Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice informs you of important information about how Andrade Legal, LLC (“Andrade Legal,” “we,” or “our”) processes the Personal Data that we collect in online and offline formats through the Services.
“Personal Data” means data that reasonably can be used to identify a living person, or that reasonably relates to a living person, or as otherwise defined by applicable law.
When we use the term “Services,” we mean to refer collectively to:
The provision of legal and related services to our clients and prospective clients (“Client Services”);
The websites, mobile applications, and other mediums utilized, owned, and/or controlled by us that link to this Privacy Notice (“Sites”); and
Our marketing and business development activities, including events we host, social media properties we create, and emails that we send (“Marketing Activities”).
This Privacy Notice covers the Personal Data that we collect through the provision of our Services.
How We Collect and Use Personal Data
We collect and process Personal Data about a number of different individuals through the provision of the Services. These individuals include our individual clients and prospective clients, their representatives, visitors to our offices, visitors to our Sites, vendors, journalists, and other individuals.
Clients and Prospective Clients
We operate in a regulated industry. This means we are required to obtain certain information before we can accept someone as a client. For individual clients, this includes:
Name
Contact details
Financial information
Information to verify identity
The majority of our clients are corporate entities, and data about entities is not considered Personal Data. However, we process Personal Data of company employees, representatives, and other Personal Data clients provide to us, or allow us to collect on their behalf, while providing the Client Services. This includes contact information and any other Personal Data that is relevant to or necessary for us to deliver the Client Services.
We also process Personal Data to assist in building relationships. This includes name, contact information, and job title, and may also include education information, work history, and gender. If you attend one of our events, we may also have information about your dietary requirements.
We collect and use this information to provide the Client Services and for other legitimate business interests. For example, we use contact details to send communications, legal updates, and invitations to events. You can update your communication preferences by contacting us directly at privacy@andrade-legal.com.
We also obtain Personal Data from third-party sources in connection with Client Services, such as LexisNexis and general internet searches. Such third-party information sometimes contains Personal Data about family, health, or immigration status. We use this information to perform relevant diligence, conduct investigations, and perform conflict checks.
Our legal basis for processing Personal Data in connection with Client Services is:
To comply with legal obligations and professional responsibilities;
To perform contracts;
To pursue our legitimate interests of:
Ensuring that we deliver the best possible service to our clients,
Keeping individuals informed of developments in the law,
Business development and general marketing,
Providing you with information on our services and events, and
Ensuring we build and maintain a good working relationship with you;
Your consent, where we make it clear to you in advance that we are relying on your consent (for example, when you sign up for our mailing list).
For prospective clients, or an employee or representative of a prospective client, we will process Personal Data , including your name and contact details, as well as details of any interactions you may have with us or our attorneys (for example, meetings you have had or pitches you have invited us to). We may obtain this information directly from you, from your employer, or from publicly available sources like your employer’s website.
The legal bases we rely on to process your Personal Data are:
To take steps requested by you prior to entering into a contract with you;
To pursue our legitimate interests in building our business and developing a relationship with potential new clients.
Visitors to Our Sites
Certain visitors interact with the Sites in ways that lead us to gather Personal Data. The amount and type of data that we gather depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, if you sign up for our mailing list, we collect your name, contact details, job title, and company name. Visitors can always refuse to supply Personal Data, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site-related activities.
In addition, we collect information automatically as disclosed in our Cookie Notice.
The legal bases we rely on to process this information are:
To pursue our legitimate interests in developing and growing our business, operating and improving the Sites, and conducting Marketing Activities;
Your consent, where we make it clear to you in advance that we are relying on your consent (for example, when you sign up for our mailing list).
Visitors to Our Offices
For visitors to our offices, we record names and contact information. This information is recorded for legitimate business purposes and for health and safety purposes so that we know who is in the building in the event of an emergency. If you attend one of our events and we serve food, we may have information about your dietary requirements.
The legal bases we rely on to process your Personal Data are:
To comply with our legal obligations;
To pursue our legitimate interests in ensuring the safety and security of our employees and visitors.
Vendors and Business Partners
We process Personal Data of vendors and business partners, including name and contact details. For vendors, we do this so that we can liaise about the services they are providing to us now and in the future. For business partners, we do this to support, grow, and maintain the relationship. For individual vendors and business partners, we may also hold financial information to pay invoices.
The legal basis we rely on to process this Personal Data is:
To pursue our legitimate interests in managing and operating our business, including through the use of vendors.
Journalists
We process contact details and information about publications journalists write for, as well as photos and CVs, to connect with them on press releases and other happenings, and to invite them to meet or communicate with our staff for purposes of contributing to their publications.
The legal basis we rely on to process Personal Data of journalists is:
To pursue our legitimate interests in operating our business, marketing, business development, and professional development.
Webinar Attendees
Webinars offered as a service to users of the Services are hosted by a third-party vendor. That vendor requires registrants to provide Personal Data, including name and email address. We use this data to track attendance, facilitate future communications with registrants and attendees, and for other purposes.
Updates to This Privacy Notice
Andrade Legal may change its Privacy Notice from time to time at its sole discretion. We encourage you to check this page frequently for any changes.
How to Contact Us
If you have any queries, questions, or concerns about this Privacy Notice or our Personal Data handling practices, please contact us at privacy@andrade-legal.com.