Privacy Notice & Data Disclosures
This Privacy Notice explains how Human Law processes personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Data Controller
The data controller is Justin Patten, Principal Solicitor, Human Law. For all data protection inquiries, please communicate via our primary entry channel: advice@human-law.co.uk.
2. Personal Data We Collect
Human Law may collect and process specific system data vectors, including:
- Identity and contact data of fiduciaries and referrers.
- Factual estate administration parameters and asset configurations.
- Historical correspondence stacks and legal timelines submitted for evaluation.
- Digital metadata generated during secure MS Teams sessions.
We do not collect unnecessary personal data, we do not engage in marketing tracking, and we do not use automated profiling algorithms.
3. Lawful Basis for Processing
Your data is processed under the following strict legal validations:
- Contract: To deliver unbundled legal advice across our structured modular tiers.
- Legitimate Interests: To execute capacity triage, assess initial file suitability, and insulate the practice network from security risks.
- Legal Obligation: Statutory compliance with SRA professional standards, AML regulations, and identity verification mandates.
4. How Your Data Is Used
Data processing is confined strictly to executing the unbundled Human Law architecture:
- To execute entry triage via our temporary or permanent intake funnels.
- To conduct the compulsory Tier 1 Fixed‑Fee Legal Advice Meeting.
- To synthesize Tier 2 Snapshot Diagnostics and build Tier 3 Legal Resolution Blueprints.
- To comply with mandatory regulatory reporting and maintain immutable archive logs.
5. Data Sharing and Systemic Boundaries
Human Law does not sell, rent, or distribute personal data for marketing or commercial profit. Data may be disclosed strictly to the following essential nodes:
- Regulated third‑party professional advisors (such as your primary transactional probate solicitor) where explicitly authorized by you.
- Statutory, judicial, or law enforcement bodies where required under an absolute legal obligation.
- Our vetted, encrypted technology providers used exclusively for secure email, document hosting, and video consultation infrastructure.
6. Data Retention & System Purges
We retain data only for the timeframe necessary to satisfy operational delivery and SRA compliance rules. Files processed through our intake channels but formally rejected as unsuitable for structural stabilisation are promptly and securely purged from our active systems.
7. Your Statutory Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you hold the right to access your data, request data remediation, restrict or object to specific processing channels, or request data erasure. You also maintain the right to lodge a formal complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.
8. Security Measures
Human Law uses high‑altitude security mechanisms—including end‑to‑end data encryption in transit and at rest, secure sandboxed storage pools, and multi‑factor access authentication—to maintain absolute confidentiality over all estate system material.