Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 24, 2024
This privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Privacy Policy") provides the user of the Site (hereinafter referred to as the "User" “you” “your”) with all the information necessary to understand how Barnett Avocats, a limited liability company registered in the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 844 749 796, whose head office is located at 10, rue des Pyramides - 75001 Paris, represented by Marc-Olivier Deblanc (hereinafter referred to as "Barnett Avocats") collects, processes and protects the User's personal data when using the www.barnett-office.com website (hereinafter referred to as the "Site").barnett-office.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Site").
When the User navigates the Site, Barnett Avocats may collect and process some of the User's personal data as a data controller (hereinafter the "Controller") within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation"GDPR").
As a data controller, Barnett Avocats is sensitive to the privacy of users and the protection of their personal data. Barnett Avocats is committed to ensuring that its personal data processing operations comply with the applicable provisions of the GDPR and the law n°78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.
This Privacy Policy may evolve in accordance with technological, legal, regulatory and jurisprudential developments, including the opinions of the competent National Commission on Data Processing and Freedoms (CNIL). In this case, the date of its update will be clearly indicated at the top of this policy. The User should therefore periodically consult this Privacy Policy in order to be aware of any changes.
1. INTRODUCTION
In general, it is possible to visit the Site without providing any personal information. However, if you choose not to provide personal information, your experience may be limited or you may not be able to take advantage of certain information, services or features.
2. MAIN DEFINITIONS
The "recipients" of the data are natural or legal persons, public authorities, services or any other body to whom personal data are communicated, whether or not it is a third party.
Personal data is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. An identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more specific factors relating to his or her physical, physiological, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.
"Data subjects" are persons who can be identified, directly or indirectly, and whose personal data have been collected by the data controller. In practice, this is the Internet user.
The term "controller" refers to a natural or legal person who determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. In practice, this is Barnett Avocats.
The term "processor" refers to any natural or legal person who processes personal data on behalf of the controller. In practice, these are the service providers with whom Barnett Avocats collaborates.
A "processing of personal data" is defined as any operation or set of operations, whether or not carried out by automated means, applied to personal data, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or modification, extraction, consultation, use, communication by transmission, dissemination or any other form of making available, alignment or interconnection, as well as blocking, erasure or destruction.
A "personal data breach" means a breach of security resulting, accidentally or unlawfully, in the destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized access or disclosure of transmitted personal data held or processed by Barnett Avocats.
3. DATA COLLECTED AND PURPOSES OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA
When using the website, certain personal data concerning the User (hereinafter "data") may be collected. Barnett Avocats ensures that it collects and processes only the data that is strictly necessary for the purposes for which it is collected.
Personal data is any information relating, directly or indirectly, to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, surname, first name, date of birth, postal address, e-mail address, IP address of a computer, browsing history, comment indicating the User’s contact details, personal login and password, etc.
At the end of the retention period for each data, the collected data will be automatically deleted, unless the User exercises his/her right of deletion before this deadline or a longer retention period is required by law or regulation.
Barnett Avocats reserves the right to use additional and/or complementary means of data collection. Barnett Avocats will specify the exact purposes of the processing concerned on the data collection page, in accordance with the regulations.
4. DURATION OF STORAGE OF THE COLLECTED DATA
In accordance with the GDPR, Barnett Avocats will use the data for the specific purposes for which they were collected (as described in article 1 above) or to comply with any regulations (for example, commercial or tax) for limited periods of time.
The table below summarizes the periods for which Barnett Avocats will keep the data:
5. RECIPIENTS OF THE DATA COLLECTED
The data collected and processed by Barnett Avocats is accessible only to persons duly authorized for administrative, commercial and maintenance purposes of the website.
The data may be communicated to service providers, business partners, Barnett Avocats' IT service providers and hosts in accordance with the provisions of this privacy policy. These service providers are external companies that may be used to assist Barnett Avocats in carrying out its activities.
