Privacy & Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
Magara Law Limited is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This privacy notice explains how we collect, use and disclose your personal information when providing legal, advisory and/or consultancy services and when carrying out marketing activities.
2. Who are we?
Magara Law Limited (“we”) is the data controller for the purposes of data protection law in relation to any personal information we hold about you.
Magara Law Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales (No. 12656617). Registered address: Eco Business Centre, Charlotte Avenue, Bicester, OX27 8BL. We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Reg. No. 803067).
Questions? Email hello@magaralaw.co.uk or call 01869 325 883.
3. Who does this privacy notice apply to?
✔ Our clients
✔ Other lawyers and law firms, including barristers
✔ People involved in court or other legal proceedings (including legal claims, tribunals, arbitrations, mediations, investigations and regulatory actions) or related services, such as claimants, respondents, witnesses, experts and service providers (e.g., investigators, mediators, costs lawyers)
✔ People involved in contracts and transactions we are working on
✔ Our regulators, insurers, auditors, professional advisers and certification/accreditation bodies
✔ People whose details we process for marketing activities
4. What personal information do we collect?
“Personal data” means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. We only process personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so. We most commonly collect:
✔ Contact details (name, job title, organisation, date of birth, address, email, telephone); we may collect additional information to verify identity
✔ Financial information (bank account and payment card details)
✔ Employment records (professional memberships/registration, SRA checks, references, eligibility to work in the UK, security checks, photos)
✔ Information regarding legal requirements and personal or professional circumstances relevant to your matter
✔ Information about individuals employed by or associated with our clients or other organisations in a matter
✔ Medical and health information where necessary for our services
✔ Information obtained through investigations (including, where relevant, surveillance by third parties, online research, subscription databases and open-source platforms)
✔ Marketing and communications data (preferences, interests, feedback)
For information collected automatically via our website, see the Cookie section below.
5. How do we collect your personal information?
Direct interactions — for example, when you:
✔ Fill out a form on our website
✔ Correspond with us by email or post
✔ Speak to us in person or by phone
✔ Visit our offices
✔ Give feedback (e.g., surveys) or provide a business card
✔ Register for online tools, webinars, events or conferences
Automated interactions — when you use our website, we collect information via cookies. See the Cookie section below.
Publicly available sources — for example:
✔ LinkedIn and similar platforms
✔ Your company’s website
✔ Companies House
Third-party sources — for example:
✔ Our clients and agents
✔ Professional advisers instructed by us
✔ Fraud prevention and credit reference agencies
✔ Subscription databases
✔ Government agencies
6. How do we use your personal information?
We will only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis, including:
✔ To perform a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract
✔ To comply with legal obligations (e.g., anti-money laundering)
Consent — where we rely on consent, we will make this clear at the time of collection. You can withdraw consent at any time (see “Your rights”).
Legitimate interests — for example, providing legal/advisory/consultancy services; ensuring regulatory compliance; improving services; promoting our services; receiving feedback; and growing our business (balanced against your rights and interests).
Special category data — we primarily process this where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or under court instruction. We may also process with your explicit consent, to protect vital interests, or where you have manifestly made the data public.
Purposes
Legal, advisory and/or consultancy services
✔ Managing court or other legal proceedings (including tribunals, mediations, investigations)
✔ Providing legal advice and consultancy services
✔ Handling claims
✔ Advising on and negotiating legal contracts and transactions
✔ Complying with legal obligations or making appropriate disclosures to government/regulatory/public bodies (including AML/CTF checks, court-ordered disclosures, disclosures to police/tax authorities/NCA, and disclosures to regulators/ombudsmen where required or permitted)
✔ Allowing audit/review/quality assurance access to files by clients, regulators, auditors, professional advisers and certification/accreditation bodies
✔ Day-to-day operations (billing, payments, complaints handling, internal record-keeping), which may involve third-party service providers
✔ Corporate transactions (e.g., reorganisation, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer of business or assets)
Marketing
✔ Managing webinar/event/conference registrations and attendance
✔ Promoting speaker participation on external platforms
✔ Archiving event attendance information
✔ Sharing news, offers, legal updates and newsletters
✔ Requesting and managing feedback
✔ Honouring marketing preference changes and unsubscribe requests
✔ Monitoring website usage and improving services
7. Who might we share your information with?
We may share personal information with:
✔ Professional advisers, suppliers and sub-contractors involved in providing our services or performing a contract with you
✔ Providers of business support services (technology, banking, insurance, litigation support, security)
✔ Analytics and search providers that assist with site optimisation
✔ Business development and marketing support providers
✔ Survey/quality assurance providers
Additionally, we may disclose information:
✔ In connection with a sale or purchase of a business or assets
✔ If we are acquired by a third party
✔ To comply with legal obligations or enforce our terms, or to protect rights, property or safety
Where we share information, we take steps to ensure it is adequately protected and subject to appropriate contractual safeguards.
Transferring personal information outside the EEA
We will not transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Third-party links
Our website may link to third-party sites (e.g., Eventbrite). We are not responsible for their privacy statements. Please review those sites’ privacy policies.
8. How can you change your marketing preferences?
You can review or update your marketing preferences at any time by emailing hello@magaralaw.co.uk. If you have consented to receive marketing communications, you may withdraw your consent at any time using the same email address.
9. How long do we keep your information?
We retain personal data in accordance with our Terms of Engagement. If you withdraw consent for marketing, we will retain your details for up to two years to ensure you do not receive further marketing communications.
10. How is your information kept secure?
We take appropriate physical and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or corruption.
11. What are your rights?
You may exercise the following rights at any time by emailing hello@magaralaw.co.uk:
✔ Object to processing for marketing
✔ Object to processing based on legitimate interests (subject to compelling grounds)
✔ Withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)
✔ Object to processing for scientific/historical research purposes (unless necessary in the public interest)
✔ Access your personal data
✔ Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
✔ Erase data in certain circumstances
✔ Restrict processing in certain circumstances
✔ Data portability (where processing is automated and based on consent or contract)
12. Concerns and complaints
If you have concerns about our use of your data, please contact hello@magaralaw.co.uk first. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.
Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, improve efficiency, remember preferences and provide usage information to site owners.
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to provide a functional website and a more personalised service.
We use the following cookies
Essential cookies
Strictly necessary for the site to function (e.g., set by our CMS). These typically last only for your session.
Functionality cookies
Enhance on-site features (e.g., search). These cookies typically last no longer than 5 minutes.
Analytical cookies
Operated by Google Analytics to help us understand how the site is used. These may store:
✔ Time of visit, pages visited and time on pages
✔ Interactions with site widgets
✔ Referring site details (URL)
✔ Browser and operating system type
✔ Flash/JavaScript support, screen resolution/colour depth
✔ Network location and IP address
✔ Document downloads and clicks to external links
✔ Form error interactions
✔ Video clicks
✔ Scroll depth
We cannot access Google’s cookies and are not the data controller for information held by Google Analytics.
Third-party cookies
Third parties (e.g., ad networks, traffic analysis services) may set cookies on our site. We do not control third-party cookie use.
How do I change my cookie settings?
Your consent is generally required for cookies to be placed on your device. If you continue to use our site without disabling cookies, we will treat this as consent. You may withdraw consent anytime by updating your cookie settings.
Where cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website or for a service you request, processing may be based on legitimate interests. Disabling some cookies may affect site functionality and your experience.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings (reject/delete some or all cookies). The procedure varies by browser.
Our site may contain links to third-party sites and resources. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.