Confidentiality and data protection are essential aspects of our commitment to our clients. At Cerno Avocats, we attach great importance to the confidentiality of the information you share with us.

PURPOSE OF OUR POLICY
The purpose of this policy is to detail how we collect, use, protect and store your data.

WHO THIS POLICY APPLIES TO
The rules described in this policy apply to everyone who visits our website, communicates with us or uses our company's services.
 

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
In the course of our activities, we may process various types of personal information, including the information listed below:
contact information, such as your first and last name, address, e-mail address and telephone number, bank details;
information relating to products or services we provide to you;
information collected automatically when you use the website and the services we offer;
billing and financial information, such as a billing address, bank account information or payment data;
recruitment information, such as curriculum vitae, education and employment history, details of professional affiliations and other information relevant to potential recruitment;
any other personal information provided. Please note that if you provide us with personal information about other persons (such as your customers, directors, officers, shareholders or beneficial owners), you must ensure that you have duly notified them that you are providing us with their information and that you have obtained their consent to such disclosure.
We consider "personal information" to be any information about you that directly or indirectly identifies you.

If your personal information is inaccurate, incomplete or outdated, it is your responsibility to contact us at the following e-mail address: admin@cernoavocats.com.

ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM
When you use the online service request system, we collect the following information:
- your name, telephone number, street address and e-mail address;
- your IP address, date and time of connection, actions you take in the system and information contained in the documents you file.
 

WHEN YOU BROWSE OUR WEBSITE
To help us operate, protect and optimize our website, we use cookies and tracking technologies. Cookies" are small text files that are stored on your device or browser. They enable us to collect certain information when you visit our website, including your preferred language, browser type and version, the type of device you are using and your device's unique identifier.

While some of the cookies we use are deleted after your browser session ends, other cookies are retained on your device or browser to enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit the website. The data collected via these cookies is not intended to identify you. In particular, they are used to ensure that the website functions properly, to improve the user's browsing experience and to provide certain data that enables us to better understand the traffic and interactions that take place on our website. Cookies do not harm your device and cannot be used to extract personal information.

You can set your browser to notify you when cookies are set on your visit to the website, so that you can decide whether or not to accept some or all cookies. Please note that disabling cookies on your browser may adversely affect your browsing experience on the website and prevent you from using some of its features.

CONSENT
By using our web site, by transmitting your personal information by e-mail, you consent to adhere to this Privacy Policy and to the collection and processing of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

You may withdraw your consent at any time upon reasonable notice. Please note that if you choose to withdraw your consent to the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, certain features of our website may no longer be available to you, or we may no longer be able to offer you some of our services.
 
In any case, we may be required to retain certain personal information to meet our legal obligations.

When we collect, use and disclose your personal information, we always do so for specific purposes. Your consent is valid for as long as necessary to fulfill those purposes. We may then retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill our retention obligations as described in the law and in our retention schedule.

USE
Personal information collected by our company is used for serious and legitimate reasons, namely the sound and efficient administration of our company and the provision of services.
The personal information collected is used in particular to :
operate, maintain, supervise, develop, improve and offer all the functionalities of the Website;
provide you with services;
perform our contractual obligations to you;
to send you messages, updates and security alerts;
for marketing and business development purposes, if you have previously consented to the processing of your personal information for these purposes;
collect opinions and comments on our services;
to conduct research, analysis and statistics relating to our business and services;
for any other purpose permitted or required by law.

DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
We may disclose your personal information to other persons or organizations as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy or as permitted by law. The type of information disclosed will depend on your situation.

 

We do not sell, trade or otherwise disclose your Personal Information to third parties.

We may disclose your Personal Information to the following individuals and organizations:
Third-party service providers and/or suppliers who provide us with website services, application development, hosting, maintenance and other technology services. Other third-party service providers and/or suppliers assist us in human resources management and marketing activities. These third parties may access or process personal information in the course of providing services to us. We limit the information we provide to these service providers to that which is reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions, and our contracts with these service providers require them to maintain the confidentiality of such information;
Government authorities and law enforcement agencies, where required by applicable law. For greater clarity, we may disclose personal and other information if we are required to do so by law or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable laws, in response to a court order or subpoena or government search warrant, or otherwise to cooperate with such government authorities and law enforcement agencies;
The purchaser, successor or assignee in connection with any merger, acquisition, debt financing, asset sale or similar transaction, as well as in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership involving the transfer of personal information as a business asset to one or more third parties;
We will only use personal information for the primary purpose and the applicable legitimate purpose for which it was collected, or for purposes consistent with that primary purpose.

RETENTION
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, subject to legislative and professional requirements regarding the retention of certain types of information.

SECURITY
We follow generally accepted and applied standards for the protection of personal information. We maintain physical, organizational, contractual and technological security measures to protect your information against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, misuse or other unlawful forms of processing of personal information in our possession. We take measures to ensure that only authorized persons who need to know personal information, or whose duties reasonably require them to know it, have access to it.
Examples of measures in place:
- physical measures, such as locked premises;
- technological measures, such as secure servers.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or means of electronic storage is completely secure. We therefore cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit or provide to us, and you do so at your own risk. Nor can we guarantee that such information will not be accessed, obtained, disclosed, altered or destroyed as a result of a breach of our physical, technical or administrative safeguards. If you have reason to believe that personal information has been compromised, please contact us at admin@cernoavocats.com.

DESTRUCTION
Personal information is securely destroyed as soon as the purpose for which it was collected has been fulfilled, subject to the retention period prescribed by law or by a retention schedule established by government regulation or our internal policies.

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ACCESS
You have rights related to your personal information. You can ask us :
- To access it;
- Correct or update it.
Here are the steps involved in processing a request:
- You must send a written request to the person responsible for access and protection of personal information at admin@cernoavocats.com.

- We will process your request within a reasonable time after receiving it.

We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. Any changes to this Policy will be effective when we post the revised Policy on our website. By continuing to interact with us after the revised Policy has been posted, you agree to the changes. We therefore invite you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we handle your personal information.