Privacy Statement & Cookies

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Introduction

Thank you for using www.mrllp.com, or any other website controlled and operated by Michelman & Robinson, LLP (“M&R”). The following sets forth privacy policies for both M&R and Michelman & Robinson UK LLP (MR UK), as well as related cookie information.

Michelman & Robinson, LLP – US Privacy Notice

This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for the www.mrllp.com site and various related services (together referred to as the "Site").  Michelman & Robinson, LLP, the provider of the Site (referred to as "us" or "we"), is committed to protecting your privacy online. Please read the information below to learn the following regarding your use of this site:

  1. What information do we collect from you?
  2. Where do we collect information from you and how do we use it?
  3. With whom do we share your Personally Identifiable Information?
  4. How can you update, correct or delete your Personally Identifiable information?
  5. What are your choices regarding collection, use and distribution of your Personally Identifiable Information?
  6. What security precautions are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your Personally Identifiable Information?
  7. What should you know about privacy policies and data collection at any third party sites accessible from our site?
  8. Where is the Site geographically-based?
  9. Does the Site respond to Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals or headers?
  10. Your California Privacy Rights
  11. Do we collect Personally Identifiable Information from individuals under the age of 18?
  12. Who should I contact if I have questions about the Privacy Policy?

You may be accessing this Site from a computer or mobile phone device (through an iPhone or iPad application, for example) and this Privacy Policy governs your use of this Site regardless of the means of access.  We may also interact with you on third party sites where we post content or invite your feedback, including sites such as www.linkedin.com and various blogs authored by Michelman & Robinson, LLP attorneys (“Third Party Sites”).  This Privacy Policy covers all collection, use and disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information, whether through the Site, Third Party Sites, or otherwise.  THIS POLICY DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PRIVACY OR INFORMATION PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD PARTIES LINKED TO FROM THE SITE.

You acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of our Site Terms of Use, and by accessing or using our Site, you agree to be bound by all of its terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this Site.

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting the revised Policy on this page. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and this Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of the Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Policy.

1. What information do we collect from you?

In order to better provide you with our numerous services, we collect two types of information about our users: Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information. Our primary goal in collecting information from you is to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience while using our Site.

Personally Identifiable Information: This term refers to information that identifies users. Your Personal Data is collected and used by us to support a variety of business purposes, which are listed below:

 

Purpose The Personal Data We Collect
To provide you with legal services, subject to engagement terms.
  • Identity and contact information such as name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and financial information for payment purposes.
To undertake marketing, event, or promotional activities, including sharing your Personal Data with third-party service providers to advertise our services.
  • Identity and contact information such as name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
To improve the functionality of our website or perform site analytics.
  • Certain technical information (which may qualify as Non-personally Identifiable Information), particularly device identifiers, operating system information, and cookie information.
For employment purposes, such as applicant consideration, management of current employees, and benefit administration to eligible employees.
  • Identity and contact information such as name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and financial information.
  • Education.
  • Occupational history.
  • Information relating to beneficiaries for purposes of benefit administration.
To provide persons with legal notices, comply with legal or compliance requirements, and for dispute resolution purposes.
  • Identity and contact information such as name, mailing address, phone number, email address.
  • Transaction history and certain identifying information to handle and resolve legal disputes, for regulatory investigatory purposes, and to comply with lawful requests from a competent law enforcement agency or court.
Other purposes
  • We may also use any of the information listed above for any other purpose disclosed to you prior to you providing us your Personal Data or which is reasonably necessary to provide the services requested by you, with your permission, or upon your direction.

Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information: This term refers to information that does not by itself identify a specific individual. The servers on which this Site is hosted gather certain information about how you access the Site in several ways. This information is compiled and analyzed on both a per-user and aggregated basis. This information may include your device’s media access control (“MAC”) address, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, mobile identifier, operating system, and web browser type, as well as the Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") of the website that you just came from and the URL of the website you go to next. In jurisdictions where such information may be considered Personally Identifiable Information, such information may also be used for purposes of fraud detection or security of our systems.

This Site and Third Party Sites may also make use of pixel tags, temporary or “session” cookies, and similar technologies in order to enable the basic functionality of the Site, facilitate users’ access to and use of the Site, and count which pages of the Site have been visited and help determine the effectiveness of online firm publications. Third-party links may appear on the Site and, if so, those third-parties may set and access cookies on your computer. Those organizations will have their own privacy policies that govern their use of any personal information collected or processed.  While we do not “sell” your Personally Identifiable Information as that term is generally understood, we recognize that in certain jurisdictions the sharing of such data may be interpreted as a “sale”. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies or shared with third parties, there are controls in most browsers that allow you to automatically decline cookies, or to be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer of a particular cookie, or cookies from a particular website, to your device - we advise you to exercise any applicable rights relating to “sale” or “sharing” by utilizing such controls to prevent such uses. However, this Site may not function for you as intended without enabling cookies.

2. Where do we collect Personally Identifiable Information from you and how do we use it?

We do not collect any Personally Identifiable Information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. You provide certain Personally Identifiable Information to us when you:

(a) register for our services and register your email address with us; or

(b) send email messages, submit forms or transmit other information by telephone or letter.

We may also collect personal information from you at other points on our Site that state that such information is being collected.

In addition, we may also collect, or our third party ad server and/or content server may collect, certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information. This information is ultimately stored in the form of store categories, and, in some cases, specific URLs. We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our servers, software, to administer our site and to gather demographic information.

3. With whom do we share your Personally Identifiable Information?

Your Personally Identifiable Information may be shared with third parties under certain circumstances, including: (1) situations in which you have given your express consent; (2) when a service provided on this Site requires that Personally Identifiable Information be shared with a service provider that has agreed not to disclose the information to third parties; (3) to comply with legal process or pursuant to a lawful request by a court of competent jurisdiction or upon presentation of a valid law enforcement warrant; (4) to protect and defend the legitimate business interests, rights or property of Michelman & Robinson, LLP, (5) for internal business purposes to a service provider, such as third-party auditing; and (6) in urgent circumstances, to protect personal or public safety. We may also exchange information, including Personally Identifiable Information, with other companies and organizations for credit fraud protection, risk reduction, and to address cyber security risks and/or data breaches.

Service providers - We may share Personally Identifiable Information, including personal data and financial information, with third parties that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include fulfilling transactions, providing e-Discovery assistance, providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and marketing analysis, ad tracking and analytics, supporting our Service functionality, and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through our Service. These service providers may have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purposes.

Aggregated and/or Non-Personal Information – We may use and share Non-Personally Identifiable Information (including but not limited to non-personal, de-identified, pseudonymous, or aggregated information) under any of the above circumstances.  We may also share it with other third parties to develop and deliver targeted advertising on our Site and on websites or applications of third parties, and to analyze and report on advertising you see.  We may combine Non-Personally Identifiable Information with additional non-personal information collected from other sources.  We also may share aggregated, non-personal information, or personal information in hashed, non-human readable form, with third parties, including advisors and advertisers, for the purpose of conducting general business analysis or other business purposes.

4. How can you update or correct your Personally Identifiable Information?

We believe you should have the ability to access and edit the Personally Identifiable Information that you have provided to us. You may access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences by writing us at:

Michelman & Robinson, LLP
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Email: [email protected]

Please include your name, address, and/or email address when you contact us.

We encourage you to promptly update your Personally Identifiable Information if it changes.

5. What are your choices regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information?

We may, from time to time, send you email regarding our services. In addition, if you indicated upon registration that you are interested in receiving information from us, we may occasionally send you direct mail about products and services that we feel may be of interest to you. Only Michelman & Robinson, LLP (or agents working on behalf of Michelman & Robinson, LLP and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these direct mailings and only if you indicated that you do not object to these offers. If you do not want to receive such mailings, simply tell us when you give us your personal information. Or, at any time you can easily edit your account information to no longer receive such offers and mailings.

6. What security precautions are in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of your information?

The security for our users’ Personally Identifiable Information is very important to us. We have implemented security measures and tools to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information transmitted to us.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control; (b) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed; and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party.  If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us of the situation as soon as possible by contacting us at the addresses listed below; if you choose to notify us via physical mail, this will delay the time it takes for us to respond to the situation.

