Privacy & Disclaimer

This policy explains how Fort Kovant Legal Practitioners (“we”, “us”) collects and uses personal information through this website, and the terms on which the website is provided. We process personal data in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and related regulations.

Who we are

Fort Kovant Legal Practitioners is a Nigerian law firm with its office at Plot 4 Babatope Bejide Crescent, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State, Nigeria. For any privacy question, contact us at hello@fortkovant.com or +234 814 238 5553.

Information we collect

• Enquiries and bookings — your name, email, phone number, the practice area and the message you send through our contact or booking forms.
• Accounts — your name, email and a securely stored password if you create a member account for our guides.
• Newsletter — your email address and subscription status if you subscribe.
• Chat assistant — the messages you type into the “Ask us” assistant, kept so we can improve answers and follow up where you ask us to.
• WhatsApp and email — anything you choose to send us through those channels.
• Technical data — basic information your browser sends (such as IP address and device type) for security, spam prevention and understanding how the site is used.

Please do not send confidential case documents through the website before we have agreed to act for you.

How we use your information

• To respond to your enquiry and arrange consultations.
• To provide access to member guides and manage your account.
• To send our newsletter, where you have asked to receive it.
• To keep the website secure and prevent misuse.
• To meet our legal and professional obligations.

Lawful basis

We rely on your consent (for example, newsletter subscriptions), on steps taken at your request before engagement (enquiries and bookings), on our legitimate interests in running a secure and useful website, and on legal obligations where they apply. You can withdraw consent at any time.

Sharing your information

We do not sell your information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the website and our communications — such as our web host, email provider and, where enabled, the AI service that powers the chat assistant — under appropriate confidentiality and data-protection terms, or where the law requires it.

International transfers

Some service providers may process data outside Nigeria. Where they do, we take the steps required by the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 to make sure your information remains protected.

How long we keep it

• Enquiries and booking requests that do not become instructions: up to two years.
• Client matters: for the period required by our professional and legal obligations.
• Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
• Chat assistant messages: up to twelve months.

Security

The website uses encrypted connections (HTTPS), restricted administrative access and regular backups. No system is completely secure, so we encourage you to share only what is necessary until we are formally engaged.

Your rights

Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 you may ask to access, correct or delete your personal data, object to or restrict certain processing, ask for a copy in a portable format, and withdraw consent. Contact us at hello@fortkovant.com. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.

Cookies

We use essential cookies to keep the site working (for example, to keep you signed in to your member account and protect forms from spam). We do not use cookies to sell advertising.

Website disclaimer

The articles and guides on this website explain Nigerian law in general terms. They are not a substitute for advice on your particular circumstances, and reading them, or contacting us through the website, does not by itself make us your lawyers. We become your lawyers once we have agreed the terms of an engagement with you.

Professional conduct

Our lawyers are legal practitioners in Nigeria and are bound by the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners. This website is intended to provide information about the firm in line with those rules.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last changed.