Your arrival on this page clearly shows how much privacy and personal data protection is important to you. However, there is no need for concern. We are fully committed to protecting your privacy and we assure you that the protection of your personal data is our priority when implementing and organizing all business processes.
We respect the confidentiality of your personal information and we always act in accordance with the relevant legal provisions governing personal data protection and the provisions of this Privacy Policy and Cookies (hereinafter: "Notice"). In this regard, we are extremely concerned about your opinion and please feel free to contact us at office@bmwc.hr if you have any questions.
For the above reasons, we have drafted this detailed Notice, so that we can inform you in a transparent and easy-to-understand manner about the processing of your personal data. We primarily wish to inform you on (i) personal data we have collected, (ii) purposes for which we collect that personal data, and on (iii) your rights regarding data processing.
We would like to emphasize that as lawyers, in accordance with Article 13 of the Law on Attorneys and Articles 26-34 of the Code of Attorney Ethics, we are obligated to maintain attorney-client privilege. This obligation applies to everything you have entrusted to us as a client or that we have otherwise learned while representing you as a client, and it extends to our current and former employees.
By accepting this Notice when visiting our website, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to the processing of personal data as determined by this Notice.
Interactions to which this Notice applies
Law Firm Bradvica Marić Wahl Cesarec Skerlev d.o.o. (hereinafter: "BMWC") enters into numerous interactions with client, business partners and its own employees on a daily basis. Against this background, it is necessary to distinguish clearly between several types of interactions to which this Notice applies.
Accordingly, this Notice applies only in the following cases:
- If you access our BMWC office, either as a client or a random passer-by;
- If you visit our website;
- If you engage our legal or other services;
- If you contact or request information from us;
- If you apply for a job in BMWC.
Who processes your personal data?
With respect to the processing of personal data enlisted in this Notice, Bradvica Marić Wahl Cesarec Skerlev Law Firm, with seat in Zagreb, Miramarska 24, 8. kat, OIB 74439368489, acts as the controller within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 (“GDPR”).
However, in certain cases, BMWC processes personal data on behalf of other service providers (e.g. financial institutions). In that case, another subject is the controller, whereas BMWC is the processor.
What data do we collect and what do we do with them?
During the interaction with you, we process various personal information. Processing will depend on the type of our interaction and on the data processing in question.
In line with the foregoing, below you can find the categories of personal data that we process, and the purposes for which personal data are being processed:
- Name and surname and other contact details (including address, email, phone number, fax number)
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Provision of services Insight into and recording of personal data in BMWC personal data records. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you have requested (e.g. providing legal advice, representing you in legal and other proceedings and/or other necessary services, such as sending documents for translation to translation agencies, and etc.) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services.. Employment Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records on potential employees. Processing of your personal data is necessary to carry out activities that precede potential employment. Performing of necessary actions prior to entering into an agreement. Marketing Insight into and recording of data into the records we use within our promotional activities. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the information on upcoming events and on application process. We process your personal data on the basis of your consent. Request for the exercise of rights Compliance with obligations under the GDPR Receipt, processing, and response to data subject rights requests as defined by the GDPR. Fulfilment of our legal obligations. - Date of birth
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Employment Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records on potential employees. Processing of your personal data is necessary to carry out activities that precede potential employment. Performing of necessary actions prior to entering into an agreement. Provision of services Insight into and recording of data in BMWC record. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you are looking for. (e.g. legal services) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services. - Place of birth
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Provision of services Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you have requested (e.g. legal consultancy services or representation in court proceedings) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services. Employment Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records on potential employees. Processing your personal data is necessary to carry out activities that precede potential employment. Performing of necessary actions prior to entering into an agreement. - Citizenship
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Provision of services Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you have requested. (e.g. legal consultancy services or representation in court proceedings) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services. - Personal identification number (OIB), Passport and ID card data
