McKenzie Legal takes your privacy very seriously. We ask that you read this privacy policy carefully as it contains important information about what to expect when McKenzie Legal collects personal information about you and how McKenzie Legal will use your personal data.

This policy applies to information we collect about:

1. visitors to our website; and 
2. people who register for our service.

1. What Is Personal Data?

Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.

Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

2. The information we collect about you

When you register for our service, we collect the following personal information from you:

1. name;
2. postal address;
3. email address;
4. telephone number; 
5. business details; and 
6. bank details and/or credit card number and expiry date.

3. How we will use the information about you

We gather this information to allow us to process your registration, process any orders you may make, and provide the services requested. The relevant information is then used by us, our agents to provide you with statements of your account and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the conduct of your account and the provision of the services in general. If you agree, we may also contact you about other products and services we think may be of interest to you.

We may also use aggregate information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help us to develop our website and our services. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify you.

From time to time we may provide your information to our customer service agencies for research and analysis purposes so that we can monitor and improve the services we provide.  We or our agents may contact you by post, email or telephone to ask you for your feedback and comments on our services.

4. Marketing

We may also wish to provide you with information about special features of our website or any other service or products we think may be of interest to you. If you would rather not receive this information, please send a blank email message to (email). If you agree to us providing you with marketing information, you can always opt out at a later date.

We may also want to provide you with related information from third parties we think may be of interest to you. If you would rather not receive this information, please send an email to (email). If you agree to us providing you with third party marketing information, you can always opt out at a later date.

We may also provide your information to carefully selected third parties whose products or services we believe may be of interest to you. If you do not wish us to disclose your information in this way, please send an email to info@mckenzie-legal.co.uk. 

5. Our use of cookies and other information-gathering technologies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. The information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. You can set your browser not to accept cookies; however, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function if you remove cookies from your browser.

6. How we protect your information

We have put in place the following security procedures and technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal information: firewalls, browser certification technology, encryption, limited access, and use of passwords.

We will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information. However, you should be aware that the use of the Internet is not entirely secure and for this reason, we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal information which is transferred from you or to you via the Internet. In the event of a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data, McKenzie Legal shall promptly assess the risk to people’s rights and freedoms and if appropriate report this breach to the ICO.

7. Transfer of information

We will only store or transfer your personal data within the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.

8. Access to your information and updating and correcting your information

Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:

1. The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. 
2. The right to access the personal data we hold about you. 
3. The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. 
4. The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we hold. 
5. The right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
6. The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
7. The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
8. The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
9. Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please send an email to (email address) or send a letter to (address). We may make a small charge for this service.

We want to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. If any of the information that you have provided to [data controller] changes, for example, if you change your email address, name or payment details, or if you wish to cancel your registration, please let us know the correct details by sending an email to (add email) or by sending a letter to (add address).  You may ask us, or we may ask you, to correct information you or we think is inaccurate, and you may also ask us to remove information which is inaccurate.

9. Sale of business

If McKenzie Legal is sold or integrated with another business your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisers and will be passed on to the new owners of the business.

10. Your consent

By submitting your personal information you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy.

11. Changes to privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. If we change our privacy policy we will post the changes on this page, and place notices on other pages of the website, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. This privacy policy was last updated as per the date in the footer.

12. How to contact McKenzie Legal

We welcome your views about our website and our privacy policy. If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments, please send an email to info@mckenzie-legal.co.uk. 

13. Links to other websites

Should our website contain links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.