Law Firm Acquisition Enquiry Privacy Notice

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Notice explains how Lawhive Limited ("Lawhive", "we", "us" or "our") collects, uses and protects your personal information when you submit your details through our law firm growth, succession planning, acquisition and partnership enquiry forms.

This notice should be read alongside Lawhive's main Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Lawhive Limited is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through this form.

Company: Lawhive Ltd.
Registered Address: 9th Floor 107 Cheapside, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6DN
Company Number: 13800100
Email: matt.woodhams@lawhive.co.uk

2. Information We Collect

When you submit an enquiry, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Job title
• Law firm name
• Information about your law firm, including size, location and areas of practice
• Information relating to growth plans, succession planning, acquisition opportunities or other business objectives
• Any additional information you choose to provide

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Respond to your enquiry
• Assess potential business opportunities and partnership discussions
• Understand your firm's circumstances and requirements before contacting you
• Arrange meetings, calls or follow-up conversations
• Maintain records of business development activities
• Improve our services and business development processes

We will only use your information for legitimate business purposes related to your enquiry.

4. Our Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your information under Article 6(1)(f) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), which permits processing where it is necessary for our legitimate interests.

Our legitimate interests include:

• Responding to enquiries from law firm owners and decision-makers
• Evaluating potential commercial opportunities
• Developing business relationships
• Managing business development activities

Where we send marketing communications that require consent under applicable law, we will obtain that consent separately.

5. Who We Share Your Information With

Your information will only be shared with relevant members of the Lawhive team involved in assessing and managing business development opportunities.

We may also share information with trusted service providers who support our business operations, including providers of:

• Customer relationship management (CRM) systems
• Communication platforms
• Data hosting and cloud infrastructure
• Business administration services

These providers process information only on our instructions and are subject to appropriate confidentiality and security obligations.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, including contractual protections and other measures required under applicable data protection laws.

7. Data Retention

We retain information submitted through this form for as long as reasonably necessary to assess and manage potential business opportunities and to comply with legal, regulatory and contractual obligations.

In most cases, enquiry information will be retained for up to 24 months from the date of submission unless there is an ongoing business relationship or a legal reason requiring longer retention.

8. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Restrict or object to certain processing activities
• Request transfer of your information where applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we process your information, please contact:

Email: matt.woodhams@lawhive.co.uk

10. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

For more information, visit www.ico.org.uk.

11. Changes to This Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any updates will be published on this page and will take effect from the date shown above.