Privacy
How we handle what you send us.
This notice describes the information collected on this website under the Data Protection Act, 2019. It is not a substitute for an engagement letter.
What we collect
If you write to us through the consultation form, we receive your name, email, telephone number if provided, the practice you selected, and the description of the matter. That information is stored in our intake records in Kenya. Server logs may record a truncated IP address, browser type, and the pages requested.
How we use it
Inquiries are read by a partner or the intake clerk acting under a partner's instruction, solely to decide whether we can take the matter, to run conflicts, and to reply. We do not sell information. We do not use it for advertising. We are the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act, 2019.
Privilege
Sending an inquiry does not create an advocate–client relationship under the Advocates Act (Cap. 16). Do not include privileged or highly sensitive detail until we have confirmed we can act and have sent an engagement letter. We run conflicts before we open a file.
Retention
Inquiries that do not become engagements are retained only as long as needed for conflicts and professional-conduct purposes, then deleted. Client files are retained according to the Advocates Act, the Law Society of Kenya's rules, and the limitation periods of Kenyan law.
Your rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data we hold about you, subject to our duties as advocates. Complaints may also be made to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.
Contact
Questions about this notice may be sent to intake@halewhitmore.co.ke.