Last Updated: 1 October 2026
1. INTRODUCTION
WACAPC Africa (“WACAPC”, “we”, “our” or “us”) respects the privacy of visitors, registered users, subscribers and other persons who use WACAPC-Africa.com.
This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose and otherwise process personal information when you visit or use WACAPC, create an account, purchase a subscription or membership, contact us, interact with advertisements, or otherwise use our services.
WACAPC is a legal-information and publishing platform providing access to historical West African judicial decisions, case reports, legal digests, editorial materials and related legal research resources.
We seek to process personal data fairly, lawfully, transparently and securely in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection laws, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and other applicable regulations and requirements.
By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Policy.
2. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
Depending upon how you interact with WACAPC, we may collect the following categories of information:
A. Information you provide directly
This may include:
- your name;
- email address;
- username or account information;
- telephone number, where supplied;
- membership or subscription information;
- billing and transaction information;
- messages, enquiries or correspondence sent through our Contact page or other communication channels;
- information you provide when subscribing to newsletters, updates or other services; and
- any other information you voluntarily provide to us.
B. Payment information
Where you purchase a membership, subscription or other paid service, payment may be processed by an independent payment service provider.
The payment provider may collect information such as your card details, bank details or other payment credentials directly.
WACAPC may receive limited transaction information such as the payment status, transaction reference, amount, date, subscription type and related information necessary to administer your membership.
C. Information collected automatically
When you access WACAPC, our servers and service providers may automatically collect technical and usage information, including:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address;
- browser type and version;
- operating system;
- device type;
- referring website or page;
- pages visited;
- date and time of access;
- approximate geographic location derived from IP address;
- links clicked;
- session information;
- error and diagnostic information; and
- other technical identifiers.
This information may be collected through cookies, server logs, pixels, web beacons and similar technologies.
3. HISTORICAL JUDGMENTS AND PUBLIC LEGAL INFORMATION
WACAPC publishes historical judicial decisions, law reports, case digests and related legal materials.
These materials may contain names and other information relating to judges, counsel, litigants, witnesses, public officers and other persons appearing in judicial proceedings.
Such information is generally reproduced, organised, edited or analysed as part of the historical and public legal record and for purposes including legal research, scholarship, education, preservation of judicial history and access to legal information.
Where you believe that material published on WACAPC contains a factual error, unlawful disclosure or information that should be restricted under applicable law, you may contact us through our Contact page for review.
4. HOW WE USE INFORMATION
We may use personal information for purposes including:
- providing and operating the WACAPC website;
- creating and administering user accounts;
- providing free and premium legal research content;
- managing memberships and subscriptions;
- processing and confirming payments;
- authenticating users;
- responding to enquiries and support requests;
- communicating important service information;
- sending newsletters or promotional communications where permitted;
- improving our website, content and user experience;
- measuring website traffic and usage;
- detecting fraud, abuse, security threats and technical problems;
- maintaining the security and integrity of our systems;
- displaying and measuring advertising;
- complying with legal, regulatory, accounting and taxation requirements;
- enforcing our contractual rights and website terms; and
- establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
5. LAWFUL BASES FOR PROCESSING
Where required by applicable law, we process personal data on one or more lawful bases, including:
Consent — where you have given us permission to process information for a particular purpose.
Contract — where processing is necessary to provide a membership, subscription, account or other service you requested.
Legal obligation — where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory requirement.
Legitimate interests — where processing is reasonably necessary for the operation, security, improvement or protection of WACAPC and those interests are not overridden by your applicable data-protection rights.
You may withdraw consent where processing is based upon consent, subject to applicable legal limitations.
6. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
WACAPC and third-party service providers may use cookies and similar technologies.
A cookie is a small data file stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.
Cookies may be used for purposes including:
Essential cookies
These enable basic website functions such as account login, security, session management, membership access and other services necessary for operation of the website.
Preference cookies
These may remember choices or settings so that the website can provide a more convenient experience.
Analytics cookies
These help us understand how visitors use WACAPC, which pages are visited, how visitors arrive at the website and how the website performs.
Advertising cookies
These may be used by advertising partners to deliver, measure, limit and, where permitted, personalise advertising.
Where applicable law requires consent before non-essential cookies are used, we will provide visitors with an appropriate consent mechanism.
You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Restricting certain cookies may affect some features of the website.
7. GOOGLE ADSENSE AND THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING
WACAPC may display advertisements supplied through Google AdSense and other advertising services.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses and other identifiers in connection with advertisements displayed on WACAPC.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based upon a user’s previous visits to WACAPC and/or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its advertising partners to serve advertisements to users based upon their visits to WACAPC and/or other websites on the Internet.
Depending upon your location, consent choices and Google settings, advertisements may be either personalised or non-personalised.
Personalised advertising may use information concerning previous browsing activity, interests, demographic information or interactions with websites and advertisements.
