1. Introduction

Ogechi Adibenma & Co Legal Chambers (the Firm or We) is committed to safeguarding your privacy and protecting your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and disclose Personal Data in the course of providing our legal services (our Services) and the measures we have in place to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and security of your Personal Data.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our Website, subdomains, platforms, and other channels related to our Services. By accessing our Website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to the collection, use, Processing, and disclosure of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy.

By accessing our Website, using our Services or contacting us directly, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you should not engage with our Website or use our Services. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and your continued use of the Website or our Services after we post changes that do not significantly affect the use or disclosure of your Personal Data will constitute acceptance of those changes. If we make material changes that do affect how your Personal Data is used or disclosed, we will notify you via a notice on our website to ensure you are informed before such changes take effect.

2. Definitions

To help you understand this Privacy Policy clearly, the following defined terms are used throughout:

  • Automated Decision Making: the making of a decision about an individual based solely on automated means without any human involvement.
  • Client: any company, organisation, or individual who engages the Firm in respect of its Services.
  • Cookies: a small piece of data stored on your web browser by a website. Cookies help us recognise your browser, collect analytics, and remember your preferences to enhance your experience on our Website.
  • Contact Data: information such as your address, email address, and telephone numbers provided to us when engaging our Services or making inquiries.
  • Country: the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where the Firm is established and primarily conducts its Services.
  • Data Controller: an individual or entity who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of Processing of Personal Data.
  • Data Protection Laws: the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 (NDPA), the Nigeria Data Protection Act General Application and Implementation Directive, 2025 (the GAID), and any other ancillary laws regulating the use of Personal Data in the Country.
  • Firm: where this Privacy Policy mentions “Firm”, “we”, “us” or “our”, it refers to Ogechi Adibenma & Co Legal Chambers, which is responsible for your Personal Data under this Privacy Policy.
  • Identity Data: personal identifiers such as your full name, gender, date of birth, identification number, and other similar information.
  • IP address: a unique string of numbers assigned to your device when it connects to the internet.
  • NDPC: the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, the regulatory body overseeing data protection and privacy compliance in the Country.
  • Personnel: individuals employed by the Firm or contracted to provide services on the Firm’s behalf.
  • Personal Data: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • Processing, Process, or Processed: any operation performed on Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, storage, alteration, retrieval, use, disclosure, restriction, erasure or destruction.
  • Services: the legal and related professional services provided by the Firm.
  • Technical Data: information such as your IP address, login data, browser type and version, time zone, device model, platform, and technology used to access our Website.
  • Usage Data: information automatically collected whenever you access or interact with our Services, such as device identifiers, log-in information, location data, browser type, pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on pages.
  • Website: the Firm’s website, accessible at https://www.ogechiadibenma.com
  • You: the individual or entity who interacts with the Firm or uses its Services and whose Personal Data may be collected or Processed by us.

3. Who We Are and How to Contact Us

The Firm, with its principal place of business at Plot 101 Brightview Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is issued on behalf of the Firm and its offices, each of which is responsible for processing your Personal Data as relevant.

The Firm is the Data Controller and is responsible for your Personal Data.

We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the DPO using the details below:

Email address: contact@ogechiadibenma.com
Postal address: Plot 101 Brightview Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria.

4. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect Personal Data from you when you interact with us, such as when you visit our Website, complete an inquiry form, request our Services, subscribe to our communications, or participate in a survey. In the course of delivering our Services, we may also collect additional information necessary for Service delivery. The Personal Data we collect and use may include, amongst other things:

  • Identity Data: such as your full name, government-issued identity number, and date of birth, to enable us to verify your identity in order to offer our Services to you;
  • Contact Data: such as your residential address, email address, and telephone number;
  • Usage Data: Technical Data automatically collected by our servers about how you access our Services, including links clicked, length of visit, unique device identifier, log-in information, and location;
  • Biographical information such as job title, employer, photograph, and video or audio content including you;
  • Marketing and communication preferences and related information such as feedback and survey responses;
  • Billing and financial information such as billing address, bank account, and payment information;
  • Services information such as details of services we have purchased from you as a vendor;
  • Records of your discussions with us; and
  • Other information collected passively using various technologies that cannot presently be used to specifically identify you, which we may pool with other information to track, for example, the total number of visitors to our Site.

5. How We Collect Your Personal Data and Why We Have It

The Personal Data we have about you is directly made available to us when you:

  • Register to attend one of our events;
  • Use any of our Services;
  • Contact our support team;
  • Fill in our online forms;
  • Use our Website;
  • Contact us; and
  • Apply for a job with us.

6. Our Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data

We only use your Personal Data for a specific purpose, and before we do so, we must have a legal reason. The lawful bases we rely on include:

  • Consent: where you agree to us collecting your Personal Data by using our Services.
  • Contractual obligation: where processing is necessary for us to provide our Services and fulfil our contractual commitments.
  • Legal obligation: to ensure we are compliant with all applicable Data Protection Laws and other legal requirements.
  • Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our Services or ensuring our IT security, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
  • To protect your vital interest.
  • For public interest.

7. How We May Use Your Personal Data

We may use the Personal Data we collect:

  • To provide news and information services including email briefings and newsletters;
  • To give access to online tools and to invite you to events we and our partners organise;
  • To maintain Client records;
  • To conduct Client due diligence and conflict checks when on-boarding a new Client;
  • To provide our Services and to manage and administer our business relationships, including billing, payments, and record-keeping;
  • To use data analytics to improve our Services and optimise service delivery;
  • For other purposes for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection; and
  • To comply with Data Protection Laws and any other applicable laws.

We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another compatible purpose. If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so. We may process your Personal Data without your knowledge or consent where this is required or permitted by law.

