Privacy Policy

TheNigeriaaLawyer cares about your privacy and the security of your information and that is the reason we want you to be famililar with how we obtain, use, share and disclose your information. However, remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security. This privacy policy states our practices in line with our online services.

Posting Comments

You are free to share an opinion or post your information with respect to any article you read from our site in our comment box but have it in mind that such information you post and your username are publicly accessible. This information can be viewed online and collected by other people. We are not in any way responsible for the way these other people use this information. When contributing to a discussion, we strongly recommend you avoid sharing any personal details, and especially information that can be used to identify you directly such as your name, age, address and name of employer. We are not responsible for the privacy of any identifiable information that you post in our online community or other public pages of the site.

Log Files

TheNigerialawyer (TNL) follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

How we Collect information 

The information we collect via the Site may include:

• Personal details you give us through completion of forms on the Website, including name, address, telephone number, email address etc.
• Your IP address, your preferences and use of email updates.
• When you use the Site our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. This may include your web request, internet protocol address, browser type, browser language, URL’s, URL’s domain names, pages viewed and other matters which may identify your browser

How We Use Information About You

We use information about you to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Services;
• Research and develop new services;
• Help protect the safety of TNL and our users, which includes blocking suspected spammers, addressing abuse.
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, invoices and other support and administrative messages;

Provide customer service;

Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events, and provide other news and information we think will be of interest to you (for information about how to opt out of these communications, see “Your Choices” below);

• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services; and
• Personalize the Services and provide advertisements, content and features that match user profiles or interests. (for information about how to manage the types of advertisements you experience on our Services, see “Your Choices” below)

How Information About You Is Shared

When you use the Services, certain information may be shared with other users and the public. For example:

When you submit content (such as a post or comment or public chat) to the Services, any visitors to and users of our Services will be able to see that content, the username associated with the content, and the date and time you originally submitted the content.

We offer social sharing features that let you share content or actions you take on our Services with other media. Your use of these features enables the sharing of certain information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the third party that provides the social sharing feature. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the third parties that provide these social sharing features (e.g., Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter).

Newsletters

In order to get notification from TheNigerialawyer(TNL) via email, users are expected to sign up to receive regular mail which will require a personal identifiable information (valid email address). Users who choose to sign up for a mailing list we will use the information to contact you with newsletters or other information that may be of interest to you including new articles added to the site.You may opt-out from receiving the mail by following the unsubscribed link or instructions provided in any mail we send you.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, or your article you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This will be subject to formally writing TheNigerialayer(TNL) via the email below, thenigerialawyers@gmail.com. Stating the reason for the removal of the post from the website. The removal of the post does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

 Links

As a User you may have access to a specific part of the Site where your User Content may be posted. We will agree with you which personnel may access certain areas of the Site.The Site may contain links to other sites. Please note that we are not responsible for the Privacy Policies or practices of other sites. We encourage users to be aware when they leave the Site and to read the Privacy Policies of other sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected on the Site.

Updating/Modification

If any of the details you have provided the Site changes, please give us correct details by email to: thenigerialawyers@gmail, editor@theNigerialawyer.com

Notification of Changes/Consent 

TheNigerialawyer(TNL) reserves the right to make changes on the Privacy statement without notifying users. Every new Privacy Policy will be posted on the Site and every other places we deem appropriate. Your continued use of the Site will mean acceptance of the changes. You are advised to check this Privacy Policy regularly.

Owing to the global nature of the internet, the information you provide may be transferred to companies outside the European Economic Area (EEA) that do not have similar protections in place to those which apply in the EEA regarding your data and its use as set out in this Policy. However, we have taken steps outlined in this Policy to protect the security of your information and will keep any transfers outside the EEA to a necessary minimum. By submitting your information you consent to these transfers.

Third-Party Advertising

We may partner with third-party advertisers,( Google and other), ad networks, and analytics providers to deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests and to better understand your use of the Services. These third parties may collect information sent by your computer, browser, or mobile device in response to a request for content, such as unique identifiers, your IP address, or other information about your computer or device. For example:

Advertisers and Ad Networks

Our ad partners and ad networks may use cookies and related technologies to collect information when ads are delivered to you on our Services, but TheNigerialawyer(TNL) does not link to or provide them with your actual account details. This means that Reddit does not share your individual account browsing habits with advertisers. TheNigerialawyer cannot see advertisers’ cookies

Analytics Partners

We use analytics partners (such as Google Analytics) to help analyze usage and traffic for our Services. As an example, we may use analytics partners to analyze and measure, in the aggregate, the number of unique visitors to our Services.

Change of Business 

In the event that TNL may expand or reduce our business, this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of TNL. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.

We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.

Disclaimer

The content on this website is provided for your personal and private non-commercial use only.  You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit this or any other content for any other purposes without the prior written consent of TNL.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at thenigerialawyers@gmail.com or editor@thenigerialawyer.com