Privacy Policy

We are Contractor Counsel Network and we respect your privacy. This policy describes how we use your personal information.

When you use our Contractor Counsel Network services, you trust us with your information. There are many ways this information can help us make our service better. We can make sure you only see information in which you're likely to be interested. We can remember your details so it's easier for you to use the service and access our network.

But we respect your privacy and we value the trust you've placed in us by sharing your information. This privacy policy sets out the way we use your information: what we collect, how we collect it, how we use it, why we use it, who we share it with and the rights to which you may be entitled.

We have tried to keep this as clear and direct as possible. If you have any questions or anything in this policy is unclear, please get in touch at the following email address: [insert contact email address]

We will collect and use your personal information to allow access to our network, register for services, subscribe to updates and use our counsel services and for the purposes set out in more detail in this section.

Your information may be shared with members of our network and some third parties.

Information that you give us to register for our network services, events or consultations, whether online or over the phone including:

• Your contact details including: your name, email address, telephone number and business location;
• Professional details you provide to us (e.g. your company, role, areas of legal expertise or interest);
• Information about your contractor business or legal requirements;
• The services or products purchased (e.g. event tickets, consultation sessions, membership subscriptions).

We use this information, including to:

• Provide our products and services;
• Connect you with appropriate legal counsel and network members;
• Manage and administer our network services;
• Process your orders and membership;
• Onboard you as a client or network member;
• Help us ensure that our customers and members are genuine and to prevent fraud;
• Send personalised offers, updates and relevant legal resources;
• Facilitate networking opportunities and professional connections within the contractor community.

We use this information because:

• It's necessary to perform the contract and provide network services;
• It enables us to match contractors with appropriate legal counsel;
• It's in our legitimate interests to improve and develop our services.

We will keep this information for:

A reasonable length of time that lets us understand how people use our services and the impact of any changes we make but for no longer than six years from when you stop using our services.

Your personal information may also be processed if it is necessary on reasonable request by a law enforcement or regulatory authority, body or agency or in the defence of legal claims. We will not delete personal information if relevant to an investigation or a dispute. It will continue to be stored until those issues are fully resolved.

Certain types of personal information are more sensitive than others. "Special information" about you includes information about health, disability, race, ethnicity, criminal offences (or alleged offences), political opinions, biometrics or religion.

We may collect and receive special information about you. We have identified here the types of special information we may collect or receive, how we will use it and why we will use it.

Information that you give us or that we receive when using our services:

• Specifying certain dietary requirements that imply specific religious beliefs or medical conditions (for network events);
• Any special requirements you may have e.g. access requirements for events or meetings;
• Information relevant to specific legal matters or disputes (where necessary for providing counsel services).

We use this information to:

• Provide our services;
• Provide relevant support services to you;
• Ensure appropriate counsel matching based on your specific circumstances.

We use this information because:

You have consented that we may process this information for those reasons.

We will keep this for:

As long as necessary to perform the service and six years after in case there are any issues.

This information may be collected and used when it has been made publicly available.

When you provide us with this information you are consenting that we may collect and use it in the way we've set out.

We will keep your information for as long as it is reasonably necessary. It will depend on factors such as whether you've any outstanding services, purchases or an account with us or have interacted with recent offers. We will also routinely refresh our information to ensure we keep it up-to-date.

You may have certain rights in relation to your information including a right to access or to correct the information we hold on you.

We've listed the rights you have over your information and how you can use them below.

These rights will only apply in certain circumstances. They will generally not be available if there are outstanding contracts between us, if we are required by law to keep the information or if the information is relevant to a legal dispute.

• You can remove consent, where you have provided it, at any time.
• You can ask us to confirm if we are processing your information.
• You can ask for access to your information.
• You can ask to correct your information if it's wrong.
• You have a right to be forgotten and you can ask that our systems stop using your information.
• You can ask us to restrict how we use your information.
• You can ask us to help you move your information to other companies. To help with that, you have a right to ask that we provide your information in an easily readable format to another company.
• You can ask us to stop using your personal information, but only in certain cases.
• You have the right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority.

If you have any questions about this policy please contact us on committee@contractorcounselnetwork.com

This policy will be changed from time to time.

If we change anything important about this policy (the information we collect, how we use it or why) we will highlight those changes at the top of the policy and provide a prominent link to it for a reasonable length of time following the change.