Arkas Law takes your privacy very seriously. We are committed to respecting and safeguarding the privacy of the personal information that is provided to us or collected by us during the course of our business, including the personal information we receive from visitors to our website.
This Privacy Notice explains how and why we process personal data, how to exercise your rights, and how to contact us. When we use your personal data we are a ‘controller’ for the purposes of UK data protection law, including UK GDPR. Our use of your personal data is subject to your instructions, data protection law, other relevant UK legislation, and our professional duty of confidentiality.
If you have questions about this notice or want to make a complaint about how we handle your personal information, please contact the firm’s Privacy Partner, Pranavan Shantikumar, on 020 7269 7949 or at info@arkaslaw.co.uk, or write to Arkas Law, 20 Garrett Street, London, EC1Y 0TW.
Whose data do we process?
We process personal data about clients, counterparties and other third parties in connection with legal services; people who request or provide information to us; applicants for roles or work experience; people who interact with us through our website; alumni; and people who have consented to receive publications and marketing emails.
What information do we collect?
The types of data we process depend on the services we provide and may include identity and contact data; financial and payment data; business information; information relevant to our legal advice; profile and usage data; technical data such as IP address and browser details; physical access data relating to visits to our premises; and, where necessary for a matter, sensitive personal data (for example health, race or criminal history in housing or immigration cases) to help establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Every time you log on to our website your IP address registers on our servers. We do not use this technology to obtain personal data against your knowledge or free will, nor for any purpose other than to help us monitor traffic or, in the case of criminal activity or misuse, to cooperate with law enforcement.
Cookies
Cookie settings on this website are set to allow cookies to give you the best experience. If you continue without changing these settings, you consent to this — but you can change your settings at any time in your browser.
We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour (pages visited, time on site, how you arrived and what you click). This data is not tied to personally identifiable information such as your name or address. Learn more at www.aboutcookies.org.
Some pages feature cookies set by LinkedIn, Facebook and similar networks for sharing buttons. Those sites may collect information about your activity across the internet. You should check their policies for how they use information and how to opt out.
Emails that we send you have no tracking in them.
Why we use your information
We use your personal data to deliver legal services; verify identity and comply with legal and regulatory obligations (including anti-money laundering); administer accounts and collect debts; make disclosures to auditors, professional advisers, banks and insurers; run the firm (including recruitment); improve our services; respond to enquiries and complaints; exercise or defend legal rights; maintain business relationships; and, where permitted, send updates about our services.
Who we share data with
We may share personal data with law enforcement and regulators; third parties involved in your matter (professional advisers, courts, counterparties); financial organisations and tracing agencies; our auditors, advisers, banks and insurers; government agencies such as the Home Office in immigration matters; and service providers who process data on our behalf under contractual safeguards.
How long we keep your data
We retain information as long as necessary to comply with legal, accounting or regulatory requirements, to respond to questions or claims, and to show that we treated you fairly. When it is no longer necessary we delete or anonymise it. For more about retention periods, contact info@arkaslaw.co.uk.
Your rights
You have rights of access, rectification, erasure (in certain situations), restriction of processing, data portability, objection (including to direct marketing), and not to be subject to solely automated decisions that produce legal effects. You can also lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk/concerns or 0303 123 1113.
This notice was last updated in line with Arkas Law’s published Privacy Notice. We will always treat your personal data with respect and never share it with other organisations outside Arkas Law for marketing purposes.