Privacy notice

This notice covers personal data collected through this website by Mwamuye Mzungu Solomon Advocates (“MMS Advocates”, “we”), a law firm registered in Kenya. It is written to the Data Protection Act, 2019. It does not cover data you give us once you are a client — that is governed by your engagement letter and by advocate–client privilege.

Who is the data controller

Mwamuye Mzungu Solomon Advocates, Suite No. 61, Lowerhill Duplex Apartments, Lowerhill Road, Upperhill, Nairobi, Kenya, P.O. Box 30315-00200. Questions about this notice go to info@mmsadvocates.co.ke or +254 (0) 748 998 904.

What we collect, and why

• Enquiries. Your name, email address, phone number, the practice area and the summary you write. We use it to answer you, to run a conflict check, and to decide whether the firm can act. Lawful basis: steps taken at your request before entering a contract.
• MMS Weekly subscriptions. Your email address and the segments you asked for. Lawful basis: your consent, withdrawn at any time by replying to any issue or emailing us.
• Reading list. Articles you save are stored in your own browser. They never reach our servers and we cannot see them.
• Technical logs. Our hosting provider records the usual request data — IP address, user agent, the page requested — for security and to keep the site running. Lawful basis: legitimate interest in operating a secure service.

What we do not do

• We do not sell or rent personal data.
• We do not run advertising trackers or third-party analytics profiling on this site.
• We do not ask for documents, identity numbers or matter detail through the enquiry form. Please do not send them there — this is not a secure channel and no privilege attaches to it.

Who else sees it

Our hosting and database providers process data on our instructions under written terms. Video is embedded from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode: nothing is sent to YouTube until you press play, after which Google’s own privacy policy applies to that playback. Where a matter is cross-border, it may be shared within the EMLTC Legal Network — but only once you are a client and only with your knowledge.

How long we keep it

Enquiries that do not become matters are kept for up to twelve months so we can recognise a returning enquirer and evidence a conflict check, then deleted. Subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe. Client files are retained for the period required by the Advocates Act and the Law Society of Kenya’s rules, which is longer.

Your rights

You may ask us for a copy of your data, ask us to correct it, ask us to delete it, object to processing, or withdraw consent. Write to info@mmsadvocates.co.ke. If we cannot delete something because a professional or statutory obligation requires us to keep it, we will say so and tell you which one. You may also complain to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.

Changes

If this notice changes materially, the change is published here before it takes effect.