This Privacy Policy sets out how we, Akbar Immigration Law Chambers, obtain, store and use your personal information when you use or interact with our website: www.akbarimmigration.co.uk.
Please note that if you enlist our services, both parties may enter into a separate agreement that will govern the processing of all information and data collected by our firm in connection with the service, including some data collected through our website. Such agreement takes precedence over any conflicting provision in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is effective from 10th May 2018.
1. The information that we collect and where we get it from
We collect or obtain your information:
- When you provide it to us (e.g. by contacting us);
- From your use of our website via cookies (such as the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider);
- We do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you choose to fill out a form, found on many of the pages of the site or to email us directly.
The personal information that we process includes:
Personal information we process
- Basic information, such as your name (including name prefix or title), the company you work for, your title or position and your relationship to a person;
- Contact information, such as your postal address, email address and phone number;
- Financial information, such as payment-related information;
- Identification and background information provided by you or collected as part of our business acceptance processes;
- Any other information relating to you which you may provide to us.
We do automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit our site — such as the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider.
2. How we use the information we collect
We use non-personally identifiable information to analyse site usage (such as aggregated information on the pages visited by our users), which allows us to improve the design and content of our site.
We may do the following with your personal information:
- To respond to your enquiry or form you have completed on various sections of our Website;
- Use it to provide legal services;
- Use it to engage in marketing and business development activity in relation to our legal services. This may include sending you newsletters, legal updates, marketing communications and other information that may be of interest to you;
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations that we have to discharge;
- Use it for our legitimate business interests, such as undertaking business research and analysis, managing the operation of our websites and our business.
3. Grounds for using your personal information
We rely on the following legal grounds to process your personal information, namely:
- Consent — we may (but usually do not) need your consent to use your personal information. You can withdraw your consent by contacting us (see below).
- Performance of a contract — we may need to collect and use your personal information to enter into a contract with you or to perform our obligations under a contract with you.
- Legitimate interest — we may use your personal information for our legitimate interests, some examples of which are given above.
- Compliance with law or regulation — we may use your personal information as necessary to comply with applicable law/regulation.
4. How we share information with third parties
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
We may share your personal information with third parties, only to the extent necessary to run our business, provide a service to you, comply with the law, enforce our legal rights or because you have provided consent. This may include third-party agents/suppliers or contractors, third parties relevant to the services that we provide, disclosures required by law, regulation or court order, and where reasonably necessary for legal claims or confidential alternative dispute resolution.
5. Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website, so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.
6. Website forms
The contact forms which are available on our website will send your information in an email to info@akbarimmigration.co.uk.
7. Transferring your information outside of Europe
We may transfer your personal information outside of the European Economic Area. If we do transfer your personal data outside the EEA, it will be because you have consented or because we have a legal reason to do so, and we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.
8. 16 or Under
We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.
9. Keeping your information and information security
How long we hold your personal information for will vary and will depend principally on the purpose for which we are using your personal information — we will need to keep the information for as long as is necessary for the relevant purpose — and legal obligations, which may set a minimum period for which we have to keep your personal information. We will ensure that the personal information that we hold is subject to appropriate security measures.
10. Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on a user’s hard drive containing information about the user. We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, including details of the site where the visitor has come from and the total number of times a visitor has been to our website. We use the information to improve our website and enhance the experience of its visitors. You can enable or disable cookies by modifying the settings in your browser.
11. Your choices and rights
You have a number of legal rights in relation to the personal information that we hold about you and you can exercise your rights by contacting us using the details set out below. These rights include obtaining information regarding the processing of your personal information and access to the personal information which we hold about you; requesting that we correct your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete; requesting that we erase your personal information in certain circumstances; objecting to, and requesting that we restrict, our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances; in some circumstances, receiving some personal information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format; withdrawing your consent; and lodging a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.
12. Changes to our privacy policy
This privacy policy may change from time to time in line with legislation or industry developments. We will not explicitly inform our clients or website users of these changes. Instead, we recommend that you check this page occasionally for any policy changes.
13. How to contact us
If you would like further information on the collection, use, disclosure, transfer or processing of your personal information or the exercise of any of the rights listed above, please contact us by writing to info@akbarimmigration.co.uk or Akbar Immigration Law Chambers, Suite 7, 17 Knocklynn Road, Coleraine, BT52 1WW.