Personal data processing policy

Personal data processing policy

I.

Introduction 

1. MATAS & PARTNER, advokátní kancelář, s.r.o. IČO: 05700205 sídlem Spálená 92/21, Nové Město, 110 00 Praha 1 (hereinafter referred to as „Company“or „Administrator“) is, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), the Administrator of your personal data (hereinafter referred to as the „Regulation“) in connection with the performance of its legal activities.

2. Contact data of the Administrator are:

  1. Address: Spálená 92/21, Nové Město, 110 00 Praha 1
  2. E-mail: info@mataspartner.eu
  3. Phone number: +420 224 816 480

3. The Administrator processes the following personal data:

  1. identification and contact data
  2. invoice and payment data
  3. data, which are included in the attorney's file
  4. data from communication



II.

Sources of personal data processing

1. The Administrator processes personal data, which were provided in connection with the legal services (e.g., providing personal data in connection with the concluded contract with the Company and its following realization).
2. The Administrator also processes personal data, which are available on the open sources’ websites, e.g., commercial, trade or insolvency register.
3. The Administrator processes personal data from files of state authorities in connection with the procedure.

III.

Legal reason and the purpose of the processing of personal data

1. The legal reason of the processing of personal data is:
a. The contract between you and the Administrator,
b. The legitimate interest of the Administrator in providing direct marketing (in particular for sending commercial communications and newsletters),
c. Compliance with a legal obligation related to the legal services,
d. Your consent to the processing of personal data.

2. The purpose of the processing personal data is:

  1. Realization of the contract between you and the Company

  1. Processing in accordance with the relevant legislation (e.g., in accordance with

the Advocacy Act on the maintenance of the lawyer's file),

  1. Processing for the legitimate interests of the Company (e.g., sending a

newsletter),

  1. If you have given your consent to the processing of personal data, unless you

are our client.

3. The processing of personal data by the Administrator does not involve the transfer of personal data to third countries outside the European Union or to international organisations or automated decision-making, including profiling.

IV.

Data storage period

Personal data will be stored for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose for which the data was collected or as provided for by the applicable law. If such period expires, the purpose of the processing ceases to exist or the relevant statutory period for the storage of personal data expires, such personal data will be automatically deleted if they are no longer necessary for the conclusion or performance of the contract.

V.

Disclosure of personal data to third parties

1. Personal data may be disclosed to the following persons where and to the extent necessary:
a. IT service providers with whom the Company cooperates with respect to the performance of its activities,
b. postal service providers and other delivery services, to the extent of name, surname and address,
c. cooperating attorneys and other employees of the Company who are involved in providing legal advice to the Client,
d. translators due to the need to translate the documents submitted,
e. experts and expert institutes,
f. other foreign cooperating lawyers or law firms, if necessary,
g. public authorities, banking authorities and other bodies provided for by law, insofar as this is compatible with the lawyer's duty of confidentiality.

2. If consent has been given by you, the Company may display your data on its website or promotional materials.

VI.

Your rights

1. Under the conditions set out in the Regulation, you have:

  1. the right to access your personal data,
  2. the right to rectification of your personal data or, where applicable, to

restriction of processing,

  1. the right to erasure of personal data,
  2. the right to object to processing,
  3. the right to data portability,
  4. he right to withdraw consent to processing in writing or electronically to the

address or email of the Administrator,

  1. he right to be informed of a high-risk personal data breach.

2. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority if you believe that your data protection rights have been violated.

VII.

Policy on the use of cookies

1. The Company uses a system of storing so-called cookies on its website. Cookies are small data messages that are stored on the respective device after visiting our website. The purpose of cookies is to retain relevant information and data that will subsequently be displayed to the Company and which will assist it in improving its searches with regard to individualisation, personalisation and improving the identification of the user needs of website visitors.

2. Based on the use of cookies, the Company has access to the following data:

  1. To information about the pages you visit,
  2. To information about the sections of our website that you have visited,
  3. About your IP address,
  4. About basic information about your Internet service provider.

3. The Company ensures that this data collected is anonymised and will only be used to improve the functioning of its own website and to improve the user experience of its website users.

4. The use of cookies requires the consent of the website user. After refusing or providing consent, the user can change the settings regarding the use of cookies on the Company's website.

VIII.

Terms of personal data security and cookies

1. The Administrator declares that it has taken all appropriate technical and organisational measures to secure personal data and cookies.
2. The Administrator has taken technical measures to secure the data storage of cookies and personal data and the storage of personal data in paper form.
3. The Administrator declares that only persons authorised by it have access to personal data and cookies.

IX.

Final Provisions

The Administrator may change this personal data processing policy. It will post the new version of the personal data processing policy on its website or send you a new version of the personal data processing policy at the email address you have provided to the Administrator.

This personal data processing policy enter in force on 18.09.2023