**Privacy Policy** We are committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring your privacy
PAIL® SOLICITORS LIMITED
- PAIL® SOLICITORS LIMITED PRIVACY POLICY -
Policy version: This Privacy Policy was created on 22 April 2022 and Last Updated on 16 December 2024
Introduction
The Site is operated by PAIL® SOLICITORS LIMITED, trading as (“PAIL Solicitors”) (we, us and our). We are a firm of solicitors, licensed and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 827205, trading as a limited company registered in England. Our registered company number is 13350694, and our registered office is 23 Berkley Square, London, England W1J 6HE.
PAIL® Solicitors is a digital media and intellectual property specialist solicitors firm focusing on entrepreneurs and SMEs using digital media to deliver their products or services.
This is the privacy policy for Users, for www.pailsolicitors.co.uk and any other websites through which PAIL Solicitors makes its online platform and applications for mobile, tablet and other smart devices and application program interfaces available (collectively, the "Applications") through the Application and online website (collectively, the "Site").
This privacy policy applies to the Applications and the Service through the Applications. This privacy policy controls any privacy policy imposed by either iOS or the Android platform and any other application distribution platform for use of the Applications and/or the Service through an App. Anywhere in this privacy policy where the word Site is used shall include the word App and vice versa. A User's use of any App will terminate at the same time as the use of the Services to which the App relates.
Our use of the personal data of Users(s) using the Site and/or offering Services through the Site is subject to this privacy policy.
This privacy policy (with our terms and conditions and other policies) explains what information we gather about you, what and how we use that information, the lawful basis on which that information is used and to who we give that information. It also sets out your rights, our obligations concerning your information, and who you can contact for more information or queries.
Please print a copy of this privacy policy for future reference.
We are the controller of personal data obtained via our website, meaning we are the organisation legally responsible for deciding how and for what purposes it is used.
We take your privacy very seriously. Please read this privacy policy carefully, as it contains important information on who we are and how and why we collect, store, use and share any information relating to you (your personal data) in connection with our website. It also explains your rights concerning your personal data and how to contact a relevant regulator or us if you have a complaint.
We collect, use and are responsible for certain personal data about you. When we do so we are subject to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Given the nature of our website, we do not expect to collect the personal data of anyone under 18 years old. If you are aware that any personal data of anyone under 18 years old has been shared with our website, please let us know so that we can delete that data.
Information collected by us
In the course of providing you with commercial legal and related services, we collect the following personal information when you provide it to us:
(i) Master ID Data: first name and surname, job title, address, email address.
(ii) Usage Data: meta-data, device data, log data, geographic/regional location, tracking and web analytics, IP addresses.
(iii) Transactional Data: invoices, any transactional records containing unique identifying information.
Together your “Personal Data”.
Information collected by other sources
We also obtain personal information from other sources as follows:
We may collect and use information from your social networks, including information about social media users’ names, ages, genders, hometown locations, languages, and of your social connections (e.g., friends or followers), to verify your identity or to otherwise assist us in providing our legal services.
We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, business partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, and credit reference agencies) and may receive information about you from them.
How we use your personal information
We use your personal data for the purposes listed below. We are allowed to do so only under certain strict legal grounds for processing data which are also set out below.
We use your personal information for commercial and non-commercial purposes, as follows:
Master ID Data
Application Form/Questionnaire: Upon completing the Application Form/Questionnaire to carry out a quotation: PAIL® Solicitors processes the Master ID Data to provide a quotation and agree on an engagement contract.
Usage Data
The information will be used internally only for the website or mobile app traffic analysis.
Transactional Data
The information enables us to process your payment for certain fixed-price services that you pay for through the STRIPE payment facility or if you pay us directly by bank transfer.
Who do we share your personal information with?
We will not share your personal data with anyone. Please note that we do not have third-party recipients outside the European Economic Area.
We will share personal information with law enforcement or other authorities if applicable law requires it. We will not share your personal information with any other third party.
Reasons we can collect and use your personal information
We rely on consent as the lawful basis for processing on which we collect and use your Master ID Data, Usage Data, and Transactional Data (together Personal Data).
How long your personal information will be kept
PAIL® Solicitors, we will retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this Policy or as long as required by law or to defend potential legal claims. Notwithstanding, we will not keep Personal Data for longer than six years after you have ceased to be our client. If you wish to obtain additional information concerning the duration of the data retention, please contact us at support@pailsolicitors.co.uk.
Your rights
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, you have several important rights free of charge. In summary, those include rights to:
(i) fair processing of information and transparency over how we use your use personal information
(ii) access to your personal information
(iii) require us to correct any mistakes in your information which we hold
(iv) require the erasure of incorrect personal information concerning you
(v) receive the personal information concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to a third party in certain situations
(vi) object at any time to processing of personal information concerning you for direct marketing
(vii) object to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you
(viii) object in certain other situations to our continued processing of your personal information
(ix) otherwise, restrict our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances
For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on individuals’ rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.
If you would like to exercise any of those rights, please email peter@pailsolicitors.co.uk or write to or call +44 (0) 207-305-7491.
If you want to unsubscribe from any email newsletter, you can email us at support@pailsolicitors.co.uk. This may take up to 2-3 business days for this to take place.
Keeping your personal information secure
We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed unauthorisedly. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We also have procedures to deal with suspected data security breaches. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.
Transferring your personal data out of the UK
The UK and other countries outside the EEA have differing data protection laws, some of which may provide lower levels of privacy protection. We will never transfer your personal data outside the UK.
Cookies
This site uses tracking cookies provided by Google analytics. If you do not wish to receive Google Analytics cookies, you may change your cookie settings on your browser. If you continue without changing your settings, then we will assume that you are happy to receive the Google analytics` cookies placed on your computer. These cookies store information about what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to the web page. Google Analytics information about privacy and cookies may be found at Google Analytics and Google Analytics cookies.
How to complain
Please contact us if you have any queries or concerns about our use of your personal data (see below ‘How to contact us’. We hope we will be able to resolve any issues you may have. The UK General Data Protection Regulation also gives you the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office for any alleged infringement of data protection laws. Please follow this link for the Information Commissioner’s complaints procedure.
The UK’s Information Commissioner may be contacted using the details at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or by telephone: 0303 123 1113.
Changes to this privacy notice
This privacy notice was published on 22 April 2022 and updated on 30 August 2022.
We may change this privacy notice from time to time. When we do, we will inform you via email address.
How to contact us
Please contact Mr Peter Adediran at peter@pailsolicitors.co.uk if you have any questions about this privacy notice or the information we hold about you.
If you wish to contact us more generally, please email support@pailsolicitor.co.uk, or write to PAIL Solicitors, 23 Berkley Square, London England W1J 6HE or call +44 (0) 207-306-7491.