1. Introduction
1.1 We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users.
1.2 This policy applies where One Essex Court Limited is acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of our website visitors and service users.
1.3 We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.
1.4 In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to One Essex Court Limited. For more information about us, see Section 13.
2. How we use your personal data
2.1 In this Section we have set out:
(a) the general categories of personal data that we may process;
(b) in the case of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, the source and specific categories of that data;
(c) the purposes for which we may process personal data; and
(d) the legal bases of the processing.
2.2 We may process data about your use of our website and services ("usage data"). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics tracking system. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analysing the use of the website and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent and/or legitimate interests, namely monitoring and improving our website and services.
2.3 We may process your account data ("account data"). The account data may include your name and email address. The source of the account data is you or your employer. The account data may be processed for the purposes of operating our website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and services, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you. The legal basis for this processing is consent and/or legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business.
2.4 We may process your information included in your personal profile on our website ("profile data"). The profile data may be processed for the purposes of enabling and monitoring your use of our website and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent and/or legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business.
2.5 We may process your personal data that is provided in the course of the use of our services ("service data"). The service data may include your name, your employer, your job title or role and your contact details. The source of the service data is you or your employer. The service data may be processed for the purposes of operating our website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and services, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you. The legal basis for this processing is consent and/or legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business.
2.6 We may process information that you post for publication on our website or through our services ("publication data"). The publication data may be processed for the purposes of enabling such publication and administering our website and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent and/or legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business.
2.7 We may process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding goods and/or services ("enquiry data"). The enquiry data may be processed for the purposes of offering, marketing and selling relevant services to you. The legal basis for this consent is consent and/or legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our business.
2.8 We may process information relating to our customer relationships, including customer contact information ("customer relationship data"). The customer relationship data may include your name, your employer, your job title or role, your contact details, and information contained in communications between us and you or your employer. The source of the customer relationship data is you or your employer. The customer relationship data may be processed for the purposes of managing our relationships with customers, communicating with customers, keeping records of those communications and promoting our services to customers. The legal basis for processing this customer relationship data is our legitimate interests, namely the proper management of our customer relationships. For the sending of emails promoting our services, we rely on our legitimate interest and/ or consent as the legal basis.
2.9 We may process information relating to transactions, including provision of services that you enter into with us and/or through our website ("transaction data"). The transaction data may include your contact details, your payment details and the transaction details. The transaction data may be processed for the purpose of supplying services and keeping proper records of those transactions. 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 and our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our business.
2.10 We may process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications and/or newsletters ("notification data"). The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the relevant notifications and/or newsletters. The legal basis for this processing is consent.
2.11 We may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us ("correspondence data"). The correspondence data may include the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. Our website will generate the metadata associated with communications made using website contact forms. The correspondence data may be processed for the purposes of communicating with you and record-keeping. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business and communications with users.
2.12 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
2.13 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.
2.14 In addition to the specific purposes for which we may process your personal data set out in this Section, we may also process any of your personal data where such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
3. Providing your personal data to others
3.1 We may disclose your personal data to any member of our group of companies insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes, and on the legal bases, set out in this policy.
3.2 We may disclose your personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
3.3 Financial transactions relating to our services may be handled by our payment services providers. We will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments.
3.4 In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section, we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
4. International transfers of your personal data
4.1 In this Section 4, we provide information about the circumstances in which your personal data may be transferred to countries outside the United Kingdom (UK) and European Economic Area (EEA).
4.2 We and our other group companies have offices in the UK and Singapore. The European Commission has not made an "adequacy decision" with respect to the data protection laws for Singapore. Transfers therefore, will not be made to Singapore without the appropriate safeguards, namely the use of an IDTA or the UK Addendum to the EU standard data protection clauses, copies of which can be obtained from:
https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/data-protection/reference-library/international-transfers_en
international-data-transfer-agreement.pdf (ico.org.uk)
international-data-transfer-addendum.pdf (ico.org.uk)
Where we need to transfer data to other third countries, we will likewise ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:
An adequacy decision; OR
the use of a model contractual terms for data transfers as approved by the ICO, including IDTAs or the UK addendum to the EU SCCs; or the use of binding corporate rules, a copy of which you can obtain from:
4.3 The hosting facilities for our website are situated in the UK.
4.4 You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our website or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use (or misuse) of such personal data by others.
5. Retaining and deleting personal data
5.1 This Section 5 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal data.
5.2 Personal data will be retained for a minimum period of 2 years, after which time we will review the additional length of time the personal data will be retained. As part of that review, we will consider the purpose or purposes for continuing to hold the information and decide whether (and for how long) to retain it.
5.3 Subject to paragraph 5.2 above, personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
5.4 Subject to paragraph 5.2 above, we will securely delete information that is no longer needed for this purpose or these purposes.
5.5 We will update, archive or securely delete information if it goes out of date.
5.6 In some cases it is not possible for us to specify in advance the periods for which your personal data will be retained.
5.7 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5, we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
6. Amendments
6.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
6.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.
6.3 We may notify you of significant changes to this policy by email.
7. Your rights
7.1 In this Section 7, we have summarised the rights that you have under data protection law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details have been included in our summaries. Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws and guidance from the regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these rights.
7.2 Your principal rights under data protection law are:
(a) the right to access;
(b) the right to rectification;
(c) the right to erasure;
(d) the right to restrict processing;
(e) the right to object to processing;
(f) the right to data portability;
(g) the right to complain to a supervisory authority; and
(h) the right to withdraw consent.
7.3 For more information about your rights under the GDPR please see the Guidance from the Information Commissioners Office here.
7.4 If you want to exercise any of these rights, or for any further enquiries relating to data protection at One Essex Court, please contact dburrows@oeclaw.co.uk.
7.5 You may also raise a complaint directly with the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
8.1 Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is stored on your computer, tablet or phone when you visit a website. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our website.
8.2 There are two main types of cookie:
session cookies—these are deleted when you finish browsing a website and are not stored on your computer longer than this
persistent cookies—these are stored on your computer after you have finished using a website so that the website provider can remember your preferences the next time you use it
8.3 Cookies can be set by the website you have browsed, ie the website displayed in the uniform resource locator (URL) window. These are called first party cookies. Third party cookies are set by a website other than the one you are browsing.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
8.4 How do we use cookies?
The table below shows what cookies we use and why.
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8.5 Consent
If you continue to use our website we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies from our website. However, if you would prefer to change your cookie settings, you can do so at any time—see below ‘Controlling our use of cookies’.
8.6 Controlling our use of cookies
Most browsers automatically accept cookies unless you change your internet browser settings. If you wish to restrict, block or delete the cookies which are set by any websites, you can generally do this through your browser settings. These settings are usually found in the 'options' or 'preferences' menu of your internet browser.
If you set your internet browser preferences to block all cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
If you delete cookies relating to this website we will not remember things about you, including your cookie preferences, and you will be treated as a first-time visitor the next time you visit the site.
8.7 If you have any questions or comments regarding this Cookies policy, please email clerks@oeclaw.co.uk.
9. Our details
9.1 This website is owned and operated by One Essex Court Limited.
9.2 We are registered in England and Wales under registration number Z9767950, and our registered office is at 1 Essex Court, Temple, London EC4Y 9AR.
9.3 Our principal place of business is at 1 Essex Court, Temple, London EC4Y 9AR.
9.4 You can contact us:
(a) by post, to 1 Essex Court, Temple, London EC4Y 9AR
(b) by telephone, on +44 (0)20 7583 2000, the contact number published on our website
(c) by email, using clerks@oeclaw.co.uk, the email address published on our website