Privacy policy

Privacy policy

TransLegal Uk Ltd.  (“TransLegal”) is the controller of personal data in respect of the data which is processed within the scope of our business and we work actively to ensure that our processing of personal data is legal, secure, and monitored. This is all done with a focus on safeguarding the privacy of customers, visitors, job applicants, and cooperation partners.  

In this privacy policy, we provide you with information regarding why and how we process personal data and how we use cookies. In this document, you can also read about your rights as a data subject and where you can turn with questions or feedback related to TransLegal's processing of personal data. The privacy policy was last updated on 30 May 2022.

WHAT DOES GDPR, UK-GDPR AND DPA 2018 MEAN?

UK-GDPR stands for the United Kingdom’s General Data Protection Regulation, whereas GDPR stands for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. The aim of the regulatory framework is to increase protection for personal data in the UK. It includes increased rights for you when your personal data is registered, imposes significantly higher sanctions on those who fail to comply with the regulation, and affords greater latitude to supervisory authorities (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office) to take action.  

DPA 2018 is the Data Protection Act 2018 of the United Kingdom.

THE GDPR AND THE UK-GDPR'S PRIMARY PRINCIPLES

All of the Articles of the GDPR and the UK-GDPR are based on six principles, which also constitute the parameters for TransLegal's processing of personal data. This means that TransLegal's processing of personal data must always be supported by the following principles.  

  1. Lawfulness – all processing of personal data must have a legal basis.
  2. Transparency – the person to whom the personal data refers must obtain information regarding how the data is processed.
  3. Consistent with purpose – the data must be collected for specific, predetermined purposes and may not be processed for other purposes.
  4. Storage limitation – the personal data must not be stored for longer than necessary and, if possible, the storage period shall be predetermined.
  5. Integrity and confidentiality – the personal data must be protected by, among other things, confidentiality, access authorisation, and technical solutions. TransLegal takes extra security measures when processing sensitive personal data or information belonging to a person with a protected identity.

LEGAL GROUNDS WHEN PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA 

TransLegal must always base its processing of personal data on one of the legal grounds stated in the GDPR and the UK-GDPR. They contain six legal grounds, but four of them are of primary relevance for TransLegal. 

  1. Legal obligation – processing of personal data which is required by law.  
  2. Consent – the data subject has consented to processing of personal data.  
  3. Performance of a contract – the processing of personal data is necessary to enable TransLegal to perform under a contract with the data subject.
  4. Weighing of interests – when we determine that TransLegal's purpose for processing personal data overrides the data subject's interest in not having their personal data processed. In such situations, TransLegal has a legitimate interest in processing personal data.   

COOKIES

We use cookies so that you will have the best possible experience of our website. The relevant law provides that we must obtain your informed consent in order to use cookies when you surf on our website. This means that you must receive information:   

  • that the website contains cookies;
  • regarding what these cookies are used for; and
  • how cookies can be avoided

before you thereafter consent to the use of cookies. The Information Commissioner’s Office  is the public agency responsible for supervision.  

What types of cookies do we use?

A cookie is a small text file which is stored on your computer or mobile device via your browser. There are different types of cookies and TransLegal uses both cookies which we install ourselves (first-party cookies) and those which belong to an external party (third-party cookies). Our cookies also have various lifespans. We use both session cookies which are stored temporarily and deleted when you close your browser, as well as permanent cookies which are stored for a longer time.

First-party cookies

We use first-party cookies primarily so that you encounter material on the website which is new since your last visit. Our first-party cookies are both session cookies and permanent cookies, which are stored for a maximum of 24 months.    

Third-party cookies

We use cookies from external parties (third-party cookies):

  • Google analytics is used as an analytical tool and to maintain statistics for the purpose of improving our website.
  • Google Recaptcha cookies are used to distinguish between humans and bots on our site.
  • Google Adwords uses a pixel tracker for marketing purposes.
  • Stripe, our payment processor, uses cookies to verify user identity and security during purchases.
  • Wistia uses cookies to store the use and progress of videos being played by the user.
  • Facebook uses a cookie and a pixel tracker for marketing purposes.

What do I do to prevent or delete cookies?

If you limit or delete cookies, you will not be able to access a number of functions on our website. You can delete installed cookies and change your cookie settings in your browser. Browsers do not function uniformly, but use the help function in your browser for information about how you change the cookie settings to meet your needs and preferences. Click here for information about handling cookies in Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge.

Do you want to know more about cookies and how they are regulated?  

In order to obtain information about cookies visit the website of the Information Commissioner’s Office .

WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT?

As a data subject, you are entitled to know how your personal data is processed. This means that you can request access to information about the processing. You are also entitled, at any time whatsoever, to revoke consent to the processing and to demand correction of erroneous personal data, restriction of superfluous processing, erasure of unsupported processing, and transfer of personal data from our system to another party. You are also entitled to contact the UK’s Data Protection Authority at https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/ to submit a complaint.

You are always welcome to contact us if you want to exercise your rights or if you have feedback or questions associated with our processing of personal data.