to the limited exceptions in section 6, below) We do not collect personal data about you unless you contact us (see section 5, below). Any personal data We do collect will only be used as permitted by law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your continued use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| “personal data” | means any and all data that relates to an identifiable natural person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”); and |
| “We/Us/Our” | means Access to Public Law Ltd, Trading as Access to Public Law, a limited liability company registered in England under number 14787563, whose registered address is 7-3-3, Cameron House, White Cross Business Park, South Road, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ. |
2. Information About Us
2.1 Our Site is operated by Access to Public Law.
2.2 Our Data Protection Officer is Andrew Thomas and he can be contacted by email at enquiries@accesstopubliclaw.co.uk, by telephone on 01524 964 866, or by post at 7-3-3 Cameron House, White Cross Business Park, South Road, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ.
2.3 We are regulated by The Solicitors Regulation Authority – SRA number 8005757.
2.4 We are a member of the Law Society.
3. What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
4. Your Rights
4.1 As a data subject, you have the following rights under the UK GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
4.1.1 The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
4.1.2 The right of access to the personal data we hold about you (see section 8);
4.1.3 The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 9);
4.1.4 The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 9);
4.1.5 The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
4.1.6 The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
4.1.7 The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes;
4.1.8 Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
4.1.9 The right to withdraw consent (where consent is used as a basis for processing).
4.2 Please note that these rights are subject to exemptions that apply under data protection law in certain circumstances and there may, therefore, be occasions where we are entitled or required to refuse a request from you on the basis that an exemption applies. You can find out more about these exemptions (or further information in general about your data protection rights) by clicking the link below to the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection.
4.3 If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 9 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection (see details below).
5. What Data Do We Collect?
5.1 When you access our website, we will use essential cookies that are necessary for our website to operate. We do not require your consent to use essential cookies. We also use non-essential cookies but only if you provide your consent (which you can withdraw at any time by changing your cookie settings). For more information, see our Cookie Policy.
5.2 If you communicate with e.g. by sending an email, We may collect your name, your email address, and any other information which you choose to give Us.
6. How Do We Use Your Data?
6.1 If We do collect any personal data, it will be processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your applicable rights under the UK GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
6.2 If you contact Us and We obtain your personal details from your email/message, We may use them to reply to your email/message.
6.2.1 To reply to your email;
6.3 Any emails/messages containing your personal data will be deleted no later than 12 months after you contact Us – unless we are required to retain them for a longer period for legal reasons.
6.4 We will not share any of your data with any third parties for any purposes.
6.5 As stated above, our website uses cookies including non-essential cookies where you have provided your consent to them. See our Cookie Policy for more information about how and why we use these cookies.
7. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
7.1 We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6.
7.2 Your data will be stored in our systems within the UK. Should it be necessary to transfer your personal data outside of the UK, we will only ever do this in accordance with applicable data protections laws – including the use of appropriate safeguards under UK GDPR.
7.3 Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure any data We hold about you (even if it is only your email address).
8. Legal Basis
8.1. Our legal bases for processing the personal data of our website users are as follows:
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
| Responding to emails/messages/calls received from you | Consent |
| Retaining copies of your emails/messages/calls and our replies for the time required to meet the purpose | Legitimate Interests (to keep a record of our communication where necessary) |
| Use of essential cookies | Legitimate Interests (to ensure that our website is able to operate securely) |
| Use of non-essential cookies | Consent |
9. Who We May Share Your Data With
9.1 We may share your personal data with the following third parties in certain circumstances:
| Your Data | Who We May Share It With |
| Your contact information and other information which you provide when you communicate with us |
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| Cookie data where you have provided your consent to our use of non-essential cookies |
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10. Contacting Us
10.1 If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at enquiries@accesstopubliclaw.co.uk, by telephone on 01524 964866. or by post at 7-3-3 Cameron House, White Cross Business Park, South Road, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request to exercise your rights under data protection law.
11. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
11.1 We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your continued use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
12. Contact Details for the UK’s Supervisory Authority for Data Protection
12.1 If you wish to find out more about your rights under data protection law or if you wish to make a complaint to them about how we have processed your personal data, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office using the contact details available on their website: www.ico.org.uk
12.2 We would welcome the opportunity to try and resolve any complaint you may have, about how we have processed your personal data, with you directly before you complain to the supervisory authority. You can complain to us directly using the contact details below for our Data Protection Officer:
Email: enquiries@accesstopubliclaw.co.uk,
Tel: 01524 964 866