Introduction
Lexade Law Firm (“we”) own personal data, therefore, we do our best to adequately protect it when collecting, storing, and processing. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) explains how we collect, store, process, and protect your personal data obtained through the website https://lexadelf.com/ and our pages on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or other social media, including, but not limited to, when providing you with any legal assistance, and explains your rights to such personal data.
Relations to the collection, storage, processing, and protection of personal data by this Policy are regulated by the applicable international treaties of Ukraine, ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the legislation of Ukraine.
With us, you can have a status of a visitor, a potential client, or a client. If you have only visited our website https://lexadelf.com/ or our Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram pages, read information about us, our practices, or our blog, your status is a visitor.
If you start any communication with us (for example, if you contact us by phone, send us a message, request a consultation with our team, or leave your phone number), your status is a potential client.
If you already use any of our services, your status is a client.
The information you provide as a potential client or a client is an attorney–client privilege within the meaning of the Law of Ukraine “On the Bar and Practice of Law.”
Please also note that we do not collect, store or process personal data of persons under the age of 18. If you are aware of any such cases, please inform us.
By using the website https://lexadelf.com/, you agree to this Policy and the terms of personal data processing.
Any transfer of personal data to us (including via the feedback form) means your consent to this Policy, as well as the permission to process the transferred personal data. Please note that before disclosing the personal data of a third party to us, you must obtain the consent of that person to both disclose and process this data.
Collection of personal data
We collect the following types of personal data:
- technical information,
- personal data provided by you,
- personal data received from third parties.
We need technical information to operate, maintain and improve our services. This information includes, but is not limited to:
- information about your computer, including your IP address, geographic location, browser type and version, and operating system;
- cookies;
- information about your visits and activity on our website, including referral sources, length of visits, pages viewed, and navigation paths;
- information, generated during your use of our website, including information about the time, frequency, and conditions of use.
We use the personal data you give to us to provide quality services. The types of personal data differ depending on your status with us.
If you are a potential client, personal data may include:
- your name, phone number, and e-mail address;
- information from messages you send us, including message content and metadata;
- any other personal data you have sent to us.
If you are our client, personal data may include:
- your name, phone number, and e-mail address;
- information from messages you have sent us, including message content and metadata;
- your passport details, bank account details, and any other data we may receive in the course of providing you with our services;
- any other personal data you have sent to us.
We obtain personal data from third parties as a result of your communication with us through our Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram pages. It may include:
- your name, phone number, and e-mail address;
- information from messages you have sent us, including message content and metadata;
- any other personal data received from Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram.
Retention of personal data
Personal data that we process for specific purpose or purposes should not be stored for longer than necessary to achieve them. Usually, the term is no longer than 3 years.
We retain documents (including electronic documents) containing personal data for as long as it is required by applicable law.
Use of personal data
We may use your personal data for the following purposes:
- website and business processes management;
- to identify you;
- to contact you for feedback;
- to provide you with services;
- for marketing purposes;
- to send you notices, invoices, and payment reminders; to receive payment from you;
- to communicate with you at your request;
- to process your inquiries and complaints regarding our website;
- to maintain website security and prevent fraud.
Disclosure of personal data
Your personal data is not transferred to any third parties and is not subject to disclosure. However, we may transfer your personal data to our employees or contractors to provide you with services (including to fulfill the terms of the contract concluded with you). We may also transfer your personal data in the following cases:
- to comply with a lawful request, court order, or relevant legal process;
- to prevent the illegal use of our website;
- to defend against third-party claims;
- to prevent or assist in the investigation of fraud.
We will request your consent if the transfer of personal data is not a part of the services provided to you (including by fulfilling the terms of a contract) or otherwise is not provided for by applicable law.
Protection of your personal information
We will take sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of your personal data from unauthorized or accidental access, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, distribution, illegal processing, as well as other illegal actions, in particular:
- by taking technical measures and using individual software to ensure their integrity and appropriate access to them;
- by restricting access to our premises.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to make changes and amendments to this Policy and to publish a new version on our website https://lexadelf.com/. You should check this webpage from time to time to ensure an understanding of the changes made to this Policy. If you continue to use the website after the changes to the current Policy have been made, it is considered as your consent to these changes.
Legal relations covered by this Policy are governed by the Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection” and the Law of Ukraine “On the Bar and Practice of Law.”
Your rights
You have the rights:
- to instruct us to transfer to you any piece of your personal data we hold;
- to clarify the purpose of processing your personal data;
- to receive information about the conditions for granting access to your personal data;
- to instruct us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes;
- to change the information if the personal data we hold about you needs to be updated or corrected;
- to request to delete your personal data from our systems. We will delete it unless otherwise required by law. We cannot delete your data that we are obliged to keep;
- to prohibit us from processing your personal data in full or in part;
- to object to the processing of your personal data;
- to withdraw your consent to your personal data processing at any time.
To ensure the realization of the abovementioned rights, you can contact us by e-mail or telephone, available on the website https://lexadelf.com/ in the “Contacts” section.
