Privacy Policy

The rules for the processing of your personal data and your rights in this regard are set out below in this Privacy Policy and are based on the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter – the Regulation), as well as the legislation of the Republic of Latvia.

 

This Privacy Policy applies to the processing of personal data carried out both on this website and when communicating with the Controller through other communication channels, including social media platforms (such as Facebook).

Controller:

  • Dmitrijs Troickis 
  • Dmitrijs.Troickis@mail.lv
  • +37129755807

Personal Data and Its Protection

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject).
An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier.
The Controller takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, destruction, or unlawful processing, as well as to ensure its confidentiality and integrity.

Types of Personal Data, Purposes of Processing, and Legal Basis

1. Communication and processing of requests:
  • Data: name, surname, contact information (phone number, email address), content of communication.
  • Basis: request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract; legitimate interests of the Controller to ensure communication and respond to received requests.
2. Provision of pre-contractual consultation:
  • Data: client’s name, surname, contact information, personal data contained in the information provided by the client.
  • Basis: taking steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract; legitimate interests of the Controller to evaluate the possibility of providing legal assistance.
3. Performance of a contract for the provision of legal services:
  • Data: client’s name, surname, personal identity code, address, settlement account details, tax data, as well as other personal data contained in documents, correspondence, and other materials submitted by the client, to the extent necessary for the consideration of the specific case and the provision of legal services.
  • Basis: performance of a contract.
4. Accounting and bookkeeping:
  • Data: client’s name, surname, personal identity code, address, settlement account details, payment information, and personal data contained in accounting documents and information regarding the provided legal services.
  • Basis: compliance with a legal obligation.
5. Provision of evidence for the protection of the Controller’s legitimate interests:
  • Data: client’s name, surname, personal identity code, address, contact information, settlement and payment information, as well as other personal data contained in correspondence, documents, and other materials that may be relevant to the resolution of a dispute, including in the case of legal proceedings.
  • Basis: protection of the legitimate interests of the Controller.

Sources of Personal Data

Personal data may be received for the provision of legal services:

    • from the client;
    • from the client’s representatives, cooperation partners, credit institutions, or other persons;
    • from publicly available registers and information systems (for example, the Register of Enterprises, the Land Register, Lursoft, the E-case portal);
    • from state or municipal authorities, courts, sworn bailiffs, or law enforcement agencies.

Transfer of Personal Data

Personal data may be transferred to personal data recipients if it is necessary for:
  • the provision of legal services;
  • compliance with the legal obligations of the Controller;
  • the protection of the legitimate interests of the Controller or the client;
  • compliance with the requirements specified in regulatory enactments.
Personal data may be transferred to:
  • state and municipal authorities;
  • courts, law enforcement agencies, and supervisory institutions;
  • accounting, translation, or other service providers;
  • cooperation partners or foreign lawyers, if necessary for the provision of a specific legal service.
Personal data is generally not transferred outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. If such a transfer is necessary for the provision of a specific legal service, it will take place only in accordance with the requirements of the Regulation and applicable data protection mechanisms.

Storage of Personal Data

1. Personal data is stored for no longer than necessary to achieve the respective processing purpose or to comply with the requirements of regulatory enactments, subject to the periods specified below.
2. If a contract for the provision of legal services is not concluded and personal data has been obtained solely within the framework of communication, the data is stored for up to one month from the moment of the last communication. This is to ensure potential future communication, the making of a decision on entering into a legal services contract, and the protection of the Controller’s legitimate interests, provided that no other legal basis exists for longer storage.
3. The Controller stores all client case documentation related to contractual relations (including service contracts, powers of attorney, correspondence, work materials, and related accounting source documents) for up to 10 years after the termination of contractual relations or the day of the last service provided, except for cases of legal proceedings, if they require longer storage – until the final court ruling enters into force.
Legal basis and purposes of storage:
  • Compliance with a legal obligation: to ensure the obligation specified in Section 28 of the Accounting Law – to preserve source documents and accounting registers that justify economic transactions and tax calculations.
  • Legitimate interest (civil law protection): in compliance with the general limitation period for obligations specified in Section 1895 of the Civil Law, data is stored as evidence in the case of potential claims, disputes, or legal proceedings that may arise from the provided legal service.
4. After achieving the purposes of personal data processing and upon expiry of the storage periods specified in regulatory enactments, personal data is deleted or destroyed.

Rights and Restrictions of Data Subjects

You have the right to request access to your data, its rectification or erasure, as well as to restrict or object to its processing. You have the right to data portability, if applicable.
To exercise your rights, you may contact the Controller with a request, which will be reviewed within 30 days.
If you believe that your data is being processed inappropriately, or if you are not satisfied with the Controller’s response or actions regarding data processing matters, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data State Inspectorate, as well as to apply to the court.
Personal data may continue to be stored even after receiving a request for its erasure or an objection, if the storage of data is determined by regulatory enactments or is necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

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