Data Protection Policy
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Data Protection Policy

 

In order for Interactive Law to process your enquiry we need to obtain your contact details and a description of you legal enquiry. Interactive Law recognises the importance of the lawful and correct treatment of personal data.

Any personal data which we collect, record or use in any way, whether it is held on paper, on computer or other media will have appropriate safeguards applied to it to ensure that we comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. We fully endorse and adhere to the eight principles of the Act. These principles state that personal data must be:

  1. Fairly and lawfully processed

  2. Processed for specific and lawful purposes and not in any other way which would be incompatible with those purposes

  3. Adequate, relevant and not excessive

  4. Accurate and kept up to date

  5. Not kept for longer than is necessary

  6. Processed in line with the data subject’s rights

  7. Kept secure

  8. Not transferred to a country which does not have adequate data protection laws

Our purpose for holding personal data and a general description of your legal enquiry is simply to provide a record of your enquiry and to be able to act professionally on your behalf in accordance with your wishes.

We do not disclose your personal information to any third party other than our trusted and professionally regulated solicitors and then solely for the purpose that they may act on your behalf.  Under no circumstances will we ever pass your details on to anyone outside of Interactive Law for marketing purposes.

All appropriate steps have been taken to ensure that any information we receive is held for the shortest period of time possible and is secure.

Under the Data Protection Act, you may write to Interactive Law to request a copy of the information which we hold about you. We reserve the right to charge the maximum fee payable under the Act for providing this information. Currently this fee is £10. We are unable to provide the details until the fee has been paid. If the details we hold are incorrect you can ask us to amend them.

Contact Details:

 

Tracy Miles

Data Protection Officer

Interactive Law

10 Scorrier Business Park

Scorrier

Redruth

Cornwall

TR16 5AU

Email: Tracy@Interactive-law.co.uk

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