This policy (together with our terms of use and cookie policy) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.  Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the Act), the data controller is Small Claims Portal Limited of Equity House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, England, TA1 2PX. 

Information we collect from you

We will collect and process the following data about you:

  • Information you give us. This is information about you that you give us by filling in our contact form on our site or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number.
  • Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to our site we will automatically collect limited anonymous technical information about you and how you reach and use the website;
  • Information we receive from other sources. This is information we receive about you if you become a client of Clerksroom Direct Limited. In this case we will have informed you about that data and for what purpose we will use and share your data.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

Uses made of the information

We use information held about you in the following ways:
•    Information you give to us. We will use this information:
•    to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information and services that you request from us;
•    to provide you with information about other services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
•    to provide you with information about services we feel may interest you. If you do not want us to use your data in this way, please contact us or unsubscribe;
•    to notify you about changes to our service;
•    to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
•    Information we collect about you. We will use this information:
•    to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
•    to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
•    to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
•    as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
•    Information we receive from other sources. We will combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We will use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).

Disclosure of your information

You agree that we have the right to share your personal information with:

  • Selected third parties including:
  • business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with you;
  • analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site;
  • credit reference agencies for the purpose of assessing your credit score where this is a condition of us entering into a contract with you.


We will disclose your personal information to third parties:

  • In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
  • If Small Claims Portal Limited or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
  • If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Small Claims Portal Limited, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you will be transferred to, and stored in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data.  You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at smallclaimsportal@gmail.com 

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from third party websites.  If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies.  Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request will be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to smallclaimsportal@gmail.com