PRIVACY POLICY for www.griffin-legal.co.uk
At Griffin Legal LLP we are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of our visitors when visiting our site or communicating electronically with us.
This Privacy Policy contains an explanation of what happens to personal data that you choose to provide to us, or that we collect from you whilst you visit this site.
We do occasionally update this Policy so please do return and review this Policy from time to time.
Information We Collect
The purpose of this privacy policy is to explain:
- How and why we collect and use your information;
- Where we obtained your information;
- How you can tell us if you prefer to limit the use of that information; and
- The procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy
Some of the information we collect may include your “personal data”. Personal data includes your contact details. In this privacy notice, and for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018 (‘DPA’), the data controller is Griffin Legal LLP of Martello, Bradshaw Lane, Nr Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 3SF (“GL”, “we” or “us”).
GL is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registration number OC370981. It is authorised and regulated (authorisation number 838383) by the Financial Conduct Authority. It has notified the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that it processes personal data (under number ZA272928).
Clients
This section should be read in conjunction with the client care letter and terms of business, provided to you at the outset.
We may collect and use the following personal information about you:
- your name and contact information, including address, email address and telephone number(s);
- information to enable us to check and verify your identity, e.g. your date of birth, as well as identity documents such as passports which may contain biometric data or data revealing racial or ethnic origin;
- your billing information and payment card information.We collect most of this personal information directly from you – in person, by telephone, text or email.
We may disclose and exchange information with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
We may also need to share some personal information with other parties, such as the Redundancy Payments Office and the Employment Tribunal. Usually, information will be anonymised but this may not always be possible. The recipient of the information will be bound by confidentiality obligations.
We will keep your personal information while we are providing services to you. Thereafter, we will keep your personal information for as long as is necessary to:
- respond to any questions, complaints or claims made by you or on your behalf;
- show that we treated you fairly;
- keep records required by law.
We will not retain your personal information for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are not used by this website in any way. We do not use cookies to gather information about your general internet use, to record aggregate statistical information about the visitors to our site and the use that our visitors make of the website and, as a result, no personally identifiable information is recorded.
All computers have the ability to decline cookies. You can easily decline or remove cookies from your computer using the settings within the Internet Options section in your computer control panel; however, this is not necessary when visiting www.griffin-legal.co.uk.
Disclosing Your Information
Where applicable, we may disclose your personal information to any member of our staff.
We may also disclose your personal information to third parties such as the Redundancy Payments Office and the Employment Tribunal. Usually, information will be anonymised but this may not always be possible. The recipient of the information will be bound by confidentiality obligation.
Third Party Links
You might find links to third party websites on our website. These websites should have their own privacy policies which you should check. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them.
Access to Information
The Data Protection Act 2018 gives all individuals the right to access personal information that is held about them. You can request a copy of any information that we hold about you at no cost.. Please contact us if you wish to make such a request.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions or queries relating to this Privacy Policy then please contact us.
