Privacy Statement

Through this privacy statement, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl informs you about how Arbeidsadvocaat.nl handles your personal data and the personal data of third parties that you provide.

1. Contact Information

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl is the data controller and is located at Torenallee 20, 5617BC Eindhoven. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl can be reached by phone at 085 – 060 6499 and by email at info@arbeidsadvocaat.nl.

2. To whom does this Privacy Statement apply?

This Privacy Statement applies to all individuals whose personal data is processed by Arbeidsadvocaat.nl and to all companies and/or institutions on whose behalf Arbeidsadvocaat.nl processes personal data, with the exception of individuals employed by Arbeidsadvocaat.nl. This Privacy Statement therefore applies to: clients of Arbeidsadvocaat.nl, potential clients with whom Arbeidsadvocaat.nl has established or intends to establish contact, visitors to the Arbeidsadvocaat.nl website, recipients of newsletters and commercial emails from Arbeidsadvocaat.nl, and all other individuals who contact Arbeidsadvocaat.nl or whose personal data is processed by Arbeidsadvocaat.nl.

3. What personal data does Arbeidsadvocaat.nl process?

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl processes all personal data that you yourself have provided to Arbeidsadvocaat.nl—whether about yourself or third parties— personal data generated during your visit to the website and while reading newsletters, and personal data that Arbeidsadvocaat.nl has obtained from other sources, such as business social media platforms.

Personal data provided by you:

• all contact information and any other personal data necessary for a lawyer to handle your case and/or matter
• contact information and other personal data entered on contact forms or other web forms
• contact information provided during introductory meetings, events, seminars, etc., such as information listed on business cards
• Personal data obtained through or generated by the Arbeidsadvocaat.nl website, electronic newsletters, commercial emails, or related technologies:

IP address: your browsing activity on the website, such as information about your first visit, previous visit, and current visit; the pages you viewed; how you navigate the website; whether you open a newsletter or commercial email; and which parts of those emails you click on.

Personal data obtained from other sources:

• all personal data available on public business social media platforms such as LinkedIn
• personal data obtained from the Commercial Register of the Chamber of Commerce
• Personal data available on public business websites

The Arbeidsadvocaat.nl website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites and social media buttons. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl is not responsible for the content of those websites or the services provided by the relevant social media platforms. Furthermore, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl is not responsible for the privacy policies or the use of cookies on those websites and social media platforms.

4. What does Arbeidsadvocaat.nl use your personal data for?

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl uses your personal data for various purposes, namely:

4.1 The performance of an agreement under which you have retained Arbeidsadvocaat.nl to provide (legal) services through an attorney at Arbeidsadvocaat.nl.

If you submit a case for handling or retain a lawyer from Arbeidsadvocaat.nl, you will be asked to provide, at a minimum, your contact information and the personal data of the other party and/or other individuals involved. Other personal data may also be necessary for handling the case and/or assignment, depending on its nature. Furthermore, the data will be used to invoice you for the services provided.

4.2 Compliance with Legal Obligations

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act (WWFT) may, in certain cases, require attorneys to obtain, record, and retain certain information. This includes, among other things, a copy of an identification document (passport). In addition, there are various other laws (including tax legislation and the Lawyers Act) under which Arbeidsadvocaat.nl is required to process the personal data you provide.

4.3 Staying in touch with you

Your contact information is stored in the Arbeidsadvocaat.nl customer system and may be used, among other things, to send newsletters, updates, invitations to events such as seminars, and information you have requested from Arbeidsadvocaat.nl.

4.4 Improving the services offered by Arbeidsadvocaat.nl and conducting any targeted marketing campaigns

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl believes it is important to be able to provide you with information that is relevant to you. To make this possible, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl combines the personal data we have on file. Based on this, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl determines which information and channels are relevant and which times are most appropriate for providing information or establishing contact. In the context of marketing campaigns, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl does not process special categories of personal data or confidential information protected by attorney-client privilege. Occasionally, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl also asks clients to participate in an evaluation of the services provided, for example, through an (online) questionnaire. You may indicate at any time that you do not wish to be contacted regarding marketing campaigns, seminars, newsletters, etc., or that you do not wish to participate in an evaluation; upon receiving such notification, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will no longer contact you for these purposes.

4.5 Improving and securing our website www.Arbeidsadvocaat.nl.

4.6 Generating User Statistics

The website’s user statistics enable Arbeidsadvocaat.nl to gain insight into, among other things, the number of visitors, the duration of visits, which parts of the website are viewed, and click behavior. These are generic reports that do not contain information about individual users. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl uses the information obtained to improve the website.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl processes personal data based on one of the following legal grounds:

5.1 Consent

If Arbeidsadvocaat.nl has asked for your consent to process your personal data and you have granted that consent, such consent may be inferred from the fact that you have submitted a question to Arbeidsadvocaat.nl via email or by other means. You also have the right to withdraw this consent at any time.

