At Legal Lens, your privacy is of utmost importance to us. We are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us and ensuring that it is handled with the highest level of care and security. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data when you interact with our website and services. Whether you are browsing our content, participating in our community, or engaging with our platform as a Litigant in Person (LIP), we want you to feel confident that your privacy is respected and safeguarded.
We have designed this policy to be transparent about our data practices and to inform you of your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our aim is to empower you with knowledge about how your data is managed and to ensure you have the tools to make informed decisions about your privacy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://legallens.org.uk.
Data Collection
At Legal Lens, we prioritise your privacy. We collect specific data, including user names, email addresses, IP addresses, and browsing behaviour, to enhance your experience and deliver tailored content that meets your interests.
In addition to these general data collection practices, we are particularly attentive to how we handle sensitive information, especially concerning legal matters. We ensure that any data related to legal disputes is treated with the highest level of confidentiality, reflecting our commitment to supporting litigants in person (LIPs) while upholding their privacy.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
User Rights
Legal Lens is committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Erasure: Request the deletion of your data, also known as the “right to be forgotten.”
- Data Portability: Obtain your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Restriction of Processing: Limit how we use your data under certain circumstances.
As part of our mission to empower individuals within the legal system, we provide clear guidance on how you can exercise these rights, particularly if your data is tied to ongoing legal matters.
Security Measures
We employ industry-standard security protocols to safeguard your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our measures are designed to protect your data integrity at every step. This includes robust encryption, secure servers, and regular audits to ensure that our security practices meet the highest standards.
Given the nature of our platform, we are especially vigilant about the security of data related to legal disputes. Our systems are designed to protect your information from any potential breaches, ensuring that your legal privacy is maintained.
Cookie Policy
To provide you with the best possible experience, our website uses cookies. These small data files help enhance site functionality and analyse traffic patterns.
We use different types of cookies, including:
- Necessary Cookies: Essential for the operation of our site.
- Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site.
- Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
You have the option to manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. We are transparent about the types of cookies we use and their purpose. Whether for site functionality or for understanding user behaviour, our use of cookies is aligned with our commitment to providing a supportive and secure environment for LIPs.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Privacy Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your privacy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
Email: privacy@legallens.org.uk