Privacy policy
Effective Date: 12.05.2030
This Privacy Policy explains how S&A Legal FZE (“S&A Legal”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, discloses, and protects personal information when you access or use our website www.snalegale.com, contact us by email, submit an enquiry, or otherwise communicate with us.
By using our website or providing information to us, you acknowledge that your personal information may be processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
S&A Legal FZE
1. About This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through our website, enquiry forms, email communications, newsletters, online publications, and other related digital communication channels operated by S&A Legal.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, applications, or services that may be linked from our website or operated by third parties.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this website with an updated effective date.
2. Information We May Collect
We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including when you:
a) submit an enquiry through the website;
b) contact us by email or telephone;
c) request a consultation or legal service;
d) subscribe to updates, newsletters, or publications;
e) send us documents or information relating to a potential or existing matter; or
f) otherwise communicate with us.
The information we may collect includes:
a) name;
b) email address;
c) telephone number;
d) company or organisation details;
e) job title or professional background;
f) nationality, residence, or jurisdictional details, where relevant to a matter;
g) information contained in documents, enquiries, emails, or instructions sent to us; and
h) any other information you voluntarily provide to us.
Please do not send confidential, sensitive, or time-critical information unless and until we have confirmed in writing that we are able to act for you.
3. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically, including:
a) IP address;
b) browser type and version;
c) device type;
d) operating system;
e) pages visited;
f) time and date of visit;
g) referring website or search source; and
h) general website usage information.
This information is generally used for website functionality, security, analytics, and improvement of our website and services.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, improve user experience, maintain security, analyse website traffic, and understand how visitors interact with our website.
Cookies may include essential cookies required for the website to function and, where applicable, analytics cookies used to understand website performance and visitor behaviour.
You may disable or manage cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of some parts of the website.
Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies, including analytics, marketing, or third-party tracking cookies.
5. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
a) to respond to enquiries and communications;
b) to assess whether we can assist with a proposed matter;
c) to conduct conflict checks and internal review;
d) to provide legal consultancy or related professional services where formally engaged;
e) to prepare engagement letters, proposals, invoices, and related documentation;
f) to manage client relationships and communications;
g) to send legal updates, newsletters, publications, or event-related communications, where permitted;
h) to improve our website, services, and user experience;
i) to maintain website security and prevent misuse;
j) to comply with legal, regulatory, professional, accounting, tax, and administrative obligations; and
k) to protect our rights, interests, property, and legal position.
6. Legal Basis for Processing
Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information on one or more of the following legal bases:
a) your consent;
b) performance of a contract or steps taken before entering into a contract;
c) compliance with legal or regulatory obligations;
d) our legitimate interests, including responding to enquiries, managing our business, maintaining security, and improving our services; and
e) the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal rights.
7. Confidentiality and Legal Enquiries
Information submitted to us through the website or by email before formal engagement may not automatically create a professional, lawyer-client, advocate-client, consultant-client, fiduciary, or confidential relationship.
A professional relationship will only arise when S&A Legal formally agrees to act for you in writing, usually through an engagement letter or written confirmation.
However, we will handle personal information received by us responsibly and in accordance with applicable confidentiality, data protection, and professional obligations.
8. Sharing of Personal Information
We may share personal information where necessary and appropriate with:
a) our partners, consultants, employees, and authorised representatives;
b) external counsel, advocates, lawyers, experts, consultants, translators, notaries, PROs, or other professional service providers, where required for a matter;
c) IT, hosting, cloud storage, email, website, accounting, billing, compliance, and administrative service providers;
d) banks, payment processors, auditors, insurers, and professional advisers;
e) courts, tribunals, government authorities, regulators, free zone authorities, law enforcement agencies, or public bodies, where required or permitted by law;
f) counterparties, third-party representatives, or transaction participants, where necessary for a matter and subject to appropriate professional judgment; and
g) any person or entity where you have authorised or directed us to disclose information.
We do not sell personal information to third parties.
9. International Transfers
S&A Legal is based in the United Arab Emirates. Your personal information may be stored, accessed, transferred, or processed in the UAE or in other countries where our service providers, consultants, professional advisers, or relevant matter participants are located.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are applied, having regard to the nature of the information, the purpose of transfer, and applicable legal requirements.
10. Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to respond to enquiries, provide services, maintain business records, comply with legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and protect our legal rights.
The retention period may vary depending on the nature of the information, the matter, legal requirements, professional obligations, and legitimate business needs.
When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymise, or securely store it in accordance with applicable requirements.
11. Security
We take reasonable technical, organisational, and administrative measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no method of transmission over the internet, email communication, or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to us electronically.
12. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:
a) request access to personal information we hold about you;
b) request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
c) request deletion of personal information, where legally permissible;
d) object to or restrict certain processing activities;
e) withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent;
f) request information about how your personal information is used or shared; and
g) opt out of marketing communications.
To exercise any applicable rights, please contact us at [email protected].
We may need to verify your identity before responding to any request.
13. Marketing Communications
Where permitted by law, we may send you legal updates, newsletters, publications, invitations, or other professional communications.
You may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the relevant communication or by contacting us at [email protected].
Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you non-marketing communications relating to enquiries, services, invoices, legal matters, or administrative issues.
14. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, articles, or resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of any third-party website or service. You should review the privacy policies of those third parties before providing any personal information to them.
15. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for adults and professional users. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information where required by law.
16. Data Breaches
If we become aware of a personal data breach that is likely to result in risk to affected individuals, we will take appropriate steps in accordance with applicable law, including notifying relevant authorities or affected individuals where legally required.
17. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any applicable privacy rights, please contact:
S&A Legal FZE
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Website: www.snalegale.com