Privacy Policy

Burness LLP, a limited liability partnership of lawyers registered in Scotland (SO300380) with its registered office at 50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9WJ (“we” or “us”) is committed to preserving the privacy of our clients. Please read the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide.

By subscribing on this website (the “Site”) you consent to the collection, storage, use and transfer of your Personal Data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998 (“Data”) by us under the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Data That Burness LLP Collects From You

Burness LLP collects Data about you:

• when you subscribe to the Site, request services or otherwise provide us with your personal details (such as your name, contact details, e-mail address etc); and
• from your usage of the Site and any other information you post on the Site, e-mail or otherwise send to us.

Subscribing

You can subscribe on the Site to receive the following information:

• legal briefings;
• podcasts;
• seminars;
• press releases; and
• marketing information.

You will be able to unsubscribe by clicking on the “click here to unsubscribe” link which will be included in our emails or by contacting us direct.

Really Simple Syndication Feeds (“RSS Feeds”)

Please note that we will not process any of your Personal Data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) when you make use of our RSS Feeds.

Use Of Your Data

We use your Data:

• to enable us to supply you with the products, services and information which you have requested;
• to provide you with information about products and services we offer and the services and events that we are holding;
• to send you publications, legal updates and materials you have requested that may be of interest to you;
• to analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support and improve and develop our business and the services we offer;
• for all other purposes consistent with the proper performance of our operations and business.

We may contact you by post, telephone or fax as well as by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted in the future by any of these means then please let us know.

Disclosure Of Your Data

The Data you provide to us will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will be treated as confidential. However, we may disclose your Data to other third parties who act for us and to our business partners for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy or for purposes approved by you.

In addition, if we enter into a joint venture with, or are sold to or merged with another business entity, your Data may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.

Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the Data you provide to us without your consent.

A “cookie” is a piece of software that attaches to the hard drive of your computer and remembers information about the configuration of your computer.

We use this information to track your movements through the Site, to find out how it is being used and to assess its usefulness. Data about you is not collected during the tracking process.

We use persistent cookies if you have subscribed with us on-line. These cookies allow us to make the logging-in process easier and more secure. They will also be used to recognise you when you return to the Site. We also use session cookies that will hold your Data on the Site until such time as you logout.

You can disable the cookies that we attach if your browser supports this. For further information on how to do this, please refer to www.allaboutcookies.org. However, you should bear in mind that if you exercise this option, you may be unable to use some of our on-line services.

Third Party Websites

Because we want your experience of the Site to be as informative and useful as possible, we provide a number of links to websites operated by third parties (“Third Party Websites”). Please be aware that we do not control such Third Party Websites and that such Third Party Websites may send their own cookies to users, or otherwise collect or solicit Data. We assume no responsibility for the information gathering practices of Third Party Websites that you are able to access through the Site, and we encourage you to review each Third Party Website's privacy policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.

Security

We employ security measures to protect your Data from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage.

Please help us keep our records updated by informing us of any changes to your e-mail address and other contact details.
Changes To This Privacy Policy

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on the Site.

Your Rights

You have the right to ask for a copy of the Data held by us in our records in return for which we may charge a small fee. You also have the right to require us to correct any inaccuracies in your Data.

If you have any queries concerning your Data or any questions on our use of the Data then please contact dataprotection@burness.co.uk or write to us at 50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9WJ.