Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

I take your privacy seriously. This notice explains what personal data I collect when you visit this website, contact me or instruct me, how I use it, who I share it with, how long I keep it and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who I am

I am Samira Haider, a freelance solicitor authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. For the purposes of data protection law, I am the controller of the personal data described in this notice.

2. The information I collect

Depending on how you interact with me, I may collect:

• Identity and contact details such as your name, address, email address and telephone number.
• Enquiry information you provide through the enquiry form, email, telephone or WhatsApp such as the type of matter and a brief description of it.
• Matter information including documents, correspondence and details about your circumstances needed to advise you.
• Identification documents such as a passport or driving licence and proof of address to verify your identity.
• Financial information such as details needed for billing and (in some matters) information about your income, assets and liabilities.
• Special category data such as information about your health, family life, religious beliefs or ethnic origin where it is relevant to your matter (for example in family or negligence matters).
• Criminal offence data where relevant to your matter.
• Information about other people such as the other party, your children or witnesses where relevant to your matter.
• Website information such as your cookie preference and (only if you accept analytics cookies) information about how you use this website.

3. How I collect your information

Most of the information I hold is provided by you directly when you complete the enquiry form, email, call or message me or when you meet with me. I may also receive information from third parties including:

• the other party to your matter or their representatives;
• courts, tribunals and other public bodies;
• barristers, experts and other professionals involved in your matter;
• publicly available sources such as HM Land Registry and Companies House; and
• identity verification providers.

4. How I use your information

I will only use your personal information when the law allows me to. Most commonly, I use it:

• to respond to your enquiry and to provide legal services to you;
• to meet my legal and regulatory obligations (for example identity checks and keeping proper records);
• where it is necessary for my legitimate interests in running my practice (for example billing and dealing with any complaint) and your interests do not override them; and
• with your consent (for example for optional analytics cookies on this website).

I do not use your personal data for marketing and I do not sell it. I do not make decisions about you based solely on automated processing.

5. Confidentiality

As a solicitor, I owe you a professional duty of confidentiality. Communications between us for the purpose of legal advice may also be protected by legal professional privilege. I will only disclose confidential information where you agree or where I am permitted or required to do so by law.

6. Who I share your information with

I only share your personal data where it is necessary for the purposes above and with appropriate safeguards. This may include:

• courts and tribunals and the other party or their representatives where needed for your matter;
• barristers, experts, mediators and other professionals instructed in your matter;
• identity verification providers;
• my IT, email, video-conferencing and website service providers (see section 10);
• my professional indemnity insurers, auditors and professional advisers;
• regulators and ombudsmen such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Legal Ombudsman and the Information Commissioner's Office; and
• law enforcement and other authorities where I am required to do so by law.

7. How long I keep your information

• Enquiries that do not proceed: kept for up to 12 months and then securely deleted.
• Client files: generally kept for at least six years after the matter ends and longer where the law, my insurers or the nature of the matter require it.
• Identity verification records: kept for the period required by law.

8. Your rights

Under data protection law, you have the right to:

• access the personal data I hold about you;
• ask me to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete;
• ask me to erase your personal data in certain circumstances;
• ask me to restrict how I use your personal data in certain circumstances;
• object to my use of your personal data where I rely on legitimate interests;
• ask for your data to be transferred to you or another organisation in certain circumstances; and
• withdraw consent at any time where I rely on consent.

Some rights are subject to exemptions (for example where information is protected by legal professional privilege or must be retained by law). You do not usually need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. I will respond within one month (this may be extended in some circumstances). To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details in section 1.

9. Cookies

Cookies are small files that a website stores on your device. This website uses:

You can change your choice at any time using the cookie settings link at the bottom of every page and you can delete cookies using your browser settings.

10. Third-party services and websites

When you contact me or meet with me online, your information will pass through third-party services. These providers have their own privacy policies:

• Enquiry form: submissions are sent to me by email through my Yahoo Mail account.
• Email: my email is provided by Yahoo.
• WhatsApp: messages and calls are provided by WhatsApp (Meta).
• Video meetings: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp Video or similar platforms if you choose to meet online.

This website may contain links to other websites such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority and GOV.UK. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites.

11. How to complain

If you have any concerns about how I use your personal data, please contact me first so that I can try to resolve them. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the UK's data protection regulator:

12. Changes to this notice

I may update this notice from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this notice or how I handle your personal data, please email samira_haider@yahoo.com or call 07400 784253.