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EVERSAGE LAW PRACTICE is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience.

This Privacy Notice applies to the Eversage Law Practice (“Eversage LP”) site and governs data collection and usage as prescribed by the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation 2019. By using the Eversage LP site, you consent to the data practices described in this Notice.

 

Who We Are

Eversage LP is the sole operator of this site and the services described therein. The data controller solely responsible for the processing of all data obtained through this site is Eversage LP. 

Data Protection Principles

In accordance with Part 2 of the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation 2019, the governing principles, so adhered to by Eversage LP, and applicable to the collection and processing of personal data are described below:

  • All personal data must be collected and processed in accordance with specific, legitimate, and lawful purposes consented to by the Data Subject.
  • Any further processing, not requiring consent, must be limited to archiving, scientific research, historical research, or statistical purposes for public interest.
  • Such data, so obtained for legitimate reasons or with the consent of the Data Subject, must not be transferred to a third party.
  • All data collected and processed must be adequate, accurate, and without prejudice to the dignity of a human person.
  • All data must be stored only for the period within which it is reasonably needed.
  • All data must be secured against all foreseeable hazards and breaches.
  • There is a duty of care owed to the Data Subject in the collection, possession, and processing of the Personal Data of the Data Subject.
  • All who are entrusted with the Personal Data of the Data Subject shall be accountable for such acts and/or omissions in respect of data processing and in accordance with all other principles contained in the relevant Data Protection Regulation.

Collection of your Personal Information

Eversage LP collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. Eversage LP also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your age, gender, preferences, interests, and favourites.

We collect this information:

  • When you access our website
  • When you create an account on our Virtual Law Firm (“VFL”) platform
  • From details provided by you through our enquiries page

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Eversage LP. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used by Eversage LP for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Eversage LP site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Eversage LP public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Eversage LP does not read any of your private online communications.

Eversage LP encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Eversage LP so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. Eversage LP is not responsible for the privacy statements, or other content on websites outside of the Eversage LP website.

Consent to Data Collection and Processing

No personal data will be collected or processed by Eversage LP without the consent of you, the Data subject. By accessing and using this website and/or the Virtual Law Firm (“VFL”) platform, you consent to the collection and processing of your data. In order to withdraw such consent, please contact us at info@eversagelegal.com.

Use of your Personal Information

Eversage LP collects and uses your personal information to operate the Eversage LP website and VFL platform to deliver services requested by you. Eversage LP also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Eversage LP. Eversage LP may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Eversage LP does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Eversage LP may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Eversage LP may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you emails or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Eversage LP, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Eversage LP does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The Eversage LP website will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

(a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Eversage LP or the site;

(b) protect and defend the rights or property of Eversage LP; and,

(c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Eversage LP, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Eversage LP website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webpage server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Eversage LP webpages, or create an account on our VLF platform, a cookie helps Eversage LP to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Eversage LP website or the VLF platform, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Eversage LP features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Eversage LP website or the VFL platform.

Security of your Personal Information

Eversage LP secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure by setting up firewalls and through data encryption via our cloud based central data repository. Eversage LP secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit/debit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

Eversage LP will occasionally update this Privacy Notice to reflect the Firm’s and client feedback or such other changes in the applicable laws and regulations. Eversage LP encourages you to periodically review this Notice to be informed of how Eversage LP is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Eversage LP welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that Eversage LP has not adhered to this Notice, please contact our Data Protection team at info@eversagelegal.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

