Introduction
This privacy Notice (“Notice”) will help you understand how Lex Sigilli Chambers LP. (“Lex Sigilli”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”) collect, uses, stores, protects, and generally processes the personal data you provide to us when you visit and use https://lexsigilli.com.ng/ (“website”). We understand that you have other things going on, so in order to encourage you to read through this notice, we have made it simple, concise, and straight to the point.
We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to visit this page frequently.
Who We Are
We are a Law practice firm registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) under Part B of the CAMA 2020, with a mission to deliver top-quality legal services and protect your rights and interests. This Notice applies to the information obtained by us through your use of this Website.
What User Data We Collect
When you visit the website, we may collect the following data:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
Why We Collect Your Data
We are collecting your data for several reasons:
- To provide legal services.
- To update you on the progress of your case.
- To communicate with you.
- To notify you of any changes to any of our services.
- To fulfill legal requirements where needed.
We do not collect sensitive data. However, if we do begin to collect sensitive personal data from you at some point, you will be notified, and your consent will be sought.
The Lawful Bases Upon Which We Process Your Personal Data
We are required to process your data under at least one of 6 lawful bases available under data protection laws. The specific bases upon which we process your personal data are;
- Consent: You have given explicit consent for us to process your data for a specific purpose.
- Contract: If your data processing is necessary for a contract with us or because we have asked you to take specific steps before entering that contract.
- Legal obligation: If the processing of your data is necessary where there is a statutory obligation on us.
Safeguarding and Securing the Data
Lex Sigilli is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. We have done all in our power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online. Some of the safeguards we use are firewalls and data encryption, physical access controls, and information access authorization controls
Use of Cookies
Our website does not use cookies.
Data Subject Rights
At some point, you might wish to exercise your rights as a data subject. You can achieve this by doing the following:
When you are filling out any form on the website, make sure to check if there is a box that you can leave unchecked if you don’t want to disclose your personal information.
If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via o.nwogbo@lexsigilli.com.ng if you desire to change any information already given, and we will be more than happy to change this for you.
Your rights as a data subject are;
- access personal data we hold about you by requesting a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
- rectify such information where you believe it to be inaccurate;
- restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances;
- object to the processing of your data where we intend to process such data for marketing purposes;
- where feasible, receive all personal data you have provided to us —in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format—and transmit the information to another data controller;
- request the erasure of your data (also known as the right to be forgotten);
- withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data; and
- complain with a relevant authority where you have reason to believe that we have violated the term(s) of this Privacy Notice. (You may complain or seek redress from us within 30 days from the time you first detected the alleged violation.)
If you suspect any violation of your right, you can send your complaint to the Data Protection supervisory authority in Nigeria, the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC), at info@ndpc.gov.ng
Marketing
We will not lease, sell, or distribute your personal information to any third parties unless we have your permission.
Third parties we share your data with
- We may disclose your data to law enforcement and government agencies pursuant to a subpoena, or court order when we need to do so to comply with law or credit/debit card rules; or when we believe, in our sole discretion, that the disclosure of personal information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity or to investigate violations of our User Agreement.
- We may disclose your data if we believe it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation, order, subpoena, audit, or to protect the safety of any person, to address fraud, security, or technical issues.
Additionally, if you wish to restrict your device’s operating system from sharing your personal data, you can do so by setting up your device appropriately – namely, by changing the privacy settings on your device to disable/restrict any advertising tracking features. For more information on this, please see the following links:
iOS Devices: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202074;
Android Devices: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en
Retention of your data
We shall only keep your personal data which we collect from you for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Notice. However, we will also retain personal data based on relevant provisions of applicable laws, to resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Contact Us
If you wish to gain more clarity on how we manage your personal data or have any questions relating to this Notice, or your rights under this Notice, kindly reach out to us at o.nwogbo@lexsigilli.com.ng we will respond as soon as possible