Privacy Policy – Marwan Moursy Law

Privacy Policy Overview

“This Privacy Policy provides a comprehensive account of our privacy and data protection practices for our clients, affiliates, and website users for all purposes within Marwan Moursy Firm (also referred to as Marwan Moursy Law and Legal Consultancy Office). We focus on the disclosure of our practices regarding the collection, usage, storage, and handling of personal data submitted to us or otherwise collected by us in the course of your use of our legal services or our website. We firmly believe that confidence and open communication are essential aspects of quality legal representation and consultancy. Our strict observance of confidentiality guidelines is more than a professional ethical document to us: it is part of what makes us who we are as legal practitioners. By engaging us as your legal counsel or consultant and/or by visiting or using our website, you acknowledge the preceding statements and consent to our practices presented herein. We recommend that you carefully review this entire Privacy Policy. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or (628) 368-4584 if you have any feedback or concerns regarding our privacy practices.”

Marwan Moursy Firm Profile and Scope of This Policy

Marwan Moursy Firm is a trial law and legal consultation office in San Francisco, CA that serves the needs of individuals, corporations, and institutions throughout the United States and abroad. Our core services include Dispute & Resolution, Litigation, Company Establishment, and Legal Advice and Representation in criminal, financial, commercial, civil, real estate, family, and Supreme State security affairs. This privacy policy governs all personal information collected and processed by Marwan Moursy Firm, such as data and information collected through our website (https://marawanmoursy.com/), via telephone calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, or during physical meetings at our office at 100 Spear St Ste 530, San Francisco CA 94105. This privacy policy applies to any person or entity that comes into contact with our services, goods, and products; including existing clients, potential future clients, business associates, and visitors or site users.

Information We Collect

We collect various categories of Personal Data in order to deliver our legal services to you and enhance your experience with our firm. The following categories of Personal Data may be collected:

Data that identifies: Full name, nationality, date of birth, and government-issued ID (i.e. passport, driver’s license, national ID)
Contact information: Including postal address, telephone number, email address, preferred contact method
Information about your matter: Full description of the matter, case documents/contracts/evidence, communications with us, and case history
Financial information: Payment information, banking details, billing address, and transaction history
Your business: Company name, registered business information, owners/executives, and corporate documents
Website data: Your IP address, browser type and version, device and cookies data, website usage activity (i.e. where you go on our site)
Communications data: Telephone call records, email communications, WhatsApp messages/communications, chat room or forum activity, meeting notes
Other information: All other information voluntarily submitted by you to us in connection with the matter or through any of our forms on our website

We only collect Personal Data that we need in order to deliver our legal services to you or communicate with you.

Information Collection Methods

We collect your personal information through various means, and all of our data collection methods are secure and transparent:

Direct Collection: When you contact us by phone, WhatsApp, email, a form on our website, or during an in-person visit to our office
Website Interactions: Where you fill in any form, or request a consultation online at https://marawanmoursy.com/
Document Disclosure: Where you present us with legal documents, contracts, and/or evidence pertaining to your matter
Automated technologies: If you use any cookies or similar technologies that monitor how websites are used in terms of usage and preferences
Third party sources: With your permission, we may obtain some information from public records or government departments, courts, or legal professionals to assist us with your matter

We will always notify you when we require additional data and will always seek your consent where applicable.

Purposes of Information Collection and Use

Marwan Moursy Firm collects your personal information only for legitimate business, legal, and communication purposes, including the following:

Providing you with legal advice, representation, and other consultancy services
Determining your eligibility for particular actions or legal services
Preparing and filing legal documents and matters on your behalf
Communicating with you concerning your file or inquiries concerning a file
Invoicing and processing payments and other administrative uses
Performing conflict checks, identity checks, and other due diligence activities required by law
Fulfilling our legal obligations and complying with court orders, statutory and other regulatory requirements and legal processes
Enhancing our website, services, and interactions with you, which may include analyzing your use of the site and other materials for trends, and analyzing information about users of the website received through cookies, web analytics, or other digital performance metrics in order to deliver enhanced services
Marketing our services to you (with your consent), including sending you newsletters and providing information about legal updates, publications, seminars, networking events, etc. that may be of interest to you

We will never use your information other than as described above or in ways that are unrelated or irrelevant to providing our services to you or without a lawful basis.

