Privacy Policy

Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery – Privacy Notice

General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery is concerned about protecting and respecting your privacy. The purpose of this Notice is to:

Reassure you that this Chambers fully respects your privacy and the information relating to you, otherwise known as your Personal Data, which is provided to us. 

Describe the personal data that this Chambers collect about you, how it is used and shared, and your rights in relation to it. 

What does The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery do with your information? 

Information collected 

The vast majority of the information that we hold about you is provided to us by yourself when you seek to use our services or you are employed by us or work with in various capacities. We will tell you why we need the information and how we will use it. 

Personal data is any information that can be used to identify an individual, and it can range from the most basic of details such as contact information through to more complex data. 

Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information. The processing of personal data is governed by both the UK - General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery collects, uses and is responsible for personal information about you. When the Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery does this it is the ‘controller’ of this information for the purposes of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. 

However, not all personal data is considered equal. There are two different categories: 'personal data' and 'special categories of personal data'. 

We collect and process both personal data and special categories of personal data as defined in the GDPR. This includes: 

• Personal and family information, including names, dates of birth, and personal contact details; 
• Financial details such as financial status and bank details; 
• Records of goods and services relevant to Chambers; 
• Records of education, training and employment; 

Sensitive and special data including: 

• Information about physical and mental health;
• Racial or ethnic origin; 
• Political opinions; 
• Religious, philosophical or other beliefs; 
• Trade union membership; 
• Sex life or sexual orientation; 
• Genetic and biometric information of natural persons; 
• Social service records; and 
• Other personal information relevant to the provision of legal services, including information relevant to the specific instructions given in a case. 

How Does The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery Collect Information? 

In most circumstances you will provide us with personal data when you get in touch with us whether this is to assist your barrister in the provision of legal services or when you are employed by us or are a member of chambers or provide services to us. 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery may also obtain information from third parties, parties involved in legal proceedings, such as witnesses, courts, tribunal. In addition, we may obtain information from other employees, contractors and referees and individual members of chambers. Information may also be supplied by suppliers of goods and services, government departments, and public records including the media. 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery complies with its obligations under the GDPR: 

• by collecting and retaining only data necessary to pursue Chamber’s legitimate business interests; 
• by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data; 
• by keeping personal data up to date; 
• by storing and destroying data securely. 

How The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery uses your personal information 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery may use your personal information for the following purposes: 

to fulfil equality and diversity and other regulatory requirements;

to procure goods and services; 

to communicate with you about services, news, updates and events;

to publish legal judgments and decisions of courts and tribunals; 

to respond to potential complaints or make complaints;

to carry out anti-money laundering and terrorist financing checks;

Investigate or address legal proceedings relating to your use of our services or as otherwise allowed by applicable law;

Make statutory returns as required by law;

Maintain the safety, security and integrity of our services;

To comply with COVID-19 Test and Trace regulations;

as otherwise required or permitted by law. 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery does not use automated decision-making in the processing of your personal data. 

The legal basis for processing your personal information 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery relies on the following as the lawful bases to collect and use your personal information:

If you have consented to the processing of your personal information, then this Chambers may process your information for the purposes set out above to the extent to which you have consented to us doing so. At all times you retain the right to withdraw your consent. Where we have relied upon your consent and you opt to withdraw it this does not invalidate our lawful basis for processing data historically. 

Performance of a contract with the data subject or to take steps to enter into a contract; 

Compliance with a legal obligation. This Chambers is required to process information to comply with various legal obligations including record keeping, administration and regulatory activities.

Special category processing 

If we are processing special categories of data such as medical records, we are entitled by law to do so where it is necessary for the purposes of employment law and to support individuals with a particular disability or medical condition. We may also obtain your consent to process this type of data. 

If we are processing any special category of data such as any Covid-19 related data, including Test and Trace information, we are entitled by law to do where the collecting the data is likely to be in the interests of the individual, the organisation, and the public health, in the efforts to tackle COVID-19. 

Criminal data processing 

On occasion, this Chambers may process data relating to criminal offences where it is necessary for the purpose of, or in connection with, any legal proceedings; obtaining legal advice; or establishing, exercising or defending legal rights. We may also request your specific consent to process this type of data. 

