Privacy Policy

1. Our Commitment to You

MawereSibanda Commercial Lawyers (“MawereSibanda Commercial Lawyers”, “the Firm”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal information entrusted to us. We process personal information in accordance with applicable Zimbabwean law, including the Cyber and Data Protection Act [Chapter 12:07]. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect personal information when you use our website or engage our services.

2. Our Commitment to You

We may collect personal information directly from you, from your organisation, from publicly available sources, regulatory authorities, professional advisers, counterparties, or third parties involved in matters on which we are instructed. The information we collect may include:

Name, title, and contact details, including email address, telephone number, and physical address;
Employment and professional information, including employer, position, and business affiliations;
Identification and verification information required for client onboarding, anti-money laundering, sanctions screening, and regulatory compliance purposes;
Information provided in connection with legal matters, transactions, disputes, investigations, instructions, correspondence, enquiries, and communications with the Firm;
Information collected through events, publications, website interactions, and technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, and website usage data.

We may also collect personal information where necessary to comply with our professional obligations, legal requirements, and regulatory responsibilities.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information for legitimate business and legal purposes, including:

Providing legal services, managing client relationships, and communicating with clients and relevant third parties;
Conducting conflict checks, client due diligence, anti-money laundering checks, and other regulatory compliance procedures;
Preparing legal documents, transactions, opinions, and advice, as well as administering our business operations;
Responding to enquiries, sending permitted legal updates and communications, improving our services and website functionality, and complying with legal, regulatory, professional, and risk management obligations.

We will only process personal information where there is a lawful basis to do so, including where processing is necessary to provide legal services, comply with legal obligations, protect legitimate interests, or where consent has been provided where required by law.

4. Sharing of Information

We treat personal information with care and confidentiality. However, in the course of providing legal services and operating our business, we may share personal information where necessary and appropriate. This may include disclosure to:

Courts, tribunals, regulators, law enforcement agencies, and government authorities;
Opposing counsel, counterparties, and their advisers where required in connection with a legal matter or transaction;
Professional advisers, experts, consultants, correspondents, and service providers engaged in connection with a matter;
Financial institutions, investors, and other parties involved in commercial transactions;
Technology, administrative, and professional service providers who support our operations and are subject to appropriate confidentiality and security obligations.

We do not disclose personal information for unrelated commercial purposes.

5. Security and Confidentiality

We use appropriate technical, organisational, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and to meet legal and regulatory requirements.

6. Your Right

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or object to certain processing activities. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. If you have concerns, you may contact us using the details below.

7. Website Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality and understand website usage. You may disable cookies through your browser settings, although this may affect website performance.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, regulation, technology, or our business practices. Any updates will be published on this page together with the revised effective date. We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how we protect personal information.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us on enquiries@maweresibanda.co.zw or Privacy Officer, MawereSibanda.