TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY

Legal Notice: Under Section 149 of the Legal Services Regulatory Act 2015, Argent Law does not charge any legal fees as a percentage or proportion of any damages that may be recoverable. Also, no legal costs to Junior Counsel will be charged as a percentage of Senior Counsel's costs. In contentious matters a barrister can only be instructed by a solicitor for legal services. Argent Law is the trading name of William McLoughlin BL (registered with the Irish Companies Registration Office, Number 668031), a legal practitioner regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.

1. This website is subject to the copyright of William McLoughlin T/A Argent Law [hereby ‘Argent Law’] (Registered with the Irish Companies Registration Office, Number 668031), a legal practitioner regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, and this website cannot be copied, shared, transcribed, printed or transferred onto any physical medium or electrical storage medium, that includes but is not limited to sections of the website, without the express written consent of Argent Law. For the avoidance of doubt, any unauthorised and or non-consensual processing of data on this website, including but not limited to the copying and or printing of any text, will result in legal action and or a complaint to the Data Protection Commission.

2. The content on this website is for general information purposes and does not constitute legal advice nor expert opinion nor should any information be relied upon without independent legal advice.

3. Argent Law, nor their employees, agents or servants, provide any express or implied warranty and or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness, credibility, veracity or suitability of information and or materials on this website.

4. The use of this website does not create, bestow or otherwise confer any form of contractual relationship, professional relationship or any form of duty of care on Argent Law and any user of the website and or any third party.

5. This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to Argent Law and includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance, photographs and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited except with express written consent from Argent Law.

6. Your use of this website site and or any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the jurisdictions and or laws of the Republic of Ireland.

7. In the event of any term being found incapable of being enforced then the remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect to the strongly possible extent in law.

8. The following Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy are incorporated into these Terms of Use and both the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with these Terms of Use.

9. Disclaimer: Any referral to a solicitor or any suggestion or advise to contact a particular solicitor is done so on a without prejudice basis and Argent Law, their agents, servants and or employees, make no representations or warranties as to the skill, ability and or suitability of any solicitor. It is up to each person to establish the suitability of any solicitor they instruct and will not rely on any statement or referral by Argent Law in connection with same.

10. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use then do not use the website or engage with Argent Law

1. This is the Privacy Policy of Argent Law and any interpretation of this Privacy Policy is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Argent Law acts as a data controller data is processed to achieve business objectives, i.e. for the purposes of lawfully referring leads, enquires or potential clients to a referral solicitor.

Argent Law also acts as a joint data controller in the following circumstances:

Where a member of the public, potential lead or potential client makes an enquiry via the Argent Law website, email or online form, for the purpose of obtaining information about legal services or a possible data protection action (referred to as ‘lead’), then with the data subject’s/lead’s consent, Argent Law may refer the lead to a third-party solicitor who will contact them directly about their enquiry. Any third-party to whom Argent Law may refer a data subject/lead will be notified in advance to the data subject/lead, asked for consent to same, and if consent is provided, then the data is shared. If consent is not provided then no personal data is shared with any third-party.

3. Argent Law's lawful grounds of processing include (but are established on case-by-case basis):

a. Consent

b. To take steps to enter into and or perform a contract of legal services.

c. To provide legal services in accordance with the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and associated legislation,

d. To comply with a legal obligation, with particular regard to obligations imposed on legal practitioners under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and associated legislation,

e. To further Argent Law's legitimate interest(s), and or,

f. Where processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of a person.

4. Argent Law only processes the following categories of personal data that are provided by the data subject that are necessary to process under the circumstances:

a. Data subject’s name,

b. Data subjects contact details (address, email, phone number, etc.),

d. On a case-by-case basis, and only where necessary, process other categories of personal data in order to refer the data subject to a solicitor for the purposes of the solicitor providing legal advice, litigation services, representation, advocacy and or of consultancy services in accordance with the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (i.e. a high-level overview of a problem provided by a data subject in order get legal advice, be referred to a solicitor or to take steps to enter into a contract for legal services).

5. Argent Law does not process special categories of data as a matter of course. However, Argent Law may, only on a case-by-case basis and where necessary, process special categories of personal data of a specific data subject as volunteered and or provided to Argent Law by a data subject, in order to refer the data subject to a solicitor for the purposes of the solicitor providing legal advice, litigation services, representation, advocacy and or of consultancy services in accordance with the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and or to make “reasonable accommodation” under the Equality Acts

6. Argent Law sources a data subject’s personal data:

a. Directly from a data subject,

b. Directly from a representative of the data subject (e.g. their legal representative where authorised).

Argent Law does not obtain personal data from any other source.

7. Argent Law only uses information that is provided to Argent Law for the following specific purposes;

a. to provide you with information about Argent Law's services that you have requested (Argent Law does not send any unsolicited marketing emails).

b. in order to enter into, negotiate terms and or perform any contract with you.

c. in order to refer a data subject to a solicitor with the data subject’s consent.

d. In order to prevent, detect and or report crime and or any suspected criminal activity.

e. In order to promote and or protect Argent Law's legitimate interests.

f. In order to protect Argent Law's vital interests under the circumstances.

g. to provide monitoring, review and support of Argent Law's online presence via the website and social media (please see the Cookie Policy below).

