Terms of Service
IMPORTANT: Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our website. These terms are issued by Zoe, Akyea & Co. In these terms and conditions, the words “the Firm”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to or mean Zoe, Akyea & Co.
By accessing our website, you accept these terms of use and agree to be bound by the provisions below. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not continue to access our website.
We may modify the provisions of these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. Any modifications are effective immediately from the time they are uploaded onto our website. By using this website, you agree to check these provisions regularly and ensure you are aware of any future amendments to them.
General information
Zoe, Akyea & Co. is a limited liability company incorporated in the Republic of Ghana with company registration number CS425442014 and Tax Identification Number C0003618544.
All lawyers at Zoe, Akyea & Co. are listed on the Ghana Bar Association Lawyer Locator Page. This is an online database that displays the details of all lawyers authorised to practice in Ghana. It includes information about lawyers’ practising status, their practising address, and whether they have been the subject of any disciplinary findings.
Our registered office and principal place of business is at C114, Aborlebu Crescent, North – Labone, Accra, Ghana. We are a law Firm authorised and regulated by the General Legal Council to provide legal services.
Zoe, Akyea & Co. is committed to making reasonable adjustments to reduce disadvantages for disabled people receiving legal services. Contact us if you would like to request reasonable adjustments, and we will be happy to assist.
In relation to the content of this website, we will not be liable to any user of our website for damages of any kind, including (without limitation) direct, indirect, compensatory or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims by a third party.
Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability in relation to this website to the extent that liability cannot be limited and/or excluded by applicable law.
Your use of our website is subject to the laws of the Republic of Ghana. Any dispute and/or claim arising out of this website is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ghanaian Courts.
We reserve all rights not granted expressly by us.
Website Terms of Use
The material within this website has been prepared as a public resource for informational purposes and contains only general information and commentary. It does not take account of any individual circumstances. It is not intended to be legal advice on any specific legal or other matter, nor is it intended to constitute an attorney-client relationship.
Information on this website is current as of the date of publication and does not necessarily reflect the present law or regulations. Zoe, Akyea & Co. does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise from accessing or relying on information published on this website.
You must use this website for lawful purposes only and in accordance with any and all applicable laws and regulations of the country from which you access this website. Any use of the information on any part of our website in breach of these terms and conditions will terminate your right to use our website.
Intellectual property
The logos, trademarks and trade names on the website are the property of Zoe, Akyea & Co. or other third parties where appropriate. You may not use them without the express permission of the Firm or the relevant third party.
The website’s design, images, text and layout are protected by copyright, design rights and other similar laws, and you must not copy or imitate them. We reserve all rights to bring actions with respect to infringement of copyright, design rights and other similar rights.
You may copy, print off or download information from our website for use as an information resource, providing you agree not to amend, modify or change any part of the content, layout or design. If you wish to use any part of the content on our website for commercial purposes, you must seek written permission from us before doing so.
If you use material from our website in breach of the provisions of these terms and conditions, you must immediately cease doing so, notify us of the breach and return the materials you have used in an unauthorised manner to us.
Links
You may access our website from a private website that is owned by you, provided that the link is lawful, does not damage our reputation, nor suggest any form of association with, approval or endorsement by us where there is none.
We reserve the right to withdraw permission to link to our website without notice.
From time to time, we provide links on our website to other sites and resources that are provided and maintained by third parties. We have no control over the information contained on these third-party sites and assume no responsibility or liability for the content of the third-party sites. If you follow a link to any third-party website, please note that these websites have privacy policies that are different from our privacy policy. We accept no liability to you for any loss or damage you may suffer from entering into a contract as a result of viewing or using any information from third-party sites.
Viruses
Please note that accessing a website comes with the risk of exposure to malicious or harmful technological material such as viruses, trojan horses and worms.
Whilst we use reasonable efforts to ensure that no such malicious or harmful technological material is transmitted to you as a result of your use of our website, you are responsible for ensuring that any information you download from our website is free from malicious or harmful technological material.
You must not introduce any malicious or harmful technological material into, make any attempts to gain unauthorised access to or launch any cyber-attacks on our website, any databases or servers connected to our website. If any such actions are taken, we may report any such activities to the relevant law enforcement agencies and, in assisting with any enquiries or investigations, disclose personal data in relation to you.
Confidentiality and Conflict Policy
We hold ourselves to a stringent confidentiality standard and take privacy matters very seriously.
If instructed by you, we take all necessary steps to protect the confidentiality of the information you provide us. We operate a policy requiring Members of our Firm to check for possible conflicts of interest before allocating or accepting work.
If you have any concerns that there might be a conflict of interest in relation to any instructions that you wish to send us, please raise these concerns with a Managing Partner by telephone or e-mail before sending us confidential information in any form.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy sets out the basis on which the Firm will process any personal data we collect from you. Please read this policy carefully in order to understand how Zoe, Akyea & Co. will use your personal data.
We may process data about you from the information you provide to us:
- When you contact us by phone, e-mail or in person.
- When you accept cookies from our website.
- When you fill in electronic or paper forms.
- When you subscribe to our email mailing lists.
The information about you that has been collected by us may contain personal details that we will process in accordance with any Ghanaian data protection laws in force from time to time. We use the data you provide to us and the data we collect about you for our internal purposes only.
We will not pass on your personal information to any third-party organisation without your consent. We will only disclose your personal information to a third party without your permission when we are legally obligated to do so.
We will always strive to ensure that your personal data is held securely; however, we remind you that the transmission of digital data is not entirely secure.
You are entitled to request confirmation on whether we hold information about you. If we store information about you and you would like to request a copy of your information or change the information we hold about you, please get in touch with us at our registered office or by email at info@zakyea.com
Cookies
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Typically, we use cookies to distinguish you from other users, speed up your searches and navigation, remember any customisation you have made concerning our website and to help us better understand how our users interact with our website.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. If you wish to, you may disable the automatic acceptance of cookies by modifying the settings relating to cookies within your Internet browser. Please note that you may experience a reduction in the functionality of our website after you disable cookies.