PRIVACY POLICY

PM & CO Inc Attorneys

Effective Date: 12 March 2026

PM & CO Inc Attorneys (“PM & CO”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) value your privacy and are dedicated to safeguarding your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we gather, utilize, disclose, retain, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, reach out to us, send an inquiry, fill out a lead form, or utilize our legal services. POPIA imposes responsibilities on responsible parties handling personal information, and data subjects possess rights concerning access, correction, objection, and direct marketing.

1. Responsible Party

PM & CO Inc Attorneys serves as the responsible party for the personal information processed through our website, digital advertising, and client intake procedures.

2. Information We Collect

We may gather and process the following personal data:

your first and last name;
contact number;
email address;
postal or city address;
details pertaining to your legal inquiry or issue;
identity or company information provided to us;
records of correspondence with us;
website usage statistics, device information, cookies, and analytical data;
data submitted via online forms, including Google Ads lead forms.

If required for a legal matter, we may also obtain additional data and relevant documents that you willingly provide or that are necessary for legal compliance, onboarding, conflict checks, and executing our mandate.

3. How We Collect Information

We gather personal information:

directly from you when you reach out, complete a form, request a consultation, or instruct us;
through our website and cookies;
from advertising platforms and lead forms used to promote our services;
from third parties where permitted by law, including public records, counterparties, regulators, courts, service providers, and referral sources.

Google mandates a privacy policy when collecting information via a lead form asset, and that privacy policy accompanies the form.

4. Purpose of Processing

We process personal information for lawful and specific objectives, including:

responding to queries and consultation requests;
evaluating and initiating new matters;
providing legal services and advice;
communicating with you regarding your matter;
verifying identity and conducting conflict and compliance checks;
billing, administration, and record-keeping;
complying with legal and regulatory requirements;

POPIA necessitates that personal information be collected for a specific, clearly defined, and lawful purpose related to the function or activity of the responsible party.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal information when:

you have provided consent;
processing is required to take steps at your request before entering into a mandate;
processing is necessary to fulfill our legal services mandate;
processing is mandated by law;
processing protects a legitimate interest of yours or ours, where lawful.

6. Disclosure of Personal Information

We may share personal information, when necessary and lawful, with:

our staff and authorized consultants;
advocates, correspondents, experts, sheriffs, tracers, and other service providers involved in your matter.

7. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may utilize cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to enhance functionality, monitor traffic, understand user behavior, and assist with marketing and remarketing. You can typically manage cookies via your browser settings.

9. Retention of Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was gathered, to offer our services, to adhere to legal, regulatory, tax, insurance, risk-management, and professional obligations, and to resolve disputes or enforce rights.

10. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to safeguard personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While no system can ensure absolute security, we take privacy and information security seriously.

11. Your Rights

Subject to applicable legislation, you may have the entitlement to:

request access to your personal information;
request correction or updating of your information;
object to specific processing;
request deletion or destruction when lawful;
withdraw consent where processing relies on consent;
file a complaint with the Information Regulator.

POPIA grants data subjects rights relating to access, correction, and engagement in the processing of their personal information.

12. Complaints

If you have concerns regarding how we handle your personal information, please reach out to us first so we can attempt to address it. You may also file a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.

13. Children’s Information

Our services are not aimed at children as a primary audience. When information concerning a child is processed during a legal matter, such processing will be managed in accordance with applicable law and only when relevant and lawful.

14. Changes to this Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy occasionally. Any revised version will be made available on our website with the updated effective date.

15. Contact Us

If you have any inquiries concerning this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please reach out to us