7. What should you know about privacy policies and data collection at any third party sites accessible from our Site?

Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of personal information we collect from you. Other sites accessible through links on our Site have their own privacy policies and data collection, use and disclosure practices. Please consult each site's privacy policy. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties. Additionally, other companies which place advertising on our site may collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.

8. Where is the Site geographically-based?

This Site is controlled and operated by Michelman & Robinson, LLP from the United States of America, and is not intended to subject Michelman & Robinson, LLP to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than that of the United States of America. Your Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information may be stored, transferred to, and processed in any country where Michelman & Robinson, LLP has facilities or in which we engage service providers, and, by using Michelman & Robinson, LLP's products and services, you consent to the processing and transfer of information to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States of America, which may have different data protection rules than in your country. Michelman & Robinson, LLP does not represent or warrant that this Site, or any part thereof, is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Those who choose to access this Site do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations. We may limit this Site's availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in the sole discretion of Michelman & Robinson, LLP.

9. Does the Site respond to Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals or headers?

The Site does not currently respond to DNT signals or headers.

10. Your California Privacy Rights

We take reasonable steps to help ensure that Personal Information (as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act) we collect is accurate, complete and current. If you are a California resident, you may request access to your Personal Information, request that erroneous or inaccurate Personal Information be updated, or (in certain circumstances) request deletion of your Personal Information, by contacting us via email at [email protected], via telephone at (310) 299-5500, or writing us at the mailing address listed below. You will not have to pay a fee to access your Personal Information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive, or where the Personal Information or its use is exempted by state or federal law. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

You also may withdraw consent to processing of your data at any time by submitting a verifiable consumer request to the addresses listed below.  In those instances, we will retain certain information associated with your account for analytical purposes, to satisfy legal or regulatory obligations, or for recordkeeping integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, enforce our Terms of Use, take actions we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our service or our users, or take other actions otherwise permitted by law.  In addition, if certain information has already been provided to third parties (excluding service providers) as described in this Privacy Policy, retention of that information may be subject to those third parties' policies.

We will respond promptly to your requests in accordance with applicable law and will try to respond to all legitimate requests within 45 days. Occasionally it may take us longer than 45 days if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated. For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the Personal Information associated with the email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We may decline to process requests that jeopardize the privacy of others, are extremely impractical, or would cause us to take any action that is not permissible under applicable laws. Additionally, as permitted by applicable laws, we may need to retain certain personal information for a longer period for recordkeeping purposes, such as retaining records relating to your purchases for warranty or accounting purposes.

You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but that may result in our inability to provide you with services because such information may be required in order for you to register as a client or initiate other services.

We will retain your Personally Identifiable Information listed above only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to be free from discrimination for exercising your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).  M&R does not discriminate against California residents for exercising their rights under the CCPA by:

  • Denying you goods or services.
  • Charging you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
  • Providing you a different level or quality of goods or services.
  • Suggesting that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

SUBMITTING VERIFIABLE CONSUMER REQUESTS

A verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected Personal Information or an authorized representative. We will only use Personal Information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.

To verify a consumer request, consumers will be asked to provide:

  • Name
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address
  • Mailing Address
  • Matching pieces of certain personal information maintained by the firm in a signed declaration, for identity verification purposes.

In response to the requests, consumers will be asked to confirm more than one data point of personal information maintained by the Firm to verify their identity. We cannot provide personal information to consumers if we cannot verify your identity or authorization to make the request.

AUTHORIZED AGENTS

You may be permitted by applicable law to designate an authorized agent to exercise certain rights on your behalf.  With the exception of authorized agents with power of attorney pursuant to Probate Code sections 4000 to 4465, consumers will be required to verify their own identity directly with the Company and provide written permission for an agent to act on their behalf.

Although Michelman & Robinson, LLP does not share your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to or write us at the address listed below. We will provide a list of the categories of Personally Identifiable Information disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, along with the names and addresses of these third parties.  This request may be made no more than once per calendar year.  Michelman & Robinson, LLP reserves its rights not to respond to requests submitted other than to the email or mailing addresses specified below.

11. Do we collect Personally Identifiable Information from individuals under the age of 18?

This Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 18, and we request that such individuals not provide PII through this Site.  If you are under 18 years of age, you may browse this Site; however, you may not provide Personally Identifiable Information to us.

