What is This?

1. When you deal with Shoosmiths LLP, Shoosmiths (Northern Ireland) LLP, Shoosmiths Europe LLP (trading as Shoosmiths) or Shoosmiths Privacy Services Limited, you trust us with your information. We take privacy seriously and we are committed to protecting the data you provide to us.

2. This policy explains when and why we process personal data collected from you or provided to us by third parties, how this data is used, the conditions under which it may be disclosed to others, and how it is kept secure. It also provides you with information regarding various rights you may have in respect of processing of your personal data by Shoosmiths.

3. This policy may be updated from time to time in accordance with changing privacy and data protection laws, so please re-visit this page occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes. If any amendments have an impact on how we process your personal data, the notice will say so.

Who We Are

4. Shoosmiths LLP (Shoosmiths) is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with registered company number OC374987 and its registered office is at 1 Bow Churchyard, London, EC4M 9DQ. Shoosmiths is a Controller of personal data registered with the Information Commissioner under registration number Z3279355.

5. Shoosmiths Northern Ireland LLP (Shoosmiths NI) is a limited liability partnership registered in Northern Ireland with registered company number NC001384 and its registered office is at 2-14 East Bridge Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT1 3NQ. Shoosmiths NI is a Controller of personal data registered with the Information Commissioner under registration number ZA219732.

Shoosmiths Europe LLP (Shoosmiths Europe) is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales with registered company number OC440739 and its registered office is at 1 Bow Churchyard, London, EC4M 9DQ. Our Brussels office operates as a branch of Shoosmiths Europe. Shoosmiths Europe is a Controller of personal data registered with the Information Commissioner under registration number C1408326.

Shoosmiths Privacy Services Limited is a limited company registered in England & Wales with registered number 12970199 and its registered office is at 1 Bow Churchyard, London, EC4M 9DQ. Shoosmiths Privacy Services Limited is a Controller of personal data registered with the Information Commissioner under registration number ZA808941.

6. As a law firm, in most situations Shoosmiths is a data Controller. This means that Shoosmiths determines why and how the personal data it collects, is processed. In very limited circumstances, Shoosmiths may act as a data Processor, in which case it will process personal data only on documented instructions of another Controller.

7. Where this policy refers to “Shoosmiths”, “we”, “our” or “us” below, unless it mentions otherwise, it is referring to the particular company that is the Controller of your personal data.