Privacy Policy

Privacy Notice

This privacy policy sets out how Fodens Solicitors uses and protects any information that you give Fodens Solicitors when you use our service and this website.

Fodens Solicitors may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 25/05/2018.

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 both apply from 25th May 2018.

In providing you with legal advice, we will process and store your personal information, which may include special category data such as health details. We have legal and professional obligations to keep your personal information and special category data confidential. We comply with UK and EU data protection laws and with the Solicitors Regulation Authority rules on client and data confidentiality.

What information do we hold about you?

The information we hold may include personal information and special category data. It will typically include:

  • Clients name, address, phone number/s, email address/es
  • Identifiers such as date of birth; National Insurance, passport, visa, driving licence numbers; photographs or other digital images
  • Financial details to include bank details, mortgage account, means questionnaire
  • Names of and other personal information on your family and relationships
  • Details of property
  • Social media information
  • Special category data including health records, Trade Union membership, political affiliations, sexuality, ethnic origin

We do not provide services directly to children or proactively collect their personal information. However, we are sometimes given information about children while handling a matter. The information in the relevant parts of this notice applies to children as well as adults.

Who is the data shared with and why?

We may share information about you:-

  • within the firm to enable us to deal with your matter effectively and efficiently
  • with other law firms acting for other parties in the same matter
  • with counsel
  • with experts
  • with our outsourced providers including for example our accounts function, IT consultant, risk and compliance consultant
  • with the intermediary who introduced you to us including for example a financial advisor, mortgage broker or estate agent
  • with law enforcement agencies where required, for example under a Court order

This may involve them handling your personal information. The firm requires all third parties to sign a confidentiality and compliance document to confirm that your data is protected.

Please note that we will never sell your data to anyone.