Privacy and Cookie Notice

1. Who We Are

JMJ Partners is a Nigerian commercial law firm. For the purposes of this Notice, JMJ Partners may act as a data controller in relation to personal data collected through this website, enquiry channels and client-engagement processes.

Our contact details are:

2. Scope of This Notice

This Notice applies to personal data processed in connection with:

• visits to this website;
• contact form submissions;
• email, telephone or other enquiries;
• requests for information or meetings;
• subscriptions to insights or updates, where available;
• conflict checks and preliminary engagement review;
• client onboarding and engagement-related administration, where applicable;
• website analytics, cookies and similar technologies.

This Notice does not replace the terms of any engagement letter, privacy notice or confidentiality arrangement that may apply to a specific client instruction.

3. Personal Data We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect and process some or all of the following categories of personal data:

a. Identity and contact information

This may include your name, organisation, job title, email address, telephone number and other contact details.

b. Enquiry information

This may include the subject of your enquiry, the nature of the matter, your message and any information you voluntarily provide when contacting the firm.

c. Communication records

This may include correspondence, meeting notes, call records, email trails and related communication metadata.

d. Website and technical information

This may include IP address, device information, browser type, pages visited, time of access, referring website, approximate location derived from technical data and other website usage information.

e. Conflict-check and onboarding information

Where relevant and appropriate, we may process information required to assess whether the firm can accept an instruction, identify conflicts, verify parties, complete compliance checks or administer an engagement.

f. Engagement-related information

Where the firm is formally engaged, we may process information necessary to provide legal services, manage the client relationship, issue invoices, maintain records and comply with legal or professional obligations.

We do not ask users to submit highly sensitive, confidential or privileged documents through the public website contact form.

4. How We Collect Personal Data

We may collect personal data:

• directly from you when you complete a form, send an email, call us or otherwise contact us;
• from your organisation or representatives;
• from documents or information provided in connection with an enquiry or engagement;
• from publicly available sources where relevant to conflict checks, due diligence or legal services;
• through website analytics, cookies and similar technologies.

5. Purposes for Processing Personal Data

JMJ Partners may process personal data for the following purposes:

• responding to enquiries;
• assessing whether the firm can act in a matter;
• conducting conflict checks and preliminary review;
• communicating with prospective clients, clients, counterparties and professional contacts;
• providing legal services where the firm has been engaged;
• managing client relationships and administrative records;
• sending legal updates, insights or event information where appropriate;
• improving the website and understanding website use;
• protecting the security and integrity of the website and firm systems;
• complying with legal, regulatory and professional obligations;
• establishing, exercising or defending legal rights.

6. Lawful Bases for Processing

Where required by applicable data protection law, we rely on one or more lawful bases for processing personal data, including:

• consent, where you have given consent for a specific purpose;
• performance of a contract or steps taken before entering into an engagement;
• compliance with legal, regulatory or professional obligations;
• legitimate interests, including responding to enquiries, managing relationships, improving services, maintaining website security and administering the firm's operations;
• establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, where applicable.

Where consent is the applicable basis, you may withdraw consent at any time, subject to any lawful basis that may permit or require continued processing.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, improve user experience, understand website traffic and maintain security.

Cookies may include:

a. Strictly necessary cookies

These support basic website operation, security, page navigation and form functionality.

b. Analytics cookies

These help us understand how visitors use the website, including which pages are visited and how users interact with content. Analytics data may be aggregated or anonymised where appropriate.

c. Preference cookies

These may remember basic choices such as display or consent preferences, where such functionality is enabled.

Where required, you may be given the option to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies. You may also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect website functionality.

The website should not deploy advertising or targeting cookies unless a proper cookie notice and consent mechanism is in place.

8. Sharing of Personal Data

JMJ Partners does not sell personal data.

We may share personal data where necessary and lawful with:

• professional advisers, consultants or service providers assisting the firm;
• technology, hosting, email, storage, website, analytics or security service providers;
• courts, tribunals, arbitral bodies, regulators, government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where required or permitted by law;
• counterparties, counsel, experts, auditors or other relevant participants where necessary for a legal matter and subject to applicable obligations;
• persons or entities where disclosure is necessary to protect legal rights, comply with obligations or administer services.

Where we use service providers, we expect them to process personal data only for authorised purposes and to apply appropriate confidentiality and security measures.

9. International Transfers

Some technology service providers or professional-service arrangements may involve the transfer, storage or access of personal data outside Nigeria.

Where personal data is transferred internationally, JMJ Partners will take steps intended to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that appropriate safeguards are applied, where required by applicable data protection law.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to respond to enquiries, manage engagements, comply with legal, regulatory, accounting or professional obligations, maintain records, resolve disputes and protect legal rights.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the data, the relationship, the matter, applicable limitation periods and legal or professional requirements.

Where personal data is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymise or securely retain it in accordance with applicable obligations.

11. Data Security

JMJ Partners applies reasonable technical, organisational and administrative measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

No website, email system or internet transmission is completely secure. Users should avoid sending confidential, privileged or highly sensitive information through the website contact form unless requested through an appropriate channel.

12. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to applicable law and any relevant exemptions, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• request access to personal data we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• request deletion of personal data in appropriate circumstances;
• object to or restrict certain processing;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• request portability where applicable;
• lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.

These rights are subject to lawful limitations, including legal privilege, confidentiality obligations, professional obligations, legal claims, regulatory requirements and record-retention obligations.

13. Marketing Communications

Where we send legal updates, insights or event information, we will do so in accordance with applicable law. You may opt out of such communications where an unsubscribe or opt-out mechanism is provided, or by contacting us.

Service, administrative or engagement-related communications may still be sent where necessary.

14. Children's Data

This website is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children through this website. If you believe that a child has submitted personal data to us, please contact us.

15. Third-Party Websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites. JMJ Partners is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. You should review the privacy notices of any third-party websites you visit.

16. Changes to This Notice

We may update this Privacy and Cookie Notice from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page and will take effect from the date stated above.

17. Contact for Privacy Enquiries

For privacy-related enquiries, requests or concerns, please contact: