Your privacy and the confidentiality of your legal matter are non-negotiable.
Legal Light Solicitors uses only the information needed to answer your enquiry, act on your instructions, and manage your file. We store it securely, keep access tight, and handle it under the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR.
This page explains what we collect, why we keep it, how long we retain it, and the rights you have if you want to see, correct, or challenge anything we hold.
We keep the scope tight.
This policy covers website visitors, people who contact Legal Light Solicitors through our forms, phone, email, or in person, and clients whose files we open and maintain from our Jamestown Road office in Dublin.
If you send us sensitive details about a family matter, property dispute, probate issue, or criminal defence case, we treat that information as confidential from the first message onward.
What this means in practice
Access is limited to the people who need it for your matter. Emails are encrypted where possible, and file storage is kept on secured systems with controlled access.
The data is ordinary. The handling is not.
Contact details
Name, phone number, email address, and the basic details needed to answer your enquiry or book a consultation.
Identity and file checks
Identification details, address records, and verification material where the law or the matter requires it.
Case information
Facts, instructions, evidence, and correspondence connected with property law, family law, litigation, probate, or criminal defence work.
Website usage
Basic analytics and device data that help us see what pages people read and where the site needs fixing.
- We collect less than most sites. If we do not need a detail to handle your matter, we do not ask for it.
- We keep enquiry data and client file data separate where it makes sense. That cuts down unnecessary access.
- We may receive data from third parties. That happens only where it is lawful and relevant to your case.
Your file stays under control.
We use your data to respond to enquiries, give legal advice, prepare documents, act in proceedings, and meet our professional and legal duties. We also keep records for accounts, compliance, and file management.
We do not sell personal data. We only share it with trusted processors, courts, opposing parties, insurers, barristers, or public bodies when your case requires it or the law says we must.
Retention and access
We keep records for the period needed for the matter, then for the legal and professional retention period that applies. After that, we delete or archive them securely.
Access to your information is limited by role, and we review who can see what. That matters on a legal file. A lot.
You can ask to see what we hold.
Access
Ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification
Tell us if anything is wrong or out of date.
Erasure
You can ask us to delete data where the law allows it.
Restriction
You can ask us to limit processing in defined situations.
Portability
Where it applies, we can provide your data in a usable format.
Complaint
You can contact the Data Protection Commission if you are unhappy with how we handled a request.
Need action on a file?
Send us a clear note with your name, your contact details, and what you want done. We will deal with it promptly and keep a record of the request.
If we need more detail to confirm your identity, we will ask for it. That keeps the file safe.
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Send your privacy questions to us directly.
For data queries, correction requests, or concerns about how your information is handled, contact Legal Light Solicitors using the details below. If you want the supervisory authority instead, you can contact the Data Protection Commission in Ireland.