Privacy statement Vastmans Advocatuur (AVG)
This privacy statement applies to the processing of personal data and has been drafted in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The user of this privacy statement, also the data controller within the meaning of the GDPR, is Vastmans Praktijk B.V., operating under the name Vastmans Advocatuur, established in Gorinchem and registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number 99656957 (hereinafter: “Vastmans Advocatuur” or “we”).
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Vastmans Advocatuur respects your personal data and ensures that personal information provided to us or otherwise obtained is treated confidentially. Personal data means any information relating to an individual. Data that indirectly says something about someone also qualifies as personal data. The following gives effect to the obligation under the GDPR to inform the data subject(s) whose personal data Vastmans Advocatuur processes.
Vastmans Advocatuur processes personal data in order to provide services, improve its services, and communicate personally with you as the data subject. Personal data is processed by all employees of Vastmans Advocatuur, including individuals affiliated with Vastmans Advocatuur on the basis of a student internship agreement.
Vastmans Advocatuur processes the personal data listed below exclusively for the purposes stated below:
* Providing legal services, including conducting legal proceedings and executing an engagement agreement;
* Performing actions (applications, invoicing, etc.) in connection with state-funded legal aid;
* Collecting invoices;
* Complying with our legal and statutory obligations; and
* Recruitment and selection.
For the purpose of providing services, Vastmans Advocatuur processes the following categories of personal data, or personal data provided by the data subject on their own initiative:
* Full first and last names;
* Date and place of birth;
* Address details;
* Contact details (telephone numbers and email addresses, etc.);
* Citizen service numbers (BSN) / V-numbers;
* Identification document details (passport and driver’s license numbers, etc.).
Vastmans Advocatuur processes the aforementioned personal data exclusively on the basis of the following legal grounds as referred to in Article 6 of the GDPR:
* Legal obligation;
* Performance of an engagement agreement;
* Consent obtained from the data subject; and
* Legitimate interest.
Vastmans Advocatuur shares your personal data with third parties only insofar as necessary for the provision of services and in compliance with the aforementioned purposes. This may include, for example, the temporary replacement of the practice by another lawyer, commissioning an expert investigation, or engaging another third party on behalf of and at the instruction of Vastmans Advocatuur, such as an IT supplier. It may also include providing your personal data in connection with (judicial) proceedings or correspondence with the opposing party. In addition, Vastmans Advocatuur may provide personal data to a third party, such as a supervisory authority or another public authority, insofar as there is a legal obligation to do so. Third parties engaged by Vastmans Advocatuur that provide services as independent data controllers are themselves responsible for complying with the GDPR in relation to the (further) processing of your personal data. This may include an accountant, notary, or another third party engaged for the purpose of a second opinion or expert report.
Vastmans Advocatuur attaches great importance to the security and protection of your personal data and, taking into account the state of the art, ensures appropriate technical and organizational measures to guarantee a level of security appropriate to the risk. If Vastmans Advocatuur makes use of services provided by third parties, such as an IT supplier, Vastmans Advocatuur will, within the context of protecting personal data, lay down agreements regarding adequate security measures in a data processing agreement.
Vastmans Advocatuur does not retain personal data that is processed for longer than is necessary for the aforementioned purposes of data processing or as required by law and regulations.
A request for access, rectification, restriction, objection, data portability, deletion of your personal data, or withdrawal of previously given consent may be sent to the contact details below. You will receive a further response from us within four weeks of receipt of your request.
There may be circumstances in which Vastmans Advocatuur cannot fully comply with your request as a data subject. This may include the duty of confidentiality of lawyers and statutory retention periods.
You may send your requests as referred to above to:
By post:
Vastmans Advocatuur
Papland 18
4206 CL Gorinchem
By email:
To ensure that we provide the relevant personal data to the correct person based on your request, we may ask you, for verification purposes, to provide a copy of a valid passport, driver’s license, or identity card with your photograph and BSN number redacted. Vastmans Advocatuur will only process requests relating to your own personal data.
Vastmans Advocatuur reserves the right to amend the contents of this privacy statement at any time without prior notice. Amendments to the privacy statement will be published on the website of Vastmans Advocatuur: www.vastmansadvocatuur.nl.