Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

The data controller is Legasi Adil, a legal practice located at Suite 18-3, Menara Weld, Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For questions about this policy or about how your personal data is handled, please write to [email protected].

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Contact information: Your name, email address, and telephone number, provided when you contact us via the website form or by telephone.
• Matter-related information: Details about the estate or succession matter you wish to discuss, which may include information about deceased persons, beneficiaries, and asset details. This is collected during consultations and in the course of our professional engagement.
• Technical data: Information automatically collected when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, via analytics tools.
• Cookie data: Preferences stored in your browser. See our Cookie Policy for details.

3. How We Collect Personal Data

• Through the enquiry form on this website
• Through telephone or email contact initiated by you
• During consultations and in the course of professional engagements
• Automatically, through cookies and website analytics tools (with your consent)

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the PDPA 2010, we process personal data on the following bases:

• Consent: For website enquiry forms and optional analytics cookies.
• Contractual necessity: Where data is required to deliver the professional service you have engaged us for.
• Legitimate interest: For communication relating to the progress of your matter and for general website improvement.
• Legal obligation: Where we are required to retain records under our professional obligations as advocates and solicitors under the Legal Profession Act 1976.

5. How We Use Your Personal Data

• To respond to your enquiry and arrange appointments
• To provide the legal services you have engaged us for
• To communicate progress updates and relevant information in relation to your matter
• To maintain our professional records as required by our obligations under the Legal Profession Act 1976
• To improve our website and understand how visitors use it (with consent)
• We do not use your personal data for unsolicited marketing. If you have engaged us and we wish to contact you about related services, we will only do so if you have not indicated an objection.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or disclose your personal data to third parties except in the following circumstances:

• With your consent: Where you authorise us to communicate with a third party on your behalf.
• Professional necessity: Where we must liaise with courts, government bodies, or other parties as part of your legal matter.
• Legal requirement: Where we are required to disclose information under Malaysian law or by order of a court.
• Service providers: Website hosting and analytics providers operating under data processing agreements and bound to confidentiality obligations.

7. Data Retention

Personal data collected through website enquiries is retained for up to 12 months from the date of last contact if no engagement follows. For data collected in the course of a professional engagement, we retain records for a minimum of 7 years following the close of the matter, in accordance with our professional obligations. You may request earlier deletion of contact data where this does not conflict with our legal obligations.

8. Data Security

We maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. These include access controls, secure email communication, and encrypted file storage for client records. In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights, we will notify you and, where required, the relevant supervisory authority within a reasonable timeframe.

9. Cookies

This website uses cookies for essential functionality and, with your consent, for analytics purposes. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via our Cookie Policy page.

10. Your Rights

Under the PDPA 2010, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access: To request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right of correction: To request that inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw this at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.
• Right to limit processing: In certain circumstances, to request that we restrict how we use your data.
• Right to complain: To lodge a complaint with Malaysia's Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) if you believe your rights have been infringed.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 21 days.

11. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external website you visit.

12. Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for adults (18 years and above). We do not knowingly collect personal data from persons under the age of 18. If you believe a minor has submitted information through this website, please contact us and we will arrange for its deletion.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Significant changes will be noted at the top of the page with an updated date. Continued use of this website after any such update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

14. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights under the PDPA 2010, please contact: