Privacy Policy, Terms & Cookie Policy

Conditions of Use

All use of the William J Marshall & Partners LLP’s website is governed by these conditions which you are deemed to have read and accepted.

The material on this website is for general information only. Detailed professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from any action based on any information found on this website or on any other websites linked to from this website. This website is not intended to be a substitute for advice from our firm for your particular requirements and William J Marshall & Partners LLP accepts no responsibility for loss occasioned as a result of reliance placed on any part of the contents of this website. We make no representations, undertakings or warranties about the content of this website or of any other website referred to or linked from this website. We do not endorse or approve nor will we have any liability in connection with the content of any such third-party website.

Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and related legislation.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you provide to us, including:

• your name;

• email address;

• postal address;

• telephone number; and

• any other information you choose to provide when contacting us.

We may also collect limited technical information relating to your use of this website, such as IP address, browser type and pages visited.

How We Use Your Information

Information provided through this website may be used:

• to respond to enquiries;

• to provide our professional services;

• to administer our business;

• to maintain records of communications;

• to comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and

• to improve our website and services.

We will only process personal information where we have a lawful basis for doing so. In most cases this will be because:

• you have asked us to respond to an enquiry;

• processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take steps before entering into a contract;

• processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests; or

• we are required to do so by law.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, including for compliance with legal, regulatory, professional and insurance requirements.

Sharing Information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business, such as IT support providers, website hosting providers, email providers, professional advisers and insurers.

We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, the transmission of information over the internet can never be guaranteed to be completely secure and any transmission is undertaken at the user’s own risk.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate, while others are used to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our services.

Further information about the cookies we use, including how to manage your cookie preferences, is available in our Cookie Policy (below).

Please refer to the ICO website (ico.org.uk) for further information on your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:

• be informed about how your personal information is used;

• request access to your personal information;

• request correction of inaccurate information;

• request erasure of personal information in certain circumstances;

• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;

• object to certain processing activities;

• request transfer of information you have provided to us where applicable; and

• make a complaint regarding our handling of personal information.

Complaints

If you have any concerns regarding the way we process personal information, please contact us in the first instance and we will investigate the matter.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection matters.

Further information is available from the ICO.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle personal information, please contact us using the details provided on this website.

Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any revised version will be published on this website.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website. These are small files or pieces of information that are stored on, or accessed from, your computer, tablet or smartphone (“device”) when you visit a website.

We use cookies to enable our website to operate, to understand how visitors use our website and, where you have given consent, to obtain information about website usage through third-party services such as Google Analytics.

Cookies may collect information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system and information about how you use our website. Depending on the type of cookie and the information collected, this information may constitute personal data.

Necessary Cookies

Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate correctly or to provide a service that you have requested. These cookies do not require your consent where they fall within the applicable exemption under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

Our website may use a session cookie for this purpose. This cookie is used to enable the website to operate correctly and is normally deleted when you close your browser.

Analytics and Third-Party Cookies

We use third-party services provided by Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This may include information such as the number of visitors, the pages visited, the approximate geographical location of visitors and how visitors interact with the website.

Analytics cookies are not essential to the operation of our website. We will therefore only use these cookies where you have given your consent through our cookie notice.

Google may process information collected through Google Analytics in accordance with its own privacy policies and terms. Further information is available from Google’s website and the data may be held for up to 14 months.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be given the opportunity to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings provided on our website. Adjusting your settings will not prevent you from using our website, although some non-essential features or functionality may not be available.

We will not set non-essential cookies on your device before you have provided consent.