Privacy statement
Use of this website by you constitutes acceptance by you of this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to accept this Privacy Policy, please leave this website immediately.
The purpose of this policy is:
- to assure you that we recognise and fully respect the privacy and personal data of the visitors to this website and
- to explain what personal information we collect from this website and how we ensure its' best protection.
This privacy policy governs both this website at http://www.lawsociety.org.uk and the Law Society of England and Wales' Gazette website at http://www.lawgazette.co.uk. Other sites to which either of these websites may be linked are not covered by this policy.
This privacy policy covers only information which is collected by the Law Society from this website and its Gazette website at http://www.lawgazette.co.uk. It does not cover information which the Law Society holds about solicitors and other regulated persons in pursuance of its statutory functions and duties under the Solicitors Act 1974.
Data protection
The Law Society complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. It is the data controller and sole owner of personal data collected on this website and on the website at http://www.lawgazette.co.uk.
The Law Society does not sell, share or transfer this information except as set out in this privacy policy.
We use up to date industry procedures to keep personal data as safe and secure as possible and to protect against loss, unauthorised disclosure or access.
The Law Society use your information for the purposes of advertising, marketing and public relations and only for long as necessary for those purposes.
You can request a copy of the details that we hold about you. A small fee may be payable.
For more information please refer to our Data Protection Policy.
Registration and registration information
When you register on this website you will automatically be registered on our Gazette website at http://www.lawgazette.co.uk.
It is not necessary for you to register with us in order to access either of these websites. But if you do register it will allow us personalise our services and offer you some additional benefits.
If you do register, you are responsible for protecting your password and user name and must not share them with or disclose them to anyone else.
When you register, the basic personal information about you which we collect is: your name; your user type (eg solicitor, trainee solicitor, law student, member of the public); your e-mail address; your user ID and password. Depending on what you are registering for, additional information may be collected from you.
We use this information to improve our services to you, for example, by providing you by email with an update of information about our services and products.
Changing the information we hold about you
If you would like to change the registration information we hold about you or want to it to be removed from our registration database, you may do so by returning to the personalisation area and changing or removing your details as you wish.
Third Parties
We do not at present forward the information collected about you to any third parties except where required by law to do so. However, we reserve the right to change this position at any time. If the Law Society choose to employ the services of a third party it will inform you, but the change will only apply in relation to information which we collect from you after we have informed you of the change. We will not disclose any information we have already collected about you without your consent other than where required to do so by law. At all times, the Law Society will control and be responsible for the use of your information.
Cookies
When you visit this website we issue a "cookie" to your computer. This is a small program containing a unique code that allows us to identify your computer. The cookie is used to note the different areas of our website service which have recently been accessed through your computer. This can only be done in relation to this website service and our website service at http://www.lawgazette.co.uk and not in relation to any other sites you might visit.
Information collected in this way is used to develop and manage our online services. The cookie alone contains no information which can identify you personally. However, when you register on this website and our Gazette website at http://www.lawgazette.co.uk the cookie will be combined with the personal information that you have provided as part of your registration. If you wish, you are able to set up your computer to refuse to accept cookies.
Payment details
We may capture your credit card details if you chose to use the Law Society shop online. These details will be encrypted and processed by our staff in the shop. They will not be passed to any third parties and we will not use online credit card authorisation software.
Changes to Privacy Policy
The Internet and data privacy best practice are both developing. We therefore reserve the right to revise this policy at any time. If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.
Consent
By using this website and the website at http://www.lawgazette.co.uk you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in the manner set out above.
June 2004