At AAP Legal, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your
personal data when you visit our website www.aaplegal.com (“Website“). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
The founding and managing partner of AAP Legal, Rima Airouth, is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data on our Website.
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
Information you provide: When you fill out our contact us form, subscribe to our newsletters or contact us through our social media networks, we will collect
your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.
Website usage data: Depending on your cookie permissions, we may collect data about your usage of our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and the referring URL.
Cookies and similar technologies: Our Website uses WordPress cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and improve security. You can review WordPress Cookie Policy by clicking here.
By using our website, you are accepting necessary cookies. Necessary cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website and enable you to navigate, access secure areas, and utilize basic features. These cookies do not store personal information and are set in response to your actions, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or completing forms.
We also use other kind of cookies which are optional:
– Functional cookies which help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of our website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
– Analytical cookies which are used to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
– Performance cookies which are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of our website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
– Advertisement cookies which are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
You have the option to manage and adjust the above mentioned optional cookies at any time by clicking on the Consent Preferences button at the bottom of our website to ensure your online experience aligns with your preferences and needs.
Finally, we use CAPTCHA, a commonly used technology designed to increase website security and prevent bots from accessing sensitive data. In order to subscribe to our newsletter or contact us through the Contact Us Form on our Contact Us page, you are accepting the cookies of CAPTCHA which might use tracking technologies necessary for its proper functioning.
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
To respond to your message: We use the information you provide in our Contact Us Form to respond to your queries and requests for information
about our legal services.
To send newsletters, legal news and updates: When you subscribe to our newsletters, we will use your email address to send you updates and legal news that may be of interest to you (“Updates”).
You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing info@aaplegal.com to stop receiving these Updates.
To improve our Website: We use website usage data to analyze and improve the performance and content of our Website.
The legal basis for processing your personal data is typically your consent when you voluntarily provide us with your information or when you subscribe to our
newsletters. In certain circumstances, we will process your data based on our legitimate interests in maintaining and improving our Website or to comply with
legal obligations.
Data Storage: Your data is securely stored on our website, which is built on the WordPress platform. If downloaded, your data will be stored on the laptop
of our firm. We have implemented rigorous security measures, including strong encryption, firewalls, and access controls, to ensure the privacy and
protection of your information.
Data Retention: We will retain your personal data, which is stored on WordPress or on the Firm’s computers, only for as long as necessary to fulfill the
purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
We may share your personal data with third parties under the following circumstances:
Service providers: We may use third-party service providers to assist with various aspects of our Website and operations.
These service providers are authorized to use your personal data solely as necessary to provide services to us and must treat your data in compliance with
this Privacy Policy.
Legal obligations: We may disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a court order, government
inquiry, or applicable law enforcement agency’s request.
As a Lebanese-based law firm, we may transfer your personal data to countries outside Lebanon in the course of our business operations. When we transfer your data to such countries, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses or other approved
mechanisms, to protect your personal data.
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data under certain circumstances.
Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data for certain purposes.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw consent: If you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data, you can withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please send a request to info@aaplegal.com .
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration,
unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, please be aware that no method of data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is entirely secure,
and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal data.
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us on our Website. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our data processing practices. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last updated” date at the bottom of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please send us an email to info@aaplegal.com.
Last Updated on 25/10/2023
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