Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://www.bicycleaccidentlawyeruk.co.uk.
The Legal Basis for Using Data
Companies are permitted to collect and process data for a number of different reasons pursuant to data protection law. These include:
- Consent – if you consent to the collection and processing of your personal data.
- Contractual obligations – it may be necessary to collect and process data to comply with contractual obligations.
- Legal compliance – the Law may require us to collect and process your data.
- Legitimate interests – collection and processing of customer data is necessary for the legitimate interests of Bicycle Accident Lawyer UK and our panel solicitors.
Legitimate Interests
Legitimate interests for Bicycle Accident Lawyer UK and our panel solicitors’ collection and retention of data may include:
- It is required to fulfil our duties and to provide an effective referral service to cyclists.
- Personal information regarding the client has to be processed to enable us to assess suitability for referral to our panel solicitors.
- Personal information regarding the client has to be processed to enable our panel solicitors to provide their services to their customers
- Client data needs to be processed to enable an assessment to be made as to whether a claim merits investigation.
- Such data needs to be processed and retained when presenting a claim to another party.
- Information needs to be provided to the Court or the Opponent in a legal case, which can only be obtained by processing client data.
- Personal details contained within medical reports, medical records, and witness statements have to be retained and processed, as these are vital ingredients in a legal claim.
- Data is needed to enable a conflict check to be undertaken
It is required to enable us and our panel solicitors to respond adequately to complaints and expressions of dissatisfaction or to manage any insurance claims made by clients. - It is important to retain personal data during the course of a claim to ensure that our panel solicitors are able to protect the client’s position and make sure that their best interests are protected at all times.
- It is important to retain personal data of employees to protect their safety, health, and welfare.
- It may be necessary to fulfil legal and regulatory obligations or to prevent, investigate, or detect crime or fraud, including working with law enforcement agencies.
- Improving products and services and developing new products and services.
- Promoting and advertising our products and services.
- We need personal information to process applications for employment.
Comments
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Media
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Cookies
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Embedded content from other websites
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Who we share your data with
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How long we retain your data
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For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
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Where your data is sent
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