Non-personalised advertising does not rely upon a user’s past behaviour for ad targeting, although cookies or similar technologies may still be used for purposes such as frequency capping, fraud prevention and aggregated advertising measurement.
Users can manage or opt out of personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings.
You can also learn more by reviewing Google’s page entitled “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.”
Other third-party advertising vendors or networks may also use cookies or similar technologies when advertisements are served through WACAPC. Where applicable, users may visit those providers’ websites or recognised advertising-choice services to manage personalised advertising preferences.
WACAPC does not control cookies or technologies placed directly by independent advertising providers. Their processing of information is governed by their respective privacy policies and applicable law.
8. ANALYTICS
We may use analytics services, including services such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors interact with WACAPC.
Analytics providers may process information including:
- IP addresses;
- device identifiers;
- browser information;
- pages viewed;
- referral information;
- session duration; and
- interactions with website features.
We use this information principally in aggregated or statistical form to understand website traffic, improve navigation, measure content performance and maintain the website.
9. MEMBERSHIP AND SUBSCRIPTION ACCOUNTS
If you register for a WACAPC account or purchase a premium membership, we may process information necessary to:
- create and authenticate your account;
- identify your membership level;
- administer access to restricted content;
- maintain subscription records;
- process renewals, cancellations or upgrades;
- provide customer support; and
- maintain records required for financial, legal or administrative purposes.
You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential.
10. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to:
- website hosting and infrastructure providers;
- payment processors;
- email and communications providers;
- security, anti-fraud and anti-spam service providers;
- analytics providers;
- advertising partners, including Google;
- technical consultants and contractors;
- professional advisers such as lawyers and accountants;
- regulatory authorities, law-enforcement agencies or courts where disclosure is legally required; and
- another organisation in connection with a legitimate corporate restructuring, transfer or acquisition, subject to appropriate safeguards.
Service providers are permitted to process information only for authorised purposes and subject to applicable contractual and legal obligations.
11. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Some service providers used by WACAPC may process information outside Nigeria.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the transfer is permitted under applicable data-protection law and that appropriate safeguards are used where required.
12. DATA RETENTION
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:
- maintaining an active account or membership;
- providing requested services;
- maintaining financial and transaction records;
- complying with legal obligations;
- preventing fraud and abuse;
- resolving disputes; and
- establishing or defending legal claims.
Different categories of information may therefore be retained for different periods.
13. DATA SECURITY
We use reasonable administrative, organisational and technical measures designed to protect personal information against accidental or unlawful loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
However, no Internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users should therefore also take reasonable steps to protect their passwords, devices and account credentials.
14. YOUR DATA-PROTECTION RIGHTS
Subject to applicable law and any lawful exceptions, you may have rights concerning your personal data, including the right to:
- request confirmation that we process your personal data;
- request access to personal data held about you;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
- request deletion of personal information in appropriate circumstances;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain processing;
- request portability of eligible data;
- withdraw consent where processing is based upon consent; and
- lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority.
For persons in Nigeria, complaints concerning data protection may also be made to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
To exercise an applicable privacy right, please contact us through the WACAPC Contact page.
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.
15. ADVERTISING AND YOUR CHOICES
You may manage advertising preferences in several ways.
You may:
- adjust your consent choices through any cookie or privacy-management tool displayed on WACAPC;
- manage personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings;
- adjust cookie permissions within your browser;
- delete cookies stored on your device; or
- use recognised advertising-industry opt-out services where available.
Please note that opting out of personalised advertising does not necessarily prevent advertisements from being displayed. You may instead receive contextual or non-personalised advertising.
16. EMAIL AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
Where you have subscribed to newsletters or promotional communications, we may send information concerning:
- newly published cases or digests;
- WACAPC products and memberships;
- research resources;
- legal publishing updates; and
- related services.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails using the unsubscribe facility provided in the relevant communication or by contacting us.
We may continue to send essential administrative or transactional messages concerning your account or membership.
17. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
WACAPC may contain links to external websites, databases, payment services or other third-party resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of websites operated by third parties.
You should review the privacy policy of any external service before providing personal information to it.
18. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
WACAPC is a professional legal-information and research platform and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly use information about persons known by us to be under 13 years of age for personalised advertising.
Where applicable law requires parental or guardian consent before processing a child’s personal information, we will seek appropriate authorisation where we knowingly undertake such processing.
19. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy periodically to reflect:
- changes to WACAPC services;
- changes in technology;
- changes in advertising or analytics services;
- changes in applicable law or regulation; or
- changes in our data-processing practices.
The current version will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Material changes may also be communicated through the website or other appropriate means.
20. CONTACT US
If you have questions, requests or complaints concerning this Privacy & Cookie Policy or WACAPC’s handling of personal information, please contact us through the Contact Us page on WACAPC-Africa.com.
Where appropriate, please provide enough information to enable us to identify and respond to your request.
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