INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
The aim of this document is in accordance with the relevant legal regulations, in particular in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 4 on the protection of natural persons in connection with the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), to provide data subjects with complete information about the processing of their personal data by the law firm Advokátní kancelář Vych & Partners, s.r.o. (hereinafter "Law Office"), in particular about what their personal data is, for what purpose and how it will be processed, to whom their personal data can be made available, as well as their rights in relation to the processing of their personal data.
In this document, words and phrases (concepts) are used, which are assigned the following meaning in accordance with the relevant legal regulations:
Data subject
Personal data | all information about an identified or identifiable natural person, an identifiable natural person is a natural person who can be directly or indirectly identified, in particular by reference to a certain identifier, for example name, identification number, location data, network identifier or to one or more special elements of physical, physiological , genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person means the natural person to whom the personal data relates, i.e. in particular our clients, cooperating lawyers, employees, suppliers and other entities |
Processing of personal data | means any operation or set of operations on personal data or sets of personal data, such as collection, recording, arrangement, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, inspection, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other disclosure, arrangement, restriction, erasure , destruction |
Personal data manager | generally means an entity that alone or together with others determines the purposes and means of personal data processing, processes personal data and is responsible for this processing, for the purposes of this Information je the administrator of the personal data of the data subjects named here Advokátní kancelář |
Recipient of personal data | means any natural or legal person, public authority or other entity to whom personal data is provided |
Personal data processor | a natural or legal person or other entity that processes personal data for the Law Office and on the basis of the Law Office's instructions |
Agreement | any free, specific, informed and unequivocal expression of will by which the data subject gives his consent to the processing of his personal data by means of a statement or other apparent confirmation |
Sensitive personal data | a special category of personal data that includes data on racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health data, sexual orientation, genetic and biometric data |
Office for Personal Data Protection | means the Office for the Protection of Personal Data, based in Plk. Sochora 27, Prague 7, zip code: 170 00, phone number +420 234 665 111, e-mail: posta@uoou.cz |
The law firm processes personal data of data subjects in the following cases:
Personal data that is processed by the Law Office by default includes the following data (the above list is demonstrative and does not exclude the processing of other personal data that you provide to us):
Identification data: academic degree, first name, surname, date of birth and, depending on the circumstances, others (e.g. profession or job title, OP number, passport number, social security number, ID number, VAT number, bank account number, etc.)
Contact information: residential address, workplace address, telephone number, e-mail address, data box ID
Photography: in the case of some clients as part of the evidentiary material, in the case of cooperating lawyers and employees on the website of the Law Firm
Sensitive data: depending on the nature of the specific case, we may also process sensitive data of clients, cooperating lawyers or employees (e.g. data on membership in a trade union or data on health status)
Data related to criminal activity: we process this data in relation to some clients according to the nature of the specific case (e.g. data in the extract from the criminal record, data in the criminal file)
Data from so-called cookies when visiting our website: e.g. selected language, standard website traffic measurement. The law firm does not process data on the IP address, location of visitors, etc.
Additional information from those interested in cooperation in the provision of legal services or job applicants: data in the CV, motivation letter, credit card/confirmation of employment or recommendation from a former employer
Additional employee data: all data related to the performance of work for the Law Office (e.g. type of work and job title, data on work performance and results, salary and wage information, information on social and health insurance, etc.)
