PRIVACY POLICY
(Last updated 20.05.2019)
The Deiak Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as the "Deiak", "we", "our" or "us") respects your privacy and undertakes to collect, store and use your data responsibly. This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") applies to all instances in which you use the www.deiak.com.ua website (hereinafter referred to as the "Website"). This Policy describes what data we collect about you (in particular, cookies and technologically similar data), how we receive it, why and how we process your data and how we protect it (hereinafter referred to as "Information"). It also sets out your rights concerning to our processing of your data and how you can contact us with any questions relating to this Policy.
At the same time, this Policy does not apply to information provided in case of relations "attorney-client" or to information that is confidential or subject to any other applicable protection provided by the current legislation of Ukraine.
By agreeing to this Policy, you agree that we may distinguish you from other users of our Website for the purposes set out below. This helps us develop and improve our user experience, create individual content and enable us to continually improve our Website.
- AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION
When you visit our Website, your browser transmits certain data to our server by using cookies and other similar technologies. This is done for technical reasons and it is necessary to properly provide you with the information requested.
A cookie is a small file with letters and numbers that are stored in your browser and/or on your computer and/or mobile device. Cookies perform various tasks (including remembering your preferences) and are an important part of improving your experience with our Website.
However, cookies stored in your device memory do not identify you as a specific user, but only the computer and/or mobile device you are using, using randomly generated identification tags.
There are three main types of cookies:
(i) Session cookie shall mean visit-specific files that are limited to sending session identifiers (random numbers generated by the server), so you will not need to re-enter information when you go to a new page on the Website. Session cookies are not permanently stored on your device and will be deleted when you close your browser;
(ii) Persistent cookie shall mean a file, which records information about your preferences and store it in the cache of your browser or mobile device;
(iii) Third-party cookie shall mean a file, which placed by someone other than us, may collect data from multiple sites or sessions.
When you visit our Website, our server logs collect information about your IP address, access date and time, time zone differences with Greenwich Mean Time Zone(GMT), the amount of data transferred, the website that made the access request, browser and language settings, browser software version and the operating system of the device from which you accessed.
- WHAT KIND OF COOKIES AND INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
When you visit our Website, we may collect the following cookies:
(i) strictly necessary cookies - are cookies that are necessary for the operation of our Website and your use of its functions. The information collected relates to the operation of our Website (e.g. scripting language and security markers) and enables us to respond to your online queries.
(ii) analytical cookies - are cookies that collect information about how users use our Website, such as which pages you visit most often, whether or not you receive error messages and how you came to our Website. The information collected through these cookies is only used to improve your use of our Website. Sometimes these cookies are posted by third-party web traffic and analytical service providers. We use Google Analytics to perform our analysis. For information about how Google processes and collects your information and how you can opt-out of Google Analytics by using the blocking tools provided by Google services you can consider it according to below-mentioned information.
(iii) functional cookies - are cookies that are used to remember choices you have made, such as the country from which you are visiting our Website, your language and any changes you have made to the size of the text and other parts of the web pages that you can customize to improve your user experience and make your visits to our Website more personalized and enjoyable.
(iv) target cookies - are cookies that record your visit to our Website, the pages you visit and the links you use to visit our Website. We will use this information to make our Website more relevant to your interests, as well as to evaluate performance and marketing or informational initiatives.
We will only use cookies if we have received your prior consent to do so. Your first access to our Website will result in a banner asking us for your consent to use additional cookies:
"We use cookies to better understand how you use this website. By continuing to browse this website, you consent to the use of such cookies and our Privacy Policy".
If you consent, we will place cookies on your computer and the banner will no longer appear as long as the cookies are active. After the expiration of the cookies or if you have deleted the cookies actively, the banner will appear again on your next visit to our website and you will be asked for your consent again.
Our Website uses Google Analytics as a web analytics tool to track and report on how our Website is being used for further development.
Google Analytics analyses your use of our Website by placing a cookie on your device. The information that cookies collect such as the number of visitors to the Website, the pages visited and the time spent on the Website is aggregated and anonymous.
You may withdraw your consent to use the web analysis at any time by downloading or installing the browser plug-in offered by Google. This option will prevent you from using the web analysis only as long as you are using the browser in which you have installed the plug-in, or if you do not remove the cookies that you have refused to use.
For more information about Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Analytics Terms of Service, Google Analytics user permissions and Google Privacy Policy.
- HOW YOU CAN BLOCK COOKIES FROM BEING SAVED
Most internet browsers are set to save cookies by default. However, if you wish to reject them or delete them (or other data relating to similar technologies), please consult the help and support section of your browser to learn how to block or delete cookies. However, please note that each browser has a different procedure for managing and setting up cookies. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies), you will not be able to access the entire Website or some parts of it. To learn more about disabling third-party cookies, we encourage you to review these third-party websites and their cookie policy and to use your browser's cookie management tools via the following links:
More information on markers (including how to disable them) can be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you're a resident of the European Union:
For more information on managing marker files, visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, which contains additional information on behavioral advertising and Internet privacy.
