Effective Date: 10.09.2025

Walker Prestons Solicitors Limited (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard personal information in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Data Controller

Walker Prestons Solicitors Limited is the Data Controller responsible for your personal data.
Registered office: Trinity St, Mount Pleasant, Blackburn BB1 5BN
Email: info@walkerprestons.co.uk
If applicable, you may also contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO): Mr Abid H Sarwar.

2. What Information We Collect – Identity and contact details (e.g. name, job title, address, phone, email). Demographic details (e.g. postcode, preferences, interests). Information relevant to your enquiry, matter, or legal case. Website usage data (cookies, analytics). Special category data (e.g. health data) where necessary for legal claims.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing Contract to deliver legal services. Legal Obligation – to meet regulatory requirements. Legitimate Interests – to manage client relationships and improve services. Consent – for marketing and non-essential cookies.

4. How We Use Your Information – To provide legal advice and services. Internal record keeping. To manage client communications. To meet regulatory obligations. To improve services and website. For marketing, where consent has been given.

5. Sharing Your Information
We may share data with: Courts, regulators, and counterparties in legal proceedings, IT providers, auditors, professional advisers and in some cases with Valid8 IP Ltd for the purposes of a soft credit search with one or more credit reference bureaus. Other third parties where legally required or with your consent.
If data is transferred outside the UK/EEA, safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses will apply.

6. Data Retention
We keep data only as long as necessary. In most cases, six years from the end of your matter, unless longer retention is required by law.

A file can be destroyed earlier if the client has made a request for it not to be held for 6 years.

7. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have rights to: Access, rectify, or erase your data. Restrict or object to processing. Data portability. Withdraw consent. Not be subject to automated decision-making.
Contact info@walkerprestons.co.uk to exercise your rights. We will respond within one month.

8. Security
We use appropriate measures to protect against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of personal data.

9. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Essential cookies are always active. Analytics and marketing cookies will only be set with your consent. See our Cookie Policy.

10. Links to Other Websites
We are not responsible for privacy practices of other websites linked from ours.

11. Complaints
You may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): www.ico.org.uk | Tel: 0303 123 1113.

12. Updates
This policy may be updated. The effective date is shown at the top.