The law firm processes the above-mentioned personal data for the following purposes, on the basis of the legal reasons for processing listed below (for greater clarity, the individual purposes and legal reasons for processing are always listed in relation to the individual categories of processed personal data. The individual purposes and legal reasons for processing can overlap in some cases):
Categories of personal data | Purpose(s) of processing | Legal reason(s) for processing |
Identification data | identification and registration of clients, cooperating lawyers, employees, suppliers and other entities | conclusion and fulfillment of a contract (on the provision of legal services, on cooperation, employment contract or DPP or DPČ, or other contract) fulfillment of legal obligations (e.g. according to Act No. 85/1996 Coll., on Advocacy and Act No. 253/2008 Coll. ., on some measures against the legalization of proceeds from criminal activity) |
Contact information | communication with data subjects, sending business messages to clients | conclusion and fulfillment of the contract legitimate interest |
Photography | exercising and defending the rights and claims of clients (e.g. the need to submit photos of clients as evidence) marketing purposes (photos of cooperating lawyers and employees on the website) | fulfillment of a contract for the provision of legal services, fulfillment of a legal obligation (in the case of appointment by a defense attorney, guardian, etc. without concluding a contract for the provision of legal services) consent of cooperating lawyers and employees |
Sensitive data | exercising and defending the rights and claims of clients, protecting the health of employees and ensuring a safe working environment | the exercise or defense of legal claims, the fulfillment of obligations and the exercise of special rights in the field of labor law and social security law, the protection of the vital interests of the data subject in the event that he is not physically or legally capable of giving consent |
Data related to criminal activity | exercising and defending the rights and claims of clients | exercising or defending legal claims |
Data from so-called cookies on websites | E.g. measuring website traffic or customizing website display | Legitimate interest in the proper functioning of the website |
Additional information of those interested in cooperation or job applicants | assessment of qualities and ability to perform the agreed type of activity or work | conclusion and performance of a cooperation agreement or employment contract (or DPP/DPČ) exercise or defense of legal claims consent (in the case of further retention of unsuccessful applicant's data in case of interest in cooperation in the future) |
Additional employee data | record of employee agenda, assessment and evaluation of work performance, fulfillment of employer's rights and obligations | fulfillment of the employment contract (or DPP/DPČ) fulfillment of the employer's obligations imposed by applicable legal regulations |
Right of access to personal data: The data subject has access to all personal data that the Law Office processes about him. In the event that the data subject requests it, the Law Office will provide him with a copy of this data in a structured format within one month of the request, on the condition that the transfer of this information will not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons (it is therefore not possible to provide information in all cases , which are e.g. the subject of trade secrets, intellectual property or copyright, information that constitutes the know-how of the Law Firm and/or third parties - e.g. software providers, even if they are related to the processing of personal data of the data subject who submitted the access request to these data). If the data subject submits a request in electronic form, the information will be provided in the electronic form that is commonly used, unless the data subject requests another method of provision.
Right to repair: In the event that the data subject informs the Law Firm or requests it, the Law Firm will correct/update inaccurate/out-of-date personal data without undue delay.
Right to erasure (the so-called "the right to be forgotten"): Personal data of data subjects will be deleted without undue delay when one of the following reasons is met:
Personal data cannot be deleted if the processing is necessary for the fulfillment of legal obligations or for the exercise and defense of legal claims.
Right to withdraw consent: Personal data will not be further processed if the data subject withdraws consent to processing and there is no other legal reason for processing.
The right to restrict processing: The processing of personal data of the data subject will be limited in the following cases:
The restriction of processing therefore means that while the data is still stored, it cannot be otherwise processed until the restriction can be lifted. In the event that the processing of personal data is therefore limited, these personal data will only be processed with the consent of the data subject, or for the purpose of exercising or defending legal claims, for the purpose of protecting the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest. The Law Office informs the data subject in advance of the cancellation of restrictions on the processing of personal data.
The right to portability of personal data: If the data subject requests it and if it is technically feasible, the Law Office will transfer his personal data to another administrator, in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
The right to object to processing: if the purpose of the processing is the legitimate interest of the Advocacy Office and the data subject objects to this processing, the personal data is not further processed, unless there are serious legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh the interests or rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the exercise and defense of legal claims .
Filing a complaint: The data subject has the right to file a complaint with the Office for Personal Data Protection in relation to the processing of his personal data by the Law Office.
The above-mentioned rights can be exercised by the data subject at the Law Firm through the application form, which is download here , by e-mail to the address office@ak-vych.cz, or by post to:
Advokátní kancelář Vych & Partners, s.r.o.
Lazarská 11/6
120 00 Prague 2 – New Town
All corrections, deletions or restrictions on the processing of personal data shall also be notified by the Law Office to the individual processors of the Law Office, except in cases where this proves to be impossible or requires unreasonable effort.
If the data subject requests it, the Law Office will inform him of the specific recipient of his personal data to whom the Law Office forwards his personal data.
This information will be regularly updated in the future.
Last updated on 1/10/2022
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