This policy in intended to let you know how we record, collect and use any personal information which you provide us with.
As a firm of solicitors operating in the jurisdiction of England and Wales, LloydLaw LLP is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Information Commissioner's Register is available on Commissioner's website.
If you email us or leave a comment, we will retain any information that you provide, but we will not disclose it to any third party, unless we are obliged to do so by law.
We may use your personal information to contact you by email for marketing purposes, but if we do so, we shall obtain your express consent beforehand, by emailing you.
You will be aware that if you leave a comment, your data will be held by a US company called Six Apart who host this blog. If you are in the UK, that means your data will be exported.
The Eighth Principle of the Data Protection Act 1998 actually prohibits the transfer of personal information to countries or territories outside the European Economic Area.
A transfer can only be made where there is adequate protection for the rights and freedoms of individuals in relation to the processing of information about them.
The Information Commissioner has made it clear that personal information can be transferred to companies operating in the United States that have signed up to the 'Safe Harbor' agreement. These companies have agreed to abide by a set of rules similar to those found in the UK's own data protection law.
A full list of companies that have signed up for 'Safe Harbor' and details of how to sign up can be found on the US Department of Commerce website. We have checked the US Department of Commerce's website and it is clear that Six Apart has signed up to the "Safe Harbor" principles.
On that basis, you accept that Six Apart may hold personal information about you subject to its own Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to revise, modify or update this policy at any time.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy or our use of personal information please do not hesitate to contact us.
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