OffshoreLegal.org recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information.  As a law firm we have a professional obligation to keep confidential all information we receive within a lawyer-client relationship. 

We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold.  This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy.

Your Privacy Rights

OffshoreLegal.org is responsible for the personal information we collect and hold.  To ensure this accountability, we have developed this policy, and trained our lawyers and support staff about our policies and practices.  

Why Does OffshoreLegal.org Need Personal Information?

OffshoreLegal.org provides legal services and products to a wide range of clients.  In doing so, it produces direct marketing materials concerning its services and developments in the law.

What personal information do we collect?

Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be deduced.
If we did not collect and use your personal information, we could not provide you with legal services.

How do we collect your personal information?

Submitting information is strictly voluntary. By doing so, you are giving OffshoreLegal.org your permission to use the information for the intended purpose.

If you do not want to give OffshoreLegal.org permission to use your information, simply do not provide it.

However, not providing certain information may result in OffshoreLegal.org's inability to provide you with the information or services you desire.

Consent

In most cases, we shall ask you to specifically consent, if we collect, use, or disclose your personal information.  Normally, we ask for your consent in writing, but in some circumstances, we may accept your oral consent.  Sometimes, your consent may be implied through your conduct with us.

Use of Your Information

We use your personal information to provide legal advice and services to you, to administer our client billing database and to include you in any direct marketing activities. 

If you tell us that you no longer wish to receive information about our services, or about new developments in the law, we will not send any further material.

OffshoreLegal.org does not disclose your personal information to any third party to enable them to market their products and services.  For example, we do not provide our client mailing lists to other law firms.

Disclosure of your Personal Information

Under certain circumstances, OffshoreLegal.org will disclose your personal information:when we are required or authorized by law to do so, for example if a court issues a subpoena;

• when you have consented to the disclosure;
• when the legal services we are providing to you requires us give your information to third parties (for example a lender in a real estate mortgage transaction) your consent will be implied, unless you tell us otherwise;
• where it is necessary to establish or collect fees;
• if we engage expert witnesses on your behalf;
• if we retain other law firms at your request, and on your behalf;
• if the information is Publicly Available Personal Information, as is  agreed upon with the client’s consent.

Updating Your Information

Since we use your personal information to provide legal services to you, it is important that the information be accurate and up-to-date.

If during the course of  using our services, any of your information changes, please inform us so that we can make any necessary changes.

Is My Personal Information Secure?

OffshoreLegal.org takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.  Among the steps taken to protect your information are:

• premises security;
• restricted file access to personal information;
•  deploying technological safeguards like security software and firewalls to prevent hacking or unauthorized computer access;
• internal password and security policies.

Access to Your Personal Information

You may ask for access to any personal information we hold about you. Summary information is available on request.  More detailed requests which require archive or other retrieval costs may be subject to our normal professional and disbursement fees.

Correcting Errors

If OffshoreLegal.org holds information about you and you can establish that it is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, OffshoreLegal.org will take reasonable steps to correct it.

Can I be denied access to my Personal Information?

Your rights to access your personal information are not absolute.  We may deny access when:

•    it is required or authorized by law (for example, when a record containing personal information about you is protected by solicitor-client privilege);
•    to do so would reveal confidential commercial information, and the personal information cannot be severed from the record;
•    to do so could reasonably be expected to threaten the life or security of another individual,  and the personal information cannot be severed from the record; or
•    the information was generated in the course of a formal dispute resolution process.

If we deny your request for access to, or refuse a request to correct information, we shall explain why.  OffshoreLegal.org does not use your government issued ID number as a way of identifying or organizing the information we hold upon you.

Communicating with Us

You should be aware that e-mail is not a 100% secure medium, and you should be aware of this when contacting us to send personal or confidential information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Since OffshoreLegal.org regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time.

Requests for Access

If you have any questions, or wish to access your personal information, please write to our Privacy Contact at:

PO Box 87-1371
Panama City
Panama

Employment Inquiries

If you apply to OffshoreLegal.org for a job, we need to consider your personal information, as part of our review process.  We normally retain information from candidates after a decision has been made, unless you ask us not to retain the information. 

If we offer you a job, which you accept, the information will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records.

Web Site

Our website contains links to other sites, which are not governed by this privacy policy.
On our website, like most other commercial websites, we may monitor traffic patterns, site usage and related site information in order to optimise our web service.