Credence Legal (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.credencelegalcm.com and interact with us.
We adhere to the principles of data protection as required by Cameroonian Law No. 2010/012 relating to cybersecurity and cybercrime, and other applicable regulations.
We may collect the following types of information:
Personal Information: Information you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, phone number, company name, and any other details you submit via our contact forms, email subscriptions, or event registrations.
Non-Personal Information: Information collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To respond to your inquiries and provide you with requested information or services.
To send you newsletters, legal updates, event invitations, and other marketing communications (where you have consented to receive them).
To improve the functionality, content, and user experience of our website.
To analyze trends and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
To comply with our legal and professional obligations.
We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
Your explicit consent (e.g., for marketing emails).
The necessity for the performance of a contract or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
Our legitimate interests, such as managing our client relationships, promoting our services, and ensuring the security of our network and information.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to third parties.
We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
With trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, subject to strict confidentiality obligations.
If required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, where you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your information.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
These measures include secure servers, firewalls, and encryption. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required to comply with our legal obligations (such as regulatory record-keeping), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request erasure of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
Object to or restrict our processing of your data.
Withdraw your consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
Receive a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format (data portability).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 10.
Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your country of residence, where data protection laws may differ.
By submitting your personal data, you consent to this transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
Credence Legal
Attn: Data Protection Officer
7th Floor, Immeuble Empire Media
Rue Foche Akwa-Douala
B.P. 12724 Douala, Cameroon
Email: [email protected]
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Last Updated: January 27, 2026