Privacy Policy

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• p.1Privacy Policy of Marlowe & Finch LLPThis policy took effect on 2 June 2025. It explains how Marlowe & Finch LLP (the “Firm”, “ we” or “us”) handles personal data about clients,...
• p.1 §1.1About this policyThe Firm is the controller of the personal data described in this policy. Where we receive personal data from a client in order to act for that...
• p.1 §1.3About this policyThis policy does not apply to the websites of other organisations to which our website links. You should read their policies. 1.4 In this policy...
• p.1-2 §2.1Information we collectThe table below sets out the categories of personal data that we collect, with examples and where they come from. Category | Examples | Where it...
• p.2 §2.2Information we collectWhere you give us personal data about someone else, such as a colleague or a family member, you must make sure that you are entitled to do so and...
• p.2-3 §3.1How we use your information and our lawful basesWe use personal data only where the law allows. The table below shows why we use it and the lawful basis that we rely on. Purpose | Lawful basis...
• p.3 §3.2How we use your information and our lawful basesWhere we rely on our legitimate interests, we have balanced those interests against your rights and freedoms and have concluded that they do not...
• p.3 §3.4How we use your information and our lawful basesWe do not use personal data for a purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for which we collected it. If we need to use it for a new purpose we...
• p.3 §4.1Sharing your informationWe share personal data only when we need to, with: (a) other people who are involved in a matter, such as other parties and their advisers, with your...
• p.3 §4.2Sharing your informationService providers that process personal data on our behalf may do so only on our instructions, and must keep the data secure and confidential. 4.3 We...
• p.4 §5.1International transfersWe store personal data in the United Kingdom. Some of our service providers, and some of the people involved in a matter, may be located outside the...
• p.4 §6.1How long we keep your informationWe keep personal data for no longer than we need it for the purposes in this policy, and for as long as the law or our regulator requires. The table...
• p.5 §6.2How long we keep your informationWe may keep information for longer if we reasonably believe that we need it in connection with a claim or a dispute, or if the law requires it. In...
• p.5 §7.1Your rightsThe law gives you the following rights over your personal data, which you can use free of charge: (a) the right to be told what personal data we hold...
• p.5 §7.2Your rightsTo exercise a right, please use the privacy request form on our website. We shall respond within one month of receiving your request. We may extend...
• p.5 §7.4Your rightsSome of the personal data that we hold in client files is subject to legal professional privilege or to a duty of confidence to a client. We may not...
• p.6 §8.1Cookies and similar technologiesOur website uses cookies, which are small files that a website puts on your device. We use two kinds: (a) strictly necessary cookies, which keep the...
• p.6 §8.2Cookies and similar technologiesWe do not use advertising or tracking cookies, and we do not allow third parties to place them on our website. 8.3 When you first visit our website...
• p.6 §9.1SecurityWe protect personal data with technical and organisational measures that are appropriate to the risk. They include encryption of personal data in...
• p.6 §9.3SecurityWe test our security regularly, including through independent penetration tests, and we carry out a risk assessment before using a new system to...
• p.6-7 §10.1ChildrenOur services and website are not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them, except where we...
• p.7 §11.1Automated decision-makingWe do not make decisions about people that have a legal or similarly significant effect solely by automated means. Where we use software to help us...
• p.7 §12.1Job applicantsIf you apply for a job or a training contract with the Firm, we collect the personal data in your application and in any interview notes, assessments...
• p.7 §12.3Job applicantsWe may share your application with recruitment agencies that introduced you, with our professional advisers, and with the partners and managers...
• p.7-8 §13.1Visitors, CCTV and our officesWhen you visit our offices, our reception team records your name, your company and the time of your visit, so that we can keep our staff, clients and...
• p.8 §13.3Visitors, CCTV and our officesCCTV images are stored securely, are seen only by authorised members of our security and facilities teams, and are deleted after 31 days unless we...
• p.8 §14.1Changes to this policyWe may update this policy from time to time. We shall post the updated version on our website with the date that it takes effect. 14.2 If we make a...
• p.8 §15.1ComplaintsIf you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, please tell the Data Protection Officer first, so that we can try to put things...