Privacy Policy


Privacy

About Us

This website is owned and controlled by Lewis & Partners LLP. By providing information to Lewis & Partners and by visiting lewisandpartners.com, you are accepting and consenting to the practises described in this policy. This privacy policy sets out the basis on which any personal information and data is collected from you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and the procedures that we have in place in order to safeguard your privacy. The following is a broad description of the way this organisation/data controller processes personal information. To understand how your own personal information is processed you may need to refer to any personal communications you have received, check any privacy notices the organisation has provided or contact the organisation to ask about your personal circumstances

We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this policy. All information held will be treated in accordance with this policy, current UK Data Protection legislation and internet best practice. We are registered with UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for personal date, registration number ZA292531. You may lodge a complaint with the ICO in the event of Lewis & Partners’ non-compliance with UK Data Protection Law. Please read the following policy carefully to understand our practices in respect of your personal data and how it will be treated.

From time to time, we may make changes to this privacy policy. Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check this page frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Data processing, Information Collection & Use

When you contact us or register your interest with us, we may collect and process the following data about you:

We process personal information about:

We may use your personal details to process your registration, to respond to queries or requests submitted by you and to administer our obligations in relation to any agreement we have in place with you. Your personal data is not sold or rented to third parties unless required for the proper administration of your account and for the avoidance of doubt, will never give your personal details to third parties for non-essential purposes. You can opt out of receiving these various communications or update any of your personal data by contacting us using the details below.

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

We process information relevant to the above reasons/purposes. This may include:

Who the information may be shared with:

We sometimes need to share the personal information we process with the individual themselves and also with their agents and other organisations. Where this is necessary we are required to comply with all aspects of the Data Protection Act (DPA). What follows is a description of the types of organisations we may need to share some of the personal information we process with for one or more reasons.

Where necessary or required we share information with:

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Controlling your personal information

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to:

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

International Transfer

Due to the global nature of the internet infrastructure, your personal information may be transferred in transit to countries located outside the European Economic Area, where the data protection laws may differ from those of your own jurisdiction. However, we have taken the steps outlined above to try and improve the security of your information and data. By submitting your information on our site, you consent to these transfers. In the event that a dispute arises with regard to the international transfer of data, you agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

Sale of business

In the unlikely event that the business of Lewis & Partners LLP is sold or integrated with another business, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchaser and their advisers. Your details will be passed on to the new owners of the business.

Cookies Policy

How We Use Cookies

This website uses cookies to store information within your web browser in order to improve the overall performance of the website and provide you with the best user experience. By continuing to use this website without changing your cookie settings, you are accepting and consenting to the use of cookies as set out in this cookies policy. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data or text files that are stored by a website such as ours within your browser. Cookies are stored on your device for varying periods of time – from as short time as the duration of your browsing session to several months. Each time you return to the website, the browser retrieves and sends cookies to the server, which helps to enhance your experience of the website by, for example, remembering settings and measuring overall use of the website so that we can see where we can make site improvements.

Which cookies do we use?

This website uses only two categories of cookies as laid out in the International Chamber of Commerce UK Cookie Guide: ‘Strictly Necessary Cookies’ that are required in order to enable you to use the website and its various features, and ‘Performance Cookies’ that are used to collect anonymous user behaviour data and information, which is used to further improve the website.

How can you restrict or block cookies?

You can manage and/or delete cookies from your device. However, please be aware that reducing cookie usage may limit the functionality and performance of the website and some features might not work as expected. You can change your cookie settings at any time using your web browser settings.

To learn more about cookies and how to manage or remove them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics for all websites, please visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Anti-Bribery Policy

It is the Firm’s policy to conduct all of our business in an honest and ethical manner. We take a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and are committed to acting professionally, fairly and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships wherever we operate and to implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery. We intend to comply with all laws, rules and regulations that are applicable to our business, wherever that business is conducted.

Anti-Money Laundering Policy

Lewis & Partners LLP (“the Company”) will do all it can to prevent and expose money laundering and it is Company policy to comply fully with applicable provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Terrorism Act 2000 and the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and all amending legislation.

Terms and Conditions

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Lewis & Partners LLP’s relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

The term ‘Lewis & Partners LLP’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 16 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AH. Our company registration number is OC322059. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

Copyright Notice

This website and its content is copyright of Lewis & Partners LLP. All rights reserved.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

Credits

Photos used on the homepage:

Manchester – Shahid Kahn (photographer) sourced from Shutterstock.

London, West End – Elena Burns (photographer) sourced from Shutterstock.

City of London – Engel Ching (photographer) sourced from Shutterstock.

Leeds – Marina J (photographer) sourced from Shutterstock.

Birmingham – Trabantos (photographer) sourced from Shutterstock. 

Edinburgh – CI (photographer) sourced from Shutterstock.