Privacy Policies.
Privacy Policy​​​​​​​​​​
LMP Legal Limited ('we' or 'us' or 'our') gather and process personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and in compliance with the relevant data protection Regulation and laws. This notice provides you with the necessary information regarding your rights and our obligations, and explains how, why, and when we process your personal data.
This Policy explains how we use any personal information we may receive about you when you use our websites or when you use or are a recipient of our legal services. Our services are provided to you in conjunction with any of our approved partners.
LMP Legal Limited registered office is at Park House, 24 Park Square West, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 2PW and we are a company registered in England and Wales under company number 14256565.
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Information that we collect.
LMP Legal Limited may collect personal information when:
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you use our services for legal advice or representation,
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your information is provided by a legal recruitment or employment agency,
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you contact us,
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your chosen partner contacts us in order to seek legal advice or representation,
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you are a recipient of our legal services.
We will never collect any unnecessary personal data and do not process personal information in any way other than as specified in this notice.
We may collect the following types of information:
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Your name
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Address
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Email address
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Landline Telephone Number
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Mobile Telephone Number
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Proof of delivery signature
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Employment history
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Bank account details
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Why do we collect this information?
We collect personal/company information for the purpose of providing legal advice and representation as per your or our clients’ legal requests.
We collect regulatory information for the purpose of assessing fitness and legal ability to practice law and to comply with our legal obligations.
We may collect information as part of our recruitment process to assess suitability for employment.
We may collect information to process payments for legal services provided.
LMP Legal Limited takes personal privacy very seriously and will never disclose, share, or sell personal data without consent; unless required to do so by law. We only retain personal data for as long as is necessary and for the purpose(s) specified in this notice.
The purposes and reasons for processing personal information are detailed below:
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To provide legal advice and representation as requested by you/our client or your service provider.
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To enhance and improve your experience of our legal services.
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To send you service-related emails and text messages relating to your legal case.
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To send you information regarding our law firm, industry updates, and regulatory information.
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To arrange interviews.
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To assess suitability for legal representation.
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To process a payment.
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How do we collect this information?
LMP Legal Limited collects personal information:
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Directly from you or your service provider (e.g., if we receive a legal consultation request or correspondence by letter, email, live chat, or telephone).
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Directly from job applicants (e.g., if you submit a job application to us directly via email, letter, or through recruitment partners).
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Directly from you if you provide a service.
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Sharing and disclosing your personal information.
We do not share or disclose any of your personal information without your consent, other than for the purposes specified in this notice or where there is a legal requirement.
LMP Legal Limited occasionally uses authorized third parties to provide our legal services and business functions; however, all processors acting on our behalf only process your data in accordance with instructions from us and comply fully with this privacy notice, the data protection laws, and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
Your personal information may be provided to:
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Our approved legal partners.
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Other third parties – this includes the police, law enforcement agencies, fraud prevention agencies for the purposes of crime detection, prevention, and/or legal proceedings, insurers for investigating and processing claims, and accountants to meet with our statutory requirements.
Safeguarding measures.
LMP Legal Limited takes your privacy seriously and takes every reasonable measure and precaution to protect and secure your personal data. We work hard to protect you and your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
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How long do we keep your data?
LMP Legal Limited retains personal information for only as long as is necessary, and we have strict review and retention policies in place to meet these obligations.
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We are required under UK tax law to keep accounts information for a minimum of 6 years. This is destroyed after 7 years.
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Legal regulatory records - we retain personal information with regard to serious professional conduct offences or excessive infringements for 5 years in order to be able to respond to any regulatory requests. Other analysis is retained for 2 years, as this is also used for our records. Other personal information is destroyed after 3 months following termination of collaboration.
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We retain information regarding legal cases for 3 years.
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We retain non-successful job applications for 3 months.
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We delete payment details immediately after the last payment has been made.
Legitimate interests.
LMP Legal Limited may occasionally process your personal information under the legitimate interests’ legal basis. Where this is the case, we have carried out an assessment where necessary to ensure that we have weighed your interests and any risk posed to you against our own interests, ensuring that they are proportionate and appropriate.
We use the legitimate interests’ legal basis for the following:
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Sending marketing post and/or emails to business contacts where we have identified our legal services being of benefit to a potential business customer or to keep business customers up to date with industry or legislator updates. Such communications will be relevant, non-intrusive, and you will always have the option to opt-out/unsubscribe at any time.
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Your rights.
You have the right to access any personal information that LMP Legal Limited processes about you and to request information about:
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What personal data we hold about you.
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The purposes of the processing.
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The categories of personal data concerned.
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The recipients to whom the personal data has/will be disclosed.
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How long we intend to store your personal data for.
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If we did not collect the data directly from you, information about the source.
If you believe that we hold any incomplete or inaccurate data about you, you have the right to ask us to correct and/or complete the information, and we will strive to correct it as quickly as possible; unless there is a valid reason for not doing so, at which point you will be notified.
You also have the right to request erasure of your personal data or to restrict processing (where applicable) in accordance with the data protection laws, to exercise your data portability rights, and to be informed about any automated decision-making we may use.
If we receive a request from you to exercise any of the above rights, we may ask you to verify your identity before acting on the request; this is to ensure that your data is protected and kept secure.
Consequences of Not Providing Data.
If some information is not passed on to us, then we may not be able to:
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Provide legal advice or representation.
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Process an application for work.
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Arrange for payment for services provided.
Contacting us.
LMP Legal Limited only processes your personal information in compliance with this privacy notice and in accordance with the relevant data protection laws. If you wish to exercise your rights as specified in this notice, raise a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data, or are unsatisfied with how we have handled your information, please contact us at:
Data Protection Officer
LMP Legal Limited
Park House
24 Park Square West
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 2PW
Email: hello@lmplegal.co.uk, marking your email for the attention of the Data Protection Officer.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority Information Commissioner's Office:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0203 123 1113
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Policy last updated: August 2024
Cookie Policy​​​​​​​​​​
​This Cookies Policy explains what Cookies are and how We use them. You should read this policy so You can understand what type of cookies We use, or the information We collect using Cookies and how that information is used.
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Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For further information on how We use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
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We do not store sensitive personal information, such as mailing addresses, account passwords, etc. in the Cookies We use.
Interpretation and Definitions.
The words of which the initial letter is capitalised have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
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Definitions
For the purposes of this Cookies Policy:
Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Cookies Policy) refers to LMP Legal Limited, Park House, 24 Park Square West, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2PW.
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Cookies means small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Website refers to LMP Legal, accessible from https://www.lmplegal.co.uk/
You means the individual accessing or using the Website, or a company, or any legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.
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Type of Cookies We Use.
Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close your web browser.
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We use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
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Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
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Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Third-Parties
Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website, and how users interact with the live chat function. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.
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Your Choices Regarding Cookies.
If You prefer to avoid the use of Cookies on the Website, first You must disable the use of Cookies in your browser and then delete the Cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option for preventing the use of Cookies at any time.
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If You do not accept Our Cookies, You may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Website and some features may not function properly. If You'd like to delete Cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse Cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
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For any other web browser, please visit your web browser's official web pages.
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More Information about Cookies
You can learn more about cookies here: All About Cookies by TermsFeed
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Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, You can contact us:
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By visiting this page on our website.
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By email: hello@lmplegal.co.uk
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By mail: LMP Legal Limited, Park House, 24 Park Square West, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2PW
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Last updated: August 2024
0333 222 4357
Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am-5pm
If your matter requires urgent attention we will make every effort to get back to you as soon as possible.