1. Wilson Solicitors LLP are committed to compliance with relevant UK and European data protection laws and will responsibly protect the information you provide to us and the information we collect in the course of operating our business.This Privacy Policy (Privacy Policy) describes how Wilson Solicitors LLP, as data controllers, may collect, use, and share information about you and your rights in relation to that information.Your provision of information to us constitutes your acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please do not send us any information about you which you do not want to be used in the ways described in this Privacy Policy.
2. This Privacy Policy applies to:
3. When we use personal information about you or others in connection with providing our legal services to clients we do so as a data controller.
This Privacy Policy describes:
4. We will process personal information we receive directly from you, on your behalf, other organisations with whom you have dealings, government agencies, publicly available records and the third parties described in ‘How we share the information’ below.We may collect current and historical personal information including/relating to: your name, contact details, identification, ethnic origin, marital status, employment/business, finances, academic history and criminal offences/convictions (this is non-exhaustive which depends on the circumstances).
As some personal information is sensitive, we shall seek your consent to process this information. You may withdraw consent at any time as described in ‘You and your rights’ below.
Receipts of funds in settlement of bills or on account of costs can be processed through Barclaycard. We may collect your data to process a credit/debit card transaction, which may be passed onto a third party service provider to complete the financial transaction. Card details will only be held to complete the single transaction. We will not store your card details in our office, physically or electronically.. If you use your credit or debit card to make a payment we will ensure this is carried out securely and in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).
Your data will only be used for the service you have requested.
We may use your personal information if:
Provide legal services
Your personal data and electronic material that you provide to us which we generating in connection with the legal service that forms the subject of our contract with you
1. You have provided consent
2. It is necessary for the fulfilment of the contract for legal services
If you apply for a job with us
Identity data and contact data, as listed in the application form.
1. Necessary for our legitimate interests (to assess your application and ensure we are properly informed when we interview you)
2. Performance of a contract with you (if you are successful in your application)
Conducting business with you
Identity data (such as name, email address and telephone number).
1. Performance of a contract with you.
2. Necessary for our legitimate interests (particularly maintaining the value of the network referred to above)
To manage our relationship with you which will include:
1. Notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy
2. Asking you to leave a review or take a survey
1. Identity
2. Contact
3. Profile
4. Marketing and Communications
1. Performance of a contract with you.
2. Necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
3. Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep our records updated and to study how customers use our products/services)
7. We also use your information to:
8.We recognise that it is important to only retain your personal information for as long as is required by law (which is currently 6 years) or we consider reasonably necessary, after which we will confidentially destroy it.
9. Due to the nature of immigration services, a full record of information obtained from you, third parties and advice provided by us shall not be retained longer than 15 years unless you request that it be erased.
10. This is because we consider that it is in your best interests that we retain a full history of data which may be relevant to future matters you instruct us to deal with.
11. Such data can also be relevant to your immigration position should there be any dispute with the authorities or for us to be able to provide you with a record should you misplace important immigration documents. If you would like us to rectify or erase your data please refer to the section on ‘You and your rights’ below.
12. We may share your information with third parties where
13. We hold information securely in electronic or physical form and prevent any unauthorised access, modification or improper disclosure.
Information relating to client’s matters is stored in the following ways:
Our information security practices are supported by a number of security safeguards, processes and procedures. We store information in access controlled premises or in password protected electronic form. We require our third party IT providers to comply with appropriate information security industry standards. All staff and third party providers with access to confidential information are subject to confidentiality obligations.
14. Subject to applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding information that we have collected and that is related to you. We encourage you to contact us to update or correct your information if it changes or if you believe that any information that we have collected about you is inaccurate.
15. You can also ask us to:
16. You may tell us if you object to our use of your personal information.
17. You have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), but we would prefer you to contact us first. We should be able to resolve any matter quickly and to your satisfaction.
18. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is contactable through their website at https://ico.org.uk/ or their help line on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745.
The address of the ICO is:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
If you would like to contact us with questions about our privacy practices, please contact our Data Protection Manager, Russell Blakely on r.blakely@wilsonllp.co.uk
If you are a data controller or a data processor in your own right, and you provide personal data to us, you confirm to us that you have a lawful basis for doing so under data protection law and all necessary consents, where required.
19. This is a living document which we may update from time to time.
20. The Privacy Policy was last reviewed on 13th January 2023.
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Wilson Solicitors LLP is a limited liability partnership, registered in England and Wales with registered no OC347380. The registered office is the above address. Wilson Solicitors LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales with registered no 520695. The principal applicable professional rules are the Solicitors' Code of Conduct. We use the word 'partner' to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant who is a lawyer with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of members' names and a list of those non-members who are designated as partners are open to inspection at the registered office. The partners are solicitors of England and Wales. VAT no 553990412
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