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Privacy Notice

1. What Is This Privacy Notice About?

The Law Office of Avocat Dino Luca, LL.M. is a law firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. In the course of our professional activities, we collect and process personal data, in particular data relating to our clients, related persons, opposing parties, courts and authorities, correspondent law firms, professional and other associations, visitors to our website, participants in events, recipients of communications, and other persons and entities as well as their contact persons and employees (collectively referred to as "you").

This Privacy Notice explains how we process such personal data. We may provide additional information regarding the processing of your data separately, for example in forms, engagement letters, or contractual terms.

If you provide us with personal data relating to other persons (such as family members, representatives, opposing parties, or other related persons), we assume that you are authorized to do so, that the data are accurate, and that you have informed the relevant persons about such disclosure where required by law, including by making this Privacy Notice available to them.

2. Who Is Responsible for Processing Your Data?

The data controller responsible for the processing described in this Privacy Notice is:

Avocat Dino Luca, LL.M.
Usteristrasse 14
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
E-mail: info@dinolucalf.com

3. For What Purposes Do We Process Which Data?

When you use our services, visit www.dinolucalf.com (the "Website"), or otherwise interact with us, we collect and process various categories of personal data. In particular, we may process such data for the following purposes:

  • Communication: We process personal data in order to communicate with you and with third parties, such as parties to proceedings, courts, or authorities, by e-mail, telephone, post, or other means. This includes responding to inquiries, providing legal advice and representation, and negotiating or performing contracts. We may also send our clients, business partners, and other interested persons information about events, legislative developments, news about our law firm, and similar topics, for example by newsletter or other regular communications. You may object to such communications at any time or withdraw your consent where applicable. For these purposes, we process communication content, contact details, metadata, and, where applicable, audio and video recordings of calls or video conferences. We will inform you separately if a recording is made.
  • Entering into Contracts: In connection with the establishment of a mandate or other contractual relationship, including conflict checks, we may process your name, contact details, powers of attorney, declarations of consent, information about third parties, contract details, creditworthiness information, and other data that you provide or that we obtain from public sources or third parties (such as commercial registers, credit agencies, sanctions lists, media sources, legal expenses insurers, or the Internet).
  • Administration and Performance of Contracts: We process personal data to fulfil our contractual obligations towards our clients and other business partners and to provide and enforce our services. This includes legal advice and representation, correspondence, debt collection, litigation, accounting, and public communications where permitted. Relevant data may include meeting notes, legal memoranda, correspondence, contractual documents, pleadings, judgments, background information on clients and opposing parties, billing information, and payment data.
  • Operation of Our Website: To ensure the secure and stable operation of our Website, we collect technical data such as IP addresses, operating system information, device settings, region, time of access, and usage data. We also use cookies and similar technologies (see Section 8).
  • Improvement of Our Digital Services: We analyze how users navigate our Website and interact with any social media profiles or other digital services in order to improve our online offerings.
  • Registration: Certain services, such as newsletters, require registration. We process the data provided during registration and may collect additional information during use of the service.
  • Security and Access Control: We process personal data to protect our IT systems and other infrastructure, including through access controls, security monitoring, backup systems, visitor logs, and, where applicable, video surveillance. Appropriate notices are displayed where surveillance systems are used.
  • Compliance: We process personal data to comply with applicable laws and professional obligations, including anti-money laundering regulations, tax laws, professional secrecy obligations, industry standards, and internal policies, as well as in connection with internal or external investigations.
  • Risk Management and Firm Management: We process personal data for risk management purposes, including the prevention of unlawful activities, and for the management and development of our law firm.
  • Recruitment: If you apply for a position with us, we process your application documents and related information for the purpose of evaluating your application, conducting the recruitment process, and, if successful, preparing and concluding an employment contract.

4. Where Do the Data Come From?

  • Data Provided by You: Most of the personal data we process are provided directly by you (or by your device), for example when you use our services, visit our Website, or communicate with us.
  • Data Obtained from Third Parties: We may also obtain personal data from publicly accessible sources (such as debt enforcement registers, land registers, commercial registers, media sources, and the Internet including social media) and from authorities, employers or principals, clients, opposing parties, legal expenses insurers, credit agencies, address providers, associations, contractual partners, and internet analytics providers.

5. To Whom Do We Disclose Your Data?

For the purposes described above, we may disclose your personal data to the following categories of recipients:

  • Service providers (such as IT providers, banks, insurers, debt collection agencies, credit agencies, and other law firms);
  • Clients and other contractual partners;
  • Courts and authorities in Switzerland and abroad;
  • Opposing parties and other persons involved in a matter;
  • Other third parties where this is necessary for the performance of our services, the protection of our interests, or the fulfilment of legal obligations.

Where required, we obtain your consent or seek a release from professional secrecy from the competent authority.

6. Are Your Personal Data Transferred Abroad?

We primarily process and store personal data in Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA). Depending on the circumstances, however, data may be transferred to other countries worldwide, for example through service providers or in connection with proceedings before foreign courts or authorities.

Where data are transferred to a country that does not provide an adequate level of data protection, we implement appropriate safeguards, in particular the revised Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, including the amendments required for Switzerland.

7. What Rights Do You Have?

Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • obtain information about the processing of your personal data;
  • request the correction of inaccurate data;
  • request the deletion of personal data;
  • object to certain processing activities; and
  • request the provision of certain data in a commonly used electronic format.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details set out in Section 2. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

Please note that these rights are subject to legal conditions, exceptions, and restrictions, including those arising from professional secrecy obligations and the protection of third-party rights.

8. How Are Cookies, Similar Technologies and Social Media Plug-ins Used on Our Website and Other Digital Services?

When you use our Website, technical data are recorded in log files. We may use cookies and similar technologies (such as pixel tags and device fingerprints) to recognize visitors, analyze usage patterns, and identify preferences.

You can configure your browser to refuse, accept, or delete cookies. Information on managing cookies can be found in your browser's help function.

We also use social media plug-ins and third-party services, for example to integrate videos or maps, generate statistics, and improve the functionality of our Website.

Some of the third-party providers we use may be located outside Switzerland. Further information on international data transfers is provided in Section 6.

9. Additional Information

We generally retain personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes described in Section 3, to comply with statutory retention obligations, and to protect our legitimate interests, particularly for documentation and evidentiary purposes.

If you choose not to provide certain personal data, we may be unable to provide the requested services or enter into a contractual relationship with you.

If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your personal data or your rights, please contact us first. If you are located in the EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority in your country.

10. Can This Privacy Notice Be Amended?

This Privacy Notice does not form part of any contract with you. We may amend it at any time. The version published on our Website is the current version.

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