GDPR Notice
This privacy notice contains information about the information collected, stored and otherwise processed about you and the reasons for the processing. It also tells you who I share this information with, the security mechanisms I have put in place to protect your data and how to contact me in the event you need further information.
Website Use
I cannot guarantee that my site, or any content on it, will always be available. I grant access to it on a temporary basis. I may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of it without notice. I accept no liability to you if for any reason my site is unavailable at any time.
Information about our use of cookies
My site uses cookies to distinguish you from others who use it. This helps me to provide visitors with a good experience and to improve the site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that are stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
- Essential cookies. These are cookies that are needed for the operation of the website.
- Analytical/performance cookies. These allow me to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how they navigate the site. This helps me to improve the way the site works.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to the website so that I can greet you by name and remember your preferences.
- Targeting cookies. These record your visit to the site, the pages you visit and the links you follow. I use this information to make the site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. This information may be shared with third parties for this purpose.
- You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. If you block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of this site.
- Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after 23 days.
Data Protection and Privacy
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Nick Parker, Berry Smith LLP, Haywood House, Dumfries Place, Cardiff, CF10 3GA
I may collect and process the following data from you during your use of this site.
Information you provide by completing any forms on this site. This includes when you register on the site, subscribe to a service, make a transaction or a complaint.
I will keep a record of any correspondence that you sent to us, via any means.
Your IP address, operating system and browser type may be collected. This is statistical data only and does not identify any individual.
I may contact you for the purposes of direct marketing if you agree. This means that I may use the personal data you provide to me to tell you about the latest developments or professional updates which might interest you. I will only contact you using the methods which you have agreed i.e. by post or e-mail.
Whenever I collect your personal data through this site, I will tell you whether I will use it for direct marketing purposes. You will have the opportunity to opt-out of providing your consent to receiving these direct marketing communications both at the time that you provide your personal data and thereafter at any time by clicking on the relevant link or by contacting us at nick@nickparkermediator.com
If you tell me that you do not want to receive any further marketing material from me, I will stop sending it immediately. However, I will not necessarily remove your personal data from our database(s) if I consider that it is fair and necessary to retain it for other reasons e.g. if I have recently acted for you in a mediation, and must keep a record of this for regulatory purposes.
Where do we store your data?
The data I collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for me or for one of my suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. I will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. Transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure. Although I will do my best to protect your personal information I cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to my site. Any transmission is at your own risk.
What do we do with your Information?
I will use your information to:
- Provide you with the most effective presentation of our site.
- Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between us;
- Allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you chose to do so;
- Notify you of changes to our service.
Disclosure of Information
I may disclose your personal information to third parties:
If I am under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or to enforce or apply my terms and conditions and other agreements or to protect the rights, property or safety of Nick Parker Mediator, its customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Your Rights
You have the right to ask me not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. I will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if I intend to use your data for such purposes or if I intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking the appropriate boxes or alternatively contacting me at nickparkermediator.com or Nick Parker, Berry Smith LLP, Haywood House, Dumfries Place, Cardiff, CF14 0XS.
This site may contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites please note that these will have their own privacy policy and that I do not accept responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data.
Access to Information
The Data Protection Act gives you the right to access information held about you and this right can be exercised in accordance with the act. Any access request maybe subject to a fee of £10.00 to meet my costs in providing you with the details we have.
Intellectual Property Rights
This website is created using copyright which is owned by us or used by us under licence. You must not copy, use, reproduce, translate, distribute, transfer, modify, adapt or transmit the website in part or as a whole for any purpose. I permit the printing of copies of material for your own personal use provided that you retain a copyright mark on such copies and do not provide such copies to third parties or use them for the benefit of third parties.
The rights in all marks and logos presented on this site are owned or licensed by me and the unauthorised copying and use of them is strictly prohibited, except in the use of permitted copying, of the material on our website.
Limitation of Liability
Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.
To the extent permitted by law I exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.
I will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:
Use of, or inability to use our site;
Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.
- If you are a business user, please note that in particular, I will not be liable for:
- Loss of profits, sales, business or revenue;
- Business interruption;
- Loss of anticipated savings;
- Loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
- Any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
If you are a consumer please note that I only provide our site for domestic and private use and you agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purpose and I have no liability to you except as expressly set out above.
I will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by virus, distributed denial of service attack or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or any website linked to it.