Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy 

Effective Date: May 2025

Garden of Light Family Law Ltd
Company Number: 16252389
Registered Address: Monomark House, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, England, WC1N 3AX

1. Introduction

Garden of Light Family Law Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you interact with us, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

By using our services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

Identity Data: name, title, date of birth, gender.

Contact Data: address, email address, telephone numbers.

Financial Data: bank account details for billing purposes.

Case Information: information you provide to us relating to your family law matter.

Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system and platform.

Usage Data: information about how you use our website and services.

Marketing and Communications Data: your preferences for receiving marketing communications from us.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data through:

Direct interactions (e.g., when you fill in a form, correspond with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise).

Automated technologies or interactions (e.g., as you browse our website).

Third parties or publicly available sources.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

Provide and manage legal and support services.

Communicate with you regarding your matter.

Process payments and manage billing.

Comply with legal obligations.

Improve our services and website.

Send you relevant updates or marketing communications (only where permitted).

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to and where it is necessary for:

The performance of a contract with you.

Compliance with a legal obligation.

Our legitimate interests (provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests).

Your consent where required.

5. How We Share Your Data

We may share your personal data with:

Professional advisers (e.g., lawyers, accountants, insurers), where necessary.

Service providers who support our business (e.g., IT services).

Courts, tribunals, or regulatory authorities, where required by law.

Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

6. International Transfers

We do not generally transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom. Where we do, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

7. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, accessed, altered, or disclosed in an unauthorised way.

In addition, we limit access to your personal data to employees, agents, and third parties who have a business need to know.

8. Data Retention

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

Typically, we retain case files for at least six years after the conclusion of the matter unless advised otherwise.

9. Your Legal Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

Access: Request access to your personal data.

Correction: request correction of any inaccurate data.

Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal data.

Restriction: Request restriction of processing.

Portability: Request transfer of your data to another party.

Objection: object to the processing of your personal data.

You also have the right to withdraw consent at any time when we rely on consent to process your data.

If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

10. Cookies

Our website may use cookies to distinguish you from other users, helping us provide you with a good browsing experience and allowing us to improve our site.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

Data Protection Officer
Garden of Light Family Law Ltd
Monomark House, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, England, WC1N 3AX
Email: info@gardenoflightmf.co.uk
 

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection (www.ico.org.uk).