Privacy policy

Preamble
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the Harlington website, as well as the clients and prospective clients of the Firm, of the manner in which their personal data are collected, used and protected, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (hereinafter the « GDPR ») and with Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, known as the « Informatique et Libertés » Law.

Data controller
The controller of personal data is Cabinet Harlington. Any question relating to the protection of your data may be addressed by email via the contact form on the Site or by post to the Firm’s registered office. The Firm ensures that data processing is carried out in compliance with the confidentiality inherent in the practice of the profession of avocat and in fiduciary activity.

Data collected
The Firm may collect the following categories of data: identification data (surname, first name, title), contact details (postal address, email address, telephone number), professional data, data relating to your enquiry or your file, as well as the browsing and connection data gathered when the Site is used. Only the data strictly necessary for the purposes pursued are collected.

Purposes and legal bases of the processing
Your data are processed in order to respond to your contact and information requests (legitimate interest of the Firm), to manage and monitor the client relationship and the matters entrusted to the Firm (performance of a contract or of pre-contractual measures), to comply with the legal and regulatory obligations to which the Firm is subject, in particular as regards anti-money laundering and the retention of documents (legal obligation), and to improve the operation of the Site (legitimate interest). Where the law so requires, the processing is based on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.

Recipients of the data
The data collected is intended solely for the Firm’s authorised departments. It may, where appropriate, be communicated to the Firm’s technical subcontractors (host, IT service providers) acting on the instructions and on behalf of the Firm, as well as to administrative or judicial authorities where the law so requires. The Firm does not transfer or rent your data to third parties for commercial purposes.

Retention period
Your data is retained for the period strictly necessary for the purposes for which it is collected, extended where applicable by the applicable limitation and statutory retention periods. Data relating to prospective clients is retained for a maximum period of three years from the last contact. Data relating to clients is retained for the duration of the relationship, then archived in accordance with the legal obligations specific to the profession of avocat and to fiduciary activity.

Data security
The Firm implements the appropriate technical and organisational measures in order to preserve the security, integrity and confidentiality of your data and to prevent it from being distorted, damaged or disclosed to unauthorised third parties.

Transfers outside the European Union
The data are hosted and processed within the European Union. In the event of a transfer of data outside the European Union, the Firm ensures that the transfer is governed by appropriate safeguards in accordance with the GDPR.

Cookies
The Site may use cookies intended to ensure its proper operation and, where applicable, to measure its audience. Cookies that are not strictly necessary are placed only with your consent. You may at any time configure your browser to accept or refuse cookies, it being specified that refusing certain cookies may affect the operation of the Site.

Your rights
In accordance with the applicable regulations, you have a right of access to, rectification and erasure of, and portability of your data, as well as a right to object to and to restrict the processing, and the right to give directions concerning the fate of your data after your death. These rights are exercised with the Firm upon proof of your identity, subject to the professional secrecy and retention obligations binding on the Firm.

Complaints and amendments
If, after contacting us, you consider that your rights are not being respected, you have the option of lodging a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL). The Firm further reserves the right to amend this policy at any time in order to adapt it to legal, regulatory or technical developments; the applicable version is the one in force at the time you consult the Site.