The Journal Online is created and maintained by Connect Communications (Scotland) Limited on behalf of The Law Society of Scotland. This Privacy Policy explains how We (The Law Society of Scotland) use your personal information. If your personal details change, if you change your mind about any of your marketing preferences, or if you have any queries about how We use your information, please let us know by contacting Connect Communications (Scotland) Limited, Studio 2001, Mile End, Paisley PA1 1JS.
When you register for email updates, We will use your personal details for marketing and to ensure that the content, services and advertising that We offer are tailored to your needs and interests. We may keep your information for a reasonable period for these purposes. We may need to share your information with our service providers and agents for these purposes. We will not share you personal information with any third party service providers or agents. We may disclose personal data in order to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
We may also use information obtained about you from cookies (files which are sent by us to your computer or other access device) which We can access when you visit our site in future. If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. If you want to stop cookies being stored on your computer in future, please refer to your browser manufacturer’s instructions by clicking “Help” in your browser menu. Further information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.AboutCookies.org. Please note that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our site.
When you visit our site, We may also log your IP address, a unique identifier for your computer or other access device.
We take appropriate measures to ensure that the information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate and up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.
We link to a wide variety of other sites and We display advertisements from third parties on our site. We are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these sites and third party advertisers, nor for the way in which information about their users is treated. In particular, unless expressly stated, We are not agents for these sites or advertisers, nor are We authorised to make representations on their behalf.
You are entitled to ask for a copy of the information We hold about you (for which We may charge a small fee) and to have any inaccuracies in your information corrected.
For quality control and training purposes, We may monitor or record your communications with us.
This Privacy Policy may change and therefore you should review it regularly. We will of course notify you of any changes where We are required to do so.