Privacy Policy
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Most of the browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can certainly visit our website without cookies. If you do not wish the saving of cookies on your hard drive, you can select “no acceptance of cookies” in your browser. Please note browser setting vary from application to application. Please refer to your help notes within your browser settings.
Privacy Policy
We fully respect your right to privacy and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your consent.
Any personal information that you volunteer to us will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/769).
Any changes to this privacy statement will be posted on this website so you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this privacy statement you should contact our office on 01-8396455.
O’Hare O’Dwyer Solicitors LLP Website
This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites or links to same. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such. Some technical terms used in this statement are explained at the end of this page.
Collection and use of Personal Information
We do not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information which you volunteer (for example by e-mailing us). Any information that you provide in this way is not made available to any third parties and is used by us for the purpose for which you provided it.
We do not sell or rent your personal data or information to any third party or share your information with third parties for their marketing purposes.
It is the policy of O’Hare O’Dwyer Solicitors LLP to never disclose technical information in respect of individual website visitors to any third party (apart from our Internet service provider, which records such data on our behalf and which is bound by confidentiality provisions in this regard), unless obliged to disclose such information by law.
Use of technical information will only be for statistical purposes to help us to increase the usability and accessibility of our website.
You should note that technical details, which we cannot associate with any identifiable individual, do not constitute “personal data” for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/769).
We will disclose your data or information if required by law, for example by a court order or for the prevention of fraud or other crime.
We may pass information about your matter to other parties as required to provide legal services to you. For example, we will need to provide information to other law firms involved in the conveyancing process as part of the service we deliver to you.
We may pass your information on to third party service providers for the purposes of completing a task or providing services to you on our behalf. However, we disclose only the personal information necessary to deliver that service and have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for other purposes.
Transfers outside of the European Economic Area
Your personal information in the European Economic Area (EEA) is protected by data protection laws, but other countries do not necessarily protect your personal information in the same way. The EEA covers all countries in the EU plus Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. We do not transfer your personal data outside of the EEA.
You acknowledge that we may use your personal information and data according to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice, which are incorporated herein by this reference. You hereby agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice, including any obligations imposed on you therein.
You have the right to ask for a copy of the personal information O’Hare O’Dwyer Solicitors LLP may hold relating to you. To do this please contact Michael O’Dwyer on 01-8396455 or by post at: O’Hare O’Dwyer Solicitors LLP, Greenfield Road, Sutton, Dublin 13.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint about our processing of your personal data with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner.
You have the following rights under GDPR, in certain circumstances and subject to certain exemptions, in relation to the processing of your personal data;
- Right to Access the Data – You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that we hold about you, together with other information about our processing of that personal data.
- Right to Rectification – You have the right to request that any inaccurate data that is held about you is corrected, or if we have incomplete information you may request that we update the information such that it is complete.
- Right to Erasure – (In some circumstances) You have the right to request us to delete personal data that we hold about you. This is sometimes referred to as the right to be forgotten.
- Right to Restriction of Processing or to Object to Processing – You have the right to request that we no longer process your personal data for particular purposes, or to object to our processing of your personal data for particular purposes.
- Right to Data Portability – You have the right to request us to provide you, or a third party, with a copy of your personal data in a structural, commonly used machine-readable format.
- The right to object to direct marketing – We do not undertake direct marketing activities, so you will not receive such information from us.
If you change your contact details or if you want to update any of the information we hold on you, please email us at: [email protected] or by post at: Greenfield Road, Sutton, Dublin 13.
Legal
Terms of Use – If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, then you are not allowed to use this website and should terminate such usage immediately.
Use of Content; Restrictions; Privacy Policy
Unless otherwise indicated in the relevant content, and on the condition that you comply with all of your obligations under these Terms of Use, you are authorised to view, copy, print, and distribute (but not modify) the content on this Website; provided that (i) such use is for informational, non-commercial purposes only, and (ii) any copy of the content that you make must include the copyright notice or other attribution associated with the content.
You are not authorised to copy or use any software, proprietary processes, or technology embodied or described in this Website.
You will comply with all applicable laws in accessing and using this Website. We will monitor any emails sent to us, including file attachments, for viruses or malicious software. Please be aware that you have a responsibility to ensure that any email you send is within the bounds of the law.
Intellectual Property Rights; No use of O’Hare O’Dwyer Solicitors LLP names or logos.
References to other parties’ trademarks on this Website are for identification purposes only and do not indicate that such parties have approved this Website or any of its contents. These Terms of Use do not grant you any right to use the trademarks of other parties.
Unless otherwise indicated, the content on this Website is provided by O’Hare O’Dwyer Solicitors LLP.
This Website and its contents are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. We and our licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Use.
Clients
As a client, we will hold the following information about you:
- Name, date of birth, and contact information.
- PPS Number.
- Information relating to your legal matter.
- Financial details.
- Information and documents relating to the service we are providing, including
communications with you. - Billing and payment information.
We store your information in our practice management system Thread, which uses secure servers. We also hold paper copies of your information in the client matter files, stored in our office and in a secure, offsite storage archive.
We will retain your client matter file for the duration of our relationship with you and then as recommended by the Law Society of Ireland. After this period, the firm will be entitled to dispose of the file.
Job Applicants
When you apply for a job with us, we may hold the following information about you:
- Name, date of birth, and contact information.
- Information relating to your qualifications and experience.
- References where we take them up.
- Information and documents relating to the review, interview and selection process, including communications with you.
We store your information in our practice management system Thread which uses secure servers, and in hard copy in a secure filing cabinet in the office. We will retain your personal data relating to the review, interview and selection process for a period of 6 months after the interview date.
Supplier
When you work with the firm as a supplier, we may hold the following information about you:
- Name and business contact information.
- Information relating to your qualifications and experience, if relevant.
- Information relating to your business activities.
- Information and documents relating to the services or products you offer, including our communications with you.
- Financial information.
We store your information in our practice management system Thread, which uses secure servers. We will also store communications with you on our email server. We will retain your information for the duration of our relationship with you and for 6 years after the last purchase we made with you.
Prospective Clients
As a prospective client, we may hold the following information about you:
- Name and contact information.
- Brief information relating to your legal matter
We store your information in our practice management system Thread, which uses secure servers. Communications with you relating to your initial enquiry may also be stored in our email system for a period of 12 months. We will retain minimal personal information about you for a period of 6 years to enable us to conduct conflict of interest checks as required by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority.
Current and Former Employees
When you work for us, we may hold the following information about you:
- Name, date of birth, and contact information.
- PPS Number.
- Information relating to your qualifications and experience.
- Information and documents relating to your performance and supervision as an employee of the firm, including communications with you.
- Your photographic identification, including Passport and Driving Licence.
- Financial information, such as bank details, pension scheme and salary details.
- Information about your next of kin.
- Health information.
We store your information in our practice management system Thread and in hard copy in a secure filing cabinet in the office. We will retain your personal data for the duration of your employment and for a period of 6 years after you leave the firm. Beyond this point, we only retain minimal information about you to confirm the period of time you were employed by the firm for reference purposes. We share your information with Revenue.