12. Who should I contact if I have questions about the Privacy Policy?

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected]. E-mail communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly, you should not include credit card information or other sensitive information in your e-mail correspondence with us.  We can also be reached via postal mail at:

Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Attn: Chief Operating Officer
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Michelman & Robinson UK LLP – UK Privacy Notice

Our website uses cookies. To learn more about the cookies we use and how to disable them please view our Cookie Notice below.

This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how the Firm collects and uses your Personal Data in accordance with the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). It also demonstrates compliance with the principles and obligations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

This Notice tells you what Personal Data the Firm collects, why we need it, how we use it and what protections are in place to keep it secure.

Please note that Michelman & Robinson, LLP, our separate but affiliated law firm in the US, has a separate website Privacy Statement above.

Key Terms

“Firm”, “we”, “us” and “our” means Michelman & Robinson UK LLP and also refers to its affiliate in the US, Michelman & Robinson, LLP, to the extent that it is subject to the GDPR.

“Firm Personnel” means the Firm’s prospective, present and past partners, employees, consultants and agency staff, and people connected to such persons.

“Personal Data” means information about individuals (including you), and from which such individuals could be identified.

“You” means individuals whose Personal Data we process including, but not limited to Firm clients, Firm client personnel, counter-parties, counter-party personnel, other solicitors/advisors, witnesses, suppliers, supplier personnel, job applicants and individuals to whom we send marketing communications.

Data Controller

The Firm is the Data Controller in relation to your Personal Data and is committed to protecting the privacy rights of individuals, including your rights.

Data Protection Manager

We are not required under the GDPR to appoint a Data Protection Officer and do not consider it appropriate to do so on a voluntary basis. Neither are we required to appoint an EU Representative under Article 27 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

The Firm has however appointed a Data Protection Manager (“DPM”), Hooman Yazhari, who is responsible for overseeing our compliance with the GDPR and any other applicable data protection legislation and regulation.

The DPM can be contacted at [email protected].

How do we obtain your Personal Data?

In some circumstances, we may obtain your Personal Data from you directly but, more typically, we will obtain your Personal Data from a third-party source, for example, we may collect information from our clients/our clients’ personnel, agents and advisers, other law firms/advisers which represent you, the company for whom you work, other organisations/persons with whom you have dealings, government agencies, credit reporting agencies, recruitment agencies, information or service providers and publicly available records.

What about Personal Data which you provide to us?

If you provide information to us about someone else (such as one of your associates, directors or employees, or someone with whom you have business dealings) you must ensure that you are entitled to disclose that information to us and that, without our taking any further steps, we may process that information in accordance with this Notice.

What Personal Data do we collect from and about you?

We collect and use different types of Personal Data about you, which will vary in type and detail depending on the circumstances and purpose of processing. Please consider the following illustrative and non-exhaustive examples:

  • Personal Data about you: name, address, date of birth, marital status, nationality, race, gender, preferred language, job title, work life and restrictions and/or required accommodations, possibly about your family life;
  • Personal Data to contact you at work or home: name, address, telephone, and e-mail addresses;
  • Personal Data which may identify you: photographs and video, passport and/or driving license details, electronic signatures; and
  • Personal Data to process any payment we might need to make to you: bank account details, HMRC numbers and references (where applicable).

Why do we need to collect and use your Personal Data?

We need to collect and use your Personal Data for a number of reasons, the primary purpose being to provide legal advice and services to our clients and which may involve the use of your Personal Data in the following (non-exhaustive) ways:

  • to contact you if you are involved in a matter we are undertaking for a client, whether in your professional or personal capacity;
  • to carry out investigations, risk assessments and client due diligence;
  • to analyse the practices of your employer or other organisations and/or persons with whom you have dealings;
  • to review, draft and disclose correspondence and other documents, including court documents;
  • to instruct third-parties on behalf of our clients; and
  • for comparison/analytical purposes and to formulate legal opinions and provide advice.