5.2 Based on a contract or in the lead-up to the conclusion of a contract

If you engage Arbeidsadvocaat.nl, either verbally or in writing, to provide legal services, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will process personal data if and to the extent necessary to carry out the engagement.

5.3 Legal Obligation

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act (WWFT) requires attorneys to obtain, record, and retain certain information when applicable. This includes, among other things, a copy of an identification document (passport).

5.4 In connection with a legitimate interest

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl may also process personal data if Arbeidsadvocaat.nl has a legitimate interest in doing so and such processing does not disproportionately infringe on your privacy. For example, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl uses your contact information to invite you to seminars and events.

6. Processors

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl uses other service providers (processors) to process the personal data you provide; these processors process personal data exclusively on behalf of Arbeidsadvocaat.nl. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl enters into a data processing agreement with these processors that complies with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

7. Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties

Sometimes it is necessary to share your personal data, and/or the personal data you have provided, with third parties in connection with the performance of an assignment. For example, when litigating against or corresponding with an opposing party, or when entering into an agreement involving multiple parties. Examples of third parties include: the UWV, the Tax and Customs Administration, district courts, courts of appeal, the Supreme Court, arbitration institutions, mediators, attorneys, and notaries. There are also legal obligations that require the disclosure of personal data to third parties. If a court ruling requires us to disclose personal data to third parties, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will be required to comply. In these cases, no data processing agreement is entered into, as these involve (independent) data controllers. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will, of course, not disclose personal data to third parties if this is not necessary for the performance of the assignment or if there is no legal obligation to do so.
Your personal data will not be shared with third parties for commercial purposes.

8. Transfer outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

It may sometimes be necessary to transfer your personal data to parties located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). This may be necessary depending on the circumstances of the case, or in connection with the performance of an assignment by an attorney or as part of a legal proceeding for which Arbeidsadvocaat.nl provides you with legal support. To send online newsletters and mailings and to process data entered into the web forms on our website, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl may also use service providers (processors) located outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Under the GDPR, personal data may only be transferred to parties outside the EEA if an adequate level of protection for personal data is ensured or if a specific exemption applies.

9. Data Breach

In the event of a (suspected) data breach, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will act in accordance with the GDPR and the Dutch legislation based thereon, without prejudice to the obligation to remedy or mitigate the consequences of such breaches as quickly as possible. Since Arbeidsadvocaat.nl, as a law firm, is bound by professional confidentiality, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl reserves the right to refuse, in whole or in part, to cooperate in filing a report and/or providing (additional) information, to refuse to cooperate in filing a report and/or providing (additional) information, whether in whole or in part.

10. Confidentiality

All persons employed by or working on behalf of Arbeidsadvocaat.nl are bound by a duty of confidentiality and shall treat as confidential any personal data that comes to their attention. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl guarantees that all persons employed by or working on behalf of Arbeidsadvocaat.nl have signed a confidentiality agreement.

11. Security

Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will implement demonstrable, appropriate, and effective technical and organizational security measures that, given the current state of the art and the associated costs, are commensurate with the nature of the personal data to be processed, in order to protect the personal data against loss, unauthorized access, alteration, or any form of unlawful processing, as well as to ensure the (timely) availability of the data. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will periodically evaluate the security measures and, where necessary, improve them to remain in compliance with the obligations under the GDPR.

12. Intellectual Property Law

To the extent that the (collection of) personal data is protected by any intellectual property right, you grant Arbeidsadvocaat.nl permission to use the personal data in connection with the performance of the engagement.

13. Questions About Your Personal Information

Under the law, every individual has certain rights regarding their personal data. If you have any questions regarding these rights, please contact us at 085 – 060 6499 or by email at info@arbeidsadvocaat.nl.

14. Any complaints?

If you have any complaints about how Arbeidsadvocaat.nl handles your personal data, you can contact Arbeidsadvocaat.nl by sending an email to info@arbeidsadvocaat.nl or by calling 085 – 060 6499. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will be happy to help you find a solution. If that does not work out, you can always contact the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

15. Changes

Things are changing rapidly, which means that the personal data we request from you and the way we use your personal data may sometimes change. Regulations may also change. In that case, we will update this Privacy Statement. Arbeidsadvocaat.nl therefore encourages you to review the Privacy Statement regularly to stay informed. In the event of significant changes, Arbeidsadvocaat.nl will also notify you via its website.