- WHEN WE CAN GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
We may collect and process your Information in the following cases:
(i) when you visit our Website;
(ii) when you give your consent to the collection of cookies;
(iii) when you are communicating with us by email or other means;
(iv) when clicking on links on our Website to third-party resources.
- WHAT PURPOSE WE MAY COLLECT INFORMATION FOR
The Information we receive through the Website or in the cases set out in this Policy is primarily used for:
(i) service improvement;
(ii) to give you answers on your requests;
(iii) expansion of our customer service coverage;
(iv) market research;
(v) providing us with commercial information to interested parties;
(vi) conducting statistical and marketing research.
Also, such Information may be used by us to analyze and personalize our messages, offers, and services that we offer to you.
The Information we receive may also be supplemented by providing certain information to our preferred commercial partners to raise our awareness of your area of interest, to provide personalized offers regarding our services.
- HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION
Information is stored and processed by the Deiak only for such period as is necessary for its use by the purposes of collecting such Information and legitimate business purposes.
In doing so, the Deiak evaluates the shelf life of the Information, taking into account its nature, sensitivity and potential risks that could be created by its dissemination through unauthorized access by third parties.
Upon expiry of the storage period of the relevant Information, the Deiak guarantees it`s further erasing.
- WHOM WE CAN SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH
We may disclose and/or transfer your Information to:
(i) trusted service providers: web hosting companies, IT service providers; service providers that help us provide customer-focused analytics, such as Google Analytics; providers to whom we outsource certain services, including but not limited to document processing and translation services; mail and courier services; providers involved in Website hosting, etc.;
(ii) trusted consultants, auditors, partners;
(iii) authorized government entities, if so required by applicable law;
(iv) in connection with the reorganization or merger of Deiak with others;
(v) to enforce the court's decision;
(vi) with your consent.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be other instances in which we will need to share your Information with third parties to provide services as efficiently as possible or to protect the rights and interests of the Deiak or the rights and interests of our clients and other Website users.
Whenever we transfer your Information to our trusted third parties, we will make every effort to sign appropriate agreements containing standard provisions for the protection of personal data to protect the rights and interests of individuals.
Based on the relevant agreements with the abovementioned third parties, they will only process the Information on our instructions and in strict compliance with them.
- HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
Your Information will be stored by the applicable requirements of the law on the protection of such data, taking into account all regulatory requirements and business practices of the Deiak.
The Deiak ensures that Information is restricted from being accessed by a third party, improperly used, unauthorized disclosure and/or distribution, and all our employees and third parties who contact your Information on behalf of the Deiak are required to comply with confidentiality rules similar to those followed by the Deiak about you.
However, the Deiak cannot guarantee or represent that our efforts to protect your Information may be sufficient for the Information you have provided us with by visiting our Website.
- YOUR RIGHTS CONCERNING TO INFORMATION THAT WE HOLD
Under the current legislation on personal data protection, you are generally granted the following rights:
(i) to request access to your Information held by us;
(ii) the right to demand correction, removal or restriction of processing of your Information;
(iii) the right to object to the processing for reasons related to your own legitimate interests, public interest, unless we can show that there are compelling, well-founded reasons that prevail over your interests, rights, and freedoms or if the processing is restricted for legal protection purposes;
(iv) the right to transfer Information;
(v) the right to object and/or withdraws consent to collect Information;
(vi) the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority. In Ukraine this can be done with the information, you can find it by clicking on the following link http://www.ombudsman.gov.ua/en/page/applicant/.
- THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES
Our Website may contain links to third party websites. However, we are not responsible for the privacy policies or content of such third-party websites.
Where you use a transition from our Website to third party resources, we have no control over the cookies or data that are generated for you by such parties. Please review the privacy policy of third parties for a clear understanding of what information they collect and how they use it. In our opinion, these cookies are likely to be analytical, functional or targeted.
- REGULATION OF THIS POLICY
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Ukraine. Any dispute on its use, execution, and violation should be considered by the Ukrainian court of the relevant jurisdiction.
- CHANGES IN THIS POLICY
We reserve the right to update this Policy from time to time. We recommend that you review this page from time to time to view any changes that may have been made to this Policy. If we make any material changes to the way we collect, use and/or transmit Information you have provided us with, we will notify you by posting a notice of the changes clearly and prominently on our Website.
- INFORMATION CONTROLLER
For this Policy Deiak Law Firm acts as the controller of your Information that we have obtained through your use of our Website.
If you have any questions about our processing of your Information, please contact us at:
81A Yuriya Illenka St. Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine
or
by e-mail dataprotection@deiak.com.ua.
