1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 In this Privacy Statement (“Privacy Statement”):
1.1.1 “Company” shall mean Blocksize Law Limited, a company incorporated in England with registered number 15336478, whose registered office is at 7 Victoria Road, Tamworth, England, B79 7HS. The terms “We”, “Us” and “Our” also refer to the Company;
1.1.2 “Cookies” means small text files placed on Your computer by websites that You visit;
1.1.3 “Data Subject” shall mean a living, identified or identifiable individual about whom We hold Personal Data. Data Subjects may be nationals or residents of any country and may have legal rights regarding their Personal Data;
1.1.4 “GDPR” shall mean the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679);
1.1.5 “Personal Data” shall mean any information identifying a Data Subject or information relating to a Data Subject that We can identify (directly or indirectly) from that data alone or in combination with other identifiers We possess or can reasonably access. Personal Data includes Special Categories of Personal Data and pseudonymised Personal Data but excludes anonymous data or data that has had the identity of an individual permanently removed. Personal Data can be factual (for example, a name, email address, location or date of birth) or an opinion about that person’s actions or behaviour;
1.1.6 “Service” has the meaning given to that term in Clause 2.2;
1.1.7 “UK GDPR” shall mean the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) as defined in the Data Protection Act 2018;
1.1.8 “Website” has the meaning given to that term in Clause 2.2.1; and
1.1.9 “You” shall mean the person visiting the Website and/or using the Service. The term “Your” also refers to You.
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1 We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of all data entrusted to Us by Our potential clients, clients, partners and staff. We recognise the importance of safeguarding personal and sensitive information, particularly in an increasingly digital world. We strive to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and continuously improve our practices to ensure that we uphold the highest standards of data protection. By virtue of the EU GDPR adequacy decision, all Personal Data of individuals in the EEA is subject to the legal safeguards specified in the UK GDPR. The Company is committed to respecting and protecting Your privacy.
2.2 This Privacy Statement applies:
2.2.1 when You access or make use of, the Website, www.blocksizelaw.com (the “Website”) together with any associated mobile application, content, communications, and software and (if applicable) social or other platforms;
2.2.2 when You or the organisation You work for communicate with Us with a view to retaining Our services;
2.2.3 when We agree to provide services to You or the organisation You work for;
2.2.4 when You or the organisation You work for are a counterparty of one or more of Our clients;
2.2.5 when You request information from Us or provide information to Us;
2.2.6 when You attend Our seminars or other hosted events and/or register to attend such seminars or events;
2.2.7 when You are added to Our mailing list to receive publications and/or other marketing communications,
collectively the “Service”.
2.3 This Privacy Statement explains how, why and when We collect and use Personal Data about those who use the Service, the circumstances in which We might disclose Your Personal Data to a third party, and how We keep Your Personal Data secure.
2.4 We also use Cookies; this Privacy Statement should be read in conjunction with Our Cookie Policy, which can be accessed on the Website.
3. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
3.1 We collect the following information:
3.1.1 Personal Data including current and historical information such as Your name and contact details (such as your address, email address, Telegram handle, Whatsapp details and telephone numbers), social media handles, cryptocurrency wallet address and identifiers such as your organisation, employment history, professional and business expertise and positions held;
3.1.2 Personal Data You choose to provide to Us directly and voluntarily, or which is provided to Us via an authorised representative.
4. OUR USE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTED
4.1 We only use Your Personal Data if and to the extent We are permitted to do so by law. As such, We will only process Your Personal Data if:
4.1.1 it is necessary for the performance of a contract or in order to complete steps relating to it with You or an organisation You work for;
4.1.2 it is necessary in order to satisfy a legal obligation;
4.1.3 We or a third party has a legitimate interest which is not overridden by Your interests, rights or freedoms, including for example, the provision of Services, running the Company’s business and the marketing of Services to You; or
4.1.4 You have, where required, given Your consent to such use, or where necessary, the organisation You work for has obtained Your consent to share Your Personal Data with Us.
4.2 We may use Your Personal Data to:
4.2.1 comply with Our legal obligations to identify and verify the identity of Our clients and their beneficial owners and to identify and assess the risks of money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion, criminal activity and the application of sanctions;
4.2.2 deliver legal services to You and/or the organisation You work for;
4.2.3 carry out identity, sanctions, adverse press and background checks;
4.2.4 run the Company’s business;
4.2.5 maintain and develop Our business relationship with You;
4.2.6 improve the Services and any other products offered to You, by way of staff training or otherwise;
4.2.7 identify services You may be interested in;
4.2.8 send You promotional or marketing material and invite You to events;
4.2.9 monitor and analyse the Company and its business;
4.2.10 process and respond to requests, enquiries or complaints received from You.
4.3 We will only retain your Personal Data for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including for the purposes of complying with any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements.
4.4 By providing the data collected, You will be deemed to have given Your consent to Our use of such data as outlined in this Clause 4.
