This page explains how Clare Richardson collects and protects personal data provided though this website (www.compliancesolicitor.com) or if you contact Clare by email, telephone or by using the Getting in touch form.
Clare Richardson is the data controller and the registered owner of the domain name “compliancesolicitor.com”.
The information on this page is Clare Richardson’s current Privacy policy, which may be updated from time to time.
If you have any questions about how Clare handles your personal data, please contact Clare using the Getting in touch form or by email.
What information does Clare Richardson collect and how is it used?
Clare Richardson collects information about who you are when you contact Clare via this website, email or telephone. This information may include your:
- name;
- job title;
- place of work;
- address;
- telephone number;
- email; and
- IP address.
This information may be provided by you directly to Clare or be obtained from other open source searches, for example, Clare may collect this information from your organisation’s website. If you provide this information to Clare directly, you should let Clare know about any changes so that she may keep it up-to-date.
Clare may use this information to:
- contact you about the provision of new services and to establish and maintain a business relationship;
- establish a contract for services with you should you engage Clare to provide services;
- manage the provision of services pursuant to a contract for services, including invoicing for services provided;
- maintain a record of services provided; and
- monitor who is using this website.
Clare may also use your personal data to comply with her own legal and regulatory obligations and to pursue her own, and her clients’, legitimate business interests where these do not override your fundamental rights and interests.
Where Clare is given access to any personal data by a client in the course of providing services to that client, that personal data will remain on the client’s systems and Clare’s processing of, and access to, that personal data will be subject to and provided in accordance with the client’s privacy policy.
Clare will only keep your personal data for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. In some cases there will be legal or regulatory obligations which dictate how long data is kept. For example, Clare will keep accounting and tax records for at least 6 years. Otherwise, Clare may delete your personal data at any time without reference to you and will delete your identity and contact information 6 years after the end of your business relationship with Clare or the date of last contact.
Who else has access to your personal data?
Clare Richardson will use your personal data only for the purposes of her own business and will not sell your personal data to a third party or share it with a third party for marketing purposes.
Clare may be required to share your data with the SRA, or another regulator, government or court to comply with her own regulatory or legal obligations.
The website www.compliancesolicitor.com uses Google Analytics to provide information on how visitors find and use the website. If you require information on what data Google Analytics collects about you please visit, https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Clare Richardson may share your personal data with third party technology service providers whose services are an integral part of the services she provides. Third party providers are used to design, maintain and host www.compliancesolicitor.com, provide email services and accounting and billing services. These service providers may store your personal data in the cloud. Where information is stored in the cloud this may be within or outside the European Economic Area. In all cases Clare takes reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data remains secure and your privacy rights continue to be protected.
Your rights in relation to your personal data
Under certain circumstances, you have the following rights in relation your personal data. You can:
- request a copy of your personal information and information about how it is processed (know as a subject access request);
- request correction of any personal data;
- request erasure of your personal data;
- object to the processing of your personal data; and
- request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact Clare using the Getting in touch form or by email. Unless your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive, you will not have to pay a fee when you exercise these rights. If, where relevant data protection law allows, Clare refuses your request, you will be told the reasons why.
How is your personal data protected?
Clare Richardson has security measures in place to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. Clare will notify you, and any applicable regulator (including the ICO or SRA) of any suspected data breach where legally required to do so.
The transmission of personal data via the Getting in touch form or email over the internet cannot be guaranteed as a secure method of communication.
This Privacy policy was last reviewed on 26 January 2020.