This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to the processing or your personal data by the Trans-European Law Firm Alliance in connection with the processing of personal data on the TELFA website https://www.extranet.telfa.law (“Website”). You will find below detailed information about how we collect, use, disclose, transfer and store your personal information.

Who are the data controllers of your personal data?

 

Your personal data is processed by the Trans-European Law Firm Alliance (“TELFA”, “we” or “us”), a non-profit association having its registered office at Avenue Louise 250, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, registered in the Brussels Company Register under number 0671.607.610.

TELFA is the “data controller” for the purposes of applicable data protection laws.

If you have any questions or concerns about how we treat and use your personal data, or would like to exercise any of your rights below, please contact us at sebastien.popijn@cew-law.be or by writing us at:

TELFA PRIVACY
Avenue Louise 250 (5th floor)
1050 Brussels
BELGIUM

 

What is personal data?

 

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

What personal data do we collect?

 

By accessing and surfing on the Website, you expressly agree that we collect and treat your following personal data:

  • your IP address which is automatically detected by the server for each of your visits to the Website;
  • your first name, last name, email address, telephone number, cell phone number, main field of law, experience and assets, picture, if you supply it voluntarily, usually through the creation of an account on our Website;
  • any other information that you have voluntarily transmitted to us;
  • information concerning web pages visited on the Website.

 

How do we use your personal data and on which legal basis?

 

The purpose for which we use your personal data and the legal basis under the data protection laws on which we rely to do this are as follows:

  • If you have given us your consent to use it for creating a profile on our Website, receiving communications and/or interacting with you;
  • If it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation. This includes when you exercise your legal rights under data protection law, to verify your identity;
  • If it is necessary for our legitimate interest such as the improving of the Website.

How long do we retain your personal information?

 

We will keep your personal data as long as you do not delete your personal profile on the Website and as long as we need it to meet our legal obligations.

Who can access your personal data?

 

We want to be clear that we do not sell your personal data. We may share your personal data only with law firms affiliated to TELFA.

All members of the Website may access your first name, last name, email address, telephone number, cell phone number, main field of law, experience and assets, picture that you have voluntary supplied for the creation of your personal profile.

Your rights

 

You have the following rights in respect of the processing of your personal data:

  • To request access to your information (i.e. to receive a copy of same);
  • To have your information corrected, if it is inaccurate or not up to date;
  • To have your information erased, although such right may be limited in view of our legal obligations;
  • To receive free of charge a copy of your information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another data controller (i.e. the right to data portability);
  • To object to processing of your information and to restrict processing of your information, although such right may be limited in view of our legal obligations;
  • To withdraw your consent at any time, for the purposes for which we collected your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at sebastien.popijn@cew-law.be or by writing us at:

TELFA PRIVACY
Avenue Louise 250 (5th floor)
1050 Brussels
BELGIUM

If you intend to make a complaint about our processing of your personal data, please contact us in the first instance before contacting your local data protection authority.

 

How do we use cookies on our Website ?

 

A “cookie” is a small piece of data that the Website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. The cookie allows us to record your actions or preferences over time and help us to tailor your user experience.
Most browsers support cookies, but you can set your browser to decline them and you can delete them whenever you like. Please be aware that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them this may prevent you from using certain parts of the Website.

You can learn more about cookies on http://www.allaboutcookies.org

Changes to our privacy policy

 

We reserve the right to amend and update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page and, when appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back regularly to see if there has been any update or change to our Privacy Policy.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

 

Any litigation in regard to the interpretation or execution of this Privacy Policy will be subject to Belgian Law and subject to exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Brussels Judicial District.