Staying COVID-19 Secure and In Control
GILES WILSON IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS and continues to operate in complete compliance with the government’s latest guidance. While our preferred method of conducting appointments is via phone or video call, we are able to make allowances for in-person consultations, in-keeping with social distancing rules. Read more on our dedicated COVID-19 page.
For more information get in touch at info@gileswilson.co.uk or telephone ouroffice on 01702 477106.
We’re proud to continue to serve the community of Leigh-on-Sea as we have done since 1953.
Thank you for your support.
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The expertise of our solicitors is regularly recognised by some of the profession’s most distinguished organisations. As well as being a member of a number of Law Society schemes, we have won awards at the Law Society Excellence Awards, the Halsbury Legal Awards and the Modern Law Awards. We have also received recognition in the form of the Lexcel mark of quality, a Legal 500 listing and a place on the shortlist of The Lawyer’s Boutique Firm of the Year.
Personal data
Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) personal data is defined as: "any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person".
How we use your information
This privacy notice tells you how we, Giles Wilson LLP, will collect and use your personal data; primarily for providing legal services to you in accordance with the retainer we agree with you; for ensuring we comply with our professional rules concerning anti money laundering and conflict of interest checks; and for dealing with complaints. We may use your data for limited marketing purposes but your data is not passed on to third parties for this purpose, save for where we engage a third-party marketing agency to undertake marketing for Giles Wilson LLP.
Why does Giles Wilson LLP need to collect and store personal data?
In order for us to provide you with legal services we need to collect personal data for the purpose of completing the transaction, drafting document(s) or resolving the dispute for which you have engaged us. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.
In terms of being contacted for marketing purposes Giles Wilson LLP would only contact you with details of the legal services we provide, or with details of an event in which we are involved which might interest you.
Will Giles Wilson LLP share my personal data with anyone else?
We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers contracted to Giles Wilson LLP in the course of dealing with you. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely, and to use them only to fulfil the service which they provide (eg, supporting our telephones or IT, transcription or dictation services). When they no longer need your data to fulfil this service, they will dispose of the details in line with Giles Wilson LLP’s procedures. If we wish to pass your sensitive personal data onto a third party we will only do so once we have obtained your consent, unless we are legally required to do otherwise.
How will Giles Wilson LLP use the personal data it collects about me?
Giles Wilson LLP will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary. Giles Wilson LLP is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain kinds of personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific business-sector requirements and agreed practices. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.
Under what circumstances will Giles Wilson LLP contact me?
Our aim is not to be intrusive, and we agree not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions. Moreover, the information you provide will be subject to rigorous measures and procedures to minimise the risk of unauthorised access or disclosure. We will of course contact you in connection with the matter in which are instructed. If we retain documents for you, such as Wills and Deeds, then we will contact you regularly (usually no more than annually) in order to keep our database up to date. We may contact you occasionally, in relation to information about legal developments or services, which we think may interest you.
Can I find out the personal data that the organisation holds about me?
Giles Wilson LLP, at your request by completing a Subject Access Request Form, can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. If Giles Wilson LLP does hold personal data about you, you can request the following information:
What forms of ID will I need to provide in order to access this?
Giles Wilson LLP accepts the following forms of ID when information on your personal data is requested via the Subject Access Request Form: a copy of two documents such as your birth certificate, passport, driving licence, official letter addressed to you at your address e.g. bank statement, recent utilities bill or council tax bill.
A full list of acceptable identification documents is available upon request.
Contact details of the Data Protection Manager:
GW Data Protection Manager
Giles Wilson LLP
1711 London Road
Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2SW, UK
