Last revised: 15th January 2024
Legal Representation: Collyer Bristow LLP, 10 Paternoster Row, London EC4M 7EJ
INTRODUCTION
W1 Office Ltd (“W1 Office” or “Firm”) takes your privacy and the security of your personal information very seriously. Please take a moment to read this Policy and learn about the general privacy and information security principles of W1 Office. This Privacy and Security Policy (“Policy”) applies to the website www.w1office.com (“Website”). This Policy does not apply to other websites operated by W1 Office, such as client extranets. These sites are governed by separate agreements.
By using this website or submitting your personal information to us you agree to our using your personal information in accordance with this Policy. Please do not send us any personal information if you do not want it to be treated in accordance with this Policy.
WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In general your personal information means information by which you as an individual can be identified. It includes information such as your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address. Your personal information includes sensitive personal data, which is information as to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious, philosophical or similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life, commission of criminal offences and/or involvement in criminal proceedings.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
W1 Office does not currently collect personal information through this Website except for information that:
Your Internet service provider automatically provides to our web server, such as its web site address and possibly your email address;
You send to us in an email message using the email facility that is part of this Website’s functionality;
You send us when you sign up on this Website for newsletters, events or the like;
You send us via this Website in the course of an application for employment;
You submit to us in a CGI form (for example, when you submit a search request on this Website).
HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
W1 Office may use personal information collected from this Website for the following purposes:
Providing you with legal services if you are or become a client;
Responding to and otherwise processing your requests and applications;
Monitoring and improving the performance and content of this Website, analysing Website usage and creating internal reports;
Contacting you and delivering information (including marketing material) to you that you have requested or that we believe may interest you, such as administrative notices, details of our services, updates on legal developments and communications relevant to your use of our Website.
We will treat your personal information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law.
LOCATION OF PROCESSING AND DATA TRANSFER
Your personally identifiable information may be controlled and processed by any of the firm’s offices. The location of our offices may change from time to time and we may acquire offices in other countries at any time. You acknowledge and agree that we may transfer your personally identifiable information to or through any country, including countries outside the European Economic Area, which may not have privacy (data protection) legislation and regulation comparable to the law of the country in which you reside, including European law.
DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
We may use third parties to provide a service you request and to provide data processing, hosting, storage, emergency recovery services and similar services to us. It may be necessary for these third parties to have access to personal information you have provided on this Website. These third parties will be required to enter into confidentiality agreements with W1 Office that provide adequate protections for the safety and security of your personal information. If you provide personal information directly to any of our third party service providers then their use of your personal information is subject to their privacy and security policies.
We reserve the right to transfer any personal information we have about you in the event we transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. Should such a transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to require that the transferee use personal information you have provided through this Website in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
We will not otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, unless required or permitted to do so by law, including the exercise or defence of our legal rights. We have no obligation to monitor the use of this Website or to retain the content of any user session. However, we reserve the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request or to cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities in investigating a claim of illegal activity.