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Privacy Policy

Ashwood Solicitors Limited are committed to protecting and keeping confidential all the information you provide to us, subject to certain legal duties that are explained in our terms and conditions leaflet “Our Agreement With You”.

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0161 248 4444

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GDPR
Privacy
Notice

The GDPR are important European regulations, which have introduced amendments to data protection law, including introducing additional rights for individuals in relation to their personal and sensitive personal data.

GDPR applies to all EU Member States from 25 May 2018.

We ask that you read this privacy notice carefully as it contains important information about who we are, how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information, your rights in relation to your personal information and how to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event you have a complaint.

Who We Are

Ashwood Solicitors Limited is a Limited Company registered in England, company number 6670818. The registered office is at 11 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5TB. It is a legal practice, which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 493625.

The firm collects, uses and is responsible for certain personal information about you. When it does so, it is also regulated under the GDPR by the Information Commissioner and is responsible as the ‘controller’ of that personal information.

Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have a number of important rights, free of charge: You are entitled to access your personal data (otherwise known as a ‘right to access’). If you wish to make a request, please do so in writing addressed to our Data Protection Officer; or contact the person dealing with your matter.

A request for access to your personal data means you are entitled to a copy of the data we hold on you – such as your name, address, contact details, date of birth, information regarding your health etc.- but it does not mean you are entitled to the documents that contain this data.

Under certain circumstances, in addition to the entitlement to ‘access your data’, you have the following rights:

Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have a number of important rights, free of charge: You are entitled to access your personal data (otherwise known as a ‘right to access’). If you wish to make a request, please do so in writing addressed to our Data Protection Officer; or contact the person dealing with your matter.

Reasons we can collect and use your personal information

We intend to rely on the following lawful bases to collect and use your personal or sensitive personal data:

  • Your consent
  • Contractual obligations
  • Legal Obligations
  • Public task Legitimate interests
  • Marketing

Information about the firm and up to date articles that may be of interest to you are available on our website www.ashwoodsolicitors.co.uk. We would encourage you to refer to this.

Your Rights

Under GDPR you have a number of important rights, free of charge:
You are entitled to access your personal data (otherwise known as a ‘right to access’). If you wish to make a request, please do so in writing addressed to our Data Protection Officer; or contact the person dealing with your matter.

A request for access to your personal data means you are entitled to a copy of the data we hold on you – such as your name, address, contact details, date of birth, information regarding your health etc.- but it does not mean you are entitled to the documents that contain this data.

How To Complain

If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact the person responsible for data protection, who is Mr. Masoud Kasim, you can contact him at mkasim@ashwoodsolicitors.co.uk or alternatively by telephoning 0161 248 4444. You can also contact our Data Protection Officer who will investigate further. Our Data Protection Officer is Shaqil Ahmed of Kompliance Limited and you can contact him at dpo@kompliance.co.uk

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

We hope that our Data Protection Officer can resolve any query or concern you raise about our use of your information.

The GDPR also gives you right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority in the UK is the Information Commissioner who may be contacted at www.ico.org.uk/concerns/ or telephone 0303 1231113.

How To Complain

If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact the person responsible for data protection, who is Mr. Masoud Kasim, you can contact him at mkasim@ashwoodsolicitors.co.uk or alternatively by telephoning 0161 248 4444.

You can also contact our Data Protection Officer who will investigate further. Our Data Protection Officer is Shaqil Ahmed of Kompliance Limited and you can contact him at dpo@kompliance.co.uk

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Changes To This Privacy Notice

We may change this privacy notice from time to time. When we do we will inform you via our website or by a direct communication with you.

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