Privacy Policy

Nigerian Lawyers in Scotland (NLIS) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your information when you use our website, attend our events, become a member, volunteer, donate or engage with our activities.

We may collect personal information including:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Address or location
• Professional or educational background
• Membership information
• Event registration details
• Donation information
• Volunteer applications
• Communications and enquiries submitted through our website

We may also collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type and website usage data through cookies and analytics tools.

We use your information to:

• Manage membership and community engagement
• Organise and manage events
• Communicate updates, newsletters and opportunities
• Process donations and registrations
• Respond to enquiries
• Manage volunteering opportunities
• Improve our website and services
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

We will only use your information where we have a lawful basis to do so.

Donations and payments may be processed through trusted third-party payment providers. We do not store full payment card information on our systems.

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our website, events, communications or payment systems. These providers are required to handle your information securely and lawfully.

We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect the rights, safety or integrity of NLIS or others.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

We only keep personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, including legal, regulatory and operational requirements.

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent where applicable
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to improve user experience and understand website usage. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised effective date.