Sprezzatura Legal Services

Privacy and Cookie Policy

Introduction

This is the Privacy and Cookie Policy of Sprezzatura Legal Services B.V. (SLS):
Sprezzatura Legal Services, a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap) established in the Netherlands registered in the trade register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under 88142671 with main office located at Regentesselaan 4, 1405 EL, Bussum, the Netherlands (hereafter “SLS”).

With this Privacy and Cookie Policy (hereafter ‘policy’) SLS specifies which personal data are being processed and why. Furthermore it specifies which cookies are used.

This policy is dated 1 October 2020 and will be updated from time to time to reflect any changing regulatory requirements, processing practices or new functionalities that SLS may add. Any such changes to the policy will be posted on the relevant website and will be effective upon posting.

The privacy policy applies to the processing of personal data of:

  • clients;
  • suppliers; and
  • visitors.

 

The personal data SLS collects and processes

The personal data that SLS collects and processes from you may include the following information (any such data hereinafter referred to as “personal data”):

  • identity data including name, surname, date of birth, passport number etc.;
  • contact data including billing address, email address, phone number;
  • professional information including your employer, your title or position, professional history, our preferred language, the practice areas, jurisdictions and industries you are interested in;
  • financial data including such as bank account details; and
  • usage data such as Information that are derived from your visits to our website www.sprezatura-legal.nl and online platforms (including social media channels),

In rare circumstances, depending on the situation, SLS may:

  • process personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences; and
  • process special categories of personal data such as e.g. religious of philosophical beliefs, political opinions, trade union membership, information about health.

SLS might need to process this personal data for regulatory purposes.

 

How we collect your personal data

  • Your personal data might be collected directly from you when you provide SLS your personal data.

E.g.: You request our service; you provide us personal data that is necessary for a service, etc.

  • Your personal data may be collected by using publicly available resources, including:

E.g.: public register of companies, public register of individuals etc.

 

How do we use your personal data?

SLS might process your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • to performance of a contract: when the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract;
  • to comply with a legal obligation;
  • for its Legitimate interest: when necessary for the interest of SLS or a third party and your fundamental rights are not overridden by such interests; and
  • consent: where you have provided your consent to the processing of the personal data.

 

For which purposes do we process your personal data?

Your personal data will be processed for the following purposes to:

  • provide legal advice or other services to our (potential) clients and to manage our business relationships with you or your organization (including for billing, accounting, auditing, collection, payments, and other support services);
  • act in compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations, including with respect to know your customer, anti-money laundering and sanction checks; and
  • manage and secure access to our offices, website, applications, systems and online platforms.

Additionally, we may process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • communicating with you with respect to legal developments, events, products or services provided by SLS and that are relevant to you (including via newsletters, alerts, event invitations, etc.); and
  • distributing surveys or marketing materials.

SLS will store your data no longer than necessary as reasonably required and in no event longer than permitted by applicable law.

 

Exchange of your personal data

Any personal data we collect from you, may be transferred to third parties (including (sub)contractors, other counsel, legal directories, and third parties involved in your matter), both based inside and outside the European Union, based upon your consent or because required by applicable law and regulations.

For data processed outside the European Economic Area, SLS applies the standard contractual clauses defined by the European Commission.

 

Security

SLS secures your personal data through various technical and organisational measures, such as firewalls and data processing agreements with third parties.

 

Social media – other websites

If you share content on SLS’ website, online platforms (including social media channels) etc. your personal data may be visible to other visitors of these websites and platforms. SLS is not responsible or liable for any processing of your personal data in such an event.

SLS’ website and online platforms (including social media channels), may provide references – including hyperlinks – to websites, channels or social media from other companies/persons. SLS is not responsible or liable for any processing of your personal data via these referred to websites, channels or media. This Privacy and Cookie Policy does not apply to the use of such websites, channels or media.

 

Your rights

Subject to the terms and conditions provided for by the applicable law, you may contact SLS to exercise the following rights, you the right to:

  • be informed about how SLS processes your personal data;
  • access your personal data;
  • receive confirmation as to whether or not your personal data is processed, and where that is the case, you can access your personal data;
  • have your personal data corrected;
  • have your personal data erased. SLS is not always obliged to delete your personal data at your request – this right only applies in the situations and to the extent provided for by law;
  • restrict the processing of personal data related to you. SLS is not always obliged to limit your personal data at your request – this right only applies in the situations and to the extent provided for by law;
  • withdraw your consent when the processing is based on your consent;
  • object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes; and
  • data portability. This right may only be exercised whenever the processing takes place on the basis of an agreement with you.

Should you have any questions or complaints about this Privacy Policy or if you wish to exercise any of your rights in respect of your personal data processed by SLS, please send your request to info@sprezzatura-legal.nl.

If you believe that your rights as a data subject have been infringed, please be aware that you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. In the Netherlands this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/.

 

Cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when visiting one of our websites and which will store certain user information. Cookies are composed of unique codes that will help to recognise you when visiting our website again and will enhance your user experience.

There are different types of cookies, distinguished according to functionality, source and / or storage period. SLS only uses analytical cookies. Analytical cookies are used for analytical purposes, i.e. to measure visits to the website. These cookies show how the website is used. Statistical analyses are made from the information SLS receives and these analyses enable SLS to improve the structure, navigation and content of our website, to enhance the functionality and user experience of our website and associated services.

 

Which cookies do we use?

SLS uses the following analytical cookies to enhance the functionality and user-experience of our website:

Name Storage Period Content
_ga 2 years Third-party analytical cookies Google Analytics of Google Inc.
pll_language 1 year Third-party analytical cookie that registers language preference, WP SYNTEX S.A.R.L.
_gid 1 day Third-party analytical cookies Google Analytics of Google Inc.
_gat_UA 1 minute Third-party analytical cookies Google Analytics of Google Inc.

 

Managing cookies

You can enable or disable analytical cookies at any time by amending the cookie settings of your browser. How to do this can be found in the help-function of your browser. In your browser you can view and delete the current cookies on your computer or mobile device and choose not to accept them in the future. These links contain more information about cookies and how to manage them:

 

Questions or complaints?

Should you have any questions or complaints about this policy, please send your request to info@sprezzatura-legal.nl.