FIN & LAW (“the Firm”, “we”, “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who visits our website, contacts us, or uses our client portal. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and the rights you have over it. It is prepared with regard to the Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 of Tanzania and its regulations.
Who we are
FIN & LAW is a law firm based at FIN & LAW House, 193 Rose Garden Road, 14112 Mikocheni Area, P.O. Box 32945, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. For any privacy matter, contact us at info@finandlaw.co.tz or +255 22 277 3815.
What we collect and why
Enquiry and consultation forms - your name, email, phone number and message, used solely to respond to your enquiry and, where appropriate, to arrange a consultation.
Event registrations - your name and contact details, used to administer the event you registered for.
Job applications - your application details and CV, used only for recruitment. CVs are stored in a protected area not accessible from the public internet.
Client portal - account details and the matters, documents, messages and appointments related to your engagement with the Firm. Portal data is visible only to you and the Firm’s authorised staff.
Invoices and payments - billing details needed to issue invoices and confirm payment. Card and mobile-money payments are processed by our payment provider; we do not store your card or wallet credentials.
Newsletter - your email address, only if you subscribe, and only on a double opt-in basis. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
Legal basis
We process personal data where it is necessary to respond to your request, to perform or prepare for a contract for legal services, to comply with our legal and professional obligations (including under the Advocates Act and anti-money-laundering legislation), or with your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
Confidentiality and professional privilege
Information you share with the Firm in the course of seeking or receiving legal services is additionally protected by advocate-client confidentiality and, where applicable, legal professional privilege. Nothing in this policy reduces those protections.
Sharing
We do not sell personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us operate this website and our practice (such as hosting and payment processing) under appropriate safeguards, or where disclosure is required by law, a court, or a regulator.
Retention
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected, and thereafter as required by our professional record-keeping obligations. Recruitment data for unsuccessful applications is deleted within twelve months unless you ask us to keep it on file.
Security
Client documents and applications are stored in access-controlled areas; portal access requires authentication; and administrative access to this website is restricted and monitored. No internet transmission is perfectly secure, but we apply reasonable technical and organisational measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the data we hold.
Your rights
Subject to law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, object to or restrict certain processing, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any right, email info@finandlaw.co.tz. You may also lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commission of Tanzania.
Cookies
This site uses only the cookies necessary for it to function (for example, keeping you signed in to the client portal). If analytics cookies are introduced, this policy and the site will be updated accordingly.
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page.