3. Embedded Content
Pages on this site may include embedded content, like YouTube videos, for example. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Below you can find a list of the services we use:
Facebook
The Facebook page plugin is used to display our Facebook timeline on our site. Facebook has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from Facebook and your IP is not sent to a Facebook server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Facebook Privacy Policy .
Twitter
We use the Twitter API to display our tweets timeline on our site. Twitter has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your IP is not sent to a Twitter server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Twitter Privacy Policy .
Youtube
We use YouTube videos embedded on our site. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTube and your IP is not sent to a YouTube server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTube Privacy Policy.
4. Cookies
This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. Cookies generally exist to make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the help section of your browser.
Necessary Cookies (all site visitors)
  • cfduid: Is used for our CDN CloudFlare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. See more information on privacy here: CloudFlare Privacy Policy.
  • PHPSESSID: To identify your unique session on the website.
Necessary Cookies (Additional for Logged in Customers)
  • wp-auth: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
  • wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
  • wordpress_test_cookie Used by WordPress to ensure cookies are working correctly.
  • wp-settings-[UID]: WordPress sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
  • wp-settings-[UID]:WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
5. Who Has Access To Your Data
If you are not a registered client for our site, there is no personal information we can retain or view regarding yourself. If you are a client with a registered account, your personal information can be accessed by:
  • Our system administrators.
  • Our supporters when they (in order to provide support) need to get the information about the client accounts and access.
6. Third Party Access to Your Data
We don’t share your data with third-parties in a way as to reveal any of your personal information like email, name, etc. The only exceptions to that rule are for partners we have to share limited data with in order to provide the services you expect from us. Please see below:
Envato Pty Ltd
For the purpose of validating and getting your purchase information regarding licenses for this theme, we send your provided tokens and purchase keys to Envato Pty Ltd and use the response from their API to register your validated support data. See the Envato privacy policy here: Envato Privacy Policy.
Ticksy
Ticksy provides the support ticketing platform we use to handle support requests. The data they receive is limited to the data you explicitly provide and consent to being set when you create a support ticket. Ticksy adheres to the EU/US “Privacy Shield” and you can see their privacy policy here: Ticksy Privacy Policy.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data For
When you submit a support ticket or a comment, its metadata is retained until (if) you tell us to remove it. We use this data so that we can recognize you and approve your comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation. If you register on our website, we also store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except changing your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
8. Security Measures
We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts our user communications with the servers so that personally identifiable information is not captured/hijacked by third parties without authorization. In case of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all needed steps to ensure system integrity, will contact affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed.
9. Your Data Rights
General Rights
If you have a registered account on this website or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we retain, including any additional data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any of the personal data we have stored. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. In short, we cannot erase data that is vital to you being an active customer (i.e. basic account information like an email address). If you wish that all of your data is erased, we will no longer be able to offer any support or other product-related services to you.
GDPR Rights
Your privacy is critically important to us. Going forward with the GDPR we aim to support the GDPR standard. AncoraThemes permits residents of the European Union to use its Service. Therefore, it is the intent of AncoraThemes to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation. For more details please see here: EU GDPR Information Portal.
10. Third Party Websites
ThemeREX may post links to third party websites on this website. These third party websites are not screened for privacy or security compliance by AncoraThemes, and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third party websites. All social media sharing links, either displayed as text links or social media icons do not connect you to any of the associated third parties unless you explicitly click on them. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy, and any other policies in place, in addition to any amendments, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to members of the Service or Site. AncoraThemes bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any advertiser or third party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third party links.
11. Release of Your Data for Legal Purposes
At times it may become necessary or desirable to AncoraThemes, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for the purposes of a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. In the event that we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may elect to notify you to give you an opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena, or we may attempt to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also proactively report you, and release your information to, third parties where we believe that it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as our belief that you have engaged in fraudulent activities. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to a request from law enforcement agencies or private litigants. Any passing on of personal data for legal purposes will only be done in compliance with laws of the country you reside in.
Established in 2014, the Greece Golden Visa program which is Greece’s residence by investment program is acknowledged as one of the more affordable residences by investment programs in Europe.  The Greece Golden Visa program offers the optimal solution for non-EU nationals seeking the freedom to live, undertake business, and study in Greece, or to travel across the Schengen Area. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, theatre and the Olympic Games.  As an EU member state, Greece offers its residents and citizens a myriad of spectacular benefits which include but are not limited to high levels of safety and security, world class education opportunities, state of the art healthcare options, and a consistent application of the rule of law. Greece’s warm Mediterranean climate, desirable lifestyle, and cosmopolitan cities, coupled with the country’s strong industries, have led many wealthy individuals and families to make this country their second home. The Greece Golden Visa Program is considered one of the most affordable residence-by-investment programs that provide access to Europe. Successful applicants and their families are able to benefit from visa-free access to Europe’s Schengen Area within two months of applying
