This Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide, will be processed by us. We are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from 25th May 2018.
We may collect and process the following data about you:
Name
Address
Email address
Telephone numbers
Identity documentation
National Insurance number
Your bank/building society details
Utility Companies
We collect the above personal data from you to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
We share your personal data with the following:-
Your Mortgage Company
HM Land Registry
Inland Revenue for Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax purposes
Companies House
Probate Office
External auditors – Our Governing body - Council for Licensed Conveyancers and our Accountants
Case Management providers
IT providers
AML Search providers
The above service providers will have their own privacy policies in respect of your personal data.
We may disclose and exchange information with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
We will keep your file with personal data after we have acted for you in order to deal with enquiries you may wish to raise at a later date, to deal with claims or complaints by you. We will keep your file in accordance with our Governing Body rules as set out in our Terms of Business.
You can find out more information about GDPR on the following website – https://ico.org.uk