Privacy Policy
This privacy notice contains the privacy policy adopted by Ben Sanderson, and sets out how Ben Sanderson and Sanderson Arbitration (“we”, “us”) collect and process personal information. Personal information is information from which you may be identified, or which, together with other data which we have or are likely to have access to, may identify you (“Personal Information”). By contacting us, using this website, sharing Personal Information with us and/or engaging our services, you consent to us collecting, processing and sharing your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Notice.This Privacy Notice is in effect as of the date indicated at the end of this Notice. If we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will change the date and update this Notice on our website.
The types of Personal Information which we collect
The types of Personal Information which we may collect and process include (but are not limited to) the following:•Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name and contact details)•Passport, driving licence, identification card, social security number or other identification information•Biometric data•Medical information•Genetic data•Gender and ethnicity information•Information regarding religious or philosophical beliefs•Information regarding sexual orientation•Information regarding criminal convictions•Workplace information (employment history, job title etc)•Online identifiers, including IP addresses and cookie identifiers•Location data•Financial information (including banking details)We may also receive Personal Information indirectly, from third parties, including from arbitration institutions.
How the Personal Information is used
We collect, store, use and process the Personal Information that you provide to us to allow us to provide professional services. Personal Information may be provided to us when enquiries are made to us about Ben Sanderson’s arbitration services, for the purposes of appointments (or potential appointments) of Ben Sanderson as an arbitrator or during the course of arbitration proceedings in which he is appointed as an arbitrator. The Personal Information may relate to parties involved in arbitrations, arbitrators, tribunal secretaries, arbitral institution employees, legal representatives, witnesses, experts and suppliers. We may also use and process the Personal Information to conduct conflict checks in relation to future potential arbitral appointments, to carry out money laundering checks and business administration and as otherwise permitted or required by law. If you provide Personal Information to us which relates to a third party, by submitting it to us you represent to us and must ensure that that you have notified the third party of the terms of this Data Privacy Notice and obtained the third party’s consent to you sharing their Personal Information with us.
The legal basis for processing your Personal Information
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful basis we rely upon for processing Personal Information is your consent.
Sharing your Personal Information with others
It may be necessary for professional reasons or because we are legally required to do so, for us to share Personal Information with third parties, including courts, arbitration institutions, arbitrators, professional transcribers, other arbitration service providers and regulators. We may also need to share Personal Information with third parties for the purposes of business administration.
How we store your Personal Information
Your information is securely stored. We will only keep your Personal Information for as long as is reasonably necessary in the circumstances, and usually for a period of 3 months following the resolution of the dispute or after our services are no longer required.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your Personal Information, you can make a complaint to us at ben@sanderson-arbitration.com. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.