Thorrington-Smith and Silver Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025-01-15

This Privacy Policy outlines how Thorrington-Smith and Silver ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects the personal information of our clients, website visitors, and other individuals with whom we interact.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly:

  • Contact Form: When you submit a contact form on our website, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide, such as your inquiry or message.
  • Client Communications: In the course of our legal representation, we may collect personal information from you, such as your address, financial information, and other sensitive information relevant to your legal matter. This information is collected and used in accordance with our professional and ethical obligations as attorneys.

Information Collected Automatically:

  • Website Usage: We may automatically collect certain information about your visit to our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, and pages visited. This information is collected through the use of cookies and similar technologies.
  • Google Analytics: We may use Google Analytics to collect information about website traffic and user behavior. This information is collected anonymously and does not personally identify you.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To Provide Legal Services: We use the information you provide to us to provide legal services to you, including:
    • Communicating with you about your legal matter
    • Conducting legal research and analysis
    • Preparing legal documents
    • Representing you in court or other legal proceedings
  • To Communicate with You: We may use your contact information to:
    • Respond to your inquiries or requests for information
    • Send you newsletters, updates, or other marketing communications (you may opt-out of these communications at any time)
  • To Improve Our Website: We use website usage data to improve the design and functionality of our website.
  • To Comply with Legal and Regulatory Requirements: We may use and disclose your information as required by law, such as to comply with court orders or to prevent fraud.

3. Data Security

We take appropriate measures to protect the security of your personal information, including:

  • Implementing appropriate physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction of your information.
  • Limiting access to your personal information to authorized personnel.

4. Data Sharing

We may share your personal information with:

  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as website hosting providers and email marketing platforms. These service providers are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information.
  • Law Enforcement and Other Authorities: We may disclose your information to law enforcement or other authorities as required by law or when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, protect our rights or the rights of others, or prevent harm.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your website usage. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. Please note that if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain features of our website.

6. Google Ads and Analytics

We may use Google Ads to advertise our services. Google Ads uses cookies and other technologies to collect information about your use of our website and other websites. This information is used to target ads to you based on your interests. You can learn more about Google Ads and how to control the use of cookies by visiting the Google Ads website.

We may use Google Analytics to track website traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics collects information anonymously and does not personally identify you. You can learn more about Google Analytics and how to control the use of cookies by visiting the Google Analytics website.

7. Children`s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
  • Erasure: Request erasure of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Data Portability: Request portability of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Object: Object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Thorrington-Smith and Silver
64 Armstrong Ave, La Lucia, uMhlanga, 4051
031 572 2850
enquiries@tsslaw.co.za