Marketing and promotion 

In relation to personal information collected for marketing purposes, the personal information consists of: 

• names, contact details, and name of organisation; 
• the nature of your interest in this Chambers’ marketing.

Who will this Chambers share your personal information with? 

It may be necessary to share your information with the following: 

1. Delivery partners; 
2. Our business partners; 
3. Any other party where we ask you and you consent to the sharing; 
4. Our legal advisors in the event of a dispute or other legal matter; 
5. Law enforcement officials, government authorities or other third parties to meet our legal obligations;
6. IT Support services; 
7. Professional advisers and consultants engaged in the course of running of Chambers; 
8. Regulatory bodies including the Bar Standards Board and the Legal Ombudsman; 
9. Recruitment agencies; 
10. Other barristers chambers; 
11. Prosecution authorities; 
12. Courts and tribunals;
13. Advisers and other parties involved in any matter you discuss with us, or engage a member of this Chambers to act on, such as professional clients, lay clients and professional clients; 
14. Next of kin for employees and members; 
15. The intended recipient, where you have asked chambers to provide a reference; 
16. The general public in relation to the publication of legal judgments and decisions of courts and tribunals; and
    xviii. Any Public Health Authority in relation to any Covid-19 Test and Trace information. 

Where such sharing takes place, this Chambers will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data is processed in compliance with the GDPR. A list of third-party and sub- processors may be requested from this Chambers at any time. 

This Chambers may be required to provide your information to regulators, such as the Bar Standards Board, the Financial Conduct Authority or the Information Commissioner’s Office. In the case of the Information Commissioner’s Office, there is a risk that your information may lawfully be disclosed by them for the purpose of any other civil or criminal proceedings, without this Chambers’ consent or your consent, which includes privileged information. 

This Chambers may also be required to disclose your information to the police or intelligence services, where required or permitted by law. 

Storage 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery will retain your personal data while you remain a client, member, pupil or employee unless you ask us to delete it. Our Data Retention and Disposal Policy details how long we hold data for and how we dispose of it when it no longer needs to be held. We will delete or anonymise your information at your request unless: 

1. There is an unresolved issue, such as claim or dispute; 
2. We are legally required to retain the data to meet out legal, statutory and regulatory obligations; 
3. There are overriding legitimate business interests, including but not limited to fraud prevention and protecting clients' safety and security. 

Your personal data is stored on secure servers in the UK. 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorised destruction of your personal data. 

Consent 

As explained above, this Chambers may rely on your explicit consent to process your information including special category personal information. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time, but this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing activity carried out prior to you withdrawing your consent. However, where this Chambers also relies on other bases for processing your information, you may not be able to prevent processing of your information. 

If there is an issue with the processing of your information, please contact this Chambers using the contact details on the Contact Us page. 

Your Rights 

Under the GDPR, you have a number of rights that you can exercise in certain circumstances. These are free of charge. In summary, you may have the right to: 

1. Ask for access to your personal information and other supplementary information; Ask for correction of mistakes in your information or to complete missing information this Chambers holds on you; 
2. Ask for your personal information to be erased;; 
3. Receive a copy of the personal information you have provided to this Chambers or have this information sent to a third party. This will be provided to you or the third party in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, e.g. a Word file; 
4. Object at any time to processing of your personal information for direct marketing; 
5. Object in certain other situations to the continued processing of your personal information; 
6. Restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

If you want more information about your rights under the GDPR please see the Guidance fromthe Information Commissioners Office on Individual's Rights under the GDPR. 

If you want to exercise any of these rights, please: 

• Use the contact details on the Contact Us page; 
• Provide other information that this Chambers may need to ask you for so that you can be identified; 
• Provide a contact address so that you can be contacted to request further information to verify your identity; 
• Provide proof of your identity and address; 
• State the right or rights that you wish to exercise. 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery will respond to you within one month from when it receives your request. 

How to make a complaint? 

The GDPR also gives you the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF. 

Future Processing 

The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery does not intend to process your personal information except for the reasons stated within this Privacy Notice. If this changes, this Privacy Notice will be amended and the amended notice placed on this website. 

Contact Details 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or the information that The Chambers of Yasmin Chawdhery holds about you, please contact the Chambers directly using the contact on the Contact Us page.