Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information the Mogadishu Law Office (MLO, the firm, we) collects through this website, how we use it, and the choices available to you. This website is informational. It provides general information about the firm and an enquiry form. It is not a client portal, and it is not a means of exchanging confidential or case-related material.

Information we collect

When you submit the enquiry form, we collect the details you provide: your name, your organisation, your email address, your telephone number, the area of law you have selected, and the content of your message.

Our hosting provider and any analytics we operate may record basic technical information generated automatically when you visit the site, such as your IP address, browser type, the pages you view, and the date and time of access. This information is used to keep the site secure and functioning and is not used to identify you personally.

You are not required to send us information beyond what is needed to answer an enquiry. Please do not include confidential, sensitive, or privileged information in the enquiry form. Sending an enquiry does not create a lawyer and client relationship (see below).

How we use your information

We use the information you provide to:

• respond to your enquiry and correspond with you about it;
• assess whether the firm can act on the matter you describe;
• run conflict-of-interest checks before any engagement;
• maintain records required by our professional and regulatory obligations.

We do not sell your information, and we do not use enquiry details for unrelated marketing.

Basis for processing and confidentiality

We process enquiry information because it is necessary to respond to your request and to consider a possible engagement, and on the basis of the firm’s legitimate interest in operating its practice and evaluating prospective work. Information you send is treated with the discretion expected of a law firm. Note, however, that until an engagement is agreed in writing, communications through this site are not protected by lawyer and client privilege, which is a further reason not to send privileged material through the enquiry form.

Retention

We keep enquiry information only as long as needed for the purpose for which it was provided, including responding to you, completing conflict checks, and meeting record-keeping duties under applicable professional-conduct rules. Where an enquiry does not proceed to an engagement, we retain a limited record sufficient to support future conflict checks and to evidence that the matter was declined or not taken forward.

Third parties and hosting

The website and its email are operated using service providers, including hosting and, where applicable, analytics. These providers process information on our behalf and are expected to protect it. We do not otherwise disclose enquiry information to third parties except where required by law, by a court or competent authority, or by our professional obligations.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information submitted through the site. No transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure, which is a further reason to keep sensitive detail out of the enquiry form and to share it, if needed, only after an engagement is in place.

International data handling

MLO advises across Federal Somalia, Somaliland and Puntland, and acts for international companies, financial institutions, development organisations, governments and international law firms. As a result, information you send may be reviewed by our lawyers and staff in Somalia and, where a matter has a cross-border element, handled in connection with parties or advisers in other jurisdictions. We handle such information consistently with this policy and with our professional duties of confidentiality.

Cookies

This site uses only essential cookies needed for it to function and to remain secure. It does not use cookies to build advertising profiles of visitors.

Your choices

You may ask us what enquiry information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. We will act on such requests to the extent consistent with our legal and professional record-keeping obligations. To make a request, or to ask a question about this policy, contact us using the details below.

Contact

Mogadishu Law Office
807 Airport Road, Wadajir District, Mogadishu, Somalia
Email: contact@mogadishulawoffice.com · Telephone: +252 61 675 0765