When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain details from your device, including your IP address or mobile advertising identifier, browser type, date and time of visit, and pages accessed. In some jurisdictions, such as countries in the European Economic Area, this information may be considered personal data under applicable laws.
Personal data refers to any information relating to you as an individual that can identify you directly or indirectly. This may include your name, address, date of birth, and occupation.
Certain sections of our website may require you to provide personal information voluntarily. When you register an account, you may be asked to provide information such as your name and email address. You may also choose to provide your address and phone number.
To submit a question, you may be required to provide bank account information. Additional personal data may, from time to time, be required depending on the services you wish to use. If you do not wish to provide the required information, please refrain from using the relevant service.
We will clearly explain what information is required and the reasons for collecting it at the time the request is made.
When you use the Platform, we may automatically collect certain information from your device, including your IP address or mobile advertising identifier, browser type, date and time of access, and the pages you visit. In some jurisdictions, including countries within the European Economic Area, this information may be considered personal data under applicable laws.
We use cookies to collect this information in order to better understand our website visitors, their origins, and the content they find most engaging. This data is used for internal analytics purposes and to improve the quality and relevance of our website.
If you provide personal data relating to third parties (for example, a friend’s or potential expert’s email address) to Readilaw, you must ensure that you have informed them of the disclosure and obtained any necessary consents in accordance with applicable laws.
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
• Answering questions: To respond to your enquiries and provide information about our services via email where you are registered as a user of the site.
• Research: To analyse user preferences and behaviour for market research and advertising purposes. Any data used for these purposes will be anonymised.
The legal basis for collecting and using your personal data depends on the nature of the data and the context in which it is processed. Generally, we process personal data to perform a contract with you, for our legitimate business interests (where these are not overridden by your rights), to comply with legal obligations, or to protect vital interests.
Where personal data is required to comply with legal obligations or to perform a contract, we will inform you at the time of collection and explain whether the information is mandatory and the consequences of not providing it.
For further information regarding the legal basis on which we process your personal data, please contact us using the details provided below.
We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
• Service providers: Third parties that assist us in delivering our services, such as payment processors and credit card companies.
• Advertising partners: We may share cookie-related information (which does not directly identify you) with advertising partners to display relevant advertisements. We do not share your contact details with these partners.
• Law enforcement and regulatory authorities: Where disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect our legal rights or the vital interests of you or others.
• Actual or potential buyers: In the event of a sale, merger, or acquisition of the business, your personal data may be shared with prospective buyers and their advisers, provided it is used only in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
• Other parties with your consent: Where you have explicitly agreed to the sharing of your information.
Our website servers are currently located in Jamaica. Please note that data protection laws in Jamaica may not provide the same level of protection as those in other jurisdictions. By using our services, you acknowledge and consent to the international transfer of your personal data.
We retain personal data only for as long as there is a legitimate business need, such as to provide requested services or to comply with legal, tax, or accounting obligations.
Where personal data is no longer required, it will be deleted or anonymised. If immediate deletion is not possible (for example, where data is stored in backup systems), the data will be securely stored and isolated until deletion is feasible.
You have the following data protection rights, which may be exercised using the contact details provided below:
• The right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal data.
• The right to object to or restrict the processing of your personal data, or to request data portability.
• The right to opt out of marketing communications at any time by using the “unsubscribe” or “opt-out” link in our emails or by contacting us directly.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
• The right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority regarding our collection and use of your personal data.
We will respond to all requests to exercise data protection rights in accordance with applicable laws. For further information, you may also contact your local data protection authority.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in legal, technical, or business developments. Where changes are made, we will notify you using appropriate measures based on the significance of the update. Where required by law, we will seek your consent to material changes.
You can determine when this Privacy Notice was last updated by checking the date displayed at the top of the notice.