Legal Document

Privacy Policy

We believe in absolute transparency. This document outlines exactly how your data is collected, used, and protected.

Last Updated: October 24, 2023 Effective Date: November 1, 2023

1. Introduction

Welcome to LegalCo. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other privacy policy or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.


2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information, including information that identifies or may identify you as an individual ("Personal Information"). The specific types of Personal Information we collect depend on the services you use:

  • Identity Data Includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender.
  • Contact Data Includes billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers.
  • Technical Data Includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform.
  • Usage Data Includes information about how you use our website, products and services.

3. How We Use Your Data

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:

Service Delivery

To perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you, including processing payments and delivering orders.

Improvements

To use data analytics to improve our website, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences.

Security & Fraud

To detect and prevent fraud, spam, abuse, security incidents, and other harmful activity.

Marketing

To make suggestions and recommendations to you about goods or services that may be of interest to you (with consent).

4. Cookies & Tracking

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

We use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). For detailed information, please see our full Cookie Policy.


5. Disclosures of Your Personal Data

We may have to share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in Section 3.

  • Internal Third Parties: Other companies in the Group acting as joint controllers or processors.
  • External Third Parties: Service providers acting as processors who provide IT and system administration services.
  • Professional Advisers: Acting as processors or joint controllers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers.
  • Regulators: HM Revenue & Customs, regulators and other authorities acting as processors or joint controllers.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes.

6. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. Click below to expand details on each right:

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 and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
Request correction of your data
This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
Request erasure of your data
This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process 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 to processing.
Right to withdraw consent
Where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent.

7. Data Security

Robust Protection Standards

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed.

  • 256-bit SSL Encryption
  • Strict Access Controls
  • Regular Security Audits

8. Contact the DPO

We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy policy. If you have any questions, please contact the DPO using the details set out below.

Office Environment

Data Protection Officer

privacy@legalco.example.com
LegalCo Headquarters
123 Privacy Lane, London, EC1 4AD