Legal
Last updated 11 June 2026
This privacy policy explains how and why we collect, use, and protect your personal data, as well as the rights you have under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). If you have any questions about this policy, or about how we use your personal data, please contact us using the details in Section 12.
RSGI Limited (company number: 13420611) (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a global research and intelligence agency for the legal industry that focuses on resilience, sustainability, growth and innovation for law firms, in-house legal teams and law companies around the globe. We conduct research and compile reports on the legal industry, for example in collaboration with the Financial Times on the FT Innovative Lawyers programme.
Participant and Contact Data: As part of our research and report programmes, we collect personal information such as your name, job title, email address, telephone number, organisation details, and any information that either you, your company or others in the industry have chosen to provide about your professional work, or that may be publicly available.
Mailing List Subscribers: If you sign up for RSGI’s mailing list independently, we collect your name, email address, position title and organisation.
References: For those who serve as internal or external references (e.g., providing testimonials or further information), we may collect your name, contact details, and any related information that you choose to share.
Website Visitors: When you visit our websites or complete online surveys, we may also receive technical information such as IP address, device identifiers, browser type, and usage data.
Information We Obtain From Other Sources: We also obtain professional information about potential participants and references from public sources (such as corporate websites, professional profiles and industry publications) and from nominations or referrals provided by others in the industry. We use this information to assess relevance for our research, to contact you about participation, and to verify submissions. Where we did not obtain your personal data directly from you, we will provide you with this privacy information at our first communication with you unless an exemption applies.
Research Activities: We use the information you provide to conduct our research activities including scheduling interviews, sending questionnaires, or gathering expert opinions.
Reporting: data, such as your name, role, and professional insights, with our collaborators (including the Financial Times) for editorial purposes. Where we publish quotes or profiles that identify you, we will seek your consent where required by law.
Communications: We may contact you regarding submission guidelines, deadlines, or updates about our reports; this can include invitations to interviews, clarifications on submissions, and notification of events.
Marketing and Insights: With your consent or where we have a legitimate interest, we may occasionally send you insights, intelligence briefings, and information on RSGI products and services that we believe could be relevant to you.
We process personal data for the purposes described above on the following legal bases:
Legitimate Interests: For conducting our research and producing high-quality reports, as well as sending communications we believe are of professional interest to you.
Consent: Where you have specifically opted in to receive particular communications or where required by law. You may opt out at any time.
Contract: Where the processing is necessary for fulfilling our contractual obligations to you (e.g., if you have entered into any agreement with us).
Optional Subscriptions: You may receive updates from us about our latest findings, products, or services. We will provide a clear way for you to opt out.
Your Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to unsubscribe from any mailing list at any time by following the opt-out instructions provided or by contacting us directly.
We share personal data with service providers that support our activities, including survey and form platforms, email marketing providers, event management tools, IT hosting and support, and professional advisers.
These providers act as our processors and may only process personal data on our instructions.
We also share data with our editorial collaborator the Financial Times for editorial use in connection with relevant programmes; the Financial Times generally acts as an independent controller for its editorial activities.
Where relevant, we may share data with group companies and partners for the purposes described in this policy. We only disclose the minimum necessary information and require appropriate safeguards to be in place.
We will only keep your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. We regularly review our data to ensure it remains accurate, up to date, and relevant.
Under data protection law, you have rights including the following:
Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
Right to Erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data in certain cases.
Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests.
Right to Data Portability: In some cases, you can ask to receive a copy of your data in a commonly used format, or request that we transfer your data to another organisation.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 12.
Our website or reports may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience. This privacy policy applies only to our own websites, reports and research activities. We recommend you review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
We regularly review and update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our data practices. Any updates will be posted on our website with a revised “last updated” date. This policy was last updated on 11 June 2026.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the data we hold about you, or wish to exercise your rights under UK GDPR, please contact us:
By Email: information@rsgi.co
By Post: RSGI Limited, Unit 287-288 Salisbury House, 29 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 5SQ, United Kingdom
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe we have not complied with applicable data protection laws.
