Braitch Solicitors ("we", "us") of 17 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, WV3 0TZ is the controller of the personal data collected through www.braitchsolicitors.co.uk and in the course of providing our legal services. Our use of your personal data is subject to your instructions, the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018 and our professional duty of confidentiality. Our Data Protection Officer is Lakhvinder Singh Braitch.
1. Information we collect
We collect the information you give us when you contact us, complete our contact or newsletter forms, or instruct us. This includes your name, address and contact details, identity documents and information about your matter. Depending on why you instruct us, it may also include your financial details and source of funds (for property transactions), your nationality, immigration status, employment records and family details (for immigration and asylum matters), and medical information (for Lasting Powers of Attorney or immigration matters).
2. How we use your information
- to respond to your enquiry and provide legal advice and services;
- to check and verify your identity and screen for sanctions, as required by anti-money laundering law;
- to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, including those of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and our Legal Aid Agency contract;
- for our legitimate interests in running the practice efficiently, such as quality control, training and statistical analysis;
- to send updates you have subscribed to (you can unsubscribe at any time).
3. Sharing your information
We keep client information strictly confidential. We only share it where necessary to act for you or where required by law — for example with the Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration, courts and tribunals, the Legal Aid Agency, HM Land Registry, lenders and other parties' solicitors in a transaction, client due diligence providers, our auditors and our regulators. We never sell your personal data.
4. Security and retention
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against loss, misuse or unauthorised access. We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes above and to meet our legal, regulatory, Legal Aid Agency and insurance requirements.
5. Your rights
You have the right to access, correct or erase your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing and to data portability. To exercise these rights, please email lax@braitchsolicitors.co.uk or call 01902 711200. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
6. Changes to this policy
Braitch Solicitors may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page.