Privacy Policy

Stance Legal Privacy Policy 2024

The type of personal information we collect 

We currently collect and process the following information:

For the purposes of this notice Stance Legal is the data controller unless it has been specifically noted otherwise.

This notice relates to the collection and processing of personal data for Stance Legal, it does not cover processing we do in relation to the service we provide to our clients, in that regard Stance Legal are the data processor acting on the instruction of our clients.

How we get your personal information and why we collect it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for consultation purposes and in line with our legitimate interest. 

We may share this information with other solicitor firms, barrister chambers and between our directors. 

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are: 

Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting us direct. 

We have a contractual obligation.

We have a legal obligation.

We have a legitimate interest.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. 

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. 

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us direct. 

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address: 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk