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PRIVACY POLICY
01. Introduction and Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to the services provided by Donclara Legal Consulting ("Donclara," "we," "us," or "our") and sets out how we collect, use, and protect the personal data of our clients, prospective clients, and website visitors (collectively, "you"). As a legal consulting firm specializing in tech-led businesses, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of data protection and compliance, including adherence to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.
02. The Data We Collect
2.1. Information You Provide to Us
**Identity and Contact Data:** Name, business address, email address, telephone numbers, and job title.
**Professional Data:** Company details, nature of business, legal needs, and context required for consultation.
**Financial Data:** Payment details (though typically handled by third-party processors).
2.1. Information You Provide to Us
**Usage Data:** Information about how you use our website, including pages viewed, time spent, and navigation paths.
**Technical Data:** Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and platform.
03. The Data We Collect
We will only process your personal data when we have a lawful basis to do so. The purposes for which we process data include:
**Contractual Necessity:** To perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (e.g., providing bespoke legal consulting services).
**Legitimate Interests:**To improve our services, manage our business efficiently, conduct marketing (where permitted), and ensure network security.
**Legal Obligation:** To comply with legal or regulatory requirements (e.g., record keeping for tax purposes).
**Consent:** Where required, we rely on your explicit consent for specific processing activities (e.g., sending marketing newsletters).
04. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
**Service Providers:** Third parties who provide IT and system administration services, payment processing, or data analytics on our behalf.
**Professional Advisors:** Lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers providing consultancy, banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
**Regulatory Bodies:** Where required by law or judicial process.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and treat it in accordance with the law.
05. International Transfers
As a globally focused firm, your data may be transferred outside the UK/EEA. When we transfer your personal data, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented: the receiving country is deemed adequate by the European Commission, or we use standard contractual clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.
06. Data Security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. Access is limited to employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know and are subject to a duty of confidentiality
07. Your Legal Rights
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
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Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a "data subject access request").
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Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
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Request erasure of your personal data.
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Object to processing of your personal data.
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Request restriction of processing your personal data.
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Request the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party.
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Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.