PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY

This Policy was last updated in July 2023.

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Your privacy is important to us and this Privacy and Cookie Policy (“Policy”) provides important information about 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.

1.2. Claimsmiths Law LLP is a data controller for the purposes of this Policy and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “Claimsmiths”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this Policy).

1.3. This Policy applies to any Claimsmiths website including http://www.claimsmiths.co.uk/ and any related pages, as well as any application, or service that links to it (collectively, our “Services”).

1.4. Please check back often for updates to this Policy. If we make changes we consider to be important, we may let you know by placing a notice on the relevant Services and/or contact you using other methods.

2. WHO WE ARE

2.1 We are a boutique law firm authorised by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority, SRA No: 8002134.

2.2. We are registered in England and Wales under company number OC443644 and have our registered office at Floor 3 31 Princess Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 4EW, which is also our main trading address.

2.3. To contact us, please email [email protected] or call us on +44(0) 330460 9735.

3. DATA WE COLLECT

3.1. Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

3.2. We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together follows:

3.2.1. Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender;

3.2.2. Contact Data includes address, email address and telephone numbers;

3.2.3. 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 and other technology on the devices you use to access this website;

3.2.4. Profile Data includes your username, password, and feedback and survey responses;

3.2.5. Usage Data includes information about how you use our website and our Services; and

3.2.6. Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

3.3. We may also collect, use and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your usage data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect aggregated data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

3.4. We do not collect any special categories of Personal Data via our sites about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

3.5. This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

4. HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED

4.1. We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

4.1.1. Direct Interactions. You may give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you use our Services; create an account on our website;
subscribe to our service or publications; request marketing to be sent to you; enter a competition, promotion or survey.

4.1.2. Automated Technologies or Interactions. As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies. We may also receive Technical Data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. This Policy sets out specific details about our cookies further below.

4.1.3. Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources. We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources, for example, Technical Data from (i) analytics providers such as Google based outside the EU and (ii) advertising networks such as Google AdSense based outside the EU.