The partners and service providers, as well as their employees, are subject to an obligation of confidentiality and may only use the data on behalf of Barnett Avocats for the specific tasks entrusted to them, based on its instructions, in accordance with the aforementioned purposes and in compliance with the provisions of the GDPR.
The service providers of Barnett Avocats are
For the operation of the Website: Squarespace Ireland Limited
6. BARNETT AVOCATS’ OBLIGATIONS
As the data controller, Barnett Avocats undertakes to:
- Process the data only for the purposes described in Section I of this Privacy Policy;
- Implement all appropriate technical and organizational measures necessary to ensure the security, confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of the processing systems and services;
- Limit access to the data to those duly authorized to do so;
- Raise awareness and train employees in the processing of personal data;
- Notify the CNIL of any security breach that presents a serious risk to the rights and freedoms of users of the Site within 72 hours of the occurrence of such breach;
- Ensure that subcontractors within the meaning of the GDPR have implemented all the necessary technical and organizational measures to ensure the security, confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of the processing systems and services.
7. RIGHTS OF THE USER
In application of the GDPR, the User has the right to
- the right to access and obtain a copy of the personal data concerning him or her held by Barnett Avocats;
- the right to access his or her personal data in order to correct, amend or delete any errors or inaccuracies;
- the possibility to request the deletion and erasure of all data held by Barnett Avocats;
- the right to object at any time to the processing of his or her personal data for marketing purposes or to the processing carried out;
- the right to obtain the data held by Barnett Avocats in a commonly used and intelligible structured format, as well as the right to transmit such data to another data controller;
- the right to define policies regarding the fate of his personal data after his death.
All of these rights may be exercised at the simple written request of the user by contacting Barnett Avocats by e-mail at secretariat@barnett-office.com or by post: Barnett Avocats Paris, 10, rue des Pyramides, 75001 Paris, indicating the subject of his request, his name, e-mail address and postal address, as well as a means of identification.
The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) has also developed mail templates for the exercise of the rights of data subjects, which can be accessed via the following link: https://www.cnil.fr/modeles/courrier.
In order for Barnett Avocats to respond to the User within a reasonable time, the request must be clear, precise and justified. Barnett Avocats reserves the right not to respond to any request that does not meet these criteria.
If, after contacting Barnett Avocats, the User considers that his/her rights have not been respected, he/she may lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) and has the right to seek redress before the competent courts.
8. SECURITY
Information is processed securely. Barnett Avocats has implemented computer security measures and technical measures to limit any leakage, loss, deterioration or theft of data and to protect the data against any computer attack and virus.
Barnett Avocats ensures that subcontractors and external service providers implement appropriate security measures in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR.
9.HOW BARNETT AVOCATS USES COOKIES
Cookies are text files that are placed on the Suser's computer by the websites they visit. The cookies are then sent back to the original website or to another website that recognizes the cookie on each subsequent visit. They are used to make the websites work or operate more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners.
Essential cookies, which are placed on the user's terminal when browsing the website, are exclusively necessary for the functioning of the website. They cannot be deactivated by the User.
Functional cookies and cookies for audience measurement, which are not strictly necessary, will be placed on the User's terminal if the User has agreed to it by clicking on "Accept". The processing of data collected by these cookies is therefore based on the User's consent, which may be withdrawn at any time.
Some cookies require the User's consent in order to be stored for more than six (6) months.
More information on the cookies used can be found in the Barnett Avocats cookie policy.
10. TRANSFER OF DATA
The data collected by Barnett Avocats will be stored within the European Union.
11. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
Barnett Avocats reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time.
12. CONTACTING BARNETT AVOCATS
For any questions concerning the management of personal data at Barnett Avocats or in relation to this Privacy Policy, the User may contact Barnett Avocats by e-mail at secretariat@barnett-office.com or by post at Barnett Avocats 10, rue des Pyramides, 75001, Paris.