PRIVACY POLICY
1. GENERAL
Data privacy is of high importance for SKANDAMIS AVOCATS and complies with the strictest Swiss and European standards. If the visitor does not agree, he should abstain from using the services and content of the website.
SKANDAMIS AVOCATS reserves the right to amend its Privacy Policy at any time within the applicable legal framework. The visitor is advised to check the Privacy Policy periodically for any such amendment. The continued use of the website after such amendment implies the unconditional acceptance of these new terms.
2. DATA COLLECTED
In compliance with Swiss and EU legislation on data protection, SKANDAMIS AVOCATS may collect the data provided by the visitor, such as name, email, address, phone number etc., as well as the IP address through which the computer or any other device has access to the Internet and the website.
SKANDAMIS AVOCATS considers all personal information to be confidential and shall not disclose such information to any third party for any reason.
3. VISITOR RIGHTS
The visitor is entitled to verify the existence of any data collected on him and access it, request its rectification, change or delete at any time by addressing himself to SKANDAMIS AVOCATS’ Controller of Personal Data by phone call at +41 22 316 0000 (hours 8:00- 19:00), email at infoge@skandamis.com or post office at «SKANDAMIS AVOCATS SA, 18, rue du Marché, 1204 Geneva Switzerland». By using the same means, the visitor is also entitled to object to processing of data and to communicate for any other information.
4. USE OF DATA
SKANDAMIS AVOCATS is committed to limit itself to the least processing of data necessary for communication, statistic purposes as well as for amelioration of navigation and provided services, to transmit personalized content, to conduct market research, data analysis, for system management purposes and for sending to the visitor Newsletters, event invitations and updates or marketing material relating to the law firm.
SKANDAMIS AVOCATS is committed to maintaining the confidentiality and privacy of the data, the processing of which is conducted exclusively and solely following the orders of the company by persons who meet the prerequisites to ensure legal conditions and who are under the company’s control.
SKANDAMIS AVOCATS may assign to any third party the processing of IP addresses and other information indicatively by using cookies.
5. NEWSLETTER
For the subscription to the Newsletter, SKANDAMIS AVOCATS asks the visitor to provide an email address. The Newsletter of the law firm is distributed via a marketing automation platform. The visitor preserves the right to revoke his consent by sending an email at infoge@skandamis.com or opt-out at any time by using the link "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the emails that he receives from SKANDAMIS AVOCATS. In such case, the law firm will delete your data from the relevant database and will no longer send you Newsletters or other similar material. The visitor is kindly requested to not send to SKANDAMIS AVOCATS any secret or confidential for him or for anyone else information, unless the law firm has first agreed to represent the visitor and be his lawyer in that matter. On the emails the visitor receives there are instructions for this process.
6. COOKIE POLICY
A. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files with information on the navigation of the visitor. Cookies are stored on the computer or any device used by the visitor.
B. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
The website uses cookies in order to identify the visitor, thus providing him with tailored services.
Cookies are necessary in facilitating and improving the access on the website, in adjusting the website content according to the visitor’s specific needs (language, country etc), in improving speed of searches etc. Under no circumstances cookies may harm the computer or other devise used.
Moreover, cookies may be used in order to conduct anonymous statistics and understand how the website is used by its visitors and thus ameliorate its content and structure.
SKANDAMIS AVOCATS is not able to use information collected from cookies in order identify the personal identity of the visitor. The cookies used by the Company do not save sensitive identification information.
Also, SKANDAMIS AVOCATS does not sell or trade in any way the data it collects with cookies.
C. THIRD- PARTY COOKIES
The Company also uses third-party cookies, indicatively from online advertising companies in order to better understand the behavior of visitors.
D. ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY COOKIES
The visitor may modify his browser settings in order to prevent the acceptance some or even all cookies. However, it should be noted that some features are only available through the use of cookies and that in case of preventing the acceptance of such cookies, these features may not be available.
The absolutely necessary cookies are essential for the proper and effective operation of the website and allow access to safe areas or use of shopping cart, without obviously recognizing the personal identity of the visitor.
E. WHAT KIND OF DATA DO WE COLLECT FROM COOKIES?
All data collected from cookies is processed and stored as anonymous statistical data and does not have any direct connection to the visitor’s identity.
F. PROVIDING CONSENT TO ACCEPTING COOKIES
Upon the entrance of a visitor in the website, a message is visible regarding the use of cookies, which refers to this policy. If the visitor wants to browse the site and have properly configured his browser, he provides the explicit and specific consent to the use of cookies as per the present policy. Otherwise, the visitor should abstain from browsing the site and/or disable the use of cookies from the browser settings.
G. HOW DO YOU BLOCK COOKIES?
If you wish to enable or disable the use of cookies, please visit the relevant website of your browser in order to find out the necessary actions.
3. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
SKANDAMIS AVOCATS may include links to other websites controlled by any third party and not by the Company. Under no circumstances SKANDAMIS AVOCATS is liable for the Privacy Policy of said thirty parties.
