Personal Data Protection Policy

The purpose of this policy is to present the terms and conditions of the processing, by Polaris Avocats, of personal data of Users (also referred to hereinafter as Data Subjects) and to inform them of their rights regarding the processing of this data (hereinafter referred to as Personal Data), in accordance with the Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter referred to as the GDPR), and the French Data Protection Act No. 78-14 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms (as amended by Act No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004) (hereinafter referred to as the Data Protection Act).

The email address and any other personal data voluntarily provided by the User to identify themselves in their email addressed to Polaris Avocats, as well as the IP (Internet Protocol) addresses relating to their Internet connection, are the only Personal Data likely to be collected through the Website and processed by Polaris Avocats.

This Personal Data is collected from the Website through a “mailto” link or via a contact form, which allow the Website User to send emails to Polaris Avocats or its members.

Only a valid email address of the User must be transmitted to Polaris Avocats so that it can respond to the email sent to it. Any other Personal Data is optional in this context.

The aforementioned Personal Data is only used and retained for the sole purpose of responding to emails addressed to Polaris Avocats and its members, and this for the entire duration necessary for the purposes for which it is collected and processed.

The IP addresses of Users are retained by Polaris Avocats for the sole purposes of examining possible malfunctions of the Website, ensuring the security of the Website and/or the servers on which it is hosted, and carrying out anonymized statistical calculations, and this for the entire duration necessary for the purposes for which they are collected and processed.

The Website also includes a newsletter subscription form. Only a valid email address of the User must be transmitted to Polaris Avocats so that it can send them its newsletter. Any other Personal Data is optional in this context. The User explicitly consents to the storage and use of Personal Data provided to Polaris Avocats as part of this registration, and this for the entire duration necessary for the purposes for which it is collected and processed.

The aforementioned Personal Data is thus collected for specific purposes, brought to the attention of the Data Subjects, and cannot be used subsequently in a manner incompatible with these purposes. This Personal Data is collected fairly; no collection is carried out without the knowledge of the Data Subjects and without them being informed.

Polaris Avocats is committed to respecting the privacy of Users and protecting the Personal Data communicated to it. To this end, Polaris Avocats implements technical and organizational security measures to protect the collected data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss or destruction of data, or access to such data by unauthorized persons.

The processed Personal Data is intended for authorized persons of Polaris Avocats, as well as for service providers to whom the firm appeals in the context of its digital communication. Polaris Avocats also requires all its service providers to provide appropriate guarantees to ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data.

The Website also uses cookies, designed to store browsing information during consultation. A cookie does not identify the User; however, it records information relating to the computer’s navigation on the Website (pages visited, date and time of consultation, etc.) which can be read during subsequent visits. The User may object to the recording of cookies by configuring their browser settings according to their preference. The information collected through these cookies is collected and stored in accordance with current regulations.

Under the conditions defined by the Data Protection Act and the GDPR, Data Subjects have the right to access, rectify, query, limit, port, and erase Personal Data concerning them.

Data Subjects also have the right to object at any time, for reasons relating to their particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data based on the legitimate interest of Polaris Avocats.

They also have the right to define general and specific guidelines providing for the manner in which they intend the above-mentioned rights to be exercised after their death.

Data Subjects can exercise the rights mentioned above by sending an email to: cs@polaris-avocats.fr or by postal mail to the following address: Polaris Avocats – 18 rue de Tilsitt, 75017 Paris, France. Any request must be accompanied by a copy of a signed identity document.

Data Subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL.

Given the various legislative and regulatory developments, Polaris Avocats regularly updates this policy to ensure the daily protection of your data.