Your privacy is very important to us. The privacy policy is set out on how Simman Solicitors uses, protects and safeguards any information that you give Simman Solicitors when you use this website. This website does not store or capture personal information except where specifically indicated. Simman Solicitors is committed to ensure that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement and will not be disclosed to any third parties. The information requested is to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons: A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. By using our Site you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookies Policy. The information and opinions within this website are for information purposes only. They are not intended to provide you legal or other professional advice, and therefore should not be trusted or considered as an alternate advice and information that you find relevant to particular circumstances. Simman Solicitors website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. These links are provided for convenience only and do not constitute any endorsement by Simman Solicitors of the organisation promoted on the linked websites, their products or services.
Simman Solicitors may change this policy from time to time by updating the web page. Please do check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. Please note that by providing personal information via the forms on this website, you agree to us contacting you with regard to the information you request. Some forms on our website may also include a check box asking you permission for us to add you on our mailing list. This is an opt-in mailing list and your personal information will be used solely by us. Under no circumstances will your personal information be sold or used by any other organisation, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe that the law requires it. Each email communication you receive from us will have the option to remove your e-mail address from our list.
All telephone calls to and from Simman Solicitors are recorded for training and security purposes, and all incoming and outgoing email are monitored.
The information we collect
Simman Solicitors may collect the following information:
What we do with the information collected
Security
Cookies on the Simman Solicitors website
Cookies Policy
Terms of use
Simman Solicitors shall accept no responsibility for any errors, omissions or misleading statements on this website, or for any loss which may occur from the belief of the materials contained on this website. Certain functions of this website may link to external Internet sites, and other external Internet sites may link to this website.
Please note that although reasonable care is taken to ensure that the Website and the materials available from it are virus-free, we cannot accept responsibility for any viruses which may affect any material you download.
Links to other websites
Controlling your personal information
As a firm, we are committed to keeping all personal data stored secure.
It should be noted that we will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us on legal@simmansolicitors.org.uk If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. Without delay we will correct any information found to be incorrect.
To conclude, our use of your personal data is subject to your instructions, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other relevant UK and EU legislation and our professional duty of confidentiality.
Dealing with Fraudulent Communications by Letter or Email and Suspicious Calls
In common with many other industries, the cyber threat to the UK legal sector is significant and the number of reported incidents has grown substantially over the last few years.We treat malicious and fraudulent activity very seriously. If we are made aware of any red alerts, Simman Solicitors will promptly report such instances to the SRA Red Alert Team and work with the regulator and authorities in their investigations.
If you receive a communication purportedly from Simman Solicitors which you are suspicious of, please report this immediately at nsbakshi@simmansolicitors.org.uk
Simman Solicitors are committed to ensuring that any information obtained is safe and secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have set in place proper and physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.