Privacy Notice
Any data you submit via email to office@irsolicitors.co.uk or through this website will be held by Immigration Rights Solicitors Ltd as a data controller and will be held securely in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 for a 12-month period until it is confidentially and securely destroyed.
How we use your data
Your data shall not be disclosed to any third parties without your authority or as otherwise allowed by the relevant Data Protection legislation and will only be used for responding to your query (or purposes associated with that purpose), including providing legal advice and representation where you instruct us.
How we collect data
As data controllers, Immigration Rights Solicitors Ltd collect, process and store personal information that is provided to us. We collect data primarily through the provision of legal services to you and, where we have your consent, from sources such as medical institutions and the Home Office.
We may retain information in other circumstances — for example when you contact us, we may keep records of the correspondence, and information may be obtained from third parties such as clients or other law firms.
Our services are not aimed at children; where children are involved, we are instructed by parents or guardians representing the child.
Types of data held
The type of data that we hold falls into two broad categories:
- Personal data — for example name, date of birth, nationality, contact details
- Sensitive data — for example religion, political orientation, biometric data, medical information
Your rights
You have the right to be informed about what data we hold about you along with other rights set out in the legislation, including the right to access, correct or erase your personal data; the right to object to or restrict processing; the right to data portability; and the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Further information about your rights under the data protection legislation can be found at:
How we protect your data
We have taken reasonable steps to ensure that your data is protected from unauthorised access, modification, disclosure or destruction, accidental loss and improper use. Transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and any transmission made over the internet and via email is at your own risk.
Contact us about your data
Should you have any enquiries or concerns about how your data is being held or processed, you may contact us at:
You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner if you have a complaint about the way in which your data is being used: