Introduction
Leviticus Partners is dedicated to safeguarding 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).
This Policy outlines Leviticus Partners’ commitment to ensuring that any personal data, including special category personal data as defined in paragraph 8 of this Policy, processed by Leviticus Partners complies with the laws regulating Data Protection in Nigeria as well as all other applicable international Data Protection Laws and Policies. Leviticus Partners is dedicated to ensuring that its processing of personal data is conducted in accordance with these Laws.
Purpose of this Policy
This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) is founded on local privacy and data protection principles, as well as those applicable in other regions where our clients conduct business. Our goal is to ensure compliance with legal requirements, maintain client confidentiality, and advocate for our clients to the best of our ability within legal limits.
This Policy governs all personal data handled by Leviticus Partners and reflects their commitment to adhering to Data Protection and Privacy Laws and principles. All employees of Leviticus Partners must comply with this policy, and failure to do so could result in disciplinary action, including termination.
Who are we, what do we do, and how can you contact us?
The Site and our Services are operated by Leviticus Partners (“we”, “us” or “our”). Leviticus Partners is the data controller responsible for your personal information processed via the Site or in relation to our Services.
Leviticus Partners is a registered partnership of lawyers in Nigeria, with its registered office at 5B Sunday Ogunyade Street (Ibuza House), Gbagada, Lagos State, Nigeria.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by sending an e-mail to info@Leviticuslegal.com.
Data protection principles
Leviticus Partners adheres to the data protection principles outlined below. When processing personal data, it ensures that:
- It is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently.
- It is collected for clear, specific, and legitimate purposes.
- It is always sufficient, relevant, and confined to what is necessary for the purposes they are processed.
- It is always accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. Reasonable steps are taken to ensure that any personal data that is inaccurate, in relation to the purposes for which it is processed, is erased or rectified without delay.
- It is maintained in a manner that allows for the identification of data subjects only as long as necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed.
- It is processed in a way that safeguards the security of personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing, as well as accidental loss, destruction, or damage, by employing suitable technical or organizational measures.
Information we gather while you utilize our services
The range of personal data we process includes:
- background information you provide or we collect as part of our recruitment processes;
- Basic information, such as name, employer, title, age, and relationship affiliations with a person or organization.
- contact information such as email addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
- Technical information (including your IP address): Information collected from visiting our website;
- Confidential information: provided to us by or on behalf of our clients or generated by us in the course of providing legal services;
- any other information related to you that you may provide to us.
How data is collected
As a law firm operating primarily in Nigeria, Leviticus Partners collects data from clients, staff, agents, lawyers, law students, job applicants, and others inside or outside the firm under the following circumstances:
- When our website undergoes evaluation:
- When legal advice is sought from us:
- In regard to our recruitment process:
- When services are provided to us by external or third-party organizations or vendors,
- From contacts made through email, social media platforms, or subscriptions to any of our products and services.
Process, procedures, and guidance
Leviticus Partners shall:
- ensure all processing complies with the law;
- not do anything with your data that you would not reasonably expect based on the content of this Policy and the fair processing or privacy notice;
- only collect and process the personal data needed for the purposes identified in advance;
- ensure that, as far as possible, the personal data it holds is accurate, or a system is in place for ensuring that it is kept up to date as far as possible;
- Ensure appropriate security measures are in place so that personal data can only be accessed by those who need it and that it is held and transferred securely.
Leviticus Partners will ensure that all staff handling personal data on its behalf are aware of their responsibilities under this Policy, as well as other relevant data protection and information security policies, and that they receive adequate training and supervision.
Violating this policy may lead to disciplinary action for misconduct, including dismissal. Acquiring (including accessing) or revealing personal data in violation of Leviticus Partners’ data protection policies may also constitute a criminal offence.
How we use cookies on our website
What is a cookie? Cookies are text files that contain small amounts of information and are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. They are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device and preferences, which generally helps improve your online experience.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. If you wish to restrict or block any of the above cookies, you should do this through the web browser settings for each browser and on each device you use to access the internet. Please be aware that some areas of our website may not function properly if your web browser does not accept cookies. However, you can allow cookies from specific websites by marking them as “trusted websites” in your web browser. The “Help” function within your web browser should inform you how to make these changes.
Responsibility for securing processed personal data
The Partners and staff of Leviticus Partners take ultimate responsibility for data protection. In line with our professional obligations, the firm has always maintained a policy of exercising the utmost discretion regarding the information that our clients entrust to us.
We maintain reasonable and appropriate, though not infallible, physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality of Personal Information, including that provided by visitors to this website and while using other Internet Services. We do not guarantee that our safeguards will always be effective.
We require consultants, suppliers, and vendors to maintain data protection practices that adhere to reasonable and appropriate obligations of data processors, including, where applicable, the European Union’s data protection laws and regulations.
We may retain information you provide, including Personal Information, for as long as necessary to meet our legal obligations or to fulfill the purposes for which the information was originally collected, as well as the purposes described in the Statement and our applicable policies. If you would like to learn more about our information practices, please refer to the “Contact details” provided above.
Disclosure and Transfer of Personal Information
As a firm with legal practices spanning various parts of the country, we operate systems that may allow access to data related to your matters from our offices around the world and often transfer client data, which may include personal information, between our locations. When we share or transfer your personal data, we will do so in accordance with applicable data protection laws and will take appropriate safeguards to ensure its protection.
Retaining your personal data
At Leviticus Partners, we will delete all personal data received once it is no longer reasonably required for the Authorized Uses or consent has been withdrawn (whichever is applicable), provided that we are not legally required or otherwise authorized to continue holding such data. We may retain your personal data for an additional period if deletion would require us to overwrite our automated disaster recovery backup systems or to the extent we deem it necessary to assert or defend legal claims during any relevant retention period.
Data Subject Rights
Leviticus Partners has processes to ensure that it can facilitate any requests made by individuals to exercise their rights under Data Protection Law. All staff members have received training and are aware of the rights of data subjects. They can identify these requests and know to whom they should direct them.
All requests will be considered without unnecessary delay and within one month of receipt whenever possible.
Monitoring and review
This policy was last updated on 23rd May 2025 and shall be regularly monitored and reviewed at least every six months.
