ELEA AVOCAT takes the protection of privacy and personal data very seriously. Acting in its capacity as data controller, ELEA AVOCAT undertakes to implement all appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the protection, confidentiality, and security of your personal data.

Personal data are processed and used in strict compliance with the applicable regulations, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended, known as the “Data Protection Act” (Loi Informatique et Libertés), and any legal or regulatory provisions that may supplement or replace them.

The purpose of this personal data protection policy is to inform you about how your personal data are collected, processed, and protected, as well as about the commitments undertaken by ELEA AVOCAT to ensure their compliance and security. The terms “personal data”, “processing”, “data controller”, and “processor” have the meaning given to them in Article 4 of the GDPR.

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WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE PROCESS?

 

We ensure that the personal data we collect and process are relevant, adequate, not excessive, and strictly necessary for the purposes that have been previously determined.

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Your data in the context of our professional relationships​​

In the context of the performance of fee agreements entered into with our clients and, more generally, in the performance of the assignments we carry out on their behalf, we may be required to collect and process personal data relating to such clients, as well as to their employees, representatives, service providers, or corporate officers.

We may also collect and process personal data relating to prospective clients communicated to us during events, meetings, or various exchanges.
 

Finally, we may collect personal data relating to various external contacts in the context of our assignments and day-to-day activities.
 

In these circumstances, we may have access to personal data relating to identity and contact details. We may also have access to other personal data provided directly to us in the course of performing our assignments, where necessary.

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Your data when you visit our website​

When you use our website, ELEA AVOCAT collects and processes certain personal data relating to you as a website user.
 

Personal data are collected in particular when:
 

• You complete the contact form on the ELEA AVOCAT website; in this case, we collect your email address;
   

• You apply for a job opening or submit an unsolicited application; in this case, we collect your identity and contact details, your CV, your cover letter, and any relevant information you choose to provide.
   

When your personal data are transmitted via a form, the mandatory nature of the information to be provided is indicated at the time of collection. Any failure to respond or any response deemed abnormal by ELEA AVOCAT may result in ELEA AVOCAT refusing to process your request.

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WHY DO WE PROCESS YOUR DATA AND ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS?

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ELEA AVOCAT undertakes to collect and process your personal data in a fair, lawful, and transparent manner. The processing operations implemented by ELEA AVOCAT pursue explicit, legitimate, and specified purposes.

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If you are a client

Your personal data are processed for the purposes of managing the contractual relationship, including in particular: contact and communication, performance of the assignments entrusted to us and, in particular, the provision of legal services, contract and billing management, accounting management, and monitoring of the contractual relationship.
 

Subject to your lack of objection, you may also receive newsletters, legal and professional information content, press releases, as well as invitations to training sessions or events organised by ELEA AVOCAT, in an exclusively professional context. In this framework, certain data may be used for analytical purposes.
 

These processing operations are based on:
 

• The performance of the contract and compliance with legal obligations (in particular accounting and tax obligations);

• The legitimate interest of ELEA AVOCAT in carrying out analysis and prospecting activities in order to promote its services and develop its professional relationships, without infringing the rights and freedoms of its clients.

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If you are an external contact

Your personal data may be processed for the purposes of our activities, for example: managing data relating to students, fellow lawyers, opposing parties, or members of judicial or administrative authorities. Subject to your lack of objection, you may receive legal or professional information communications, press releases, or invitations to events.
 

These processing operations are based on the legitimate interest of ELEA AVOCAT in carrying out its assignments, providing high-quality services, and developing its professional relationships, without infringing the rights and freedoms of external contacts.

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If you are a website user

Your personal data may be processed for the purposes of communication and management of requests submitted via the website, analysis of website navigation, and commercial prospecting where you have provided your email address and have not objected.
 

These processing operations are based on the legitimate interest of ELEA AVOCAT in promoting its services, improving the quality of its website, and facilitating communication with its users.

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If you are a candidate

Your personal data are processed for the purposes of managing and selecting applications submitted to ELEA AVOCAT.

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HOW LONG DO WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL DATA? 

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ELEA AVOCAT retains your personal data for the period necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected and, where applicable, for a longer period in order to comply with its legal obligations or applicable limitation periods.
 

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If you are a client

Your data are retained for the duration of the contractual relationship and then for five (5) years following its termination. Accounting data are retained for ten (10) years in accordance with legal obligations. In the event of litigation, certain data may be retained until all remedies have been exhausted.

 

If you are an external contact

Where your data have been collected in the context of a client matter, they are retained for the same periods as client data. In other cases, they are retained for the period necessary to achieve the purpose pursued.

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WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA? 

 

Your data are accessible only to authorised members of ELEA AVOCAT.
 

They may be transmitted to processors acting on behalf of ELEA AVOCAT and subject to strict security and confidentiality obligations. Your data may also be disclosed to authorised third parties in response to judicial or administrative proceedings, to comply with a legal obligation, or to protect the rights, security, or property of ELEA AVOCAT or third parties, and to prevent fraud or technical incidents.

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ARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA TRANSFERRED OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION? 

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The personal data collected by ELEA AVOCAT are hosted within the European Union and are not transferred outside the EU.

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WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?

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In accordance with applicable regulations, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

 

• Right of access: to obtain confirmation that your data are being processed and to receive a copy of them;

• Right to rectification: to correct or complete inaccurate data;

• Right to erasure: to request the deletion of your data under the conditions set out in the GDPR;

• Right to restriction of processing: to temporarily restrict processing in certain cases;

• Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured format and transmit them to another data controller;

• Right to object: to object at any time to processing based on legitimate interest, in particular for prospecting purposes;

• Right to define post-mortem directives regarding the processing of your data after your death

You may exercise these rights by email at contact@eleavocat.eu or by post at ELEA AVOCAT, 106 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris.

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In the event of difficulty, you may lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés – CNIL) or any other competent authority. However, we encourage you to contact us first in order to seek an amicable solution.
 

Clients undertake to communicate this information to their employees, representatives, service providers, and corporate officers whose personal data may be processed by ELEA AVOCAT in the course of its assignments.