Privacy

This privacy policy aims to set out your data privacy rights, explaining what information we gather about you, how we use your data and who we share it with.

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Red Lion Chambers, the owner and provider of this Website.  This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

Definitions and interpretation

  1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:
    • Data: collectively all information that you submit to Red Lion Chambers via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 1998;
    • Cookies: a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);
    • Red Lion Chambers or us: Red Lion Chambers is a Barristers Chambers operating in England and Wales.  The registered office address is at 18 Red Lion Court, London EC4A 3EB. Chambers has no collective legal identity of any kind: all barristers practising from a set of chambers are self- employed individuals;
    • UK and EU Cookie Law: the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive (Amendment) Regulations 2011;
    • User or you: any person that accesses the Website and is not either (i) a member of Red Lion Chambers; (ii) employed by Red Lion Chambers and acting in the course of their employment or
      (iii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Red Lion Chambers and/or accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and
    • Website: the website that you are currently using, www.redlionchambers.co.uk and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
  2. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:
    1. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
    2. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to the sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
    3. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
    4. “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
    5. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
    6. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

Scope of this privacy policy

  1. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Red Lion Chambers and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

Data collected

  1. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:
    1. Name
    2. Job Title;
    3. Profession;
    4. Contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
    5. IP address (automatically collected);
    6. Web browser type and version (automatically collected);
    7. Operating system (automatically collected);
    8. A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on this Website, and the site you exit to (automatically collected);
    9. Selections made using our barrister portfolio system;
  2. All Data collected will be collected in accordance with this privacy policy.

Our use of Data

  1. For purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, Red Lion Chambers is the “data controller”.
  2. We will retain any Data you submit for 12 months.
  3. Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any third-party disclosures specifically set out in this policy, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties.
  4. All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security see the clause below (Security).
  5. Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website.  Specifically, Data may be used by us, in accordance with this privacy policy, for the following reasons:
    1. internal record keeping;
    2. improvement of our products / services;
    3. transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
    4. contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Website.

Third party websites and services

  1. Red Lion Chambers may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with certain processes necessary for the operation of the Website. The providers of such services do not have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Website.

Links to other websites

  1. This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for their content. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

Controlling use of your Data

  1. Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:
    • use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
    • sharing Data with third parties.

Accessing your own Data

  1. You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal Data held by Red Lion Chambers (where such Data is held) on payment of a small fee, which will not exceed £10.

Security

  1. Data security is of great importance to Red Lion Chambers and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected via this Website.
  2. We endeavour to do our best to protect your personal Data. However, transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure and is done at your own risk. We cannot ensure the security of your Data transmitted to the Website.

Cookies

  1. This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Red Lion Chambers uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of services. Red Lion Chambers has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
  2. All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.
  3. Before the website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Red Lion Chambers to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
  4. This Website may place the following Cookies:
    1. Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
    2. Analytical/performance cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  5. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.
  6. You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however, you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.
  7. It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

Transfers outside the European Economic Area

  1. Data which we collect from you is stored and processed in servers. We attempt to ensure that our servers are located in countries within the European Economic Area (EEA). However, it is possible that one of our servers may become located in a country outside the EEA or that one of our service providers may become situated in a country outside the EEA. These countries may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the EEA.
  2. If Data is transferred outside the EEA in this way, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy. You expressly agree to such transfers of Data.

Contacting us

  1. If you require additional information in regard to how we use your information, or to exercise your rights under the data law, please contact us by sending us an email at chambers@18rlc.co.uk.
  2. If you wish to raise a complaint, please visit our complaints page for further information https://redlionchambers.co.uk/complaints/.
  3. Complaints can also be directed to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the independent regulatory office in charge of upholding information rights in the interest of the public. Their contact telephone number is 0303 123 1113.

General

  1. You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
  2. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
  3. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
  4. This privacy policy is governed by and interpreted according to English law. All disputes arising under this privacy policy are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Changes to this privacy policy

  1. Red Lion Chambers reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law.  Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

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