Your Privacy Matters

1. Introduction

Fasina and Omotayo Legal Practitioners (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, contact us, or engage our legal services.

We are a full-service legal firm providing world-class legal services to companies, international organisations, institutions, public agencies, and governments. We take the privacy and security of your personal information seriously and comply with applicable data protection laws.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, and other contact details you provide when contacting us or requesting a consultation.
• Client Information: Information you provide when engaging our legal services, including personal identification details, financial information, case-related documents, and other information necessary for legal representation.
• Website Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.
• Communication Data: Records of your communications with us, including emails, phone calls, and other correspondence.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Legal Services: To provide legal services, represent you in legal matters, and communicate with you about your case.
• Client Communication: To respond to your inquiries, schedule consultations, and provide updates on your legal matters.
• Website Improvement: To analyze website usage and improve our website content, functionality, and user experience.
• Marketing and Outreach: To send you legal updates, newsletters, and information about our services that may be of interest to you, where you have consented to receive such communications.
• Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and professional obligations, including anti-money laundering requirements and conflict of interest checks.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information on the following legal bases:

• Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, including professional and regulatory requirements.
• Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, managing our client relationships, and ensuring the security of our systems.
• Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities, such as receiving marketing communications.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us in delivering our services, such as IT providers, document management services, and administrative support.
• Professional Advisors: We may share information with our professional advisors, including counsel, accountants, and consultants, as necessary to provide our services.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental regulation, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our firm, our clients, or others.
• With Your Consent: We may share information with third parties when you have given us explicit consent to do so.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

• Encryption: We use encryption technology to protect sensitive data transmitted through our website and systems.
• Access Controls: We limit access to personal information to authorised personnel who need it to perform their duties.
• Secure Storage: We store personal information in secure systems and facilities.
• Incident Response: We have procedures in place to respond to data security incidents and notify affected individuals as required by law.

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

In general, we retain client information for a minimum of seven years after the conclusion of our engagement, in compliance with professional obligations and applicable laws. After this period, we securely dispose of or anonymise the information.

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to request access to your personal information we hold.
• Correction: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Deletion: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Restriction: You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Objection: You have the right to object to processing of your personal information for marketing purposes or based on legitimate interests.
• Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used format and transmit it to another controller.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse website traffic, and understand how visitors use our site.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the basic functionality of the website.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
• Preference Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete the information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Fasina and Omotayo Legal Practitioners
Opposite Teslim Folarin House, Oluyole,
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Phone: +2348034561294
Email: info@fasinaomotayo.com.ng