With popular world-class resorts such as Protaras and Ayia Napa, a long and storied historical tradition, and access to world-class facilities for specialized sports such as Golf and Climbing, Cyprus is considered an ideal destination for permanent residence for non-EU nationals. Cyprus has the lowest crime levels in the EU, a relatively low cost of living, and no inheritance tax. It has high-quality health care and offers access to leading medical centers. The Cypriot government has the drive to increase foreign investment and boost economic development and as such has simplified Regulation 6(2) of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations in order to achieve this. As such residence permits may now be issued to applicants from non-European countries who wish to invest in Cyprus.
Vanuatu is an independent Commonwealth State, having gained independence from the UK and France in 1980. The country is located in the South Pacific and comprises of 83 islands, of which, 68 are populated and spread over 1,300 kilometers. Its proximity to Australia and New Zealand ensures close ties to the countries. Vanuatu’s natural beauty, abundance of fresh water, fish, tropical forests and breathtaking scenery as well as its small airports, marinas, yacht clubs and hotels all combine to make it an outstanding and growing tourist destination. The four pillars of the Vanuatu economy are agriculture, tourism, offshore financial services and the cattle industry. The three main languages are English, French and Bislama. The local indigenous population are referred to as Ni-Vanuatu and mainly work in the agricultural sector. Since 2012 the Government of Vanuatu has introduced a number of various Citizenship-by-Investment programmes. The most recent being in 2017 and referred to as the Development Support Programme (DSP) which was spearheaded by the Prime Minister. The DSP includes designated agents of Ni-Vanuatu descent of which RIF Trust is proudly associated.
St Lucia is an independent Commonwealth State, having gained independence from the UK on 22 February 1979, a day celebrated each year with a public holiday. The country is located in the Eastern Caribbean and has a beautiful mountain terrain, including Mount Gimie and the Pitons, which are the island's most famous landmarks. St Lucia is a United Nations, OECS, and CARICOM member. The regional currency is the East Caribbean Dollar (XCD), which is pegged to the US Dollar. An educated workforce and improvements in roads, communications, water supply, sewerage and port facilities have attracted significant foreign investment in the tourism and offshore banking industries. Tourism remains the country’s main source of jobs and income and accounts for 65% of the GDP.
The beautiful, verdant two-island state of St Kitts and Nevis is located in the eastern Caribbean, to the west of Antigua and the south of Anguilla. Formerly a British colony, St Kitts and Nevis gained its independence in 1983 but has chosen to maintain link with its colonial past by keeping Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. The islands cover 261 sq. km, and the population of just over 54,000 enjoys a high standard of living in a federal parliamentary democracy. Tourism is the nation's economic mainstay, attracting more than 600,000 visitors every year and contributing the majority of the USD 1.5 billion annual income. St Kitts & Nevis is a signatory to the Double Taxation Relief (CARICOM) Treaty 1994 and has implemented measures to ensure compliance with the US FATCA regime. The government offers an accelerated application process which reduces the processing period to 60 days or less, making St Kitts the fastest programme in the Caribbean.
Grenada is a beautiful country of lush, tropical forests, stunning waterfalls and gorgeous sandy beaches. While it has much to offer residents, the Grenadian Citizenship-by-Investment Programme doesn't require you to live in or visit the country to apply. The Citizenship Programme requires a USD 150,000 donation or a USD 220,000 property purchase. Applications are processed in under six months. Siblings of the main applicant or of his/her spouse, who are not married and do not have children, may be included as a dependent of the main applicant. Children up to the age of 30 may be included in the application without the need to be enrolled in full time education. Parents over 55 may also be covered in the application and they are not required to be financially dependent on the main applicant. Grenada is a member of Caricom and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, as well as being a member of the Commonwealth. Citizens of Grenada don’t pay foreign income, wealth or inheritance taxes on their worldwide wealth, and also enjoy visa free travel to 142 countries including China – the only Caribbean country with such access. Grenada is also a treaty country with the US that allows citizens to be eligible to apply for the non-immigrant E2 visa. This is on the basis they will be investing a substantial amount of capital in a U.S. business.
The Commonwealth of Dominica, formerly a British colony, is an island state of 750 sq. km in the Windward Islands. Dominica is an island of remarkably unspoiled beauty, where lush, green forests roll across hills that stretch from shore to shore. English is the nation's official language, but French is also spoken widely. Dominica has been offering a Citizenship-by-Investment Progamme since 1993, enabling HNWIs and their families to enjoy all the benefits of being Dominican, in exchange for a contribution to the government. Dominica boasts pristine beaches, acres of unspoiled tropical rainforests and offers some of the best diving and hiking in the Caribbean. From the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Morne Trois Pitons National Park, to the development of a geothermal plant, Dominica’s philosophy is to protect and preserve its untainted and unparalleled beauty.
Lying in the Eastern Caribbean's Leeward Islands, the English-speaking, two-island state of Antigua and Barbuda is a favoured tourist destination affectionately referred to as the 'Land of 365 Beaches'. Antigua and Barbuda enjoy a pleasant year-round climate, with average air temperatures ranging between 25ºC to 28ºC (77ºF to 82ºF) and sea temperatures reaching 29ºC (84ºF). These lush tropical islands are stunningly beautiful locales, and tourism is the dominant source of income-generating about 60% of the islands' GDP. Having gained independence from Britain in 1981, Antigua and Barbuda has developed a reputation for judicial and governmental stability. Today, passport holders enjoy visa-free travel to approximately 152 countries, including the countries of the European Schengen Area, the UK, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Singapore, as well as enjoying the privileges associated with citizenship of a Caricom country.
Victor is a goal-driven lawyer who possesses an analytical mind, great legal research skills, and a keen eye for detail.  He enjoys providing simple solutions to complex legal problems. He is highly dedicated to providing the most optimal solution to any client challenge. Victor volunteers with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group working with the sub-group on Tourism, Hospitality, Entertainment, Creative Arts, and Sports Industries Commission tasked with creating policies for the aforementioned sectors to drive economic growth. His practice focuses on immigration, corporate, and commercial law.
Education
  • University of Sunderland (MBA)
  • De Montfort University (LLB)
  • The Nigerian Law School (BL)
Practice Areas
  • Immigration
  • Corporate and Commercial
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • Nigeria Bar Association
Contact Info
v.lawson@eversagelegal.com