Privacy Policy

Cameron Macaulay is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of users of this website. We will not share your private information with others unless you have given us permission to do so.

The personal information that is collected from you can include name, address, email address, telephone numbers, nationality, etc., but is not limited to circumstances where:

• We agree to provide legal services to you, or the organisation you work for
• You request from or provide information to us
• You apply for a job opportunity at our firm
• You visit our website
• You, or the organisation you work for, are a counterparty of one or more of our clients
• You complete any forms contained on our website
• You are a former employee of the firm

We collect personal information directly from you, from our clients or other parties to a matter and their authorised representatives. Your personal information may be collected in the firm's contact database when you register to receive legal updates or we otherwise receive your contact details.

We may contact you by telephone, email or post. If you do not wish to be contacted by any of these methods, please let us know at mail@cameronmacaulay.law.

We will rely upon the following legal bases to process personal data, necessary for the provision of legal services.

• Individual Clients – provision of legal services under the contract
• Compliance with legal obligations as a regulated body to carry out identification and anti-money laundering checks on clients, including corporate clients
• Processing personal data to provide legal services where the individual is not a client of Cameron Macaulay Solicitors.

Cookies

Cookies are used to track visitors’ movements to our website.

Data Security

We may store your information in places such as our firm’s internal system or secure servers. A Data Protection Policy is in place which outlines our obligations under data protection and how we comply with the requirements.

Transmission via the internet is not entirely secure, although we do what we can to secure your data. Any information transmitted is at your own risk. Strict measures are in place to prevent unauthorised access.

How we use your information

We will only use your personal information if and only to the extent that applicable law allows.

We will only process your personal information if we have one of the following legal basis:

• It is necessary for the performance of a contract with your or the organisation you work for
• It is necessary in connection with a legal obligation
• You have given your consent (where necessary) to such use or the organisation you work for has obtained your consent (where necessary) to share your information with us
• If we (or a third party) have a legitimate interest which is not overridden by your interests or your rights and freedoms.

We will only process sensitive 'special category' personal information, for example race or disability, in compliance with one of the following conditions:

• You have given your consent to processing
• The processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity.

We will only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including for the purposes of complying with any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements. Personal information processed in connection with our business acceptance processes and/or providing legal services will be retained in accordance with the firm's Retention and destruction policy unless we agree otherwise with you, in writing. If you wish to know more about the firm's Retention and Destruction Policy or any of the firm's different retention periods, please contact mail@cameronmacaulay.law.

Data Sharing

We may share your personal information with third parties who act for us to provide the information requested or fulfil the contract.

All data is processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. If personal data is transferred outwith the EU, we will ensure that adequate safeguards in place.

Your Rights

You are entitled to exercise certain rights in relation to the personal information that we hold. These rights are to:

• Request access to your personal information (a subject access request) and request certain information relating to its processing
• Request rectification of your personal information

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact the Data Protection Officer in writing by emailing mail@cameronmacaulay.law or by letter to:

Data Protection Officer
Cameron Macaulay Solicitors
107-109 Baltic Chambers
50 Wellington Street
Glasgow
G2 6HJ

Further Information

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact the Data Protection Officer as set out above.

If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your query, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues at ico.org.uk/concerns or telephone 0303 123 1113.