Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy sets out how Myers Law uses and protects any information that you give us. Please take a moment to read it and understand it.
About us
Myers solicitors is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales. SRA Number 839720. Registered office: Lynch Wood Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6FY. Myers Law maintains professional indemnity insurance cover. Further information is available at our registered office.
Information collected by us
We collect your Full name, email and post address, phone number and other relevant information directly provided by you such as payment information and financial information that relates to our relationship during the application process. We may also obtain data about you from third parties. We will use the contact details you have provided to get in touch with you by phone, e-mail and/or post.
We may process data about your use of our website and services “site usage data.” The site usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit, operating system and website navigation paths. The source of the usage data is in Google Analytics. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analysing the use of the website and services
We may process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us ie. your name, email address, telephone number and any details you provide to us to support your enquiry.
How we use your personal information
We may use your contact details to communicate with you ie. to respond to enquiries, to act on your behalf on matters you instruct us on or to send you marketing information.
We may disclose your personal data to our insurers and other professional advisors or experts as necessary for the purpose of managing risk, obtaining and maintaining coverage, obtaining professional advice and complying with court directions
We may use data processors such as software providers, 3rd party hosting providers to provision and host our software and platforms, and storage and archiving providers to ensure your information is protected securely and backed up.
We may also use your contact details to comply with legal obligations to act in the public interest and uphold the rule of the law
Legal Reasons We Collect And Use Your Personal Information
We use, collect and are responsible for categories of your personal information. When we do this we are the ‘controller’ of this information for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection laws ie. the Data Protection Act 2018. In addition to this we will process data given by our clients under their instruction in the course of providing services to them. When we do this, we are a data processor.
We have to declare which ‘lawful reasons’ we are relying on when we are processing your data process. We rely on a different legal basis depending on the data we are processing and the reason we are processing it. We rely on the following legal basis in these circumstances:
(i) Consent: In these instances you will give us consent to use your information. If you have given us consent to use your data in a certain way, and we have no other legal basis for doing so, we will rely on your consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent then please contact us by email: enquiries@myerslaw.co.uk
The activities where we rely on your consent include job applications and marketing
(ii) Legal Obligations: The activities where we rely on legal obligations to process information are:
Complying with our legal obligations as an employer.
Complying with obligations to HMRC (records keeping of our financial activity, including information relating to transactions, billing and payments).
Complying with our responsibilities to regulators and under applicable legislation.
Defending a legal claim or upholding the rule of law.
(iii) Contractual
We will process information that relates to the services we are providing you with that are bound by our engagement with you. The areas where we are processing data to enter into, or fulfil a legal contract are:
Communication about your matter when you are a client
Performance of any legal contract as a supplier or customer
When we are processing information from you to arrange a contract between us
(iv) Legitimate Interest
We may rely on a legitimate interest to process information. Our legitimate interest is to provide information to our clients and contacts that will support their use of our services and that could be of benefit to them.
How long will we save your personal data?
- Enquiry data – will be held for a minimum of 6 years
- Clients – we will keep an electronic record of our file (except for any of your papers which you ask to be returned to you) for a minimum of six years
Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have a number of rights including:
- request that we restrict processing concerning you
- request from us access to and rectification or erasure of personal data
- object to our processing of the data
- data portability, where applicable
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office about the manner in which we process your personal data.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your personal data or how it is used, please contact us at enquiries@myerslaw.co.uk
To help us keep your personal data up-to-date, please let us know if any of your contact details change. From time to time we may contact you to confirm that the data we hold for you is correct.
If you want more information about your rights under the GDPR please see the Guidance from the Information Commissioners Office on Individual’s rights under the GDPR.
Email Disclaimer
Myers Law is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales. SRA Number 839720. Registered office: Lynch Wood Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6FY. A copy of the Authority’s rules is available at www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/handbook/code The term “partner” of Myers Law indicates a Member of Myers Law or an employee who is a lawyer with equivalent standing and qualifications.
Emails are confidential and intended for the use of the individual or entity to who it is addressed to. If you are not the named recipient, or have received an email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your computer without disclosing the content to any other person, and without using it for any purpose or storing or copying the information. Myers Law do not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses.
Myers Law do not accept service of documents or proceedings by email unless consent has been given. This communication is privileged and may contain legally privileged information. By the use of e-mail, Myers Law is not waiving confidentially or legal privilege. Myers Law cannot guarantee the confidentially and reliability of such communication. If you wish to send encrypted email communications please notify us by telephone on 01733 968650.
Please be aware of Cyber Crime. Myers Law will never notify you of any changes to our bank details nor will we accept changes to your bank details by email. If in doubt please telephone 01733 968650 about any emails you think look suspicious. Please do not respond to any such communication by email or take any action until you have verified the authenticity by speaking with us. Protect yourself and your money against attempts by hackers and fraudsters. We cannot accept responsibility if you transfer money into an incorrect account.
Terms & Conditions
By using this website you agree that you have read these terms and conditions and that you agree to them. These terms and conditions and your use of this website are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the information refers only to the law of England and Wales
If you do not agree to these terms and conditions you are not authorised to use this website.
Any information about our products and services provided on this website is for general information only and does not take account of any individual circumstances and may not reflect recent changes in the law.
Detailed specialist advice should always be obtained from a suitably qualified lawyer before taking, or not taking, any action.
We cannot accept any responsibility for mistakes or omissions on this website. In particular, any articles in our archives may be out of date.
Please note that although reasonable care is taken to ensure that the website and the materials available from it are virus-free, we cannot accept responsibility for any viruses which may affect any material you download.
We exclude to the extent lawfully permitted all liability for loss or damage arising out of your use of or inability to use this website, or from any information contained in this Website.We do not exclude our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law.
Nothing in these pages constitutes either an offer, or legal or other professional advice and by using this website you confirm that you have not relied on any such content.
You may not misuse the website (including, by hacking, attempting to gain unauthorised access to the website or any server on which the website is stored, or by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful).
By breaching this provision you may commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial of service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Website.
Complaints Procedure
If you would like to make a formal complaint, please email enquiries@myerslaw.co.uk for our full complaints procedure.
If we cannot resolve your complaint, the Legal Ombudsman can help you. They will look at your complaint independently. This will not impact how we handle your case.
Before accepting a complaint for investigation, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us. If you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first, then you must take your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman within six months of receiving a final response to your complaint and no more than six years from the date of act/omission; or no more than three years from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint. More information about the Legal Ombudsman, can be found at:
- Visit: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
- Call: 0300 555 0333 between 9.00 to 17.00
- Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
- Post: Legal Ombudsman PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ
If you are unhappy with our behaviour, the Solicitors Regulation Authority can help. This could be for things like dishonesty, taking or losing your money or treating you unfairly because of your age, a disability or other characteristic.
Visit their website to see how you can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA | Solicitors Regulation Authority | Solicitors Regulation Authority