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Provision of services Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you have requested. (e.g. providing legal advice, representing you in legal and other proceedings, and/or other necessary services such as sending documents for translation to translation agencies, and etc.) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services. Employment Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records on potential employees. Processing of your personal data is necessary to carry out activities that precede potential employment. Performing of necessary actions prior to entering into an agreement. Request for the exercise of rights Compliance with obligations under the GDPR Receipt, processing, and response to data subject rights requests as defined by the GDPR. Fulfilment of our legal obligations. - Your photos
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Provision of services Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you have requested. (e.g. legal consultancy services or representation in court proceedings) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services. Employment Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records on potential employees. Processing of your personal data is necessary to carry out activities that precede potential employment. Performing of necessary actions prior to entering into an agreement. - Education data, data on previous work experience and criminal offenses/criminal convictions
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Employment Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records on potential employees. Processing of your personal data is necessary to carry out activities that precede potential employment. Performing of necessary actions prior to entering into an agreement. Provision of services Accessing and entering data into BMWC records. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you have requested (e.g. legal consultancy services or representation in court proceedings) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services. - IBAN data
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Provision of services Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records. We process your personal data so we can provide you with the service you have requested. (e.g. legal consultancy services or representation in court proceedings) Execution of an agreement, fulfilment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services. Employment Insight into and recording of data in BMWC records on potential employees. Processing of your personal data is necessary to carry out activities that precede potential employment. Performing of necessary actions prior to entering into an agreement. - Data on other individuals (counterparties and representatives, witnesses, experts, officials conducting proceedings, court employees and other government bodies, notaries, etc.; the content of your inquiries and our responses, documentation provided by you, notes from case files (court and extrajudicial), documentation of our services, evidence of services renders, cost calculations).
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Provision of services Accessing and entering data into BMWC records. This data is necessary for initiating and conducting proceedings before competent authorities, or generally for representation or providing other forms of legal assistance. Execution of an agreement, fulfillment of our legal obligations, processing based on the specific nature of legal services.
Additional notes:
Purpose of processing if you are a client (BMWC's client):
- Legal services
BMWC can process your personal data based on the Law on Attorneys, issued power of attorney, concluded contract, or decision of a competent authority for the purpose of providing legal assistance, particularly for initiating and conducting proceedings before competent authorities, drafting documents, and providing general representation and legal advice. Therefore, we process your personal data that is necessary for providing legal advice, drafting documents (contracts, wills, statements, etc), representing you in court and other competent institutions, as well as in extrajudicial representation, all with the aim of protecting your rights and legal interests.
The processing of personal data is based on a contractual legal basis (representation agreement or mandate/power of attorney) under Article 6 (1) (a) and (b) of the GDPR.
However, considering the specific nature of legal services, the processing of data is also based on Article 6 (1) (d), (e) and (f) of the GDPR. - Fulfillment of legal obligations
We process your personal data in order to fulfill our legal obligations as the dana controller. In certain cases, the office is obligated to process your data in order to comply with legal obligations. Such processing may arise from mandatory legal provisions, such as tax, commercial, anti-money laundering, criminal provisions and similar regulations, therefore, due to state supervision and control, as well as legal obligations to provide data.
The processing is based on Article 6 (1) (c) of the GDPR.
Automated processing and profiling, as defined in Article 22 of the GDPR, are excluded when providing our legal services.
Purpose of processing if you are a data subject submitting a request to exercise right:: legitimate interest – responding to your request (Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR)
Purpose of processing if you are a business partner of BMWC::
- If you are a business partner of BMWC (individual), BMWC may collect the following personal dana from you: identification information: name, surname, tax identification number, etc., contact information: address, phone number, mobile number, etc., banking details such as: IBAN, bank name, card type, etc.
- If you are a contact person of a business partner of BMWC (legal entity), BMWC may collect the following personal data from you: identification information: name, surname, etc., contact information: address, phone number, mobile number, etc., information related to your position and department at the business partner's organization.
Purpose of processing personal data: personal data is processed for the purpose of fulfilling rights and obligations under contracts concluded with business partners, particularly for issuing invoices for services rendered. Certain personal data may also be processed i fit is necessary to comply with the legal obligations of the data controller. Personal data may also be processed for the purposes of the data controller's legitimate interests, such as business communication, maintaining records of business partners, and assessing mutual collaboration.
