1. Our commitment
Acacia Attorneys & Alternative Dispute Resolutions (“Acacia”, “we”, “us”) respects the privacy of clients, prospective clients, applicants and website visitors. We aim to process personal information lawfully, fairly, transparently and only for legitimate purposes connected with our services.
This policy applies to information provided through our website, including Contact, Consultation and Careers forms.
2. Information we collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect:
- name, email address, telephone number, city, country or other contact details;
- company or organisation details;
- information about a legal enquiry, consultation request or preferred office;
- career information, qualifications, work experience and a CV submitted in PDF format;
- communications you send to us; and
- limited technical information such as browser, device, IP address and cookie choices where applicable.
3. How we use your information
We may use personal information to respond to enquiries, arrange consultations, assess whether we can assist, provide legal or Alternative Dispute Resolution services, carry out appropriate conflict or compliance checks, manage recruitment, maintain business records, secure the website and comply with legal or professional obligations.
Where an advocate-client relationship has been formally established, information is also handled in accordance with applicable professional duties of confidentiality.
5. Retention & security
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected, or where legal, professional or administrative obligations require longer retention.
We use reasonable organisational and technical safeguards to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure. No internet transmission or storage system can, however, be guaranteed to be completely secure.
6. Your privacy rights
Subject to applicable Tanzanian law, you may have rights to request access to or correction of your personal data, request deletion or restriction in appropriate circumstances, withdraw consent where processing relies on consent, object to certain uses, and raise a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commission.
To exercise a privacy right, contact us using the details on our Contact page and clearly state that your request concerns personal data.
8. Contact & updates
Questions about this policy or our handling of personal information may be sent through our Contact page. We may update this policy when our website, services, providers or legal obligations change. The latest version will always show its effective date.