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. 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 Privacy 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.
Interactions to which this Notice applies
Law Firm Bradvica Marić Wahl Cesarec d.o.o. (hereinafter: "BMWC") enters into numerous interactions with consumers, 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 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. legal consultancy services or representation in court proceedings) Execution of an agreement. 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. - Video recordings of you
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How do we use your data? Why do we use them? Legal basis Security Review of video recordings, which potentially contain footage of you within the process of analysing security breaches. We process your personal data in order to avoid illegal activity and in order to comply with applicable legal regulations. Protection of legitimate interests of BMWC. - 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. - 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. 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. - 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. legal consultancy services or representation in court proceedings) Execution of an agreement and compliance with legal requirements. 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. - 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. 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. - 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. 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.
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.;
- 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, (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 and third countries
Your personal data will only be processed and transffered within the area of the European Union. Personal data will not be transferred to business entities or other persons in countries outside of the European Union.
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.
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.
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;
- Right to ask for restriction of processing of your personal data;
- Right to ask for your personal information to be transferred to another controller;
- Right to object to the processing of your personal data by BMWC, especially in cases of direct marketing based on the legitimate interest of BMWC and automated processing;
- 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, Martićeva ulica 14, 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;
- Analytical cookies – these cookies track the website’s visit count to obtain the necessary website performance information and for that purpose we also use a third-party service called Google Analytics;
- 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).