Privacy Policy

By visiting sueadamslaw.com you are consenting to our Privacy Policy.

Introduction

  1. Sue Adams Law (‘the Business’) is committed to protecting your privacy online. This Privacy Policy (‘the Policy’) sets out the personal data we collect through this website (‘the Site’) and how it is used.
  2. In the policy, the terms ‘user’, ‘you’ and ‘your’ refer to the visitors and any users of the Site, and ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ refer to the Business.
  3. The Business is the data controller, as defined in the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
  4. Accessing the Site constitutes a use of the Site and an acceptance of the Policy and by using Site you confirm that you agree to the Policy and acknowledge having read it. The use of the Site, including access to the information and services provided on it, is subject to the Policy. This applies to all site visitors, clients and other users of the site.
  5. The Business also complies with a Data Protection Policy which is referred to in our Terms of Business for clients who engage our services and this is also available upon request by email to info@sueadamslaw.com.
  6. The Business is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) under number [ZB515520].

The Data we collect

  1. We collect the personal information supplied by you, including your name and email address. This may be supplied where you use the Site, subscribe to any newsletter on the Site, or receive our content, comment on our blog and/or purchase services.
  2. We collect personal data from you when you complete a form for us, engage our services or communicate with us by email or social media, and when you use the Site. We may collect data from third parties such as our payment processors, advertising networks, and / or analytic providers.
  3. Your data is stored in a secure platform and our secure server systems encrypt your information (check with GDW)

How the Data is used

  1. We may process data about your use of the Site and services we provide. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, geographical location, page view, website navigation paths, and frequency and/or pattern of your use of the Site. This data is collected through analytic tracking systems, such as Google Analytics. It is used to analyse the use of the Site, to deliver relevant content and advertising, and understand our users. The Business has a specific purpose in doing this which is directly related to the business, that is, in monitoring and improving the Site, for marketing and our services.
  2. We may process data such as your name, email address, telephone, credit card number and other relevant date in connection with your purchase of our services. We do this to supply services to you as well as to market other relevant services to you. This is a legitimate use of data processing based on your consent in entering into a contract for services with us.
  3. We may process personal information you provide us for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications, free content, and/or newsletters, as well as communication data that you send to us either by email, social media or other posting and/or communication methods. We process this data for the purposes of communicating with you, to deliver relevant website content and for the purpose of sending you marketing, content or email. This is a legitimate use of data processing based on your consent or our business interest, namely the growth of the Business and also to retain records which may be required for the purposes of defending or bringing a claim.

Marketing and Advertising

The data referred to above may be used to send marketing and advertising communications about the Business. This is a legitimate used based on your consent having been given or relating to our legitimate business interests (ie business growth). We may also send you such communications upon request. We comply with Anti-Spam laws. If you opt-in to receive our newsletter, marketing or other communications, the option to ‘unsubscribe’ will be included in each such email.

Sharing your personal data

Your data will never be shared with unrelated third parties for any reason and we do not sell or rent your personal data or information to any third party. We do share your data with trusted third parties who provide support in running the Site, including any blog or newsletter, as well as those parties and services that help administer the Business. We may disclose your data to payment service providers, administrative and marketing providers, business advisors or third parties if we sell or transfer the Business. Third parties we share your data with in this way will keep it secure and respect your privacy under the law and we take steps to ensure that the companies we work with also comply with GDPR. In the event that such sale or transfer results in a material change to the Policy, we will notify you.

Cookies

We may send cookies and/or other tracking signals to your computer in order to uniquely identify your browser and improve the quality of our service and /or advertising. We use cookies to identify when you visit the Site, to store information about your preferences, to personalise the Site and/or advertisements that you see and to analyse the use and performance of the Site. You may accept or decline cookies and tracking signals using your web browser settings.

Third Party Links

The Site contains links to third party websites. Unless otherwise stated, the Policy only covers information that we collect from you on this Site. Any other link will be subject to its own Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and accept that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.

Data security and breach response

We use our best endeavours to protect your information from any unauthorised access, misuse or disclosure. We may allow access to your personal data to our employees, contractors and service providers that need to know such data to perform necessary business services. Personal data will be kept confidential and employees and/or contractors will only have access to it when necessary. Secure password managers and platforms will be used to manage data access when possible.

Should there be any potential breach of personal data we have procedures in place to respond, and to identify the breach and its scope and we shall make the appropriate reports or provide the relevant notification where we are legally obliged to do so. You acknowledge that personal data supplied voluntarily by you could be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through the Site without our knowledge or permission. You release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorised manner. You also agree to notify us of any breach of security or unauthorised use of your information.

How long do we keep your data

Your personal data that we process will only be retained for as long as necessary to fulfil its collection purpose or to satisfy a legal or accounting purpose. Otherwise personal data will be deleted or otherwise disposed of in a safe and secure manner.

Changes to the Policy

You acknowledge and agree that by accessing the Site you have reviewed the Policy and you will continue to review it in order to be aware of any updates or amendments. We reserve the right to update or change the Policy at any time. If we make material changes to the Policy, we will notify you either through email or by placing a prominent notice on the Site.

Your Rights

The data protection laws give you the right to access, erase, correct, restrict and / or object to our use and processing of your personal data, as well as the right to portability of that data. You have the right to confirmation as to how and where we process your data. You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time. For further information about your rights please visit the website for the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Contact

The site is owned by Sue Adams Law

The Office, 27A Main Road, Tolpuddle, DT2 7EN

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Policy please email info@sueadamslaw.com.

Dated 2023