Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3 April 2026

1. Introduction

Richard Foxton Legal Services Limited ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal data when you use our website, contact us, or instruct us to provide legal services.

We are the data controller for the personal data we process. Our registered office is at 7 Henrietta Street, London, England WC2E 8PS. If you have any questions about this policy or our data practices, please contact us at hello@richardfoxton.co.uk or call +44 7451 271763.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Identity data: your name, title, date of birth, and identification documents.
Contact data: your postal address, email address, and telephone numbers.
Financial data: bank account details and payment information where relevant to our services.
Case data: information you provide in connection with your legal matter, including correspondence, documents, and instructions.
Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behaviour when you visit our website.
Marketing data: your preferences for receiving communications from us.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data through the following means:

Directly from you: when you contact us by phone, email, or through our website contact form; when you instruct us to act on your behalf; when you subscribe to our newsletter.
From third parties: from other solicitors, barristers, courts, government bodies, or other professionals involved in your matter.
Automatically: through cookies and similar technologies when you browse our website.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To provide legal services and advice as instructed by you.
To communicate with you about your matter and respond to your enquiries.
To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, including anti-money laundering checks and Solicitors Regulation Authority requirements.
To administer our business, including billing and accounts management.
To send you legal updates and marketing communications where you have consented or where we have a legitimate interest in doing so.
To improve our website and services.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR):

Contract: processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legal obligation: processing is necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
Legitimate interests: processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services and marketing, provided these interests do not override your rights.
Consent: where you have given us specific consent to process your data for a particular purpose, such as receiving marketing communications.

6. Sharing Your Data

We may share your personal data with:

Barristers, expert witnesses, and other professionals instructed in connection with your matter.
Courts, tribunals, and regulatory bodies as required.
Our professional indemnity insurers.
Third-party service providers who assist us with IT, accounting, or other business functions, under appropriate contractual safeguards.
Law enforcement or government bodies where required by law.

We will never sell your personal data to third parties.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. For client matter files, we typically retain records for a minimum of six years after the conclusion of your matter, in line with our regulatory obligations and limitation periods. Some categories of data may be retained for longer where required by law or regulation.

8. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration. These measures include encryption, access controls, secure storage, and staff training on data protection.

9. Your Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure: to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to restrict processing: to request that we limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@richardfoxton.co.uk. We will respond to your request within one month.

10. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse website traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect some features of our website.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection. You can contact the ICO at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113. We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact the ICO, so please reach out to us first.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Email: hello@richardfoxton.co.uk
Telephone: +44 7451 271763
Post: Richard Foxton Legal Services Limited, 7 Henrietta Street, London, England WC2E 8PS