Delivery of your personal data and sources
You are not obligated to provide us with your personal data. However, the provision of personal data is generally necessary for the execution of our legal services or contracts. Therefore, we must inform you that without providing personal data (depending on each individual case), we may not be able to provide you with a comprehensive service of legal advice and representation.
We collect your personal data, in addition to the information you have personally provided, if there is a need for it, exclusively for the purpose of protecting your rights and legal interests as our client and from competent state institutions and third parties.
When collecting data about individuals who are not our clients, we collect them based on your statements or on the basis of legal authority contained in specific laws, or based on access to publicly available registers.
Transfer of your personal data
Depending on the type of your interaction with BMWC, in some exceptional circumstances we will share certain personal data with third parties. Nevertheless, we guarantee that the purpose of the exchange is not to exploit your personal data, but to exchange them in order to provide high quality and timely service, and to comply with relevant legal obligations.
Accordingly, depending on the situation, BMWC will transfer your personal data to the following subjects:
- authorized employees in Partners Consulting d.o.o.;
- related individuals with BMWC;
- our partners that provide us with accounting services;
- third parties involved in hosting or organising events or seminars;
- service providers who process personal data either on behalf of BMWC or on separate legal basis, so that we can effectively provide you with requested service or deliver products and packages (e.g. processing of payments, system maintenance, market research, promotions etc.). Such service providers may use or transfer personal data only to the extent and for the purpose as instructed by BMWC;
- third persons and public authorities (for example, competent state authorities such as the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute and the Croatian Health Insurance Institute, Tax Administration, courts, FINA, Ministry of the Interior, and similar; courts, public notes, court interpreters, experts, opposing parties, and similar; banks, credit and financial institutions, and similar) , (i) in order to comply with relevant laws and by-laws, (ii) to act according to the mandatory instruction or order of public authority, (iii) to prevent and/or report abusive and illegal activities, (iv) in order to protect ourselves from lawsuits and other third-party claims;
- all other subjects, in respect of which we have received your express consent for exchange of personal data.
Exceptionally, in the case of corporate restructuring/changes of the company BMWC (e.g. merger, separation, etc.) your personal data may be transferred to another legal entity.
Your data, transfer outside the Republic of Croatia and third countries
In case of any potential transfer of personal data outside the Republic of Croatia, we will take necessary measures to protect your personal data, ensuring that the third party receiving your personal data provides an equivalent level of protection as it is in the Republic of Croatia. At any time, you can obtain information from our office regarding the transfer of your personal data outside Croatia and the measures taken to protect it, using the contact details provided below.
How long do we store your data?
The storage period of your personal data will primarily depend on the purpose for which they were collected. In this regard, we guarantee that your data will not be kept longer than necessary to perform the purpose for which it was collected.
Irrespective of the above, in certain cases we will have the legal obligation to keep certain data for a longer period of what is necessary to achieve the purpose of processing. In these cases, personal data will be stored only within the minimum statutory prescribed term. For example, records and documents on daily cash flow, business books and bookkeeping records and other records must be kept for at least 10 years.
Furthermore. Personal data collected within the scope of providing our legal services and legal representation services must be retained for ten years from the final completion of the proceeding, in accordance with Article 11 (2) of the Law on Legal Profession. However, if enforceable judgment, proceedings for extraordinary legal remedies, protection of your rights before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia and/or the European Court of Human Rights, etc., we will retain your data for an additional ten years from the date when all legal remedies for the protection of your rights and legal interests have been exhausted.
An exception to the above is the documents (wills, contracts, etc.) that you have entrusted to us for safekeeping, and we keep such documents based on your instructions until you retrieve them.
Considering the specificities of legal services, as data controllers we may, in individual cases and depending on specific circumstances, determine a longer retention period for case files in order to protect legitimate and legal interests.
If mandatory legal regulations require a longer retention period, your data will be deleted after the expiration of the additional statutory deadlines.
