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Privacy Policy

Published and Last Updated: 20 January 2025

  1. Purpose of This Policy

    1. This Privacy Policy is designed to provide a clear and transparent explanation of how Alt Legal Consultants FZ-LLC, trade name: Ape Law (“firm,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) collect, process, and protect personal information in the course of providing you services. This document provides insight into the types of data we handle, the reasons for processing it, and the rights you have regarding your information.

  2. Who Are We

    1. Ape Law is a legal consultancy operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and provides legal advice and services and regulatory guidance, advice and services. As the data controller, we are responsible for the collection, processing, and protection of your personal information. Our practices are guided by a commitment to integrity, transparency, and adherence to the highest standards of data management, ensuring that your information is handled with care and in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

  3. What Personal Information Do We Collect

    1. We collect personal information for specific, well-defined purposes to ensure the efficient delivery of our services. The types of information we gather include, but are not limited to:
      a) Personal details such as your name, job title, and contact information.
      b) Demographic data, including your address.
      c) Information related to the provision of legal services and further to our engagement agreement.
      d) Details required for compliance and mandated by Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.

  1. How Do We Use Your Personal Information

    1. We use your personal information responsibly and purposefully to achieve the following objectives:
      a) to ensure the seamless delivery of our services. 
      b) to streamline business operations, including maintaining communication channels, managing interactions effectively, and enhancing business administration.
      c) to ensure compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.  
      d) to create relevant and impactful marketing communications.  
      e) to improve our services and practice management processes.

  1. Why do we Use or Process Your Personal Information?

    1. The processing of your personal information is supported by three primary principles:
      a) The fulfilment of contractual obligations and completion of services further to our engagement agreement. 
      b) Legitimate interests provide a basis for processing your personal information when it supports our business objectives while respecting your rights. We carefully balance our needs with your privacy to ensure that all data processing is fair, reasonable, and aligned with ethical practices. 
      c) Compliance with legal obligations. We process personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements.

  1. Who Do We Share Your Personal Information With

    1. We believe in collaboration and transparency in handling personal information. We may share your data with the following entities:
      a) professional advisers, including legal and financial experts, to enhance the quality and depth of the services we provide.
      b) government or regulatory authorities to comply with legal obligations.  
      c) insurers to facilitate processes related to insurance coverage. 
      d) third-party service providers to optimize operational efficiency. These partnerships enable us to access specialized services that complement and enhance our core functions, ensuring a seamless experience for our clients.
      e) entities directly involved in service provision, such as freezone regulators and licensing bodies, co-counsel, arbitrators, or mediators.

  1. How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Information For

    1. We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law or regulatory obligations. Once the information is no longer needed, we ensure its secure destruction to protect your privacy and maintain compliance with applicable standards.

  2. Confidentiality and the Security of Your Personal Information

    1. We employ best-in-class security measures to safeguard your personal information against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

  3. How to Access Your Information and Your Other Rights

    1. We are committed to empowering you with control over your data. You have the right to access, rectify, erase, and restrict the processing of your personal information. You can also request data portability, object to the processing of your data, and withdraw consent where applicable. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided.

  4. Practice Management and Process Improvement Records

    1. We may, but are not obliged to, use meeting recording and transcript preparation software. All recordings and transcripts of meetings, discussions, or communications between you and us are created for the purpose of practice management and our internal process improvement efforts in order enhance the provision of our services and maintain competitive pricing, the benefit of which we pass to you, our client. We note that these materials, together with our notes, drafts, memos, and other materials prepared for the purpose of legal representation are our work product and are not owned by you, our client. Accordingly, this information does not constitute the personal information of you, our client under applicable data protection laws and as such, these materials are not subject to client access requests or amendments, unless we expressly agree otherwise. We will handle these materials in accordance with its professional obligations, including confidentiality, and may retain or securely dispose of them at its sole discretion, consistent with regulatory and legal requirements.

  5. Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites and Sponsors

    1. Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We emphasize the importance of reviewing their privacy policies, as we do not control their data collection practices. We encourage you to exercise due diligence when interacting with third-party sites.

  6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

    1. This Privacy Policy is subject to periodic updates to reflect changes in our data processing practices and evolving legal requirements. We will update you to changes in our Privacy Poilcy by publishing revisions of the policy on our website. Please periodically check updates there.

  7. Contact Us

    1. For any queries about this Privacy Policy or the exercise of your rights, we welcome you to reach out through the following:
      a) email: navneeth[at]ape.law