We may also process your Personal Data for effective business management purposes which may involve the use of your Personal Data in the following (non-exhaustive) ways:

  • to engage and contact suppliers;
  • to carry out internal reviews, investigations, audits;
  • to conduct business reporting and analytics;
  • to advertise and market the services that we provide;
  • to help measure performance and improve our services;
  • for recruitment purposes;
  • for regulatory and legislative compliance and related reporting; and
  • for the prevention and detection of crime.

What is the Firm’s legal basis for processing your Personal Data?

Under the GDPR, we must identify a lawful basis for processing your Personal Data which may vary according to the type of Personal Data processed and the individual to whom it relates.

  • Performance of a contract with you (where applicable):

We are entitled to process Personal Data required in order to fulfil our obligations under our contract with you. This will be the relevant legal basis if you are an individual client or supplier/other individual with a direct contractual relationship with us.

  • Legitimate interests of the Firm or a third-party:

We process some of your Personal Data on the basis that it is in our legitimate interests and/or the legitimate interests of a third-party to do so. This will primarily concern the processing of Personal Data that is necessary to provide legal advice and services to our clients. The Firm’s legitimate business interest in such instances is the proper performance of its function as an authorised and regulated provider of legal services. Our clients also have a legitimate interest (and more general right in law) in obtaining legal advice and services.

The Firm’s broad interest in the provision of legal services as a basis for processing your Personal Data, and our clients’ corollary interest in the receipt of such services, can be broken down into more discreet categories which may include, but are not limited, to:

  • the interest in contacting individuals relevant to the Firm’s work and our clients’ matters, which may involve the use of your Personal Data;
  • the interest in reviewing documents and correspondence that have been disclosed to the Firm, Firm clients and third-parties which may contain your Personal Data;
  • the interest in reviewing and analysing all evidence available to the Firm and its clients, which may contain your Personal Data;
  • the interest in adducing legal arguments, creating documents and correspondence, which may contain your Personal Data;
  • the interest in disclosing documents and correspondence, which may contain your Personal Data, to various parties in the furtherance of our clients’ objectives;
  • the interest in instructing third-parties on behalf of our clients;
  • the interest in receiving payment from our clients and third-parties and to facilitate payments to and from our clients and third-parties; and
  • in order to allow for all of the above, the secure management and storage of your Personal Data, within our IT environment and hard-copy filing systems.

The Firm may also process your Personal Data on the basis that it is necessary for its legitimate business interests in the effective management and running of the Firm which may include, but is not limited to: engaging suppliers and supplier personnel; ensuring that its systems and premises are secure and running efficiently; for regulatory and legislative compliance, and related auditing and reporting; for insurance purposes; for recruitment/hiring purposes; for marketing purposes; and to facilitate, make and receive payments.

We do not consider that the processing of your Personal Data, on the basis that it is within the Firm’s legitimate interests (whatever such interests might be), is unwarranted because of any prejudicial effect on your rights and freedoms or your legitimate interests.

  • Compliance with a legal obligation to which the Firm is subject:

In certain circumstances, we must process your Personal Data in order to comply with our legal obligations. This might include, but is not limited to, Personal Data required: for tax and accounting purposes; for conflict checking purposes as required by the common law and the Firm’s regulators; and for the Firm to fulfil its compliance and other obligations under relevant legislation/regulation.

More information relating to legal bases for processing Personal Data can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website (see details below) or by contacting us.

Special category and criminal records Personal Data

If we process your criminal records Personal Data or special category Personal Data relating to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious and philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health data, biometric data or sexual orientation, we will obtain your explicit consent to those activities unless this is not required by law (because, for example, it is processed for the purpose of exercising or defending legal claims) or the information is required to protect your health in an emergency. Where we are processing Personal Data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

Direct Marketing

We may use your contact details to send you marketing materials, provided we are permitted to do so by law. You always have the right to unsubscribe from any marketing. You can do so by contacting us at [email protected].

Who receives your Personal Data?

We may disclose your Personal Data to third-parties (outside of the Firm and Firm Personnel) if, but only when, we have a legal basis to do. Such recipients include but are not limited to: co-counsel, other solicitors/barristers/experts/foreign law firms whom we instruct on your behalf; the Firm’s insurance brokers and underwriters; our bank, auditors and accountants; our outsourced IT providers and other suppliers; HMRC; the Solicitors Regulation Authority; the Law Society; the Home Office and Passport Services; the other side/other parties on any given matter (lay and solicitor).

