Privacy Policy
Introduction
As a law firm specializing in intellectual property and new technologies, Scan Avocats is strongly committed to respecting the rights of each individual with regard to personal data protection.
These commitments represent the way we intend to conduct our daily business.
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you of the commitments and practical measures of Scan Avocats, the data controller located at 51 bis rue de Miromesnil, 75008 Paris.
Purposes of the processing
The purpose of the processing carried out by Scan Avocats is to:
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Management and follow-up of customer files | Necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures taken at your request |
| Billing management | Necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures taken at your request |
| Management of providers and human resources | Necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures taken at your request |
| Accounting management | Legal obligation |
| Management of prospects and contacts | Legitimate interest in practicing our profession as lawyers |
| Management of cookies and tracers implemented on our website | Consent or legitimate interest, depending on the purpose of the cookies |
| Management of applications received by the firm | Legitimate interest in practicing our profession as lawyers |
You can find more information by accessing our Cookie Policy.
Data principles
When we collect and process data, we ensure that it is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes of the processing carried out. We take measures to ensure that the data we process is accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
If you refuse to provide us with this information, we may not be able to provide our services to you effectively in some cases.
We protect your personal data through physical and logical measures such as access restrictions to materials and premises, password policies.
Recipients of the data
We do not pass on your personal data to third parties, except to our subcontractors or to third parties who are legally entitled by law or by virtue of their function to know it.
Transfer of data outside the European Union
All the personal data we process are hosted in France. Consequently, we do not transfer any personal data outside the European Union.
However, the specificities of a case with an international scope and the interests of our clients may lead us in certain cases to transfer personal data outside the European Union, in which case these transfers are based alternatively on :
- the necessity of the transfer for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (Art. 49 e) GDPR);
- the necessity of the transfer for the performance of the contract concluded between the firm and our clients or the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of our clients (Art. 49 b) GDPR).
Data retention
We only keep your data for as long as is necessary for the purposes of the processing carried out, depending on whether your data has been processed as part of the management of your file and to take account of our legal obligations.
| Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|
| Management and follow-up of customer files |
5 years from the end of our mandate 10 years for certain legal documents |
| Billing management | 10 years old |
| Management of providers and human resources | 5 years from the end of the contractual relationship |
| Accounting management | 10 years from the end of the fiscal year |
| Management of prospects and contacts | 3 years from the last contact |
| Management of cookies and tracers implemented on our website | See our Cookie Policy |
| Management of applications received by the firm | 2 years from the date of the last contact |
In exceptional cases, longer periods may apply to our customers' data, e.g. when they are required in the context of a procedure of a deontological nature.
Your rights
The applicable regulations allow you to benefit from a right of access, query, rectification, portability and deletion of information concerning you, as well as a right to limit processing and the right to define general or specific directives relating to the conservation, deletion and communication of your personal data after your death.
Similarly, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time when you have previously given it to us.
You may exercise these rights by sending your request, with proof of your identity, by any means to the following postal address Scan Avocats, 51 bis rue de Miromesnil, 75008 Paris or by e-mail to contact@scan.law.
If there is any doubt about your identity, we may ask you for a copy of a signed identity document.
Some requests may not be taken into account by the firm, depending on the rules applicable to our profession or the provisions of the regulations.
We will always inform you of this situation as accurately as possible.
You also have the right to file a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).
Evolution of the document
SCAN Avocats reserves the right to change this Policy as required by applicable law.