Forsety Legal is operated by Forsety, Ltd., a company registered in England & Wales (Company No. 16673822).
Data Controller: Forsety, Ltd., 128 City Road, EC1V 2NX, London, United Kingdom.
Email: contact@forsetylegal.com

1. Data Controller

If you are located in the EU/EEA, please note that your personal data may be transferred to the United Kingdom. The UK currently benefits from an adequacy decision by the European Commission, allowing such transfers.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of data:

• Contact information (name, email, phone, address if provided)
• Information you choose to provide in inquiries or case descriptions
• Technical data (IP address, cookies, usage data from our website)

3. Purpose of Processing

We process your personal data in order to:

• Respond to inquiries and provide legal advice
• Maintain client relationships
• Fulfil contractual and legal obligations (e.g. recordkeeping, compliance with Swedish or UK law)
• Improve our website and client communication

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on:

• Consent (e.g. when you submit a contact form)
• Contract (when we provide legal services to you)
• Legal obligation (compliance with legal recordkeeping and regulations for legal service providers)
• Legitimate interest (ensuring website functionality, preventing misuse, maintaining communication)

5. Retention of Data

• Inquiries not leading to a client relationship are deleted within 12 months.
• Client files are retained as required by applicable legal and professional obligations (normally 7–10 years).
• Cookies are stored for the period specified in our Cookie Policy.

6. Processors and Transfers

We may engage trusted third parties for IT, hosting, and communication. These act as data processors under GDPR and are bound by data processing agreements.
Where processors are located outside the EU/EEA, appropriate safeguards are applied (adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses).

7. Data Subject Rights

You have the right to request:

• Access to your data
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion of your data (where legally possible)
• Restriction of processing
• Objection to processing based on legitimate interest
• Data portability

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at contact@forsetylegal.com.

8. Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption of communications and restricted access to client files.

9. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to ensure functionality and improve the user experience.

• Essential cookies are used for security and functionality.
• Analytics or marketing cookies are only used with your consent.

You may change your preferences via the cookie banner or your browser settings.

10. Supervisory Authority
    If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As our company is established in the United Kingdom, our lead supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): www.ico.org.uk.

If you are based in Sweden, you also have the right to contact the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, IMY): www.imy.se

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when necessary. The latest version will always be available on our website.