Privacy Policy

SIMON HARDING LAW is the trading name of Simon Harding, sole trader. All references to ‘we’ should be construed equally as references to me.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our terms of use
(https://www.simonhardinglaw.com/website-acceptable-use-policy), our general terms (https://www.simonhardinglaw.com/terms-conditions), and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting www.simonhardinglaw.com you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 ("Data Protection Laws"), the data controller is Simon Harding, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5AH. Our nominated representative for the purposes of the Data Protection Laws is Simon Harding.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

We will collect and process the following data about you:

Information you give us.

This is information about you that you give us by filling in forms on our site www.simonhardinglaw.com or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise.

It includes information you provide when you register to use our site, subscribe to our service, search for a product, place an order on our site, participate in discussion boards or other social media functions on our site, enter a competition, promotion or survey, and when you report a problem with our site.

The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number, financial and credit card information, personal description, and photograph. Information we collect about you.

With regard to each of your visits to our site we may automatically collect the following information:

technical information, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet,
your login information,
browser type and version,
time zone setting,
browser plug-in types and versions,
operating system and platform;
information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time),
products you viewed or searched for,
page response times,
download errors,
length of visits to certain pages,
page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs),
methods used to browse away from the page, and
any phone number used to call our customer service number.

Information we receive from other sources.

This is information we receive about you if you use any of the other websites we operate or the other services we provide. In this case, we will have informed you when we collected that data if we intend to share it internally and combine it with data collected on this site. We will also have told you the purpose for which we will share and combine your data.

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.

For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our Cookie Policy:

https://www.simonhardinglaw.com/terms-conditions/cookie-policy/

USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION

We use information held about you in the following ways:

Information you give to us.

We will use this information: to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us; to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about; to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about goods or services we feel may interest you.

If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means with information about goods and services similar to those previously purchased or negotiated.

If you are a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will only contact you by electronic means if you have consented. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting data@simonhardinglaw.com or using the unsubscribe link in our emails; to notify you about changes to our service; to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer. Information we collect about you.

We will use this information: to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes; to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;

to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so; as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;

to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and

to deliver relevant advertising to you;

to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.

Information we receive from other sources. We will combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We will use the combined information for the purposes set out above, depending on the types of information we receive.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

You agree that we have the right to share your personal information with:

Any member of our group, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006; Selected third parties including: business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you; advertisers and advertising networks that require the data to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others (we will not disclose identifiable information but may provide aggregate data); analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site; credit reference agencies for the purpose of assessing your credit score where this is a condition of us entering into a contract with you.

We will disclose your personal information to third parties:

In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer; If SIMON HARDING LAW or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, personal data held by us about our customers will be one of the transferred assets; If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data to comply with any legal obligation, or to enforce our terms of use, our terms and conditions, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of SIMON HARDING LAW, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination outside the UK. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the UK who work for us or one of our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and relevant safeguards such as the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement or Standard Contractual Clauses where required.

All information you provide is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions are encrypted using SSL technology. We do not store your credit card details; they are handled securely by our payment processor.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping it confidential. Please do not share your password.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its security; any transmission is at your own risk. Once received, we use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to: access the personal data we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate data; request erasure of your data (subject to certain exceptions); object to or restrict processing in certain circumstances; request transfer of your personal data to another party; and withdraw consent at any time where we rely on it to process your data.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office:

www.ico.org.uk

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You have the right to access the information we hold about you. Any request will be handled in accordance with the Data Protection Laws. Requests are normally free, unless manifestly unfounded or excessive.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

CONTACT

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to:

Simon Harding

4–5 Gray’s Inn Square

Gray’s Inn

London WC1R 5AH

Email:

data@simonhardinglaw.com