Privacy Statement

Confidential Information

Any information you provide will be held securely and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Your personal details will not normally be disclosed to third parties. In some circumstances however we may need to disclose your personal details to a third party so that they can provide a service you have requested, or fulfil a request for information. Any information about you that we pass to a third party will be held securely by that party, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, and used only to provide the services or information you have requested.

What information do we collect?

We will collect personal details appropriate to the service you require. In some areas, this may simply mean registering your name, address and email details but other services may require more information.

What do we use personal information for?

We need to collect personal data for the following reasons:

  • contact details for correspondence purposes;

  • subject to your agreement we may contact you to either provide information about new services;

  • get feedback on services we have already provided to you.

We will however only obtain information from you that is necessary for the provision of the service to you.

Email Messages

You may receive occasional e-mail messages from us on matters that we consider may be of interest to you, but only if you have provided your email address to us for this purpose.

Information to improve our site

We collect web statistics automatically about your visit to our site based on your IP address. This information is used to help us follow browsing preferences on our site so that we can regularly improve our web site. We do not use this information to identify you as an individual and you will remain anonymous, unless you are asked to identify yourself by completing a form or an online transaction. The information we gather will also enable us to better understand your needs and how you use our services so that we can continue to improve our performance over time.

Cookies

If you complete our online registration process, or subsequently login to the site, we will use cookies to remember your preferences during your current visit, and any future visits provided the cookie was not deleted in the interim. These cookies only contain numeric identifiers, and can be deleted at the end of each visit by logging out of the site. Your browser help text will contain information about how to refuse cookies from our site should you wish. Refusing cookies from our site will not affect your ability to perform online transactions, although we will not be able to display content that is relevant you on certain pages, nor pre-fill forms with your name and contact details where relevant.

Access to Information

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you can make a formal written request for the following information

  • clarification that your personal data is being processed by us

  • a description and copy of such personal data

  • the reasons why such data is being processed

  • details of to whom they are or may be disclosed

Please note we reserve the right to charge the current statutory fee for providing such information. If you believe that any personal information we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete please contact us immediately. Any information found to be incorrect will be corrected promptly.

Contact

If you have any comments or concerns regarding this policy please contact us or in writing at the following address:-

Herbert Andrews, Managing Partner
Needham & James LLP
Needham & James House
Bridgeway
Stratford Upon Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6YY