This page explains our privacy policy and how we will use and protect any information about you that you give us when you visit this website.
This privacy statement only covers the Treasury Solicitor Bona Vacantia website. It does not cover all sites that can be linked to from this site, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement on that site.
How we collect and use information
The Treasury Solicitor collects information for the purposes of dealing with the collection and disposal of dissolved company assets and the administration of the estates of persons who die intestate and without known kin. The information we collect about you depends on the reason for your business with us, but we may use the information for either of these purposes. We may also use information about you to carry out research about how effective our services are.
We may check information about you with other information we have. We may get information about you from other people and certain other organisations. We may give information to certain other organisations, as the law allows, to:
- check the accuracy of information
- prevent or detect crime
- protect public funds in other ways
These other organisations include other government departments, local authorities, and private-sector bodies such as banks and organisations that may lend you money. We will not give information about you to anyone outside our department unless the law allows us to.
What information do we collect?
From time to time, you will be asked to submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name and email address) in order to submit a new asset or estate, make a claim or receive or use services on our website, such as updates and feedback.
By entering your details in the fields requested, you enable the Treasury Solicitor Bona Vacantia Division to provide you with the services you select. Any information you provide to the Treasury Solicitor Bona Vacantia Division will only be used by us and will not be disclosed unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so.
If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on bonavacantia.gov.uk or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on bonavacantia.gov.uk, we may use whatever information is available to us, about you, to stop such behaviour.
We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as you use the service you have requested, and remove it in the event that the purpose has been met or when you no longer wish to continue your subscription.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback. If your question is technical, we may need to pass it to our technology suppliers. We do not pass on any of your personal information when dealing with your enquiry, unless you have given us permission to do so. Once we have replied to you, we keep a record of your message for audit purposes.
Email subscriptions
Some areas of this website offer subscription updates. To receive these email updates, you need to register, giving: your email address; a user name; and password. We do not share the information you provide with any third parties and we protect it in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
The Data Protection Act
Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it.
If you want to know more about what information we have about you, or the way we use your information see Treasury Solicitor Bona Vacantia and your personal information.
Access to your information and contacting us
If you wish to see our records of any correspondence you have sent to us, or if you have a query or complaint about this privacy policy or about the site, you can contact us by emailing bvinfo@tsol.gsi.gov.uk.
Changes to this privacy policy
If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.