Personal data that is subject to processing for the purpose of fulfilling the requests of the data subjects and within the scope of our business relationship (business partners) is stored for a period of five years, unless it is necessary for the establishment or defense of legal claims or unless mandatory legal regulations determine a longer retention period. Conclusively, we also inform you that, if all GDPR requirements have been met, you have the right to exercise your GDPR guaranteed rights with respect to your personal data that BMWC processes. Instructions on how to exercise your rights are presented in detail in "Your rights" section.
The security of your personal data
In order to protect your personal data, we have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures, which we continuously upgrade, to safeguard your personal dana from loss, misuse or unauthorized access.
However, we cannot guarantee complete protection during the transmission of personal data to or from our website. Therefore, it is extremely important that you also take care of the security of your computer, as well as the safe storage and confidentiality of your personal data.
Children
BMWC is fully aware that children are particularly vulnerable group. Therefore, BMWC pays particular attention to the protection of their personal data.
In this respect, BMWC is compliant with provisions of Croatian law regarding the minimum age required for exercising certain legal actions, including provisions on processing of personal data. Among other things, we will seek explicit consent from child’s parents to provide certain services and to access certain parts of our website.
Your rights
For the purpose of effective control over the processing of your personal data, you have numerous rights, which may be exercised directly towards BMWC, if certain statutory conditions are met.
To this end, you have the following rights:
- The right to ask for information on how BMWC is processing your data. If BMWC processes your personal data, you have the right to request detailed information on the respective processing;
- Right to access your personal data – to gain a copy of processed data in physical or digital form;
- Right to rectification of your incorrect or incomplete personal data we possess;
- Right to ask for deletion of your personal data we possess if the purpose for which they were collected no longer exists, if there is an unlawful processing, if the processing disproportionately infringes upon your protected legitimate interests, or if the processing of data is based on your consent which you have withdrawn (however, it is necessary to consider the possible existence of other reasons that may be contrary to the complete erasure of your personal data, such as storage explicitly determined by law, the existence, establishment, or defense of legal claims, and similar) ;
- Right to ask for restriction of processing of your personal data (i) if you dispute the accuracy of your personal data, during a period that allows us to verify the accuracy of the data, (ii) if the processing is unlawful, but you have refused deletion and instead request the restriction of data processing, (iii) if your personal data are no longer necessary for the intended purpose, but you still need them for the establishment or defense of legal claims, (iv) if you have objected to the processing of personal data pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the data controller override your reasons) ;
- Right to ask for your personal information to be transferred to another controller (the data that you have provided to us and that we process based on your consent or for the performance of a contract, and their processing is carried out by automated means, upon your request, we will provide you with the same data in a structed, commonly used and machine-readable format. If technically feasible, we can directly transfer them to another data controller at your request);
- Right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR, meaning that if we process your personal data in the public interest or based on the needs of our legitimate interests;
- Right to withdraw the consent for processing of your personal data at any time, if the processing is based on your consent;
- Right to file a complaint to the relevant Data Protection Supervisory Authority – in Croatia Personal Data Protection Agency, Selska cesta 1364, Zagreb, azop@azop.hr, tel: 01 4609-000
In case you want to exercise any of the above rights (except for the last one), please contact us using the contact details in the "How can you contact us?" section. Please note that in order to successfully process your application, you must first identify yourself (e.g. by sending a copy of the ID card). The personal data provided will be used solely for identification purposes and will be deleted immediately upon identification.
Exercising the above rights is completely free of charge. However, in the event that your requests for exercising any of the above rights are manifestly unfounded or excessive (e.g. due to frequent repetitions within a short period of time), we reserve the right, at our own discretion, to (i) charge a reasonable fee for the claim or (ii) to decline to act upon your request.
Cookies
Introduction
In order to make our website more enjoyable and interesting, this page saves a small amount of information, so called “cookies”. Cookies, among other things, serve to make the site work optimally, to be able to further improve the site and to improve your browsing experience.
When using this website, you agree to use cookies. Blocking cookies is possible, after which you will still be able to view the page, but some of the features will not be available to you.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is automatically saved to your computer, tablet or mobile phone ("Device") when you visit a particular web site. In this manner, the web site that sent a cookie, or a web page that recognises the stored cookie, is able to "remember" your Device.
