Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us.
This privacy policy sets out how First4lawyers uses and protects any information that you give First4lawyers when you use this website.
First4Lawyers is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
First4Lawyers may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1 February 2007.
What information do you collect about me and how do you use it?
If you choose to submit your details via one of our online forms, we may collect the following information: your name, contact information including email address and other information relevant to your enquiry.
The information you provide is used to deal with any enquiry you make through our website and to provide any service you request us to provide. Your personal information will never be sold or passed on to third parties. Your details will be treated with the strictest confidence. Of course, your details may be passed onto one of our panel of solicitors should your claim be accepted because they will need this information to work on your case.
With your consent, your solicitor will also provide us with brief details of the progress and outcome of your case. This will help us to monitor the performance of our panel solicitors and the standard of service provided to you.
We make use of industry standard encryption methods and use a 'secure server' to collect any personal details whatsoever.
We may also use aggregate information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help us develop the website and our service. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify any individual. For further information, please see below.
Web Site Data Protection Act Compliance
Any information that you provide to us via this web site may be added to our database and will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. This database is used by First 4 Lawyers to manage our contacts for administration and marketing related purposes. We may, from time to time, send you information which we believe may be of interest to you, such as details of our products and services; newsletters, bulletins and updates and we will contact you periodically to ensure that the information that you have provided to us is still accurate. For the avoidance of doubt, any information you provide to us will only be passed to a third party with your consent.
What are cookies and how do you use them?
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
What about links to other websites?
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Can I see the information you hold about me?
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us:
E-mail: webmaster@first4lawyers.com
Address: First4lawyers, First House, 6 Thornton Lodge Road, Huddersfield, HD1 3JQ.
If you believe that any information we are holding about you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.