This Personal Data Protection Notice (“Notice”) describes how we manage and safeguard personal data. Personal data is information about a living person, including identification details, contact details and other information processed in conjunction with ZICOlaw services.

By submitting your own or another individual’s personal data, you confirm that you and such other individual agree to our collection, use and disclosure of personal data in accordance with this Notice. Please do not send us any personal data if you do not want it to be used in this way.

The personal data we collect

In the course of our services, you may provide personal data to us, as clients or other parties involved in our work. Your personal data may also be provided by someone on your behalf, in which case, we will assume until notified otherwise, that you have authorised the disclosure of your personal data to us.

When you use our website, you are not required to provide any personal data on the public areas of our website. However, you may choose to provide us with information by contacting us, including for subscription to our publications, client alerts and client events, and for career enquiries or applications.

What we use your personal data for

We only use your information in connection with the provision of ZICOlaw services, including:

  • to provide you with publications and client communications which we think you will find valuable,
  • to invite you to events we think you will be interested in;
  • to provide and improve our services to you and our clients;
  • to manage our relationship with you and our clients;
  • to fulfil our legal obligations, protect our legal interests and rights;
  • for the purposes of recruitment and other legitimate business purposes.

We do not sell or otherwise make personal information commercially available to any third party, except as described in this Notice or with your prior permission.

Sharing data across our ZICOlaw Network. In doing the above, we may transfer your personal data overseas to any ZICOlaw office or any of our affiliates located in countries which may not have well developed data protection legislation. However, we will ensure that the processing of your personal data complies with our ZICOlaw security measures. If in the future we re-organise our business, we may need to transfer your personal data to a new ZICOlaw entity or third party through which ZICOlaw provides services.

Security

We will take reasonable care to implement security measures which safeguard against unauthorised or unlawful access to, or alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal data. If our data processing is carried out by a third party, we will require that they adhere to our standards.

Your rights

You can request to see the personal data we hold about you and, if the personal data is inaccurate, you can request that we update it. You may do so by sending us an email at zh-clientcomm@zicoholdings.com. Please allow us reasonable time to respond and effect any change.

Opt-out

If you do not want us to use your personal data to provide you with publications and information about ZICOlaw services, please send us an email at zh-clientcomm@zicoholdings.com or click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our e-mails.

By not informing us or unsubscribing, we will assume we have your implied consent to use your personal data as described above.

Revisions

ZICOlaw reserves the right to change this Notice from time to time. The current version will always be posted on our website. This Client Personal Data Protection Notice was last updated on 25 March, 2014.

Contact us

Any questions or requests concerning this Notice should be directed to zh-clientcomm@zicoholdings.com or by phone +603 2087 9999.

Announcement

On 1 December 2022, KPMG and ZICO Law entered into an agreement under which a number of law firms and teams from the ZICO Law network have joined the KPMG network of firms.

The deal will see more than 275 lawyers join over 2,900 legal professionals in the KPMG global organization, creating a significant legal footprint across Asia. It will offer legal services and solutions, a globally connected legal services platform, and specialists who work with leading technology providers to modernize legal functions across organizations. The strategic combination increases the total number of legal professionals in the KPMG network to over 3,750 across 84 jurisdictions. You may read the press release here.

For more information and to see how we can assist you in your desired jurisdiction, please follow the links below: