Who We Are
Advocaat Law Practice is a full-service commercial law firm offering the highest quality service to our clients in various sectors References to “Advocaat Law Practice” or “the firm”, or “We” refer to the same entity.
Our website address is https://advocaat-law.com. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This privacy notice outlines the types of personal data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have over your personal data in accordance with the Nigerian Data Protection Act (NDPA), 2023.
The Data We Hold About You
We collect and process your personal data to provide services, fulfil legal obligations, respond to inquiries, improve our offerings, and manage our relationship with you.
General Data Categories
- Your Name and Contact Information: Includes email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
- Business Information: Information about your activities, inquiries, and engagements with us.
- Contract Data: Includes contract details, third-party providers, counterparty names and email addresses, comments, activity logs, and signatures.
Specific Data Categories
If You Are a Client
We collect and process data necessary to:
- Fulfil contractual obligations;
- Ensure client satisfaction;
- Manage and improve the services we deliver to you.
If You Are a Prospective Client
We collect and process:
- Your name and contact information;
- Details about your business activities and inquiries;
- Information from our interactions and communications.
If You Visit Our Website
We collect personal data when you visit our website, leave comments, or interact with our services. We process log files generated by servers, including your browsing data, device details, IP address etc. For enhanced privacy, our website is accessible via Tor.
If You Subscribe to Our Newsletter, join any of our mailing communities, or register for webinars
We collect:
- Your name (real names are not required);
- Your email address;
- Profession-related information such as workplace and roles.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website. These external sites may collect your data, use cookies, and track interactions with the embedded content, including monitoring if you have an account and are logged in.
How We Process Your Data
We process your personal data to:
- Provide and improve our website and services;
- Respond to inquiries or requests;
- Communicate with you regarding your interactions with the website or legal services;
- Comply with regulatory requirements and our legal obligations under the NDPA, including data retention and protection; and
- Event management and marketing communications.
Our communication with you is intentional and tailored to your relationship with us.
Client Communications
We contact you solely to:
- Fulfil our contractual obligations; and
- Ensure your satisfaction with our services.
Prospective Client Communications
We respond to your inquiries and share information about the services we can provide.
Subscription and Community Engagement
If you subscribe to any of our Newsletters, or join any of our mailing communities:
- We will send updates periodically;
- You can unsubscribe anytime via the link in our emails.
Webinar Registrations
If you register for our webinars, we will only contact you to provide essential pre- or post-event details.
Our Legal Bases for Processing
We process your data under the following bases:
- Consent: Where required, such as for certain communications or special categories of data identified above.
- Legitimate Interests: To improve services, develop relationships, or ensure security.
- Contract: To provide our services to you, respond to your enquiries and communicate with you.
- Legal Obligations: Compliance with laws and regulations, e.g., anti-money laundering.
Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your data with third parties, such as:
- Service providers who assist us in managing and maintaining our website and supporting our business operations.
- Automated spam detection services.
- Regulatory bodies or law enforcement, where required by law.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under the NDPA, 2023, you have the following rights:
- Access and Portability: You can request an exported file of your personal data, including any data provided to us.
- Correction: You can request corrections to your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Erasure: You can request the deletion of personal data we hold about you, except where data must be retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
- Withdrawal of Consent: If data processing is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
- Objection: You can object to our processing of your data for purposes such as subscription to newsletters and events
- Complaints to Regulators: You have the right to complain to any supervisory authority or the Nigerian court on the use of your data
To exercise these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at: dataprotection@advocaat-law.com. We will respond to your request within the timeline set by the NDPA.
Data Transfers and Third-Party Access
If we transfer your personal data outside Nigeria, we ensure that appropriate safeguards and data transfer mechanisms or any of its relevant exceptions to transfer outside Nigeria are in place, in compliance with the NDPA, to protect your data. We would ensure appropriate safeguards before transferring data outside Nigeria, which include countries whitelisted by the Nigerian regulator, and the performance of a contract.
Our website has third-party access from the hosting company that has access to certain log data and activities on the website.
Security of Your Data
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction in compliance with the NDPA. Retention periods depend on legal requirements and business needs, ranging from 6 to 10 years.
Children
Our services are not directed at individuals under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please notify us.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or operational requirements. Any significant updates will be communicated on this page or via email, where applicable.