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Vedder Price LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC366572. Its registered office is located at 200 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HD. A list of the names of the members of Vedder Price LLP is available for inspection at the registered office. Vedder Price LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Vedder Price LLP is affiliated with Vedder Price P.C., which operates in the United States of America.

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Vedder Price LLP can be contacted at its registered office, or by telephone, +44 (0)20 3440 4680, or by electronic mail, info@vedderprice.com.

Solicitor Titles

We use the word "Partner" to refer to a member of Vedder Price LLP.

Professional Liability Insurance

In accordance with the disclosure requirements of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009, details of Vedder Price LLP’s compulsory professional indemnity insurance in England and Wales are as follows. Our insurer is Pembroke Syndicate 4000 (Lloyd’s Underwriters), One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA. The insurance extends to acts or omissions on the part of Vedder Price LLP wherever in the world they occur. The policy number is F115613.

Regulation

Vedder Price LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority whose rules can be accessed at http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/handbook/code/content.page.

Our services

Vedder Price LLP is committed to providing the highest quality services to all of our clients. Please tell us if something goes wrong by contacting the solicitor responsible for the work, who will supply you with a copy of our complaint handling procedure on request. If we are unable to resolve a problem through our internal complaint handling procedure, you may refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman at www.legalombudsman.org.uk.

Disclaimer

The materials on this World Wide Web site have been prepared by Vedder Price LLP for information purposes only and are not legal advice. This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, a solicitor-client relationship. Internet subscribers and online readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional counsel. Do not send us information until you speak with one of our solicitors and get authorisation to send that information to us. Specialist legal advice should be taken in relation to specific circumstances.

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What do you do with personal information?

Your personal information is only collected when voluntarily submitted by you. When you request information from our web site, you specifically consent to our use of the information that you provide to us in accordance with this policy. We may use the information we collect to provide you with news and other information which you may have requested. Occasionally we may notify you about important changes to the site and new information or services which we think you may find valuable. This includes sending you information by e-mail. If you do not wish to receive this information or wish to opt-out of receiving e-mail from us, please send an e-mail to info@vedderprice.com.

What about "cookies"?

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Will you disclose the information you collect to outside parties?

We may transfer information to our affiliate firm, Vedder Price P.C., which is located in America.

We may transfer information to a successor firm or company which acquires the legal practice carried on by Vedder Price LLP. If this happens, we will require the firm or company to which we transfer personal information to observe standards of data protection and privacy no less secure than those set out in this statement.

We may provide aggregate statistics about our users and traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third-parties, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.

Save as above, any personal information received from you will be retained by us and will not be sold, transferred or otherwise disclosed to any third party, unless such disclosure is required by law or other court order.

E-mail monitoring

Although every member of the Vedder Price LLP team has a personal private e-mail address, e-mail which you send to us or which we send to you may be monitored by Vedder Price LLP to ensure compliance with professional standards and our internal compliance policies. Monitoring is not continuous or routine, but may be undertaken on the instruction of a partner where there are reasonable grounds for doing so. Occasional spot checks or audits may also be undertaken on the instruction or with the authority of a partner.

Access to personal information

In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to request a copy of the information we hold about you. We may charge a fee of £10 for complying with this request.

If you become aware that the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, you may request that we amend it. Any requests should be made in writing to us (see contact us for our contact details).

Third-party data processors

Our information technology systems are operated by Vedder Price LLP but some data processing in relation to web and e-mail services is carried out on our behalf by a third party. We endeavour to ensure appropriate security measures are in place to prevent unauthorised disclosure of personal information.

Changes to this statement

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