Data Privacy & Information Law

Data Privacy legal advice from Pitmans, the Thames Valley's leading law firm, with offices in Reading and the City of London

Pitmans' specialist legal advice:

Information management is all pervasive. Pitmans Privacy Practice can help manage and protect your data as one of your most valuable assets.

Recent data breaches have illustrated the importance of data security in the context of brand integrity and business continuity. Large conglomerates have seen business services grind to a halt in the light of data breaches, denial of service attacks and hacking.

Pitmans' legal expertise:

We have a specialist cross-practice data privacy and information law team. We advise on data protection, privacy and information compliance, including subject access and information requests under the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.

Examples of our services include:

• Advice on data security, data breach notification and reputation management.
• Digital marketing and social media campaign advice.
• Cloud computing and SaaS/IaaS systems
• Mobile data and digital asset management.
• Devising effective, proportionate and practical data strategies to monetise data assets and ensure compliance.
• Advising on compliant cross-border data flows and implementing effective contractual frameworks to manage and control employee and customer personal data flows.
• Data subject access requests and internal data protection policies.
• Employee monitoring and data privacy policies.
• Responding to and making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
• Advising on national and international data privacy projects involving minors’ or sensitive personal data.
• Advising and managing international privacy policies, CCTV guidance and data capture wording.
• Advising on behavioural advertising and cookie compliance in the context of profile monitoring and data analytics and loyalty schemes.
• Advising on location based services and the use of profile data.
• Working with insurers to identify any appropriate cyber asset protection insurance.
• Database management, outsourcing and eCRM.
• Data sharing, data retention and risk management and advice.

Pitmans' solicitors deliver astute commercial advice:           

We have specific sector and industry expertise and aim to devise commercial and practical solutions as well as advise on best practice. Our experience flows from our Technology, Defence & Security, Automotive, Retail, Media & Entertainment and Hospitality sector focus groups. This sector expertise means that we can quickly identify the most pragmatic and proportionate approach to suit your target market.

Request legal advice from Pitmans Data Privacy & Information Law team:

Philip James - Partner

 

Mark Symons - Partner

 

Angela Shields - Director

 

Rustam Roy - Senior Solicitor

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