When we use your personal data, we are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which applies across the European Union (including in the UK) and we are responsible as 'controller' of that personal data for the purposes of the GDPR. Our use of your personal data is subject to your instructions, the GDPR, other relevant UK and EU legislation and our professional duty of confidentiality.
The table below sets out the personal data we will or may collect in the course of advising and/or acting for you. It also covers data that we will or may collect as part of our business relationship with you, for example in relation to introductions or recommendations.
We use a tool called Ruler Analytics, this may track your activity on our website and track and record your incoming phone calls.
We may use your personal data to send you updates (by email, text message, telephone or post) about legal developments that might be of interest to you and/or information about our services and events.
We have a legitimate interest in processing your personal data for marketing purposes (see above 'How and why we use your personal data'). This means we do not usually need your consent to send you marketing communications. However, where consent is needed, we will ask for this consent separately and clearly.
We will always treat your personal data with the utmost respect and never share it with other organisations outside Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd and Clarkson Wright & Jakes Services LLP for marketing purposes.
You have the right to opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by emailing cwj@cwj.co.uk or using the 'unsubscribe' link in emails or 'STOP' number in texts.
We may ask you to confirm or update your marketing preferences if you instruct us to provide further services in the future, or if there are changes in the law, regulation or the structure of our business.
external service suppliers, representatives and agents that we use to make our business more efficient, eg typing services, marketing agencies, document collation or analysis suppliers.
We may also need to share some personal data with other parties, such as potential buyers of some or all of our business or during a restructuring. Usually, information will be anonymised but this may not always be possible. The recipient of the information will be bound by confidentiality obligations.
We will not retain your data for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of data. For further details on this please contact our data protection partner.