Privacy Policy

Azorium Law Firm ("Azorium", "we", "us", or "our") is an international law firm registered and operating in Baku, Azerbaijan. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals who interact with our firm, whether as clients, prospective clients, or visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Personal Data (Law No. 998-IIIQ, 11 May 2010) and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We may collect and process the following categories of personal information: Identity and contact data: full name, email address, telephone number, postal address, and nationality. Enquiry and matter data: details of legal matters you enquire about or instruct us on, correspondence, and documents you provide. Website usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral sources, collected via cookies and similar technologies. We collect this information when you contact us through our website contact form, by email or telephone, or in the course of an engagement with our firm.

We use your personal data for the following purposes: To respond to enquiries and provide legal services you have requested. To fulfil our legal and regulatory obligations, including client identification and anti-money laundering (AML) due diligence. To manage and administer our client relationships and matter records. To send you relevant legal updates or publications, where you have consented to receive them. To operate and improve our website. We rely on the following legal bases for processing: performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps, compliance with legal obligations, legitimate interests, and, where required, your consent.

All information shared with Azorium in the context of seeking or receiving legal advice is subject to strict professional confidentiality obligations. We do not disclose client information to any third party except as required by law, with your explicit consent, or as necessary to provide the legal services you have engaged us for.

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share your information with: Trusted service providers who assist in operating our website and business (such as IT, hosting, and communication service providers), bound by confidentiality obligations. Regulatory authorities, courts, or law enforcement agencies, where required by applicable law. Third-party legal counsel, experts, or counterparties, strictly as necessary for the conduct of your legal matter.

Azorium operates from Baku, Azerbaijan. Where we transfer personal data to parties in other jurisdictions, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including contractual protections, to maintain the level of protection required under applicable law.

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements. Client matter files are typically retained for a minimum of seven (7) years following the conclusion of a matter, in accordance with professional regulations.

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to: Access the personal data we hold about you. Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data. Request erasure of your data, where we have no overriding legal basis to retain it. Object to or restrict certain processing activities. Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details set out in Section 10 below. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at: Azorium Law Firm Baku, Azerbaijan Email: info@azorium.az We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page. Last reviewed: 2025.