Privacy Notice

1. What we collect

We may collect:

• Contact data (name, company, position, email, phone number);
• Communication data (messages you send, meeting notes, correspondence);
• Technical data (IP address, device type, browser, pages visited, referral source);
• Business relationship data (professional background and related information relevant to providing legal services, conflict checks, or compliance).

You are not required to provide personal data, but certain functionality (e.g., responding to inquiries) depends on it.

2. How we use personal data

We use personal data to:

• respond to inquiries and communicate with you;
• perform conflict checks and comply with professional obligations;
• provide, administer, and improve legal services (where you are a client);
• maintain website security, prevent fraud, and manage IT systems;
• send publications, alerts, and invitations where permitted and/or with consent, and you can opt out anytime.

3. Legal basis (where applicable)

Depending on context, we process personal data based on:

• your consent (e.g., newsletters/cookies where required);
• steps prior to entering into a contract or performance of a contract (client engagement);
• legitimate interests (e.g., responding to requests, website security, improving services);
• legal/professional obligations (e.g., conflict checks, compliance).

4. Sharing and transfers

We may share personal data with:

• our personnel and contractors who need it to perform their roles;
• service providers (IT, hosting, analytics, CRM, professional advisers) acting on our instructions;
• authorities or third parties where required by law or to protect rights.

If personal data is transferred cross-border, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards consistent with applicable law and professional obligations.

5. Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, including legal/professional retention requirements and dispute resolution, and then securely delete or anonymize it where appropriate.

6. Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal data. However, no internet transmission is completely secure; please avoid sending sensitive data via website forms unless agreed.

7. Updates

We may update this Privacy Notice. The “Last Updated” date indicates the latest revision.