Privacy statement

Mohr Advocaat respects your personal data and ensures that the personal information provided to us or otherwise obtained is treated confidentially. Personal data includes all information about a person. Data that indirectly says something about someone is also personal data. The following implements the information obligation of the Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming to the data subject(s) whose personal data processes.

Controller and communication

Mohr Advocaat processes personal data in order to be able to offer services, to improve services and to communicate personally with you as a data subject. 

Purpose of the processing of personal data

Mohr Advocaat processes the personal data mentioned below exclusively for the purposes mentioned below:

• the provision of legal services, including the execution of a contract
• the conducting of (legal) proceedings;
• collecting invoices;
• advising, mediating and referring clients;
• complying with our legal and statutory obligations;
• marketing and communication activities
• recruitment and selection (job application).

Which personal data are processed?

Mohr Advocaat processes the following (types or categories of) personal data for the purpose of providing services or which are provided by the data subject from their own initiative:

Individuals:

• first names;
• family name;
• date of birth;
• place of birth;
• address;
• marital status;
• telephone number/mobile phone number;
• e-mail address/fax;
• BSN number/foreigner number/document number;
• gender;
• cadastral information.

Company:

• Company (legal form, name, place of business and- address);
• Chamber of Commerce number;
• Extract from trade register/foundation register;
• Notarial/negotiated deeds;
• Land registry data.

Mohr Advocaat processes the abovementioned data of both private individuals and companies because these data have been provided by you as a data subject on your own initiative, orally, in writing or digitally, have been obtained in the context of the provision of services, have been made known to us by third parties, including other parties, or have become known through public sources.

Basis for processing personal data

Mohr Advocaat processes the personal data mentioned above only on the basis of the grounds as referred to in Article 6 of the Dutch General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or in Dutch “de algemene verordening gegevensregistratie” (AVG).

Sharing of personal data with third parties

Mohr Advocaat only shares your personal data with third parties, as far as necessary for the provision of services in accordance with the above-mentioned purposes. Hereby one can think of the substitution of the practice by another lawyer, the (ordering) carrying out of an expertise study or the engagement of another third party on behalf of and by order of one of the lawyers of Mohr Advocaat, such as an IT supplier, but also the provision of your personal data in connection with (legal) proceedings or correspondence with the opposing party.

In addition, Mohr Advocaat can provide personal data to a third party, such as a regulator or another institution with public authority, as far as there is a legal obligation to do so.

With the third party who processes your personal data on behalf of and in order of Mohr Advocaat, a processing agreement will be made which also obligates the third party to comply with the AVG. Third parties who are engaged by Mohr Advocaat and who offer services as a data controller, are themselves responsible for the (further) processing of your personal data and for complying with the AVG. This includes, for example, an accountant, notary, or other third parties engaged for the purpose of, for example, a second opinion or expert report.

Security of personal data

Mohr Advocaat values the security and protection of your personal data, taking into account the state of the technology, appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a risk-adapted security level.

Storage period personal data

Mohr Advocaat does not keep personal data processed longer than necessary for the above-mentioned purposes of data processing other than as required by Dutch law or regulation.

Privacy rights of data subjects

A request for inspection, correction, restriction, opposition, transferability of data, removal of your personal data or withdrawal of previously given permission, can be submitted via the contact details below. You will receive further notice from Mohr Advocaat within four weeks of receiving your request.

There may be circumstances in which cannot or cannot fully implement your request. Examples are the secrecy obligation of lawyers and legal storage terms.

Your requests as mentioned above can be directed to:

Mohr Advocaat

Sint Maartenslaan 26

6221 AX  MAASTRICHT