1. GENERAL
Welcome to www.nglaw.gr, a website owned and administered by N.GRIGORIADIS & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM a company incorporated in Greece (Athens Bar Association registration number: 80933), having its seat at 4, Merlin Str., Kolonaki area, Athens, Greece [“we”, “us”, “our” “our law office”].
Use of our website (hereinafter the “Website”) is subject to the Terms of Use and to the present Privacy Policy, hereinafter referred to as “Privacy Policy”.
Via the use of our Website and the use of our services you unconditionally declare that you have reviewed, understood, and accepted all terms included in the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data processed by our law office in relation to its business activities re. the provision of legal services (e.g., processing clients’ personal data) and explains how we process the personal data which are collected directly from you.
The Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time, whenever needed, without prior notice to you, that’s why we encourage you to regularly review the Privacy Policy.
Our law office is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we, as “controllers” within the meaning of personal data legislation, collect and process the personal data and other information of you, the users of our website and our services, and how our website uses cookies and other identification technologies.
2. TYPES OF DATA WE COLLECT FOR YOU, HOW WE COLLECT THEM & HOW WE USE THEM
Our law office does not collect any data from you while you are browsing through our Website.
We may collect and process certain information about you, only when you contact us by any means of communication (e.g., e-mail, phone, meeting), such as information for the establishment of your claim and/or for your defense before a Judicial or other Authority.
This information might also contain “personal data”, meaning any information related to you as an identified or identifiable natural person, i.e., as a natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier;
The Website is not intended for use by minors (under 18 years old). We do not collect knowingly personal data related to minors.
Data we collect directly from you
Most of the personal information we process is provided directly by you during our communication.
We collect and process your personal data when you contact us by e-mail or by phone in order to respond to your requests for information (e.g., legal advice in your case).
More specifically, when you contact us by e-mail or by telephone, or in person, we collect and process information about you that you directly provide to us, which may include: your name, email address or postal address, telephone number, or other contact details (e.g. mobile phone number), the reason for your communication and the content of the communication that you address to us; any duration of the call (e.g. in the case of a T/C), while we may take notes from our call in order to review your case, but the call itself is not recorded. We will use this information to contact you and respond to your relevant questions.
We will also collect and process certain information about you when you make an unsolicited job request (e.g., processing your CV, your identity and contact details, and information about your education and work experience).
Data we collect using cookies and other tracking technologies
We do not collect data through cookies, as our Website does not use any cookies.
3. PERSONAL DATA WE SHARE WITH THIRD PARTIES
- Service Providers
We engage external/third parties as service providers, who act as data processors of us, to provide certain services to us, such as website service providers, marketing service providers, or IT support service providers. When providing such services, external service providers may process your personal data. - Other recipients
In principle, we do not transfer your personal data to third parties, unless it is necessary to carry out your order. Your personal data may be shared with the opposing party or the opposing parties and his/their attorney, as well as with courts and other public authorities and services, in the context of defending your case. Third parties to whom your personal data is transmitted in this context are not entitled to use your personal data for other purposes. In addition to the application of the legislation re. your personal data protection and lawyers’ secrecy also applies, not only during our ongoing cooperation but also after the conclusion of your case or the revocation of your order, in accordance with the provisions of the Lawyers’ Code. - International Transfers of Personal Data
Your personal data are not transferred outside the EU/EEA.
4. COOKIES
The Website does not use cookies or other tracking technologies.
5. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING
We will only process your personal data when the law allows us to, that is, when we have a legal basis for processing. On a case-per-case basis, we may carry out the processing of your personal data on the following legal basis:
- You have provided your consent to the processing of your data for one or more specific purposes (e.g., when you contact us, in order to review your request and respond to it).
- When we provide legal services to you, the legal basis for the processing is the performance of our contract. Specifically, in order to carry out your order and the assigned case, the processing of your personal data is necessary, in order to verify your identity as our principal, communicate with you, issue the corresponding documents, to represent you before the Courts and other competent authorities and services, to draw up lawsuits, pleadings and other documents on your behalf, as well as to ensure the compliance to the agreed terms of our contract (such as to ensure our remuneration).
- The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject (e.g., in case access to your personal data is required by a competent judicial or auditing authority), as well as for the purposes of our legitimate interests provided that your fundamental rights do not override such interests (e.g., for the improvement of our services).
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA
Generally, we retain your personal data for as long as needed by legislation, depending on the purpose and type of processing.
More specifically, your personal data will be retained for as long as necessary in order to review the content of your communication and respond to it (e.g., making an appointment without assigning a case). Once the purpose for which the data processing is achieved, we will either delete your personal data or anonymize your personal data, unless there are reasons to retain it by law.
We keep your personal data in our records for at least five years and for a maximum of 20 years from the conclusion of your case, in order to respond to the exercise of any of your rights until their statute of limitations according to the applicable and relevant legislation, but also to meet our legal obligations (e.g., according to tax legislation).
In case you send voluntarily to us a job request, your personal data is deleted within one month of your job request receive if there is no relevant interest. In case of approval of your application for employment, you will be informed at the stage of assuming your duties about the way that we will process your personal data as “employer” or associate.
7. HOW WE ENSURE YOUR DATA SECURITY
Considering the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context, and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk of processing.
8. YOUR RIGHTS
Pursuant to the applicable data protection law, you may have the following rights for the protection of your personal data:
- Right of access
You may contact us to explain to you if and which data retains for you, as well as the way we process such data. You may also request a copy of your personal data which we retain for you. - Right to rectification
If you believe that your data are not accurate or need to be updated, you have the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data and to have incomplete data completed. - Right to erasure Under certain circumstances, e.g., if the personal data are no longer necessary, you withdraw consent, the data have been unlawfully processed, and you have the right to obtain the erasure of personal data.
- Right to restriction of processing
If you believe that your data are not accurate or their processing is unlawful or you think that we no longer need your data or have objections to automated processing, you have the right to obtain the restriction of the processing. - Right to object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data from us on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless, among other reasons, there are compelling and legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms. You also have the right to object when a decision concerning you is based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or significantly affects you (the law provides exceptions that apply). - Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the data concerning you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, as well as the right to transmit those data to another entity (controller), indicated by you to us.
You can find more information regarding your rights on the Hellenic Data Protection Authority’s (HDPA) website: https://www.dpa.gr/en/individuals/rights-of-individuals
To exercise your rights please contact us by email at: info@nglaw.gr. - Right to report to the Data Protection Authority
We inform you that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the HDPA for issues regarding the processing of your personal data. HDPA is seated in Athens (Kifisias Avenue, 1-3, 115 23). With regard to HDPA’s competency and the submission of a complaint, you may visit HDPA’s webpage (www.dpa.gr).
9. LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES’ WEBSITES
The Website contains links to websites, platforms, and/or applications, which we don’t control (hereinafter “Third Parties’ Websites). The Privacy Policy does not cover information collected from Third Parties’ Websites, which are visited by you through links that are found on the Website. The previously mentioned Third Parties’ Websites have their own Privacy policies and their own terms and conditions of use. We recommend reading the previously mentioned Privacy policies and terms and conditions before your navigation and/or use of Third Parties’ Websites.