Legal Bases for Processing Your Information

Our processing of personal data is always done on a lawful basis such as:

Performance of a contract: If you instruct our firm to provide services, we will process your data in order to perform the contract we have entered into with you.
Legal obligations: Applicable law, rules, regulations, court orders, and professional or regulatory rules we are subject to require us to process some types of information.
Legitimate interests: We are permitted to process your data where necessary for our legitimate interest (or those of a third party) provided that it does not prejudice your rights. For example, we may process your data in order to monitor usage levels, manage systems and applications, prevent fraud, enhance security, or improve our services.
Consent: Where none of the above bases apply, we will seek your explicit consent to collect and use your data (such as for marketing purposes). Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

Information Security

At Marwan Moursy Firm, security and confidentiality of your data is a top priority. We take extensive technical, physical, and organizational measures to help ensure the protection of your personal information, including:

Encrypting digital data and storing paper records securely
Using access controls and authentication measures to limit who has access to your data
Performing regular cybersecurity audits and regularly updating our data systems to ensure breach protection
Maintaining strict confidentiality agreements with all of our staff, lawyers, consultants, and any of our contractual third-party data protection partners
Using secure data transmission protocols (such as SSL/TLS for online data exchanges)
Implementing physical security measures at our building premises
Providing regular training to our staff concerning ongoing compliance with applicable jurisdiction privacy and data security best practices

Attorneys – Client Privilege and Confidentiality

As a law firm, we are subject to professional duties of confidentiality and legal professional privilege. This means:

All information received by us for the purpose of seeking legal advice or legal assistance is held strictly confidential
We will not disclose any other details about your matter to any other party without your express permission or except as required by law
Any communication between you and our lawyers cannot be used against you in court or disclosed to other parties

Our duty of confidentiality applies to all staff, lawyers, and consultants at Marwan Moursy Firm, and is a fundamental part of the trust our clients have in us.

Information Sharing and Third-Party Disclosures

We will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. In certain circumstances, we may share your information with trusted third parties regarding our work for you. This sharing will be based on a processing necessity and will always adhere to a need-to-know principle, in compliance with our privacy policy. The third parties to whom we may disclose your information include:

Courts, tribunals, other legal or administrative agencies, and government departments, particularly in cases where you have participated in collective proceedings initiated by a representative claimant
Experts, translators, or other professionals providing advice on your matter, with your consent
Financial institutions related to payment processing, in certain instances
Information technologists, website hosts, and cloud storage providers, who will be contractually obligated to maintain confidentiality and privacy

To the extent that you provide any information to third parties, we will implement adequate safeguards that are generally accepted to protect this information and uphold its integrity.

International Data Transfers

While Marwan Moursy Firm is a U.S.-based company, we have clients all over the world and may from time to time need to transfer personal information to other jurisdictions. When we do:

We will be compliant with all relevant laws on international data transfers (including the General Data Protection Regulation for those clients in the EU)
Any recipient located outside the U.S. will be suitable in terms of providing an adequate level of protection, be that by way of contractual protections or other recognized legal instruments
You’ll be notified that the data is being redirected to another jurisdiction, and, where applicable, your consent will be obtained

We will take steps to keep your data as secure as possible no matter what geographic region it’s processed and/or stored in.

Cookies and Information on Website Use

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website to facilitate your use of the site, analyze our site traffic, and improve the services that we offer online. Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer that allow us to recognize you and remember you.

Required cookies: Required so we can provide website functionality, including secure logins and form submissions
Analytics cookies: Collect data in an anonymous form, including information such as the number of visitors, the pages the visitors view, and the length of time spent on the website, in order to analyze website utilization and optimize content
Preference cookies: Allow us to remember your language, region, or other personal preference settings

You may set your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies at any time. Please note that disabling cookies can reduce the performance of the website and may impact user experience. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

Marketing Communication and Your Preferences

“From time to time we may contact you with information about our legal services, newsletters, and invitations for upcoming events and seminars. We will only do so:

If you have expressly consented to us contacting you (opt-in) or where permitted by law
In the manner which you have specified (by email, telephone, WhatsApp)

You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in our emails to you or by contacting us at [email protected]. This will not affect any legal services currently being provided to you or our continued provision of such services on a routine basis.

