Processing of personal data – information in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, General Data Protection Regulation
Agat Advokater is the controller for the personal data regarding contact persons we receive in connection with assignments or otherwise processed when the assignment is prepared or administered. You are not required to provide personal data to us but without this we can not undertake an assignment because we can not carry out the necessary conflict of interest and money laundering control.
We process the data to carry out mandatory conflict of interest and (if applicable) money laundering control, perform and manage the assignment, to safeguard your interests, for accounting and billing purposes. These data are processed on the basis that it is necessary to fulfill the agreement with you, necessary to fulfill a legal obligation or, in public assignments, to fulfill a task of public interest.
The data can also be used for business and method development, market analysis, statistics and risk management. The data processed for the purpose of developing and analyzing the business is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in developing the business and communicating with our contacts.
Personal data may be transferred between the law firm's various group companies for the purpose of performing conflict of interest and money laundering control, for information and knowledge sharing and resource allocation. We will not disclose personal data to third parties other than in cases where:
(i) it is specifically agreed between the law firm and you,
(ii) it is, within the framework of a particular assignment, necessary to safeguard your rights,
(iii) it is necessary for us to comply with statutory duties or to comply with authority decisions or court decisions, or
(iv) in case we hire subsidiary processors who perform assignments on our behalf.
The personal data may be disclosed to courts, authorities, counterparties and their council if necessary to safeguard your rights.
Personal data are stored, in accordance with the obligation imposed on Agat Advokater under the Swedish Bar Association’s Code of Conduct, for a period of ten years from the date of completion of the assignment or the length of time invoked by the nature of the matter. Data processed for the purpose of developing, analyzing and marketing the law firm's activities is stored for a period of five years after the last contact. If you unsubscribe from newsletters or similar, the data will be deleted immediately.
You are free to request information from the Agat Advokater regarding the processing of the personal data relating to you. We will correct or delete information that is incorrect or limit the processing of such information at your request or on your own initiative. You also have the right to request that your data is not processed for direct marketing purposes. You also have the right to share your personal data in a machine-readable format or, if technically possible, to transfer the data to a third party of your instruction. If you are dissatisfied with our processing, you can file a complaint with a supervisory authority, which in Sweden is the Datainspektionen (www.datainspektionen.se).
You can also contact the supervisory authority of the country where you live or work.
Contact us at info@agatadvokater.se or the following address if you have any questions regarding our personal data processing.
Personal Data Controller is Agat Advokater, 969786-5708, Vasagatan 46, 111 20 Stockholm, Tel: 08-36 00 97, www.agatadvokater.se, info@agatadvokater.se