- London 020 7067 1500
- Email clerks@25bedfordrow.com
Website Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
Your privacy is important to us. By providing your personal information, such as your name and email address via the forms on this website, you agree to us contacting you with regard to your query or the information you request.
This Privacy Policy explains how 25 Bedford Row collects, uses, shares and protects personal data about visitors to and users of our website at www.25bedfordrow.com. It also explains your rights and how to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
1. Who we are
For the purposes of UK data protection law, 25 Bedford Row is the controller of the personal data described in this Website Privacy Policy. Our contact details are:
- Address: 25 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4HD
- Email: clerks@25bedfordrow.com
- Telephone: 020 7067 1500
- Data Protection Lead: Varuna Askoolum
2. Personal data we collect
We may collect and use the following types of personal data when you use our website:
- Contact information, such as your name, email address, telephone number and any information you provide through online forms or correspondence.
- Enquiry information, such as details submitted when you register, request information, make an enquiry or ask us to provide services.
- Marketing information, such as your name and email address if you opt in to receive marketing updates.
- Technical information, such as IP address, browser type and version, device information, operating system, referral source, pages visited, dates and times of access and similar analytics data.
- Cookie and tracking information, as described in section 10 below.
3. How and why we use personal data
| Purpose | Personal data used | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
| Responding to enquiries and communications | Contact information and enquiry details. | Legitimate interests in responding to users and managing our relationship with them, or steps prior to entering into a contract. |
| Providing website functionality and security | Technical information, device information and usage data. | Legitimate interests in operating, maintaining and securing our website. |
| Improving our website and services | Usage data, analytics data and feedback. | Legitimate interests in understanding how users interact with our website and improving user experience. |
| Complying with legal and regulatory obligations | Relevant contact, enquiry, technical information. | Legal obligation. |
| Sending legal updates, event invitations, newsletters or other marketing communications where permitted. | Contact information, marketing preferences, and enquiry history. | Consent, where you have opted in to receive marketing communications; or legitimate interests in keeping users informed about our services and relevant updates, where permitted by law and where your interests, rights and freedoms do not override those interests. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time. |
4. Where we get personal data from
We will collect personal data directly from you when you use our website, complete an online form, contact us or otherwise interact with us. We may also collect technical information automatically through cookies, log files and similar technologies (please see section 10 below).
5. Sharing personal data
We may share personal data with trusted third parties where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including website hosting providers, IT and security suppliers, analytics providers, professional advisers, email and marketing platforms, regulators and public authorities where required by law. We require service providers to protect personal data and use it only for the purposes we authorise.
6. International transfers
We do not intend to transfer any personal data to any country which is not either within the European Union, or otherwise permitted by UK data protection legislation.
7. Data Retention
Personal data will be retained by our website for 90 days before it is securely deleted.
8. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
9. Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to request:
- access to your personal data;
- correction of inaccurate data;
- deletion of your data;
- restriction of processing;
- objection to processing;
- transfer of your data.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided in section 1 above.
10. Cookies
During the course of any visit to our website, the pages you see, along with a short text file called a 'cookie', are downloaded to your computer.
We use cookies:
- To improve website functionality and make it easier to use;
- To stop our online forms from being used to send spam email; and
- To monitor usage, so we can spot trends and make improvements.
Cookies are used in accordance with UK GDPR and transparency requirements.
We do not use cookies to identify individuals and we do not store personal information in cookies.
When you visit our website, you can disable (opt-out) cookies being stored on your computer. If you decide to disable cookies, we use a cookie to record your cookie preferences. However, please note:
- If you delete all your cookies, you will have to tell us your preference again on your next visit to our website.
- If you use a different device, computer profile or browser to visit our website, you will have to tell us your preference again.
11. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to monitor how our website is being used so we can make improvements. Our use of Google Analytics requires us to pass to Google your IP address (but no other information) - Google uses this information to prepare site usage reports for us, but Google may also share this information with other Google services. In particular, Google may use the data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. Related information:
How Google uses this information
12. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we use or handle your personal data, you may make a complaint. Please view our Data Protection Complaints Procedure here.
We encourage you to contact us first so we can try to resolve your concerns directly.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection matters. The ICO can be contacted on 0303 123 1113. Please also see here.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be posted on our website and will apply from the date shown at the top of the policy.