Privacy Policy

Macgregor Thomson Limited (“Macgregor Thomson Solicitors”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, enquire about our services or otherwise interact with us.

We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other relevant laws and regulations.

For the purposes of data protection legislation, the data controller is Macgregor Thomson Limited.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the way in which your personal information is handled, please contact us using the contact details provided on this website.

We may collect and process personal information including:

• Your name.
• Postal address.
• Email address.
• Telephone number.
• Information contained in correspondence, enquiries or communications sent to us.
• Information provided when requesting legal services.
• Information necessary for regulatory, compliance and identity verification purposes.
• Technical information relating to your use of this website, including IP address, browser type and device information where available.

We will only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

• Responding to enquiries and requests.
• Providing legal services.
• Managing and administering our business.
• Complying with legal, regulatory and professional obligations.
• Verifying identity and carrying out anti-money laundering checks where required.
• Maintaining the security and operation of our systems and website.
• Establishing, exercising or defending legal rights and claims.
• Any other purpose permitted or required by law.

Depending upon the circumstances, we may process personal information where:

• Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract.
• Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
• Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
• You have provided consent where consent is required.

We may share personal information where appropriate with:

• Professional advisers.
• Counsel, experts and consultants.
• Courts, tribunals and dispute resolution bodies.
• Regulatory and supervisory authorities.
• Identity verification and anti-money laundering service providers.
• Information technology, cloud storage and business support providers.
• Government bodies, law enforcement agencies or other third parties where required or permitted by law.

We require third parties acting on our behalf to handle personal information appropriately and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

While we take appropriate precautions, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or from our systems.

We retain personal information only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, regulatory, professional, accounting and record-keeping obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending upon the nature of the information and the purpose for which it is held.

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.

Further information regarding our use of cookies can be found in our Cookie Policy.

Macgregor Thomson Limited does not operate CCTV systems within its own office premises.

However, our office is located within a shared office complex where CCTV may be operated by the building owner, landlord or management company in communal areas, reception areas, entrances, exits, external areas and other shared facilities. Any such CCTV systems are operated independently and are subject to the policies and procedures of the relevant operator.

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request erasure of personal information in certain circumstances.
• Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
• Object to certain types of processing.
• Request the transfer of personal information where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

The availability of these rights will depend upon the circumstances and the legal basis on which information is processed.

If you have concerns regarding the way in which your personal information is handled, we encourage you to contact us in the first instance so that we may consider your concerns.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent authority responsible for data protection matters.

This website may contain links to third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites and encourage users to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, business operations or website functionality.

Any updated version will be published on this website and will take effect from the date of publication.