Personal data protection policy

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Law Office Denis Perić with its registered office in Zagreb, Savska cesta 32, OIB: 37570945901 (hereinafter: Attorney Denis Perić or we) takes care of the protection of the privacy of visitors to the website of the Law Office Denis Perić, as well as other persons whose personal data we process, more precisely about clients, potential clients, persons who contact us with an open request for cooperation or work,  partners and other persons with whom we are in contact for the purpose of providing legal services or the functioning of the law firm (except for data on employees covered by other rules), therefore, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: GDPR), the Act on the Implementation of the GDPR and other applicable regulations in this legal area,  We want to inform you about what personal data we collect, for what period of time we collect it, why we collect it, who has access to your personal data, what rights you have and how you can use them.

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1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSONAL DATA CONTROLLER

Attorney-at-law Denis Perić acts as a data controller within the meaning of the GDPR and this Personal Data Protection Policy is intended to inform visitors to our website and all other persons whose personal data we process, which are listed in the introduction to these Rules, about the procedures related to the collection and processing of personal data.

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1. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

Attorney-at-law Denis Perić collects and processes personal data about you (e.g. information that can directly or indirectly identify you, in particular by means of identifiers such as name, surname, telephone, e-mail, personal identification number (OIB), address, employment data, location data, IP address ("Personal Data").

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In the event that you contact us via the contact form, if it was on the website at the time you contacted us, or by e-mail, whether you ask us for an offer for representation or have a legal inquiry or send us an open application for employment or other type of cooperation – we collect the personal data you provide to us, and certainly the e-mail address,  most often name and surname, phone number, employment information, OIB, information about education and work experience, date and place of birth, photo, etc.

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In the event that you are our client and we provide you with legal services – then we collect those personal data about you and your employees and other persons related to the provision of services to you, whether it is conducting court or other proceedings or providing legal counseling services, which we need to provide our service. These are most often the name and surname, function, OIB, e-mail address, address of residence/registered office or other address, telephone number, identification document, date and place of birth, bank account information, proof of source of funds, etc.

In the event that you are our business partner and we use your services for the functioning of the law firm, whether they are IT experts, accounting, consultants, or other service providers – we collect the personal data about you, your employees and associates that you provide to us in connection with the provision of your services to us, and most often these are the name and surname,  function, OIB, e-mail address, address of residence/registered office or other address, telephone number, bank account information, etc.

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In the event that you visit our website and use certain functionalities of our website – we collect location data, IP address.

We will not collect Personal Data unless you provide it to us voluntarily, except for certain Personal Data collected through information systems and programs used for the operation of our website, the transmission of which is necessary for the use of Internet communication protocols and will not require more information than is necessary for the performance of a particular activity.

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1. COOKIES

In order to ensure the proper functioning of the website, we sometimes store small data files known as cookies on your devices. Most large websites do the same. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a particular website. With the help of cookies, the website remembers your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other preferences related to display) over a longer period of time, so you do not have to re-enter them each time you return to the website or browse its various pages.

The website uses only "functional cookies". Functional cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. EU law does not require your consent for this type of cookie.

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1. PURPOSES, LEGAL BASIS OF PROCESSING AND POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT PROVIDING PERSONAL DATA

When you provide your Personal Data, we will limit the processing of Personal Data for the purpose for which it was collected in accordance with the terms of this Policy. The processing of your Personal Data includes:

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• Responding to your questions and comments, fulfilling your requests, sending an offer, receiving an offer, communicating with you, processing an open application or job application – the legal basis for such processing is to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.

• Provision of legal services – the legal basis for such processing is the performance of the contract we have with you,

• Informing about relevant case law, changes in the law and similar news – the legal basis for such processing is a legitimate interest,

• Regular business of the law firm – the legal basis for such processing is the performance of the contract,

• For disclosures that are required by law such as the Anti-Money Laundering Act, other regulation or court order – the legal basis for such processing is compliance with our legal obligations as the controller,

• Investigating suspected fraud, harassment, physical threat or other violations of any law, rules or regulations, website rules or the rights of third parties – the legal basis for such processing is legitimate interest,

• For the purposes of or in connection with legal proceedings, the establishment, defence or exercise of our legal rights – the legal basis for such processing is a legitimate interest.

