Privacy
Adams Kaye is committed to protecting your personal data. As a law firm, regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, we treat all information you provide to us in the strictest of confidence and will not share your personal information with any third party, unless you give us authority to do so, for the purpose of enabling your transaction to proceed. For example, certain information may need to be disclosed to your lender (such as, reporting gifts of money from any family member).
When you use our sites and services we want you to be confident that your personal information is safe and secure with us. We are committed to respecting your privacy, this policy is to explain the following:
- how we collect your personal information;
- what personal information we collect;
- how we use your personal information;
- who we share your personal information with; and
- your rights under General Data Protection Regulation.
This policy applies to everyone from whom we collect and process personal information, including our clients, our referrers or works, consultants we employ and other solicitors.
How we collect your personal information
If you call or email us directly we will store the information you give to us.
What personal information we collect
It is not possible to list every type of personal information we gather during our business relationships which are required for us to provide our services. This information may include your name, address, contact details (email address and phone numbers) and any other relevant information to your enquiry.
How we use your personal information
To contact you to discuss and deliver your service requirements and manage our relationship with you. Information will also be used to verify your identity.
We may keep a record of any contact you have with us. We may use the information that you provide for record keeping, statistical, or research purposes.
Who we share your personal information with
Your personal information will not be shared with any third parties without your prior written consent.
Your personal information will be shared with our employees for the purpose of carrying out the service(s) you require.
Your rights under General Data Protection Regulation
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
Right to access - You can request copies of information held about you.
Right to correct - You have the right to have your personal information rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
Right to erase - You have the right to request that we delete or remove your personal information from our systems;
Right to restrict our use of your information - You have the right to ‘block’ us from using your personal information or limit the way in which we can use it;
Right to data portability - You have the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your personal information;
Right to object - You have the right to object to our use of your personal information including where we use it for our legitimate interests or where we use your personal information to carry out profiling to inform our market research and customer demographics.
Exercising your rights
You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting us at Pennine House, 28 Leman Street, London, E1 8ER or email us at contactus@adamskaye.com. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month.
Security
We are committed to data security and have put in place reasonable physical, electronic and managerial security measures to protect personal data we hold and prevent it being lost, stolen, or used in unauthorised ways. We have procedures to deal with any data breaches and will notify you and our regulator where we are legally required to do so.
How long
We will hold personal data, whether in electronic or paper form, for the length of time needed to provide the service or information you have requested (including any retention period specified by law or by government policy), or for the length of time that you choose to store information.
Changes to this policy
We may make changes to this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be posted here and are effective immediately. Regularly reviewing this page ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.