Storage and Deletion of Personal Data

We keep your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide the services for which it has been collected or as needed by law and bar association requirements. However, retention periods vary according to:

The case’s nature and complexity
The statutory requirement to retain legal materials (generally 5-7 years after closure of the relevant matter or longer if so required)
Our professional obligations requiring avoidance of conflicts of interest

Once we have no further need for your data, we securely delete and/or anonymize it. You may also require us to delete your information early, unless our legal or regulatory obligations prevent us from doing so.

Personal Data Rights

Depending on applicable law and your location, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access: To request a copy of information that we hold about you
Right of rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to erasure (also known as the “right to be forgotten”): To request deletion of your information, subject to our overriding legal obligations
Right to restrict processing: To ask us to restrict the use we make of your information
Right to data portability: To receive your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and have this information transmitted to another provider
Right to object: To object to processing based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes
Right to withdraw consent: If processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or (628) 368-4584. We will respond within the timeframe set out under applicable law.

Children’s Privacy

“We do not direct our services to children under the age of 18, nor knowingly collect, use, or disclose to third parties the personal information of children under 18 without verifiable parental or guardian consent. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information from our files. We take such steps as required by applicable law in relation to children’s privacy.”

Data Breach Notification and Response

Whilst we have taken all possible precautions, no method of transmission or storage of data is 100% secure. In the unusual event of any breach of your personal information, our incident response measures are as follows:

We will notify affected individuals in accordance with the applicable legal requirements. Where individuals are notified, the notification will include information on the incident and action steps for individuals.
We will fully collaborate with any authorities or third parties and take such additional compliance measures and actions as appropriate to contain and investigate the incident.
Our priority is to limit the risk posed to you in relation to your privacy and to avoid any repetition through enhancements to our security measures.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, the law or other government resources, or partner organizations for your convenience. Please be aware:

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.
Should you decide to follow a link to a third-party site, you will be governed by its privacy policy and user agreement.
You should review the privacy policies of all those external sites where you provide personally identifiable information.

If you have concerns about the suitability of a linked website, please notify us so we can reevaluate its inclusion in our websites.

About This Privacy Policy and Changes to It

We may update and amend this Privacy Policy in the future, to change our practices, the services we offer, and the law. When we do:

The new Policy will be posted on our website at https://marawanmoursy.com/
The effective date at the top of the policy will be changed so that you are always aware of the last modification of the policy.
If that is required by law, we will provide prior notice regarding the change, and ask for a renewed consent.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy so that you can understand how your information is being protected. For more details, see our Privacy Policy.

Contact Us About This Policy and Your Privacy

Should you have any questions pertaining to this Privacy Policy or your own personal information, or you wish to exercise your rights, you may contact us using the following contact information:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (628) 368-4584
In person: 100 Spear St Ste 530, San Francisco CA 94105

You may also submit a privacy-related inquiry through our website’s contact form (https://marawanmoursy.com/), and we commit to respond in a timely manner in order to address, and in good faith resolve, any concerns. For more details, please visit our Contact Marwan Moursy Firm page.

Your Consent and Other Notices

By requesting our legal services, contacting Marwan Moursy Firm, or using our website, you specifically consent to the practices and principles described in this Privacy Policy. We appreciate your trust in us and assure you we are committed to the highest standards of privacy, confidentiality, and ethical responsibilities in all of our communications and professional relationships. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about this policy, or if the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy do not meet with your satisfaction; you may also choose not to engage our services. We are always pleased to provide you with the information and clarification you need to feel comfortable about how your contact or other data is treated.

Closing

At Marwan Moursy Firm, we view the protection of your privacy among our most important legal and professional obligations. We are acutely aware of the trust you place in us by sharing information with us regarding your legal matter and take every precaution to assure that any information shared will be held in the strictest confidence as well as used only according to your directions, for your benefit. Thank you for this opportunity to serve as your trusted go-to attorneys. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding our handling of your privacy issues, please submit those via email to [email protected] or call us at (628) 368-4584. We will do everything within our power to offer our services to you with professionalism, expertise, and honest respect for your privacy and independent rights.