Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Last Updated: 2nd August 2024

Introduction

Welcome to Public Interest Lawyers, a website owned and operated by Velasco Limited. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information. Velasco Limited is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

Who We Are

  • Business Name: Public Interest Lawyers (a brand of Velasco Limited)
  • Registered Office: Office 301 The Tea Factory, Office 319, St Peter’s Square, Fleet Street, Liverpool L1 4DQ
  • Registered Number: 10292336
  • Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Registration Number: 839005

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We collect various types of personal data from you when you use our website, including:
  • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address.
  • Identity Information: Date of birth, national insurance number, and other identification details.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including your IP address, browser type, and browsing behaviour.
  • Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

Special Categories of Personal Data

We may also collect special categories of personal data about you, such as health information, if it is relevant to your claim.

How We Collect Your Data

  • Direct Interactions: You provide us with your personal data by filling in forms, making enquiries, or communicating with us via email, live chat or phone.
  • Automated Technologies: We automatically collect usage data through cookies and similar technologies when you interact with our website.
  • Third Parties: We may receive personal data about you from third parties, such as business partners, analytics providers, and search information providers.

How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:
  • To Provide Services: To manage and process your claim, provide advice, and communicate with you.
  • To Improve Our Website: To administer and improve our website and ensure its security.
  • Marketing: To send you information about our services, updates, and promotions, where you have consented to receive such information.
  • Compliance: To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, including those imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data:
  • Consent: Where you have given consent to the processing of your personal data for specific purposes.
  • Contractual Necessity: Where the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
  • Legal Obligation: Where we are required to process your data to comply with legal obligations.
  • Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided that your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal data with the following parties:
  • Service Providers: Third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as IT services, marketing, and analytics.
  • Legal Authorities: Regulatory and law enforcement authorities where required by law.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business, your data may be transferred to the new owner.

International Transfers

We do not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If in the future we do need to transfer your data internationally, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your privacy.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
  • Access: To request access to your personal data and receive a copy of the information we hold about you.
  • Correction: To request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure: To request the deletion of your personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.
  • Objection: To object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on legitimate interests.
  • Restriction: To request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
  • Portability: To request the transfer of your personal data to another party.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
  • Email: info@publicinterestlawyers.co.uk
  • Phone: 08004087825

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes we make will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Policy.