8. Do We Share the Information We Collect with Third Parties?

We may engage trusted third-party service providers to support the delivery of our Services, including website hosting, server maintenance, data storage, email communication, analytics, and support. Where necessary, we may share your Personal Data with these providers to enable them to perform such tasks on our behalf. For analytics and Service improvement, we may share anonymised or aggregated Usage Data with third-party analytics partners.

We may also disclose your Personal Data where we believe it is necessary or appropriate to:

  • comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes (such as court orders or subpoenas);
  • respond to lawful requests from government or law enforcement agencies;
  • protect the rights, property, or safety of the Firm, our users, our Personnel, or others; or
  • detect, investigate, and help prevent fraud or other illegal activity.

We require all third parties with whom we share your Personal Data to respect its confidentiality and to Process it in accordance with applicable Data Protection Laws. They are not permitted to use your Personal Data for their own purposes and may only Process it as instructed by the Firm for specified and legitimate purposes.

9. Is the Information Collected Secure?

We take appropriate technical, organisational and security measures to protect your Personal Data, including physical safeguards, secure electronic systems, access controls, and managerial procedures designed to prevent unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. We require our staff, partners, and third-party providers with access to confidential information to comply with strict confidentiality and security obligations.

10. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We keep your information only for as long as we need it to provide our Services to you and fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. When we no longer need to use your information and there is no need to keep it to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, we either remove it from our systems or depersonalise it so that we can no longer identify you.

11. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under the Data Protection Laws in relation to your Personal Data. You have the right to:

  • Request access to your Personal Data (a “Data Subject Access Request”).
  • Request correction of the Personal Data we hold about you.
  • Request erasure of your Personal Data where there is no good reason for us continuing to Process it, subject to legal exceptions notified to you at the time of your request.
  • Object to Processing of your Personal Data, including where it is processed for direct marketing purposes.
  • Request restriction of Processing of your Personal Data.
  • Request the transfer of your Personal Data to you or to a third party in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to Process your Personal Data.
  • Lodge a complaint with the NDPC if you believe we have not handled your Personal Data lawfully.

You may reach out to us at contact@ogechiadibenma.com to exercise any of these rights. We may continue to process your Personal Data where we can demonstrate a compelling legitimate basis that overrides your rights and freedoms.

12. Automated Decision Making and Profiling

We do not Profile or carry out any Automated Decision Making with your Personal Data. Where the Firm intends to make automated decisions, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly, obtain your consent, and Process your Personal Data in compliance with all data protection principles.

13. Use of Artificial Intelligence

We are committed to delivering innovative, client-focused legal services. As part of this commitment, we may responsibly leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance our capabilities and create value for our Clients. While AI may assist in our processes, all decisions concerning clients remain subject to human oversight and professional judgment. Our principles for the responsible and ethical use of AI are to:

  • Uphold client confidentiality and data protection at all times.
  • Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and professional obligations.
  • Adopt only AI tools that are reliable, secure, and fit for purpose.
  • Ensure human oversight, professional judgment, and accountability for all AI-assisted work.
  • Provide training and guidance to our people to enable responsible AI use.
  • Strive to use AI fairly, inclusively, and in ways that respect privacy, human rights, and diversity.

14. How Can You Exercise Your Data Privacy Rights?

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact our DPO by email at contact@ogechiadibenma.com or by post at Plot 101 Brightview Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. You will not have to pay a fee to access your Personal Data or to exercise any of your other rights, although we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. We may need to request specific information from you to confirm your identity. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month; occasionally it may take longer if your request is particularly complex, in which case we will notify you.

15. Your Remedies in the Case of a Breach

We maintain a data breach procedure to deal with incidents concerning Personal Data leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, Personal Data. On notification of a breach, the Firm will investigate and take the actions required to manage it. If you believe we have breached any applicable law or this Privacy Policy, we would appreciate the chance to address your concerns before you approach the NDPC, so please contact us in the first instance.

16. How Do We Protect Your Information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your Personal Data. All supplied Personal Data is transmitted and encrypted into our database, accessible only by those authorised with special access rights and required to keep the information confidential. We limit access to your Personal Data to Personnel who have a business need to know. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the absolute security of any information you transmit to the Firm.

17. Could My Information Be Transferred to Other Countries?

Personal Data may be stored and processed in any country where our data is stored by our third-party service providers, and may be transferred to the Firm’s offices, Personnel, or third parties located throughout the world. By submitting your Personal Data to us, you agree to this transfer, storing and Processing. Whenever we transfer your Personal Data out of the Country, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by relying on an adequacy decision by the NDPC, appropriate contractual safeguards, or your consent.

18. Links to Other Websites

This Privacy Policy applies only to this Website. We may provide links to other websites not operated or controlled by the Firm. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed in such websites. When you use a link to go from this Website to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect, and your interaction with any other website is subject to that website’s own rules and policies.

19. Cookies

The Firm may use Cookies to identify the areas of our Website that you have visited and to enhance its performance and functionality. We will not collect Personal Data or use information gathered for tracking purposes except with your permission. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of Cookies; however, if you disable Cookies, you may not be able to access all functionality on our Website. We never store Personal Data in Cookies.

20. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the Data Protection Laws. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Nigerian courts in connection with any action or dispute arising under or in connection with this Privacy Policy. The laws of the Country, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern your use of the Website.

21. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, our practices, or our Services. The “Last updated” date above indicates when this Privacy Policy was last revised, and any modifications are effective immediately upon posting. We generally advise you to visit this page regularly to keep track of any changes.

22. Contact Us

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, at contact@ogechiadibenma.com.

This Privacy Policy is provided for general information and does not constitute legal advice.