1. Introduction
WAM Legal (“we”, “our”, or “the Firm”) is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or engage our legal services.
Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of our site.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Name, email address, phone number, and postal address
- Details of your legal matter submitted via contact forms or consultations
- Payment and billing information
- Any other information you voluntarily provide to us
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
- IP address, browser type, and operating system
- Pages visited, time spent on our site, and referring URLs
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 7)
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and improve our legal services and website
- Respond to inquiries and communicate with you about your matter
- Process transactions and send related information
- Comply with our legal and professional obligations
- Prevent fraudulent or unlawful activity
- Send administrative communications and service updates
4. Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege
Information disclosed to WAM Legal in the context of a legal engagement is subject to attorney-client privilege and professional secrecy obligations under applicable law. We will not disclose confidential client information except as required or permitted by law or with your informed consent.
5. Sharing of Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share it only with:
- Service providers acting on our behalf (e.g., IT support, billing platforms), bound by confidentiality obligations
- Regulatory or judicial authorities when required by law
- Third parties with your explicit consent
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, to comply with legal obligations (including applicable professional retention requirements), or to resolve disputes. File retention periods for legal matters are governed by applicable bar rules and applicable law.
7. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience. You may configure your browser to refuse cookies; however, some features of the site may not function properly without them. A detailed Cookie Policy may be made available separately on our website.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact:
WAM Legal
[Street Address]
[City, State/Province, Postal Code]
Email: privacy@wamlegal.com
Telephone: [Phone Number]
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised version will be effective as of the updated date at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://wamlegal.com.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.