Our Privacy Policy
Who we are
Hillary Cooper Law Ltd is authorised and regulated by
the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Authorisation No. 623117. Hillary
Cooper Law Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
for insurance and mediation activity. Hillary Cooper Law Ltd is a company
registered in England & Wales under registration number 9504610 and is
regulated by the Law Society of England and Wales. Our registered office is at:
60 St Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4JS.
We respect your privacy
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.
How we collect your data
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:
· When
you supply us with your personal data on a contact form.
· When
you contact us via email, telephone or fax.
·
In the form of data provided by your web browser,
e.g. cookies.
Further detail on the ways in which we may collect
your data can be found below.
Comments
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.
Media
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.
Cookies
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.
Embedded content from other websites
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.
How we use your data
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:
· To perform due diligence or regulatory checks;
· To engage the services of a third party where
necessary and when instructed to do so;
· To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations;
· To contact you for market research purposes or to
ask for your feedback on our services;
· To send you our newsletter or other legal updates.
Who we share your data with
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.
Automated decision-making
Visitor comments on our website may be checked
through an automated spam detection service.
How long we retain your data
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.
Other websites
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.
Your rights over your data
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).
The lawful basis for processing your data (GDPR)
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
Changes to our Privacy Policy
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.
How to contact us about your information
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: info@hillarycooperlaw.co.uk or phone 0203 627 9727.