PRIVACY POLICY

IN GENERAL

MVWS Advocaten values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and any significant changes will be clearly communicated on our website. Please check this page periodically for updates.

In this Privacy Policy, we provide information on:

  • Personal Data Collection: The types of personal data we collect and how we obtain it.
  • Purposes and Legal Basis for Processing: The reasons and legal grounds for processing your personal data.
  • Retention Period: How long we keep your personal data.
  • Sharing of Personal Data: Who we may share your personal data with.
  • Data Security: The measures we have implemented to protect your personal data.
  • Your Rights: Your rights as a data subject and how you can exercise them.
  • Use of Cookies: Information about the use of cookies on our website.
  • Contact Information: How to get in touch with us regarding privacy-related concerns.

PERSONAL DATA

Personal data refers to any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. The personal data we may collect includes:

  • Basic information: First and last name, prefix, and title.
  • Contact details: E-mail address, postal address, and phone number.
  • Data related to your website visit: Device-related information, such as IP address.
  • Website visit data: Information about your interaction with our website.
  • Personal data provided for events or meetings: Access requirements and preferences.
  • Personal data submitted for job applications: Full name, date of birth, address, phone number, nationality, marital status, and other details included in your application.

Any other personal data provided by you or obtained by us for the purposes mentioned below.

We collect this personal data when you provide it to us. For instance, you may provide data when entering into an agreement, filling out forms on our website, exchanging business cards, or applying for a job. We may also obtain your personal data from other sources, including local counsel, counterparties, trade registers, land registries, and publicly available sources.

PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Providing legal services.
  • Complying with legal and regulatory obligations.
  • Conducting marketing and business development activities, such as sending news updates, event invitations, and other marketing communications.
  • Handling job applications and managing subscriptions to our recruitment services and events.
  • Generating website usage statistics and improving our website.
  • We rely on one or more of the following legal bases for processing your personal data:
  • Performance of a contract.
  • Compliance with a legal obligation.
  • Legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party.
  • Your consent.

RETENTION PERIOD

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy and to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA

At MVWS Advocaten, we prioritize the protection of your personal data. We may share your personal data in the following circumstances:

Third-Party Disclosures:

In certain cases, we may share your personal data with third parties, including but not limited to:

  • Parties relevant to the legal services we provide, such as counterparties, local counsel, courts, regulatory authorities, and government institutions.
  • Entities engaged with us to fulfill legal obligations, such as supervisory authorities and other regulatory bodies.
  • Third-party suppliers involved in processing your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy, including IT providers, communication service providers, and other support service suppliers we may outsource to.
  • We only transfer your personal data to the aforementioned third parties for the purposes and legal grounds stated in this Privacy Policy. These third parties are responsible for compliance with privacy legislation. MVWS Advocaten Park holds no responsibility or liability for the processing of your personal data by these third parties. If a third party processes your personal data as a data processor of MVWS Advocaten, we will establish a processor agreement that adheres to the requirements set out in the GDPR.
  • If it becomes necessary to transfer your personal data to a recipient outside the European Economic Area in order to provide our services, MVWS Advocaten will ensure that such data transfer complies with applicable laws.

SECURITY

To safeguard your personal data from unauthorized or unlawful processing, loss, destruction, alteration, damage, or disclosure, MVWS Advocaten has implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures. If you have any questions about the security of your personal data or suspect any misuse, please contact us at info@mvwsadvocaten.nl

YOUR RIGHTS

As a data subject, you have several legal rights, including:

  • Right of Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you. Please note that in certain circumstances, we may be entitled to refuse your request based on legal professional privilege or other legal grounds.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction or rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: In specific situations, you can request the deletion of personal data relating to you. However, there may be legal and regulatory obligations that require us to retain your data.
  • Right to Object and Restrict Processing: You have the right to object to or request restrictions on the processing of your personal data. Legal entitlements may exist for us to refuse such requests.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.
  • Right to Object to Profiling: You can object to the use of your personal data for profiling purposes.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: If you believe your rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: In cases where we rely on your consent for processing, you have the right to withdraw your consent. However, there may be circumstances where we are entitled to continue processing your data based on legal and regulatory obligations.

COOKIES

MVWS Advocaten employs cookies on our website. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer by a web browser. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse the use of cookies, but please note that this may impact the functionality of our website.