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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Be Your Best Lawyer ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses and protects your personal information when you use this website at beyourbestlawyer.com.

Be Your Best Lawyer is operated by Eugene Pienaar, based in Windlesham, Surrey, England.

What information we collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, including:

  • Your name and email address when you subscribe to our mailing list or register interest in a product
  • Your name, email and any additional information you provide when purchasing through Payhip
  • Any information you include when contacting us by email

We do not use cookies beyond those strictly necessary to operate the website. We do not use tracking pixels, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics that identify you personally.

How we use your information

  • To send you educational content, guides and updates you have subscribed to
  • To notify you of new products, templates or courses relevant to your interests
  • To respond to your enquiries
  • To fulfil purchases you make through our Payhip store

We will never sell your personal information to third parties. We will never share your information with advertisers.

Legal basis for processing

Where you have provided your email address and opted in to communications, we process your data on the basis of your consent. You may withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us directly.

Where processing is necessary to fulfil a purchase, we process your data on the basis of contractual necessity.

Third-party services

Payhip: Product purchases are processed through Payhip (payhip.com). Their privacy policy governs the processing of your payment and purchase data. We receive your name and email address to fulfil digital product delivery.

Cloudflare: This website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process certain technical data (IP addresses, request logs) as part of their infrastructure services.

Data retention

We retain your email address and name for as long as you are subscribed to our communications. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your details within 30 days. Purchase records are retained for seven years as required by HMRC.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Object to or restrict processing of your information
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk)

Contact

For any privacy-related queries, or to exercise your rights, please contact us at: [email protected]

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.