Confidentiality Policy

Introduction

In order to protect personal data, BACHMANN AVOCAT undertakes all measures to respect the protection of personal data in accordance with the regulations in force.

BACHMANN AVOCAT implements the processing of personal data in the context of the performance of its missions or its relations with its clients or prospects.

In this regard, a privacy policy for personal data is implemented by Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT, the purpose of which is to inform THE CLIENT of the way in which Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT processes his personal data and of the commitments and practical measures taken to ensure that this data is respected and protected.

THE CUSTOMER undertakes to transmit this privacy policy to its employees, managers, representatives and/or agents, whose personal data may be processed by BACHMANN AVOCAT as part of the execution of its assignments.

This policy may be modified according to legal and regulatory developments as well as with regard to the recommendations of the National Commission for Computing and Liberties (CNIL).

Personal data collected

The notion of "personal data" means any information relating to an individual, who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier, such as a name, an identification number, data location, an online identifier, or to one or more specific elements specific to his physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity (hereinafter the “Personal Data”).

As part of the processing of Personal Data that BACHMANN AVOCAT implements, it may collect the following categories of Personal Data about you:

Data relating to your identity, such as title, surname, first names, address, telephone number (landline and/or mobile), fax number, e-mail address, date of birth, etc.,
Data relating to your personal and family situation, such as marital status, number of people in the household, number and age of the child(ren) in the household, lifestyle, etc.,
Data relating to your professional life, such as profession, field of activity, socio-professional category, CV, professional training, etc.,
Economic and financial data, such as income, financial situation, tax situation, banking data and other data for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and the fight against corruption, payment, invoicing, etc.,
Location data of our customers, prospects, partners, service providers as well as their employees, managers, representatives and/or agents, of our candidates, or of any other natural person visitor, in the context of meetings and appointments organized in our premises, such as date, time and duration of meetings and appointments;
Technical connection data, such as IP addresses, cookie data, etc.,
Special categories of personal data, within the meaning of the amended Data Protection Act and the European Data Protection Regulation, namely data likely to reveal racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or trade union membership, genetic or biometric data, data concerning health or data concerning the sex life or sexual orientation of a natural person (so-called sensitive data),
Data relating to criminal convictions and related offenses or security measures.

Legal basis and purposes of collecting personal data

The processing of Personal Data implemented by BACHMANN AVOCAT has the following legal basis:

The execution of a contract or pre-contractual measures, with regard to processing aimed at the execution of missions for its customers, the management of service agreements concluded with its customers, the collection and monitoring of the contractual relationship with its customers, the management and follow-up of requests from prospects (such as Internet users), the management and follow-up of the recruitment process for its staff;
The legitimate interest pursued by Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT, with regard to processing for the purpose of prospecting operations, invitations to Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT events and the sending of newsletters and/or articles, elaboration of statistics, the security of premises, property and people, during visits to its premises;
Compliance with legal obligations applicable to the firm BACHMANN AVOCAT, with regard to processing for the purposes of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing and the fight against corruption, invoicing and accounting or the management of the rights of the persons concerned mentioned below;
The necessary character for the recognition, exercise or defense of a legal right, with regard to the processing of special categories of personal data, within the meaning of the amended Data Protection Act and of the European regulation on the protection of data, provided by customers for the defense of their interests;
The capacity of legal assistants of the firm lawyers, with regard to the processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and related offenses or security measures.

BACHMANN AVOCAT undertakes to collect Personal Data only for the specific, explicit and legitimate purposes mentioned above and not to subsequently process this data in a manner incompatible with these purposes.

When you visit our Website, we process your Personal Data collected using cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. Please click here to view our Cookie Policy.

Recipient of personal data

The Personal Data processed is intended for authorized persons of Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT depending on the nature of its missions or applicable legal obligations, service providers of Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT or its clients, public or judicial authorities or international organizations.

Transfers of personal data

The Personal Data processed by BACHMANN AVOCAT is not transferred outside the European Union, to countries considered by the CNIL as not offering an adequate level of protection. However, on an exceptional basis, depending on the nature of its missions or the applicable legal obligations, certain Personal Data may be transferred to such a third country or an international organization, when this is necessary for the performance of its missions or the recognition, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Duration of retention of personal data

BACHMANN AVOCAT only retains Personal Data for the duration necessary for the purposes for which it is processed and in compliance with the regulations in force.

In this regard, the Personal Data of its customers, their staff, managers and/or representatives, are kept for the duration of the contractual relationship plus five years for the purposes of animation and prospecting, without prejudice to the storage obligations or the limitation periods.

The Personal Data of candidates processed as part of the recruitment process of Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT are processed for five years from the last contact with the candidate, unless legislative or regulatory provisions to the contrary.

In terms of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, Personal Data is kept for five years after the end of relations with BACHMANN AVOCAT.

In terms of accounting, they are kept for ten years from the end of the accounting year.

The Personal Data of prospects are kept for a period of five years from their collection or the last contact from the prospect.

Security of personal data

BACHMANN AVOCAT ensures the protection and security of the Personal Data that you have chosen to communicate to it and takes the necessary physical, electronic and organizational protection measures to prevent any loss, misuse, damage, destruction or disclosure of the Personal Data collected.

Your rights

Under the conditions defined by the Data Protection Act and the European Data Protection Regulation, individuals have a right of access to data concerning them, rectification, interrogation, limitation, portability, erasure. The persons concerned by the processing implemented also have the right to object at any time, for reasons relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data having as a legal basis the legitimate interest of the Firm BACHMANN AVOCAT, as well as a right of opposition to commercial prospecting. They also have the right to define general and specific directives defining the way in which they intend to exercise the rights mentioned above after their death.

To exercise these rights, the persons concerned may contact Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT at any time by e-mail at the following address: contact@bachmann-avocat.com or by post to the following address: Cabinet BACHMANN AVOCAT – 13A Chemin du Levant, Le Keynes – 01210 Ferney Voltaire, accompanied by a copy of a signed identity document.

For any additional information or complaint, the persons concerned may contact the National Commission for Computing and Liberties (CNIL) or any other competent supervisory authority.

Security

The personal information we collect is kept in a secure environment. People working for us are required to respect the confidentiality of your information.

To ensure the security of your personal information, we use the following measures:

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol
HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) protocol
TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol
Computer backup

We are committed to maintaining a high degree of confidentiality by integrating the latest technological innovations to ensure the confidentiality of your transactions. However, since no mechanism offers maximum security, some risk is always present when using the Internet to transmit personal information.