Data protection policy

POLICIES

Data protection policy

ALF is responsible for your personal data. We have developed this privacy notice in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of your information. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your data whilst providing personalized and valuable service. 

Please note that this data protection policy is followed by all of our people. ALF is committed to protecting the privacy of confidential and “Personal Information” (information that directly or indirectly identifies individuals who may be clients, staff, agents, lawyers, law students, job applicants, or others inside or outside the firm). It has always been and remains the policy of the firm to comply with the rules of professional conduct, which impose a duty to preserve and protect confidential client information, upon lawyers and their associated personnel.

The privacy policy offers information about how we collect, save, manage and dispose data relating to clients. We may edit or update this policy from time to time. We encourage you to read this privacy policy to understand your rights when you use our website and how we protect your personal data.

If you have any inquires about this privacy policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@abdoulawfirm.com

What Information We Collect

The personal data that we collect include contact details ( address, email address, and phone number), applicant information ( Data provided by job applicants for employment applications), employment information (title, organisation, work address), Compliance data( Date of birth, identity documents such as a passport, or a driving license and financial information such as bank account details), Client service data ( transaction and correspondence documents, payment details and history),  Marketing information ( Event registration and attendance details, credentials, associations and participation in seminars and conferences ) Technological information (Device type, browser type and settings, IP address, cookies, usage data) and other required information include photographs, consent records, and opinions shared on social media.

How and why We Use Your Information

We collect personal information that is publicly available on social media,or provided by third parties. Personal data also collected when clients ask for a legal advice as part of the firm’s procedure and when they browse our website. In addition, it can be collected when individuals participate in our meetings or events and when applicants apply for a job position at our firm

We may use that Personal Information where in our legitimate interest to do so for the following purposes:

* to contact you and respond to your requests and inquiries.

* to personalize your visit and use of our Internet Services and to assist you while you use those services.

* to carry out, monitor, and analyze our business or website operations.

* to conduct our recruiting and selection process.

* to provide you with legal services, if you are or become a client of the firm, and otherwise deal with you, and administer the matters you instruct us on.

Transfers of Information and Disclosure to Third Parties

For the above legal purposes, we may share your information with other law firms and third-party service providers including our providers of communications, marketing, consulting and business development services.We may also disclose your personal data if it is necessary to comply with law or a court order or it is connected with judicial proceeding

Data Retention

Personal Data will be retained by ALF for as long as the data is needed to fulfil the objectives for which it was collected and processed or as long as it is required by law. To determine the appropriate retention period for Personal Data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Data, the purposes for which we process your Personal Data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements

To determine the appropriate retention period for your Personal Data, we will consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Data, the purposes for which we process your Personal Data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Upon expiry of the applicable retention period we will securely destroy your Personal Data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Data Security

In order to protect your personal information from disclosure, improper use or unlawful destruction, Abdou law firm has appropriate physical, technical, and administrative safeguards in place to ensure that your personal information is secure. Although we use security features to prevent unauthorised access to your personal data, transmission of information through the internet is not completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Data transmitted to or through the Website; any such transmission is at your own risk.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

Abdou Law firm has the right to update and change this privacy policy at any time to provide an appropriate level of protection for your personal information and keep it up to date with industry standards. Make sure that you check this privacy policy regularly to be aware of any changes. 

When we make changes to this policy, we will post the updated copy of the privacy policy on our website. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

How to contact us

If you have any enquires about our privacy policy, you can contact us at info@abdoulawfirm.com

Links to third-party sites

Third-party sites that can be accessed with hypertext links from this website are not under the control of the Firm and the Firm is not responsible for the contents of any of these third-party resources. The third-party hypertext links presented on this site are provided for your convenience only and the operators of  third-party sites might have a different privacy policy. The inclusion of any link on this site does not imply any recommendation, approval, or endorsement of that site by the Firm.

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