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Providing Personal Data for the above purposes is voluntary, but any refusal to provide you with the data that is necessary for us to fulfil a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract may prevent us from entering into a contract with you, from responding to your requests, from providing you with legal services, from receiving and processing your application and from complying with the legal obligations to which we are subject.

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1. SHARING DATA WITH THIRD PARTIES

We share your personal data with third parties only if it is strictly necessary. To the extent required by the GDPR, we have entered into a personal data processing agreement with these third parties. If we transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area, we will ensure that the rights of data subjects are adequately protected by appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

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• Due to the maintenance of technical and software computer equipment and the protection of said equipment, access to your data may have our contractual partner who performs the maintenance of said equipment,

• We may share your data with the competent state authorities and other persons involved in your proceedings or case, such as court interpreters or other lawyers, as well as persons representing the opposing party in your proceedings,

• To the competent government authorities and other persons if necessary to comply with legal requirements or to collect our debts,

• Due to the need to fulfill our financial and other obligations arising from laws and contracts, your data may be forwarded to independent external contracted consultants and other suppliers (e.g. accounting services, etc.),

• We may also use certain third-party software solutions, and access to your data, for the purpose of storing and maintaining such programs, may have the aforementioned third party as our contractual partner.

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1. SECURITY AND OTHER INFORMATION

We store the collected personal data in digital form and in physical files, not necessarily in both forms. Data in digital form is protected by appropriate first-class protection and only persons authorized by us as data controllers have access to the data we collect and perform activities related to the data. We will regularly upgrade and improve the data protection system and do everything that is expected in a particular situation to prevent unauthorized access to the processed data. If, for the reasons stated in the SHARING OF DATA WITH A THIRD PARTY section, your data would be transferred outside the European Union, your data is still protected by the provisions of the GDPR and we will take all measures to ensure that your data remains protected. If we store data in physical form, then we ensure that only authorized persons can physically access the data.

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1. RETENTION PERIOD FOR YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We will only process your Personal Data for the time necessary to achieve the purposes described above, unless otherwise specified in this Policy for specific cases.

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In addition to the above, we will retain your Personal Data for the time necessary or permitted in accordance with applicable laws, such as the Attorneys Act, which stipulates that we are obliged to keep files for 10 years after the final conclusion of the proceedings in which we represented you, or the Accounting Act, which requires that documents must be kept for 11 years,  as well as other laws.

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1. YOUR RIGHTS

Right of access to personal data

You may request information regarding the processing of your Data at any time in writing to our e-mail address free of charge in the manner specified in this Privacy Policy.

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Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data and right to erasure

You have the right to ask us to rectify inaccurate or outdated data at any time. In certain cases, if the legal requirements for this are met, you also have the right to request the deletion of your data, the so-called right to be forgotten. Please note that the right to be forgotten is not an absolute right.

 

Right to restriction of processing

You can ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data at any time in writing to our e-mail address. As personal data controllers, we will, in this case, impose a restriction if one of the following conditions is met: the data subject disputes the accuracy of the personal data, in which case the processing will be limited to the period that allows the personal data controller to verify the accuracy of the data; the processing is unlawful and the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of their use; the personal data controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requests them in order to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; The data subject has lodged an objection and expects confirmation as to whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh the reasons of the data subject.

 

Right to portability

You may request us at any time, in writing to our e-mail address indicated in this Privacy Policy, to provide you with the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and you have the right to transmit this data to another controller, without hindrance from us.

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Right to object

You may lodge a complaint with us, as the personal data controller, at any time in writing to the address of the personal data controller in accordance with Articles 21 and 22 of the GDPR.

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Right to complain to the competent authority

The Personal Data Protection Agency is the competent authority that you can contact if you have any complaint regarding the processing of your data on the phone number 00385 (0)1 4609-000 or by e-mail azop@azop.hr or at the address of the Personal Data Protection Agency, Martićeva ulica 14, HR – 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

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1. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMENTS

The information provided on our website relating to any services is applicable only in the Republic of Croatia and is not considered legal advice.

We may update this Policy if further processing for new purposes arises or the law changes.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the Privacy Policy, you can contact us via email denis.peric@oudp.hr.