1 About CLEI

The Continuing Legal Education Institute (CLEI) is a professional legal education and training institution established in 2014 in collaboration with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the United States Department of Commerce.

CLEI provides professional education, continuing legal education, training, capacity-building, and related programmes for lawyers, legal professionals, students, academics, judges, policymakers, and other professionals.

2 Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with CLEI, we may collect information including:

• Full name;
• Email address;
• Telephone or mobile number;
• Organisation, law firm, university, or employer;
• Job title or professional designation;
• Educational and professional background;
• Programme or course interests;
• Information provided through programme applications or registration forms;
• Information relating to your participation in CLEI programmes, events, assessments, or training;
• Communications and enquiries you send to us; and
• Any other information that you voluntarily provide to us.

3 How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

1. Respond to your enquiry or request for information;
2. Provide information about CLEI and its programmes;
3. Process programme applications, registrations, and nominations;
4. Contact you regarding programmes, courses, events, seminars, and training opportunities;
5. Provide programme-related information, including schedules, fees, course materials, assessment information, and certification details;
6. Communicate with participants before, during, and after CLEI programmes;
7. Understand your professional or educational interests so that we can provide information about relevant CLEI programmes;
8. Administer and improve our programmes, services, website, and communications;
9. Maintain appropriate administrative, financial, and programme records;
10. Send information about future CLEI programmes, events, and professional development opportunities where permitted by applicable law; and
11. Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and institutional requirements.

We will not use information submitted through a LinkedIn Lead Gen Form for purposes materially different from those communicated to you at the time of collection without obtaining any consent required by applicable law.

4 Marketing Communications

If you provide your contact details to CLEI for the purpose of receiving information about our programmes or services, we may contact you by email, telephone, WhatsApp, or other appropriate communication channels regarding relevant CLEI programmes and professional development opportunities, subject to applicable law and any consent required.

You may request that we stop sending you marketing or promotional communications at any time by contacting us using the details provided below.

Where a particular communication requires separate consent under applicable law, CLEI will seek that consent separately.

5 LinkedIn Lead Generation

CLEI may use LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms to allow individuals to request information about our programmes and services directly through LinkedIn.

When you submit a LinkedIn Lead Gen Form, the information you provide is shared with CLEI in accordance with LinkedIn's applicable terms and privacy practices. LinkedIn requires advertisers using Lead Gen Forms to provide a privacy policy URL and to explain how submitted information will be used.

CLEI will use information received through LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms only for the purposes described in the relevant form, including responding to enquiries, providing requested information, processing programme interest or registrations, and communicating with you regarding relevant CLEI programmes.

You should also review LinkedIn's Privacy Policy for information about how LinkedIn collects and processes your personal information.

6 Sharing of Information

CLEI does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with:

• CLEI employees and authorised representatives who require the information to perform their duties;
• Trainers, faculty members, assessors, programme partners, or service providers where necessary to administer a programme or provide a service;
• Technology, communications, registration, payment, or administrative service providers acting on our behalf;
• Professional or institutional partners where necessary for a programme or activity and where appropriate;
• Government, regulatory, judicial, or other competent authorities where required by law; or
• Other parties where you have provided appropriate consent or where disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

Where third parties process personal information on CLEI's behalf, we seek to ensure that appropriate confidentiality and data-protection obligations apply.

7 International Transfers

Some of our programmes involve international trainers, faculty members, professional organisations, technology providers, or institutional partners. As a result, personal information may, where necessary, be processed or accessed outside Pakistan.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, CLEI will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information is handled securely and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

8 Data Security

CLEI takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, loss, or destruction.

Access to personal information is limited to individuals and service providers who reasonably require it for legitimate CLEI purposes.

9 Data Retention

CLEI retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including the administration of programmes, maintenance of professional and financial records, compliance with legal obligations, resolution of disputes, and legitimate institutional purposes.

Where information is no longer reasonably required, CLEI will take appropriate steps to securely delete, anonymise, or otherwise dispose of it, subject to any legal or regulatory requirements concerning retention.

Please note that LinkedIn independently applies its own retention periods and data-management practices to information submitted through LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms. CLEI's handling of information after it is received is governed by this Privacy Policy. LinkedIn currently states that Lead Gen Form data is subject to specific retention periods within its platform.

10 Your Rights and Choices

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information that CLEI holds about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Request deletion of your personal information where there is no legitimate reason for CLEI to continue retaining it;
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• Object to or request restriction of certain processing activities; and
• Opt out of receiving marketing communications from CLEI.

To exercise any applicable rights or to make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the details below.

Where your information was submitted through LinkedIn, you may also have rights and controls available directly through LinkedIn.

11 Children's Privacy

CLEI's professional programmes are generally intended for adults and professional or academic participants. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to CLEI without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

12 Third-Party Websites and Platforms

Our website, communications, advertisements, or programme materials may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or services.

CLEI is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or platforms. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing personal information.

This includes LinkedIn and other platforms used by CLEI for communications, advertising, registration, or programme delivery.

13 Changes to this Privacy Policy

CLEI may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, programmes, technology, or applicable legal requirements.

The updated version will be published through the relevant CLEI platform and will include a revised effective date.

14 Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the way CLEI handles your personal information, please contact us:

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related requests within an appropriate timeframe.