As a law firm, we are committed to the security and confidentiality of the personal data we process. Moreover, we want to be very clear and transparent about what happens when we collect and use your personal data, in this case when we place cookies on your device and collect those cookies afterwards. Hence, this cookie policy.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer when you visit our website. Cookies help us do several things, such as enabling certain features on our website or measuring how visitors like you use our website.
1. WHAT IF THIS COOKIE POLICY DOES NOT ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS?
Data protection legislation requires us to provide you with a great deal of information, so we take a moment to ask for your attention. Should you have any further questions regarding the processing of your personal data through cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us at : privacy@everest-law.be
2. WHO IS "WE"?
"We" in this cookie policy refers to
BV Everest Advocaten G&B
Bollebergen 2A Bus 20
9052 Ghent-Zwijnaarde
Belgium
Ondernemingsnummer 0843.239.014
The Everest Law Firm is responsible for collecting and processing your personal data in the manner explained in this cookie policy.
3. WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE AND WHY?
When you use our website, we set the following cookies:
| Cookie | Domain | Type | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | .ictrechtswijzer.be | Analytics | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _gid | .ictrechtswijzer.be | Analytics | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form. | 1 day |
We do not need your permission to install these analytical cookies.
However, you can delete the cookies stored in your browser. More information on how to do this can be found on the websites of the respective browser manufacturers:
1. Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
2. Safari: https://support.applcom/nl-be/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
3. Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
4. Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=nl
5. Microsoft Edge: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq
4. WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
We do not share your personal data with anyone other than the lawyers and people who work for Everest, as well as our suppliers who help us process your personal data. Anyone who has access to your personal data will always be bound by strict legal or contractual obligations to keep your personal data secure and confidential. This means that only the following recipients will receive your personal data:
1. U;
2. Everest's attorneys, employees and suppliers.
We do not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (the European Economic Area consists of the EU, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland).
5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
Your personal data is only processed at the initial moment of collection. Thereafter, we immediately use the anonymization features of Google Analytics to ensure that all information collected through cookies is anonymized.
However, please note that the _gat, _ga and _gid cookie remain on your device for the entire specified lifetime (unless you manually delete them). Each time you visit our website, these cookies are collected again.
6. WHAT DO WE DO TO KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA SAFE?
As explained earlier, the security and confidentiality of all data we process is very important to us as a law firm. We also have technical, organizational and contractual measures in place to ensure that our infrastructure, systems, applications, premises and processes are and remain secure.
7. WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
When we collect and use your personal data, you enjoy the right to access, correct, delete, data portability, and restrict and oppose the processing of your personal data. Note, however, that when personal data is processed through cookies, we immediately anonymize it. We no longer process personal data, so no rights can be granted.
If you have a complaint about the processing of your personal data by Everest, you can always contact us at the e-mail address mentioned above. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with the competent data protection authority, namely the Belgian Data Protection Authority (https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/).
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