Privacy Policy

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.

This privacy policy explains how Hardman & Whittles Solicitors use the information collected about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures that Hardman & Whittles Solicitors have in place to safeguard your privacy. The information Hardman & Whittles Solicitors collect and how it is used. This privacy policy has been produced in light of the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act") and applies to all personal data, as defined in the Act. If you have any queries about this policy please contact our Data Protection Compliance Officer, David Whittles, in writing, by post or email at the following addresses:

Hardman & Whittles

25 Market Place

Heywood

Lancs

OL10 1JY

david.whittles@btconnect.com

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors will collect information you supplied via this Website, such information may include your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number; Hardman & Whittles Solicitors gather this information in order to respond to your enquiry. Information provided to us is subject to confidentiality and will not be disclosed without your prior consent to any third party, other than to any employee or member of the firm for the purpose of providing you with the service you require, or to comply with any applicable laws or lawful government and/or regulatory requests. Where you have consented when providing us with your details, Hardman & Whittles Solicitors may deliver to you information in which you are interested, for example you may have requested newsletters regarding an area of law you have a particular interest. If you change your mind about receiving this information in the future, please let us know. You can check the information we hold or ask us to amend any inaccuracies in the information that we hold or request its removal by writing to us or emailing our Data Protection Compliance Officer at the above address. We will take the necessary action within the time limits provided for under the Act. We may charge you an administration fee for complying with you request. This may vary but at present the maximum amount we would charge is £10.00 plus VAT. We also reserve the right to use reasonable measures to check your identity before any information will be disclosed to you.

How Hardman & Whittles Solicitors protect your information

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors has put in place various security procedures to protect your information including the instalment of firewalls to the computer system, limited employee access and system password protection.

Updating your details

If any of the information that you have provided to Hardman & Whittles Solicitors changes, for example if you change your name or e-mail address, please let us know the correct details by contacting us

Your consent

By submitting your information you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. Any changes to the privacy policy will be posted on this page, and notices of those changes may be placed on other pages of the Website, so that you may be aware of the information Hardman & Whittles Solicitors collect and how it is used at all times. Your continued use of the website will be your acknowledgment of your agreement to the revised policy.

How to contact Hardman & Whittles Solicitors

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors welcomes your views about this Website and our Privacy Policy. If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments please contact us

WEBSITE DISCLAIMER

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors gives no warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory and makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this Website. You acknowledge that any reliance on material found on this Website will be at your own risk. Hardman & Whittles Solicitors expressly disclaims liability for any interruptions, restrictions or delays of this Website. Access to the site maybe interrupted, restricted or delayed at any time for any reason. You may be offered a number of automatic links to other websites which may interest you. Links provided within this website are not covered by the Privacy Policy. Hardman & Whittles Solicitors has no control over third party websites accessible via links included on this Website and therefore accepts no responsibility for or liability in respect of the content of those Websites. You acknowledge that use of any automatic links to these websites is entirely at your own risk.

Whilst Hardman & Whittles Solicitors takes all reasonable steps to ensure the protection of personal information obtained by us, we cannot guarantee the security of any information sent to us on-line as the internet is not a secure medium and should not be used to send confidential or sensitive information.

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR LOSS OF PROFIT) HOWSOEVER ARISING FROM THE USE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE WHETHER DUE TO INACCURACY, ERROR, OMISSION OR ANY OTHER CAUSE AND WHETHER ON THE PART OF HARDMAN & WHITTLES OR ITS SERVANTS, AGENTS OR ANY OTHER PERSON.

Terms & Conditions of use of the Hardman & Whittles Solicitors website

Acceptance of terms

Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms") carefully as use of this service on the worldwide web directed by the URL www.hardmanwhittles.co.uk ("the Website") constitutes your acceptance of these Terms. Hardman & Whittles Solicitors reserves the right to update the Terms at any time by displaying amended Terms on the Website. You will be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms when you next use this Website following any amendment. The Website Disclaimer and Privacy Policy are part of the Terms of use of this Website.

Your use of this Website

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors admits you to this Website in order to provide you the opportunity to find out more about us and the services we offer. You will not use this Website for any unlawful purpose including, without limitation, posting inaccurate, or false information about yourself or others or, posting material containing any virus or interfere with the operation of this Website or attempt to decipher, or modify any of the software, coding or information comprised in this Website.

Hardman & Whittles Solicitors in its sole discretion shall determine your compliance with the above and shall have the right to prevent you from using the Website and/or to delete from the Website without prior notice to you any material that is deemed not to comply or to be objectionable for any reason. Hardman & Whittles Solicitors in its sole discretion may alter or discontinue any feature of the Website.

Legal Advice

The content of this Website is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Hardman & Whittles Solicitors makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the content of this Website. You acknowledge that any reliance on material found on this Website will be at your own risk and you are requested to contact one of our solicitors should legal advice be required.

Hardman & Whittles is a sole proprietorship. Head office: 25 Market Place, Heywood, Lancs OL10 1JY. Tel: 01706 369027 Fax: 01706 367442 DX: 13975 Heywood

The VAT Registration Number of Hardman & Whittles is 145 9988 07.

The Principal is David Whittles.

Our service is provided by solicitors of England and Wales and authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA Number 556529. The Authority's rules can be accessed via their website -www.sra.org.uk.