Privacy Notice
Victory Legal Limited
Last updated: August 2026
Victory Legal Limited (“Victory Legal”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information fairly, lawfully and transparently. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, make an enquiry, become a client or otherwise interact with us.
Who we are
Victory Legal Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 15954975. Our address is Independence House, Holly Bank Road, Huddersfield, HD3 3NX. Victory Legal Limited is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under SRA number 8009176. For data protection purposes, Victory Legal Limited is generally the controller of the personal information described in this Privacy Notice. Our ICO registration number is ZB917815.
Privacy enquiries: info@victory-legal.co.uk | www.victory-legal.co.uk
Personal information we may collect
- your name, address and contact information;
- telephone numbers and email addresses;
- date of birth and identification information;
- information contained in correspondence and enquiries;
- information relating to your legal matter or proposed legal matter;
- financial information and payment details;
- identity verification, anti-money laundering and source-of-funds information where required;
- information relating to other parties involved in a matter;
- documents and information provided by you or by third parties on your behalf;
- website usage and technical information, such as IP address, browser type and device information;
- information required to comply with our legal, professional and regulatory obligations.
Depending on the legal services requested, some matters may involve particularly sensitive information, including special category personal data. We will only process such information where there is an appropriate lawful basis and where doing so is necessary for the relevant purpose.
How we obtain personal information
- directly from you;
- through our website or enquiry forms;
- by telephone, email, post or other communications;
- from clients, prospective clients or their authorised representatives;
- from other solicitors, professional advisers or parties involved in a matter;
- from courts, tribunals, regulators or public authorities;
- from identity verification, fraud prevention, AML and credit reference service providers;
- from publicly available sources, registers and databases;
- from service providers acting on our behalf.
How we use your personal information
- respond to enquiries and assess whether we can act for you;
- carry out conflict-of-interest and regulatory checks;
- provide legal advice and legal services and manage legal matters;
- communicate with clients, counterparties and professional advisers;
- verify identity and comply with anti-money laundering requirements;
- establish source of funds or source of wealth where appropriate;
- process payments and maintain financial records;
- comply with legal, professional, insurance and regulatory obligations;
- prevent and detect fraud, crime or misuse of our services;
- administer and improve our website, systems and services;
- manage complaints, claims or disputes and maintain business records;
- send information about our services where permitted by law.
Our lawful bases
The lawful basis we rely upon will depend upon the particular processing activity. We may process personal information where:
- it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract;
- it is necessary to perform a contract with you;
- it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation;
- it is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of another person, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights;
- you have given consent;
- it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where special category personal information is processed, we will also identify an appropriate additional condition under data protection law.
Who we may share information with
- courts and tribunals;
- the Solicitors Regulation Authority and other regulators;
- the Legal Ombudsman;
- law enforcement bodies and other public authorities;
- other solicitors, legal representatives, barristers and professional advisers;
- experts, medical professionals or specialist providers where relevant to a matter;
- banks and financial institutions;
- HM Land Registry, HM Revenue & Customs and other government bodies;
- identity verification, AML, sanctions-screening and fraud-prevention providers;
- insurers, brokers, accountants and auditors;
- IT, hosting, email, document-management and case-management providers;
- other third parties where you authorise us to do so or disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by law.
We require service providers handling personal information on our behalf to apply appropriate safeguards.
International transfers
Some technology or professional service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure the transfer complies with applicable data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required.
How long we keep information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet our professional, regulatory, insurance, accounting and legal obligations. Different retention periods may apply depending on the nature of the legal matter and information concerned. At the end of the relevant retention period, information will normally be securely deleted or anonymised unless there is a lawful reason to retain it for longer.
Security
We take appropriate organisational and technical measures designed to protect personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access. No internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and you should take appropriate care when providing information electronically.
Your data protection rights
- request access to personal information we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
- request deletion of personal information;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain processing;
- request transfer of certain information;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Some rights are subject to legal exemptions. For example, we may need to retain information because of regulatory or legal obligations or because it is relevant to legal proceedings.
Complaints about data protection
If you have concerns about how we process your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites and encourage you to review their privacy information separately.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our services, systems or applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The latest version will be published on our website.
Contact
Victory Legal Limited
Independence House
Holly Bank Road
Huddersfield
HD3 3NX
Email: info@victory-legal.co.uk
Website: www.victory-legal.co.uk