By such "remembering" different goals can be achieved. Effective navigation within the web site is enabled, your preferences (e.g. language) are remembered for the future visits to the website, and the quality and attractiveness of website is generally upgraded. Generally, the webpage is enabled to display information tailored specifically to your needs. In this regard, cookies are also used to display only those online advertisements, which meet your specific needs and interests.
There are different types of cookies, however, we can divide them into two main classifications:
- According to the cookie sender:
- First-party cookies – cookies delivered to your device by our web site;
- Third-party cookies – cookies delivered to your device from a website other than the site you are visiting.
- According to storage duration
- Session Cookie – cookies that are automatically deleted after you close the browser;
- Persistent Cookies – cookies that remain stored on the Device until the expiration of a specified period. They allow us to recognize your device during the next site visit.
Using of cookies at www.bmwc.hr
Website www.bmwc.hr uses the following types of cookies:
- Technical cookies – these cookies are necessary to provide you with the service you requested and make our web site operational;
- Functional cookies – these cookies allow our page to recognize you and remember your preferences when you visit the webpage again (for example, the language of the webpage);
When you use our website, you can also receive third-party cookies. In other words, third parties can collect information through cookies and similar technologies (web beacons).
By means of cookies, third parties (including Google) in collaboration with BMWC display ads on websites all over the internet.
In the event that some of your personal data is processed by the implementation of cookies, our processing is based on Article 6, paragraph 1, and/or paragraph f GDPR, that is, the necessity of fulfilling the contract that the subject is the party of or protecting our legitimate interests for the optimal and efficient functioning of the website.
How to disable cookies?
By using our website, you agree to store different types of cookies on your devices. However, in case you want to delete certain cookies and/or prevent them from being stored, below you will find short instructions on how to do it.
You can disable cookies on your computer, but blocking all cookies may have a negative impact on the use of many websites, including this one. The cookie settings can be controlled and configured in your browser. If you want to delete or disable cookies on your computer, you need to update your Internet browser settings.
Because different browsers have different settings, the way you can change the settings is not the same. For that purpose, below is the list of links where you can find more detailed information on how to do it in different browsers:
You can also exclude both Google Analytics and Google AdWords services for advertising displays and adjust ads for the Google Display Network using the Ads preferences manager (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=hr).
Detailed information on Google Analytics, as well as on user options required to regulate cookie settings, are available at http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Please note that in case you do not accept cookies, you could experience possible limitations of certain website functions.
Additional information on cookies
To learn more about cookies, you can visit the following links:
Social networks
Social networks can also store cookies on your computer. This is happening on websites that allow you to sign up, register for social networking accounts and to share social network content (for example, through the „Like option“). The specific impact on your privacy will vary from social network to social network and depends on the privacy settings you have chosen on those networks. You can find out how to manage these cookies on their websites.
How can you contact us?
We remain at your disposal at any time to contact us regarding the processing of personal data by BMWC.
For that purpose, BMWC has appointed Data Protection Officer whom you can contact at any time regarding all questions connected to processing of your personal data and exercising your rights as defined in the GDPR.
Therefore, in the event that:
- You want to exercise any of your above enlisted rights; or
- You generally have questions, remarks or suggestions regarding the processing of personal data
Please feel free to contact us at any time using the following contact details
| Telephone | +385 (1) 5629 767 |
| office@bmwc.hr | |
| Address | Business Center International Miramarska 24, 8. kat. 10000 Zagreb Hrvatska |
Changes to Privacy Notice
For the purpose of compliance with GDPR requirements and requirements of other applicable regulations, this Privacy Notice has been updated and amended in May 2018.
Since this Privacy notice probably will be amended in the future, and that new personal data processes will be implemented, it will be necessary to amended or supplement this Privacy Notice. An amended version of the Notice will be uploaded to BMWC website immediately upon its adoption.
In the event that we make significant changes, we will notify you in a timely manner so that you can review the changes and decide whether to continue using BMWC services. Depending on the type of personal data processing, the notice will be uploaded to BMWC web site or we will contact you directly (e.g. by email).