Personal data and confidentiality policy

ANDERS Avocats (the “Law Firm”) is concerned about the protection of personal data and is committed to ensuring the protection of your data in compliance with EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Law no. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 as amended (together, the “Regulations”).

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

ANDERS Avocats, in its capacity as data controller, implements personal data processing, i.e. the entity that defines for what purpose(s) and how your personal data is used.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED AND FOR WHAT PURPOSES?

For website visitors:

We may collect and process your name, first name, position and if you contact us using the website contact form. We collect certain navigation data to enable us to ensure proper navigation of our website and the security of our services, and to detect, prevent or trace any attempt at malicious intent or computer intrusion or any violation of the conditions of use of our services.  With regard to cookies collected when you connect to the anders-avocats.com website, please refer to the “Cookies” section below (“What cookies are used?”).

For clients and prospects:

As part of the fee agreements we sign with our clients, and generally in the course of the business relationship and the performance of assignments we carry out on your behalf, we are required to process personal data concerning customers, employees, representatives and/or managers of customers: identification data such as surname, first name, postal address, e-mail address, functions, data relating to personal or professional life, where applicable sensitive data and generally all personal data necessary in the constitution of the customer’s file and in the defense of his interests.

The data is used by the Firm:

  • To enable it to manage, monitor and invoice client files,
  • To send periodic electronic newsletters, press releases, invitations to training courses or events and/or personalized requests,
  • The data collected may also be used for analysis purposes.
  • Site management and security

We collect certain browsing data to enable us to ensure the proper navigation of our website and the security of our services, and to detect, prevent or trace any attempt at malicious intent or computer intrusion, or any violation of the terms of use of our services.

ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS AND FOR HOW LONG ARE MY PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED?

Data relating to customers is necessary for the proper performance of the task entrusted to the Firm (the performance of a contract); in the case of electronic newsletters or personalized solicitations, or data relating to the use of the website, such processing is based either on the consent of the individual (in the case of registration), or on the Firm’s legitimate interest (monitoring of customer relations, economic interest).

WHO WILL RECEIVE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Your personal data will be used by our authorized departments. It is also intended for :
to external partners or service providers (experts, bailiffs, etc.) for the proper execution of the assignment in the case of billing data, to our external service providers (chartered accountants, etc.), if required by law, to follow up on claims made against the firm and to comply with administrative and legal procedures, or to comply with a legal obligation (e.g. as part of the fight against money laundering, article L.561-2 13° of the French Monetary and Financial Code).

HOW LONG IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA STORED?

Your data is kept in an active database for the duration of the relationship between the firm and the customer. Beyond that, they may be kept in intermediate storage for the duration of legal requirements, i.e. 5 years, and for certain data, for 10 years to comply with accounting and tax obligations.

IS MY DATA TRANSFERRED OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION?

Personal Data is collected and processed within the European Union. In the event of a transfer outside the EU, such transfers will be governed by the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses in the version applicable on the date of transfer.

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?

Individuals have the right to access data concerning them, to rectify it, to object to it on legitimate grounds, to have it deleted, and to limit its processing under the conditions laid down by law. These rights may be exercised by writing to contact@anders-avocats.com. Individuals also have the right to withdraw their consent at any time upon receipt of the firm’s newsletter.

If, after contacting us, you feel that your rights with regard to your data have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (in France, the CNIL).

WHAT COOKIES ARE USED?

A cookie is a small file sent by the site user’s browser and stored on their computer, tablet or smartphone. Cookies enable the website to collect information about the user’s visit, such as the user’s route through the site or language preference, in order to improve the user’s browsing experience and the website’s content and functions.

By using the anders-avocats.com website, you acknowledge that the Firm may store and access strictly necessary cookies on your computer or other device. Strictly necessary” cookies are cookies that are essential to the operation of our website and do not require your consent. Otherwise, the website may not display correctly on your mobile device or computer.

We use technical cookies that are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the site.

We do not use any other type of cookie.