Last updated: 10 October 2025
This privacy policy explains how Teji Cowie Ltd (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects personal information as the data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws and the professional standards expected by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
We collect and process the following types of personal information:
Where necessary for legal services, we may process special category personal data including health information, criminal convictions, or other sensitive data with appropriate legal basis and safeguards.
We process personal data based on six lawful bases, primarily:
Where specifically obtained for marketing communications or cookies (where required)
We must tell you who we are and how we’ll use your information, including if it’s being shared with other organisations. We may share your personal information with:
We have written contracts with all data processors who handle personal data on our behalf.
Where we transfer personal data outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to:
General Retention Periods:
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to request access to personal data we hold about you, and we must provide a copy within one month. Your rights include:
We ensure we can respond to individual requests to see, correct or delete their data.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:
The ICO reports that the largest source of data breaches within the legal sector are as result of data being sent to an incorrect recipient by email. We have specific procedures to prevent such incidents.
If there is a data breach that is likely to harm individuals, we must report it. This is likely to be the case for any incident involving personal information that isn’t already publicly available. We’ll only have 72 hours to report a breach to the ICO.
We will notify affected individuals where required by law and take immediate steps to mitigate any harm.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy for detailed information about:
We may send marketing communications about our legal services where:
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our communications or by contacting us directly.
Internal Complaints: If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact:
External Complaints: You can also complain to:
Due to the Data (Use and Access) Act coming into law on 19 June 2025, this guidance is under review and may be subject to change. We will update this privacy policy as needed to reflect changes in law, regulation, or our practices. Please check this page periodically for updates.
For any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal information:
Teji Cowie Ltd Address: One Lyric Square, London, W60NB Email: enquiries@tejicowie.com Phone: +44 (0)20 7664 4588 SRA ID: 8012614