Introduction

At Classicus LP, we are firmly dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of our Users. We acknowledge and respect each one’s right to privacy and we would not take your trusting us for granted. To that end, this Privacy Policy explains in details the personal information that is collected, why we collect it and what it is used for. It also sets out how to contact us if you have any questions about this Privacy policy or want to make a complaint to us about how we handle your personal information.

By visiting and accessing our Website, you are accepting and consenting to the terms and conditions in this Policy. As a result, it is imperative that you carefully read this Privacy Policy, as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

Personal Information We Collect

We may collect information from a variety of sources and in a variety of ways, including information you provide directly, information collected automatically, and information we infer or generate from other data in accordance with the applicable data laws and as set out in this Policy.

The Personal Information we collect and process may include:

1. Identity Data: Information such as, your full name(s), your government-issued identity number, and your date of birth. This data is to enable us to verify your identity in order to offer our services to you;
2. Contact Data: This is data that is needed to reach out to you, such as your contact/delivery address, email address, telephone number;

• Employment Data: Information such as the organization you work with and your position;

1. Background Data: Information provided by you or collected by us as part of our recruitment processes, whether through a recruiter or job posting website or from you directly. Such information may include among tohers, educational background, professional licenses and certifications, previous employment details, references;
2. Technical Data: Information automatically obtained from a visit to our website, such as your IP address, web browser type, operating system version, device identifiers, length of visit to certain pages,  links you have clicked on, location, general geographic region and other device details;
3. Billing and Financial information such as billing address, bank account and payment information;

• Communications: Where you contact us directly with a request or an inquiry, we may receive additional personal data about you, such addttional information and content of the communication are collected and forms part of our record.
• Confidential Data: provided to us by or on behalf of our clients or generated by us in the course of providing legal services;

1. Other information you may provide to us or we may obtain from a third party or other identification/verification services.

How We Obtain Your Personal Information

There are myriad of ways in which we obtain your personal information. We may obtain your personal information when you:

1. Contact Us;
2. Seek legal services from us;

• Access our website;

1. Register to attend any of our events;
2. Subscribe to our newsletter;
3. Email or contact us through our social media platforms;

• Contact our Client Support Team;
• Fill our online form;

1. Apply for a role in our organization;
2. Provide service to us as our vendor.

How We Use Your Personal Information

Whether we obtain your personal information directly from you or from a third party, we will only use your personal data in connection with our professional activities and to the extent that applicable law allows. Therefore we will only use your personal information if:

1. You have given us express consent to do so;
2. We have a contractual obligation to you;

• It is in connection with a legal obligation;

1. if we (or a third party) have a legitimate interest which is not overridden by your interests or your rights and freedom. Such legitimate interests include the provision of legal services, running the firm’s business and marketing relevant services directly to you.

We may use your personal information collected to:

1. provide legal advice and legal services, promote and market our legal services;
2. invite you to our events;

• comply with our legal obligations;

1. consider hiring you (for individuals seeking to join our organization);
2. conduct client due-diligence and identify our clients and their beneficial owners;
3. maintain employees record and maintain contact with past employees;

• update you on industry specific legal developments;
• identify services you may be interested in;

1. for any of our other legitimate interests not described above. These include analyzing use of our website or services, tailoring website and news content, setting preferences in our website or electronic mailings, improving our websites, offering and managing programs and events, fulfilling our obligations to our clients and others, and managing our client and vendor relationships.

Where we need to use your Personal Information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify You and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Data Security and Retention

 

The security of your Personal Information is essential to us. We will adopt adequate security measures to protect your personal data from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. Furthermore, we restrict access to your personal information to employees who require it to perform their duties and any third parties who have a legitimate need to know. They will only process your personal data in accordance with our instructions and are bound by strict confidentiality obligations.

 

As you are aware, transmitting information over the internet is not completely safe, thus we cannot guarantee that all information submitted over the internet is completely secure. However, we will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is securely protected. You should only use a secure environment to access our site or services.

 

Unless a longer retention period is needed or permitted by law, we will only retain your personal information on our servers for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of providing our services to you  or complying with legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements. When we keep your Personal Information, we do it in accordance with the applicable law’s restriction periods.

 

Sharing your Personal Information

We may disclose or share your Personal Information with third parties, such as our, employees, officers, service providers,  as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy.We may share your personal information with third parties where you have consented to us doing so (where necessary) or the organisation that you work for has obtained your consent for us to do so (where necessary) and we are under a legal, regulatory or professional obligation to do so.

 

We may also share your personal information with our other corporate entities and affiliates to: assist in the detection and prevention of identity theft, fraud, and other potentially illegal acts; correlate related or multiple accounts to prevent abuse of our services; and facilitate joint or co-branded services that you request when such services are provided by more than one corporate entity. Unless you specifically opt-in, such businesses and affiliates may not market to you as a result of such sharing.

 

Your Data Protection Rights

As a User of our website, below are the rights you have in relation to your personal informatin that we hold:

 

1. Right to be informed;
2. Right to request access or copies to your Personal Information collected and stored by us;

• Right to have your Personal Information erased by us. Please keep in mind that this is a limited privilege that only applies when the information is no longer needed or the processing is not legal. The only exception to this right is where applicable law compels us to keep a historical archive or where we keep a core set of your Personal Information to guarantee we do not approach you in the future unintentionally if you object to your data being used for marketing purposes;

1. Right to rectifcation of your Personal Information;
2. Right to request that we restict the processing of your Personal Information;
3. Right to revoke consent;

 

Please contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section below if you wish to exercise any of the rights listed above. If we have any doubts about your identity, we may request evidence of identity before proceeding with your request for security reasons.

 

 

International Transfers

We may use third-party servers, databases co-located with hosting providers, and databases situated in foreign jurisdictions as part of our service offering, resulting in the transmission of your personal data to computers or servers in foreign countries. Where personal data is to be transferred outside of Nigeria, we will take appropriate steps to protect your data by ensuring that the transfer is secure and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, and we will continue to respect your legal rights pursuant to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

 

Cookies

We use cookies, like many other websites, to differentiate you from other users and to personalize and improve our services. Cookies are unique identifiers that we transmit to your device to allow our systems to recognize it and deliver features that personalize and target your navigation experience.

Some browsers allow cookies automatically, while others can be configured to reject cookies or notify you when a website wishes to set one on your device. If you choose to disable cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of our website. Please accept our assurance that our use of cookies does not include any personal or private information and are virus-free.

 

Changes to this Privacy Policy

As technology advances or to reflect new services or changes in our Privacy Policy, we retain the right to make changes, amendments, modifications, and/or updates to this Privacy Policy at any time and without notice. All changes will be displayed on this page, and if they have a material impact on you, we will inform you by posting a notice online or via mail. If you continue to use our Services, you agree to any changes to this Privacy Policy. It is recommended that you review this Privacy Policy on a regular basis for any updates. When changes to our Privacy Policy are posted on our website, they become effective from the date so posted.

Infringement, Violation and Contact

If you believe or have reasonable grounds to believe that your privacy rights have been violated or are likely to be infringed as a result of your use of our Site, or if you have issues about this Privacy Policy, please send your complaints or inquiries to contact@classicuslp.com. In compliance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws, your request will be examined and responded to within reasonable time.