How do we protect your Personal Data?

We have security arrangements in place to guard against unauthorised access, improper use, alteration, destruction or accidental loss of your Personal Data. We take appropriate organisational and technical security measures and have rules and procedures in place to ensure that any Personal Data we hold is not accessed by anyone unauthorised to access it. We have in place, and abide by, a specific information security policy about the security standards used to protect your Personal Data.

When we use third-party organisations to process your Personal Data on our behalf, they must also have appropriate security arrangements, must comply with our contractual requirements and instructions and must ensure compliance with the GDPR and any other relevant data protection legislation.

Is your Personal Data transferred to “third countries” and, if so, what safeguards are in place?

In accordance with this Notice and the provisions of the GDPR, we may transfer your Personal Data to organisations located in “third countries” (those outside of the UK). In addition to the security arrangements mentioned above in relation to our engagement of third-party organisations, where such transfers are required we will ensure that your Personal Data is adequately protected, for example, by using a contract for the transfer which contains specific data protection provisions. You can request a copy of these contracts, if applicable, from us.

The transfer of your Personal Data to our separated but affiliated law firm in the US, Michelman & Robinson, LLP, will constitute a transfer to a “third country” and, accordingly, the relevant entities have contracted on such a basis. If you wish to see a copy of these contractual clauses please contact the DPM.

How long will your Personal Data be retained by the Firm?

It is our policy to retain your Personal Data for the length of time required for the specific purposes for which it is processed by us and which are set out in this Notice. However, we may be obliged to keep your Personal Data for a longer period, for example, where required by our legal and regulatory obligations or in order to ensure we have effective back-up systems. In such cases, we will ensure that your Personal Data will continue to be treated in accordance with this Notice, restrict access to any archived Personal Data and ensure that all Personal Data is held securely and kept confidential.

What are your rights?

The GDPR generally affords individuals a right to access their Personal Data, to object to the processing of their Personal Data, to rectify, to erase, to restrict and to port their Personal Data.

We have specific procedures in place in relation to Data Subject Access Requests (“DSARs”) that you may be entitled to make. A DSAR is a request made by you which requires us to provide you with details of your Personal Data which we hold and process and a description of how we process it. Any questions or requests should be put in writing to us.

There are exceptions to the rights of individuals (including DSAR rights) in relation to their Personal Data and, particularly when we are processing your Personal Data for the purpose of providing legal advice to our clients, your rights may be limited. We will, at all times, respect your Personal Data and seek to be as transparent as possible but please be aware that, in some instances, we may be restricted from even acknowledging that we process your Personal Data.

How to make a complaint

If you are unhappy with the information provided in this UK Privacy Notice or have concerns about the way in which the Firm processes your Personal Data you may in the first instance contact the DPM, and if you remain dissatisfied then you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.

Michelman & Robinson UK LLP – Cookie Notice

The use of Cookies at the Firm 

At Michelman & Robinson UK LLP (the “Firm”, “we”, “us”, “our”), we use cookies to help run our website and improve functionality in a way that is consistent with our Privacy Notice above. This Cookie Notice provides information about when we use cookies and the purposes for which they are used.  

What are Cookies? 

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and improve user experience by remembering your preferences from previous browsing sessions, however, the cookies on our site do not store personal information about you and cannot be used to identify you directly.  

Which Cookies do we use? 

We use both first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are set by us directly as the domain you are visiting. Third-party cookies are set by an external domain. For further details on which cookies are set by us and which are set by third parties, please see the relevant tables below. 

Our website uses both session cookies and persistent cookies.  

Session cookies allow you to navigate through our website remembering any information you enter and tracking your movements for that particular browsing session. These are temporary as session cookies are deleted automatically when your web browser is closed.  

Persistent cookies store information about your settings and preferences to enable more convenient access when you visit our website again in future. These cookies expire after a set duration. Further details on the lifespan of persistent cookies are provided in the relevant tables below. 

Our website uses the following cookies: 

  • Essential cookies – these are cookies that are necessary for the core functionality of our website and to provide you with the services you request. 
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