Privacy Notice
Introduction
Baker Mallett LLP cares about the privacy of your personal information and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Notice explains what information we collect about you and why, what we do with that information, and how we handle that information.
For the purposes of the applicable data protection laws (the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), together with any implementing legislation, in particular, the Data Protection Act 2018), the company responsible for your personal information is Baker Mallett LLP.
Baker Mallett LLP is responsible for protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to information obtained through your use of our website.
Collection of your Personal Information
Baker Mallett collects information that, alone or in combination with other data, could be used to identify you (Personal Information), such as your e-mail address, name, physical address, telephone number, or employment information.
Baker Mallett may collect your Personal Information in a number of ways, including when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post or e-mail.
We may also collect information that is not personal to you and not linked to your personal information.
Information you provide when you sign up to our mailing list
If you sign up to our mailing list, you voluntarily give us certain Personal Information, including your:
Name, e-mail address and contact number.
Information from third parties
We may collect Personal Information about you from third parties such as social media networks. We use this information to source potential customer leads.
Automatically collected information
We automatically collect certain information about you when you visit our website. We use this information to analyse your use of the Website and to improve our services.
Use of your Personal Information
Baker Mallett collects and uses your Personal Information as necessary for our legitimate business interests, including to:
operate the Website and deliver the services
communicate with you about the services you may require
understand and improve how our users use and interact with our services
contact you for customer feedback on our services
market our services to you
When you register with us and set up an account to receive our services, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.
We collect your personal information to perform the contract you enter into with us when you sign up to use our services. We also collect certain information when we have a good reason to do so.
Storage of Personal Information
Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Personal Information on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy, or until you request that the information be deleted in accordance with your right of erasure (see "Your rights" section below).
Even if we delete your Personal Information, we reserve the right to maintain a copy for legal or regulatory purposes, but in such event, we will do so only as long as necessary to fulfil those purposes. Please contact info@bakermallett.com for more information.
We'll retain your personal information for no longer than is necessary. For more information, please contact our DPO.
Personal Information access and disclosure
We will only disclose Personal Information to third parties:
when we use vendors, lawyers and service providers to assist us in meeting business or operating needs, such as providing legal services, hosting our website, communicating with users, delivering and improving our services, e-mail communication, invoicing and payments, customer support services and analytics. These service providers may only access, process or store Personal Information pursuant to our instructions and to perform their duties to us, and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; or
when we have your explicit consent to share your Personal Information; or
when we determine that disclosure is required to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Baker Mallett and users of the Website, or to respond to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or requests by public or regulatory authorities, including requests by law enforcement authorities; or
if we sell some or all of our business or assets, we may disclose your Personal Information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets, and if the transaction closes, then your Personal Information may be transferred to the buyer.
We disclose your personal information to third parties such as service providers. We also disclose your personal information when we have your explicit consent, or if we are required to do so by law.
Data security & integrity
Baker Mallett are committed to taking reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal Information that we hold, from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access. We do this by using a range of technical and organisational measures including steps to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse, loss or unauthorised access to your personal information, please contact us immediately.
However, while we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of all data which is transmitted to the Website or to another website via the internet or similar connection.
Your rights
You have rights in relation to your personal information. Please contact our DPO to find out more.
Complaint resolution
If you believe that we have not complied with this Policy or your data protection rights, you have the right to file a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, however, we hope that you'll attempt to resolve the complaint with us first. Please contact our Data Protection Officer, Neil Griffiths, for more information.