8. Argent Law does not use any data subject’s personal data for any Marketing or Advertising purposes.

9. When necessary, Argent Law may share your data with:

a. Your nominated agent, solicitor and or attorney.

b. To any third party that you nominate and instructs Argent Law to share your data with.

c. To any third party to whom Argent Law has a legal obligation to share your data with.

d. To any third party to whom Argent Law outsources business functions such as debt collection, accountancy services, legal advice, litigation, etc. with appropriate safeguards in place to ensure the security and integrity of your data.

e. To third party solicitors to whom Argent Law refers clients to and or potential clients to (with your consent).

f. To third party solicitors to whom Argent Law outsource legal services to clients and or potential clients.

10. Where Argent Law acts as a data processor on behalf of a data controller, there will be in place an appropriate data processing agreement to ensure personal data remains secure.

11. If in the event that any part, provision, sentence or collection of words, of this Privacy Policy are, for whatever reason, ruled to not be applicable regardless of whether by a court of law or a National Supervisory Authority under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or the Data Protection Commission under the Data Protection Act 2018, then that particular part, provision, sentence or collection of words will be severed and the remaining parts, provisions, sentences or collection of words of this Policy shall be enforceable and or applicable in so far as possible to the fullest extent permissible under law.

12. This Privacy Policy is to be read in accordance with the Terms of Use & Cookie Policy of this website as this Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy are incorporated into said Terms of Use of this website.

13. All data processed will be held as confidential, secure, will be used only for the purposes for which it was collected and will be destroyed or deleted once is it no longer necessary in accordance with Argent Law's data retention policy.

14. We have a standard data retention period of seven years and may retain specific personal data longer if we identify a lawful ground to continue processing personal date under the Data Protection Act 2018 and or GDPR (e.g. to pursue a legal claim, etc.)

15. We have reasonable security measures in place that include physical security, antivirus, encryption and multi-factor authentication in order to protect personal data.

16. Argent Law does not engage in any automated decision-making processes nor is any personal data used in any automated decisions.

17. Argent Law does not transfer personal data outside the jurisdiction of, or application of, the General Data Protection Regulation. However, Argent Law may outsource some commercial activities and or and or engage with some third-party service providers based within the EU that may share data within other EU member states (e.g. back up, storage facilities, etc.) and such third-party suppliers are subject to the ‘One Stop Shop Mechanism’ as identified by the Irish Data Protection Commission.

18. Argent Law may outsource some commercial actives to third parties that are based outside the EU on a case by case basis and where necessary but GDPR still applies to any data processed as a result, in accordance with GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and practice directives issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission such as the EU-US Privacy Framework.

19. For more information about safeguarding international transfers of data, the ‘One Stop Shop Mechanism’ and EU-US Privacy Framework, please see the Data Protection Commission’s website at www.dataprotection.ie

20. Consent to process a data subject’s personal data can be by way of notification on the website that requires an explicit acceptance of this Privacy Policy and associated Cookie Policy to use the website.

21. Data Subjects have the right to:

a. Request access to your personal data.

b. Request correction of any data held about you.

c. Request erasure of personal data.

d. Object to processing of personal data.

e. Request restriction of processing of personal data.

f. Request transfer of personal data to a third party.

g. Withdraw consent at any time (where we are relying on consent to process a data subject’s personal data).

22. In order to contact Argent Law in relation to data protection matter, please email info@argentlaw.ie

Please note Argent Law may ask for proof of identification to ensure you are the correct data subject and that you are entitled to the personal data.

23. For full information on all data subject’s rights and or to refer any matter to the Data Protection Commission, please visit www.dataprotection.ie. If you are considering referring a matter to the Data Protection Commission that you email info@argentlaw.ie in advance to allow Argent Law attempt to rectify any difficulty you may be experiencing.

COOKIE POLICY

1. Any interpretation of this Privacy Policy is governed by the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.

2. This Cookie Policy is incorporated into both Argent Law's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and both Terms of Use and Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with this Cookie Policy.

3. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or the device you use to access this website.

4. Argent Law uses cookies to improve the user experience and to provide Argent Law with information about how the website is used for the purposes of ensuring accuracy, maintaining an up-to-date website and identifying performance errors, including navigation errors. Argent Law does not use cookies for the purposes of identifying you as an individual person or to target users with advertisements.

5. By using the website you agree to the Cookie Policy. You can choose to restrict cookies through your browser settings at any time.

6. For more information about how to do this, and about cookies in general, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

7. The Argent Law website was designed and hosted via Wix and has cookies that are necessary in order to provide and or use the website. For full information on Wix and their necessary cookies please visit www.wix.com/about/privacy.

8. Argent Law also use Google Analytics for the purposes of reviewing the website. For full information on Google Analytics and their cookies, please visit www.policies.google.com/privacy.

9. Below is a list of cookies that can be found on this website:

Cookie ID Party Expiration Source Description

ForceFlashSite 3rd Session Wix Sets display of site

hs 3rd Session Wix Used for security

XSRF-TOKEN 3rd Session Wix Used for security

SSR-caching 3rd Session Wix Site rendering

svSession 3rd 2 years Wix Identifies unique visitors

_utma 3rd 2 years Google Analytics Identifies unique visitors

_utmb 3rd 2 years Google Analytics Determines visitor session

_utmc 3rd - Google Analytics Determines visitor session

_utmz 3rd 6 months Google Analytics Tracks traffic source & navigation

10. If you have any questions about the privacy policy, data protection practices or you would like to make a data access request please email info@argentlaw.ie.

11. For more information about how cookies can be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDRP please visit the Data Protection Commission’s website at www.dataprotection.ie