4.5 If You do not want to receive marketing communications about the Service, You may opt out of this.
4.6 You will be deemed to have given Your consent to receive marketing communications in a number of ways, including:
4.6.1 where You ask Us to send You such information via a medium which requires Your consent, for example push alerts on a mobile device;
4.6.2 where You give Us consent to use Cookies or similar technology; and
4.6.3 any other circumstances where We ask You for consent for any legitimate purpose.
5. HOW IS INFORMATION SHARED?
5.1 When undertaking work with You or the organisation you work for, We may use third party service providers. Where the service provided is integral to Our work, We deploy them as a matter of course. We may also use additional services such as software to effect bulk data transfers, and the facilitation of e-signatures and virtual completions, and cloud security systems. The use of such services may require Your Personal Data to be held by the relevant service provider. We may also share Your Personal Data with regulators, government and enforcement agencies, courts and other third parties.
5.2 In order to provide the Services, it is possible that We will transfer Your Personal Data to countries outside the jurisdiction where You provided it or where We collected it, for example information that We collect through Cookies or through Your completion of any online forms. As a result, if You are based outside the UK (for example, in the European Economic Area (EEA)), Your Personal Data may be transferred to the UK and other third countries as set out below.
5.3 Your Personal Data may be accessed by Our offices, in-house companies and associated partnerships and third parties in countries whose laws provide varying levels of protection for Personal Data.
5.4 Some of Your Personal Data may be stored in a cloud located within or outside of the UK or the EEA and managed by a third party service provider. In all cases, the confidentiality of Your Personal Data is key and We conduct careful due diligence on the security of any third party technology systems We use.
5.5 Where We transfer Your Personal Data outside the UK or the EEA We will take reasonable steps to ensure that Your Personal Data is treated securely and the means of transfer provides adequate protection.
5.6 We may share Your Personal Data with third parties where:
5.6.1 You have, where required, consented to Us doing so, or the organisation that You work for has, where necessary, obtained Your consent for Us to do so;
5.6.2 We are legally compelled to do so; We will also cooperate fully with any police investigations and other legal proceedings, to guard against the misuse of or unauthorised access to the Website, to limit Our legal liability, to protect Our rights, property or safety of any third party. In such circumstances, the Personal Data will be disclosed for that purpose alone;
5.6.3 it is necessary for the purpose of, or in connection with, legal proceedings or in order to exercise or defend legal rights;
5.6.4 it is in Our or a third party’s legitimate interest to share the information, and that legitimate interest is not overridden by Your rights or freedoms; or
5.6.5 it is appropriate to disclose the information to parties with whom We have promotional arrangements (such as jointly hosted events).
6. SECURITY
6.1 The Company takes steps to ensure the security of Your Personal Data. The Website is protected by reasonable technical safeguards as currently available; all Our data hosts and servers are similarly protected, including but not limited to firewalls.
6.2 We cannot protect, and this Privacy Statement does not apply to, any data that You communicate to any third party. You should not transmit any personal or identifying data to any third party.
7. RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA
7.1 We retain Personal Data for as long as necessary in order to provide the Service requested by You, or in accordance with any legal obligations on Our part to retain such data.
8. MINORS
8.1 We do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 18. No one under the age of 18 should submit data to Us without the prior consent of their parents or guardians. By using the Service, You are representing that You are at least 18 years old.
9. EU and EEA USERS
9.1 If You are resident in the European Economic Area, data protection law provides You with various rights, some of which apply generally and some of which apply in only limited circumstances as set out briefly below:
9.1.1 You have the right to ask Us for a copy of Your Personal Data;
9.1.2 You have the right to ask Us to rectify Personal Data You think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask Us to complete Personal Data You think is incomplete;
9.1.3 in certain circumstances You have the right to ask Us to erase Your Personal Data;
9.1.4 in certain circumstances You have the right to ask Us to restrict the processing of Your Personal Data;
9.1.5 in certain circumstances You have the right to ask that We transfer the Personal Data You gave Us to a third party.
9.2 Should You wish to do so, You can ask Us not to send You marketing communications and not to use Your Personal Data when We undertake profiling for direct marketing purposes. You can opt out of e-mail newsletters and marketing communications by following the opt-out instructions provided to You in those e-mails.
9.3 You will not be required to pay any charge for exercising Your rights. If You make a request under the data protection legislation, We will have one month in which to respond to You. We reserve the right to extend this deadline in the event the request is complex, or where We receive multiple requests from the same person.
9.4 If You wish to make a request under the data protection legislation, please contact contact@blocksizelaw.com.
10. COMPLAINTS
10.1 If You wish to raise a concern regarding Our collection or use of Your Personal Data, You can contact Us at any time. In such instances, please address any issues to contact@blocksizelaw.com. You may also have the right to raise any such concerns via Your local supervisory body.
10.2 Details of how to contact your local Information Commissioner’s Office in the United Kingdom can be found at www.ico.org.uk.
11. CHANGES
11.1 We may amend this Privacy Statement or any part of it, at any time, as required. You should check the Privacy Statement regularly so as to ensure You remain familiar with it.
3 September 2024