Privacy policy
This Privacy Policy informs you about how we use any personal data which you provide to us, including through our websites at www.brightlegal.co.uk (together, our “Site”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
How the Privacy Policy works
Our Privacy Policy is divided into three parts
Section 3: your rights
- Section 1: general information
- Section 2: personal data
- Section 3: your rights
Section 1: General Information
1.1 How to contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy Notice or our processing of your personal data, please contact us on [email protected]
1.2 How and why we collect, use, and process your data
Bright Legal Solicitors collects, uses, and otherwise processes your personal data in accordance with UK data protection law. It also sets out information regarding your rights in relation to your personal data. This Privacy Notice supplements any other fair processing notices that may be provided to you from time to time.
1.3 Referral
In this Privacy Notice, “we”, “us” and “our” refers to Bright Legal Solicitors Enc. (as the context requires) and “you” refers to any individual whose personal data we collect when providing our services.
1.4 Cache
This site utilises caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary, and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary.
1.5 Cookies
We use cookies to help the Site work better and provide help in the background to make the process of using the Site easier. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Site may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Section 2: Personal Data
2.1 Your role
Your role in keeping your personal data up to date. It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes by calling us on 0330 174 0070 or emailing us via [email protected]
2.2 Safeguarding personal data
We have put in place appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal.
2.3 Retaining personal data
We will only keep your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
2.4 Categories of personal data obtained
Personal data, or personal information, means any information from an identifiable person directly or indirectly. We may collect different kinds of personal data about you via the Site, email, telephone, post or in person. We have grouped this information together as follows:
2.4.1 Identity Data, such as your name, passport, date of birth.
2.4.2 Contact Data, such as your email address, telephone/fax number, address, and other contact details.
2.4.3 Enquiry Data, such as your enquiries about engaging us for legal advice or job opportunities.
2.4.4 Correspondence Data, such as any correspondence between us and you about an enquiry.
2.4.5 Technical Data, such as your IP address, operating system, browser type and version, location, and other information about how you use our Site.
2.4.6 Tracking Data, such as information we or others collect about you from cookies and similar tracking technologies.
2.4.7 Recruitment Data, such as identity information, career data and financial data.
2.4.1 Identity Data, such as your name, passport, date of birth.
2.4.2 Contact Data, such as your email address, telephone/fax number, address, and other contact details.
2.4.3 Enquiry Data, such as your enquiries about engaging us for legal advice or job opportunities.
2.4.4 Correspondence Data, such as any correspondence between us and you about an enquiry.
2.4.5 Technical Data, such as your IP address, operating system, browser type and version, location, and other information about how you use our Site.
2.4.6 Tracking Data, such as information we or others collect about you from cookies and similar tracking technologies.
2.4.7 Recruitment Data, such as identity information, career data and financial data.
2.5 Use of your data
Our core purposes for processing personal data are to promote and operate the business of being a law firm, to provide legal services to our clients, to maintain our client and business records, to recruit, and to comply with the law and regulations.
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
Where it is necessary for us in order to perform a contract which we are about to enter into, or have entered into, with you (for example, a contract between you and us for us to provide legal advice to you).
Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (for example, to monitor our IT systems and protect them).
Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation (for example, the rules which require us to verify the identity of someone before they can become a client).
(Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation there are additional lawful bases, but these are the most relevant.)
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
Where it is necessary for us in order to perform a contract which we are about to enter into, or have entered into, with you (for example, a contract between you and us for us to provide legal advice to you).
Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (for example, to monitor our IT systems and protect them).
Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation (for example, the rules which require us to verify the identity of someone before they can become a client).
(Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation there are additional lawful bases, but these are the most relevant.)
2.6 Third parties and data
We do not share your data with any third parties.
Section 3: Your rights
We set out below a summary of the rights you may have under data protection laws in relation to your personal data.
3.1 Request to access personal data
Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
3.2 Request to correct personal data
To correct any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
3.3 Request to erase personal data
You may ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object. For specific legal reasons we may not always be able to comply with your request to erase your personal data
3.4 Object processing of personal data
Where we are relying on our legitimate interests and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms.
3.5 Request to restrict processing of personal data
You may ask to suspend the processing of your personal data where you:
(a) want to establish the accuracy of data
(b) use of data is unlawful, but you do not wish for us to erase it
(c) object to our use of your data, but we need to verify if you have an overriding legitimate ground to use it
(b) use of data is unlawful, but you do not wish for us to erase it
(c) object to our use of your data, but we need to verify if you have an overriding legitimate ground to use it
3.6 Withdraw the consent at time we rely on using your personal data
You may withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.
3.7 To exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us via email [email protected]
3.8 We cannot provide legal advice regarding our use of your data. For legal guidance on this matter, you should consult a different firm.
3.9 you will not be charged for accessing your personal data or exercising your other rights. However, if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive, we may charge a reasonable fee. Alternatively, we may refuse to fulfil your request under these conditions.
3.10 To verify your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights), we may request specific information from you. This security measure is to prevent unauthorised disclosure of personal data. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.
3.9 you will not be charged for accessing your personal data or exercising your other rights. However, if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive, we may charge a reasonable fee. Alternatively, we may refuse to fulfil your request under these conditions.
3.10 To verify your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights), we may request specific information from you. This security measure is to prevent unauthorised disclosure of personal data. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.