Information notice on the processing of personal data in our website
Welcome to our website! Below you will find important information about the personal data we collect when you visit our website and use our services. This information is important and please read it carefully.
In brief, here you will find information on:
- Who we are;
- How to contact us;
- What is personal data;
- What kind of information do we collect from you;
- What is the purpose for which we collect this information;
- What is the legal basis for processing your data;
- How to ensure the security of your data;
- How long do we keep the data;
- To whom we disclose the data and why;
- Information on data transfer outside the European Union;
- What are your rights;
- How to exercise your rights.
- Who we are
Manginas.gr is the presentation site of the Dimosthenis Manginas, a lawyer of Athens Bar Association, since 2000, with premises in Athens, 46 Alexandras Avenue, Gr-11473 Athens.
Dimosthenis Manginas collects personal data and as a result we are controllers of personal data under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) .
- How to contact us
For any questions or concerns about how we process your personal data or to exercise your rights in connection with your data, please contact us at the e-mail address: info@manginas.gr
- What is personal data
Personal data means any information that may be related to an identified or identifiable natural person (subject person). Personal data includes all types of direct or indirect information (i.e. used in connection with other data) relating to the subject person. Some examples of personal data are: name, first name, personal numeric code, date of birth, address, email address, telephone number, bank data, fax, serial number and ID/passport, online identifiers (such as IP or cookie ID).
- What kind of information do we collect from you
Manginas.gr collects personal data from you in two ways:
1. Directly and voluntarily: when you call us or text us, messages on Facebook or LinkedIn or email and when you comment on our articles
When you contact us directly, we will have access to your email address and/or phone number, as well as any other information concerning your legal situation and which you voluntarily provide to us.
Also, when you comment on our articles, we will have information about your email address, IP and any personal information concerning your legal situation.
2. Indirectly and automatically: when browsing the site, we store information about cookie ID, but only about those without which our site cannot function.
Strictly Necessary: These cookies are essential in providing the information you need when you access our website, and without them, the site cannot work.
It is important to know that an “Internet Cookie” (also known as “browser cookie” or “HTTP cookie” or simply “cookie”) is a small file, consisting of letters and numbers, that will be stored on the computer, mobile terminal or other equipment from which you access the Internet. The cookie is installed by request issued by a web-server to a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (does not contain software, viruses or spyware and cannot access the information on the user’s hard drive). A cookie consists of 2 parts: the name and content or the value of the cookie. Furthermore, the duration of a cookie is determined; technically, only the web server that sent the cookie can access it again when a user returns to the website associated with that webserver. Cookies themselves do not require personal information in order to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users.
You can adjust the privacy settings in the browser you use to block all cookies. However, it’s important to know that such a blocking could seriously affect your browsing experience on this site because the site might not work properly.
Non-necessary cookies Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
This website uses cookies for pseudonymous range measurement, which are transferred to the user’s browser either from our server or the server of a third party. Cookies are small files which are stored on your terminal device. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies increases the user-friendliness and security of this website.
If you do not want cookies to be stored on your terminal device for range measurement, you can object to the use of these files at the pop-up page that appears in your entrance to our website.
Common browsers offer the setting option not to allow cookies. Note: It is not guaranteed that you will be able to access all functions of this website without restrictions if you make the respective settings.
More details about how to delete your cookies and how to manage the use of cookies in different internet browsers can be found by going to the links below:
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS.
- What is the purpose for which we collect and process this data
We collect and process your data for:
1. When you contact us directly with various questions or requests, prior to the conclusion of a contract (when you call us or text us, messages on Facebook or LinkedIn or email and when you comment on our articles) we process your data to answer your questions and requests and to take the necessary steps to conclude a legal aid contract.
2. When we ask you for additional information to pay for our services, such as tax information, we do so that we can issue you an invoice and subsequently a receipt, and we ask for this information to comply with the legal requirements for the payment of the lawyer’s fee.
3. When you browse the site and store information about cookie ID (but only about those without which our site cannot work), we process this data so that we can provide you with the information you need about our legal services, the type of cases we have experience and our contact details.
- What is the legal basis for processing your data
When you contact us directly with various questions or requests, prior to the conclusion of a contract (when you call us or text us, text messages on Facebook or LinkedIn or email and when you comment on our articles) we process your data to answer your questions and requests and to take the necessary steps to enter into a legal aid contract.
As a result, the legal basis is the entry into a contract and the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take the necessary steps, at your request, before the conclusion of a legal aid contract. This basis for processing is laid down in Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1493/1999. 2016/679.
Because we need your data to take the necessary steps to enter into a legal aid contract, the law states that it is not necessary to ask your express consent for the processing of this data.
You may refuse to provide us with your personal data. However, your refusal to provide the information necessary to contact you or to carry out a legal analysis in order to conclude a legal aid contract may result in the termination of our services due to the inability to provide you with the services for which data processing is required. In this respect, it is important to know that in the legal profession we cannot carry out legal analyses which are sometimes necessary as a step leading up to the conclusion of a contract in the absence of the provision of personal information, and the information we require is intended solely to clarify your legal situation in order to jointly assess the subject matter and limits of the future legal aid contract.
When, following the signing of a legal aid contract, we will ask you for additional information to pay for our services, such as tax information, the legal basis for the processing is our obligation to comply with our legal requirements. This basis is laid down in Article 6(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1493/1999. 2016/679.
Your refusal to provide this data may, where appropriate, make it impossible to provide you with the services for which data processing is mandatory (e.g. billing is mandatory when we deliver a legal aid service).
When we collect information about cookie ID (necessary for the operation of the site), the legal basis of the processing is our legitimate interest in providing you with the information you need about our legal services, the type of cases we have experience and our contact details. This basis is laid down in Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1493/1999. 2016/679.
- How to ensure the security of your data
We will process your data securely, apply and maintain appropriate technical measures to protect your personal data from accidental or unlawful destruction or loss, alteration, disclosure or unauthorized access. The data you transmit is stored on electronic devices that have a password installed firewall, and when you send us documents, it is stored in a physical format in our office that receives adequate security and in our office’back-up server that benefits from security protocols appropriate to GDPR.
- How long do we keep your data
When you contact us directly, we store your data for a period of 5 years after the last interaction (last email sent, last phone call, etc.).
For the automatic data we collect, we store it for 5 years after the last visit to our website.
When we conclude a legal aid contract, the period during which we store the data is usually 5 years from the date of completion of the activities in the file, this period may still change depending on the evolution of your file.
- To whom we disclose your data and why
We may disclose your personal data to our agents, suppliers or service providers performing functions on our behalf (e.g. in the case of storing information on the server – the company that stores this information on our behalf, in the case of sending an envelope to you – the courier company, in the case of billing data – to the accounting company or the authorized accountant with whom we work).
We may also disclose your data to contractual partners or to persons with whom you have contrary interests and with whom we are responsible for conducting negotiations or to the courts and other public authorities.
We may also transfer the data to public authorities and institutions, where their activity involves knowledge of such data, where such transfer is necessary in order to respond to a complaint, to exercise a legitimate interest or to respond in a mandatory legal procedure.
- Information on data transfer outside the European Union
We do not transfer your information outside the European Union unless you request it to fulfil the subject matter of the legal aid contract.
- What are your rights
- The right to be informed (as provided in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679)
- means that you have the right to know who, how and how your personal data is processed.
- Right of access to data (as provided in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679)
- means that you have the right to obtain confirmation from us that we are processing the personal data that concerns you or not and, if so, you have access to that data and information on how we process your data.
- The right to rectification (as provided in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679)
- means that you have the right to obtain from usthe correction, without undue delay, of inaccurate personal data. The correction shall be communicated to each consignee to whom the data have been transmitted, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate efforts.
- The right to erasure of data (‘the right to be forgotten’) (as provided in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679)
- means that you have the right to ask us to delete your personal data without any delay. You have this right when (a) the data is no longer necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and processed, (b) you have withdrawn your consent and there is no other legal basis for processing, (c) you object to processing and there are no legitimate reasons to proceed with the processing or (4) your data has been processed illegally.
- Please note that there are exceptions to the right to delete data. These exceptions refer, for example, to situations where your data is processed to fulfil a legal obligation (e.g. when we are required to withhold billing data) or when we process it for the finding or defense of a right in court.
- The right to restrict processing (as provided in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679)
- means that you have the right to obtain from us the restriction of processing, when one of the following cases applies: (a) challenge the accuracy of the data, for a period which allows us to verify the correctness of the data; (b) the processing is illegal and you object to the deletion of personal data, instead requesting restriction; (c) if it no longer needs your personal data for the purpose of processing, but you ask us for the establishment, exercise or defense of a right in court; (d) if you object to processing for the time frame during which it is verified that our legitimate rights prevail over your rights.
- The right to data portability (as provided in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679)
- means that you have the right to receive the personal data that you have provided to us and that we process under contract or consent by automated means. You have the right to receive this information in a structured, commonly used and readable format, and you have the right to transmit this data to another operator without any obstacles on our part.
- The right to object (as provided in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679)
- means that you have the right to object to the processing of personal data, for example when we use it for direct marketing purposes.
- The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automatic processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects that concern you or affect you to a significant extent.
- Right to lodge a complaint with the National Supervisory Authority Data Protection, by following the link https://www.dpa.gr/index.php/el/polites/katagelia_stin_arxi or by reaching the Αρχή Προστασίας Προσωπικών Δεδομένων, 1-3, Κηφισίας, 11523 Αθήνα, τηλ. : (+30) 210 6475600, email: contact@dpa.gr
Please also consider the following:
Time period: We will try to respond to your request within 30 days. However, the time limit may be extended for specific reasons related to the complexity of your application. When this period is extended, we will inform you of the extension period and why we have extended the deadline.
Restriction of access: In certain situations, we may not be able to give you access to all or some of your personal data due to legal provisions. If we refuse your request for access, we will inform you of the reason for the refusal.
Unable to identify yourself: In some cases, we may not be able to search for your personal data because of the identifiers you provide in your request. We will inform you of this situation and give you the opportunity to provide additional information, if necessary, to identify you.
- How can you exercise your rights
For the exercise of any of these rights, please contact us at e-mail: info@manginas.gr
