PRIVACY POLICY

Legaunsel Ltd ("Legaunsel"), a law firm.

What personal information we may collect:

Your basic information (like name, contact details, job title).

Information needed for legal and financial checks (due diligence).

Details about your legal matters and our communication.

Payment and billing information (if you buy from us).

Information you give us for events or marketing.

Job application details if you apply for a role with us.

Information from cookies on our website, like your IP address and browsing behavior.

We might also get some information from publicly available sources, like the trade register.

Why we use your information:

To provide and improve our legal services.

To organize events and keep you updated.

To manage our relationship with you and respond to your questions.

For marketing and advertising, but you can opt out of this.

To analyze website traffic and improve user experience.

To comply with legal obligations, such as tax and advocacy rules.

To process job applications.

Legal reasons for using your information:

We need your information to fulfill our contract with you when you hire us.

We have legal obligations to process some of your information, such as for billing purposes.

We have legitimate interests in using your information to manage our business and improve our services.

We may ask for your consent to use your information for specific purposes, such as marketing. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Who we share your information with:

Trusted service providers who help us with things like IT, payment processing, and marketing, but they can only use it on our instructions.

Other companies that provide you with services through us, but only when necessary.

If our business is sold or restructured.

If required by law or a court order.

Transferring your information outside the EU:

We might transfer your information outside the EU only to countries with adequate data protection laws or under strict contractual agreements.

How Long We Keep Your Information:

We will keep your personal data only as long as we need it for the reasons explained in this policy. We'll also comply with any legal requirements for keeping data

Here's a bit more detail on how we determine retention periods:

Legal Requirements: Sometimes, laws tell us how long we have to keep certain types of data. For example, tax laws might require us to keep invoices for a specific number of years.

Fulfillment of Services: We'll keep your data for as long as needed to provide you with our services and to fulfill our contract with you.

Legitimate Business Interests: We may retain data for a reasonable period to manage our business, analyze trends, prevent fraud, and improve our services.

Your Consent: If we're using your data based on your consent, we'll keep it only for as long as you continue to consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time, and we'll delete your data (unless another reason requires us to keep it).

Your data rights:

You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your information.

You can object to the use of your information for direct marketing.

You can withdraw your consent at any time if we rely on it to use your information.

You can complain to the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman if you have concerns about our use of your information.

You can contact us at via email at legaunsel@legaunsel.fi if you have any questions about this privacy policy.

Cookies:

We mainly use essential cookies.

Essential cookies are required to ensure our website functions properly. These cookies enable basic features such as:

Security and Authentication

Ensures that you can securely log in and access protected areas of the site without needing to re-authenticate each time.

Load Balancing and Session Management

Distributes traffic across multiple servers to optimize website performance and maintains your session as you navigate, ensuring a smooth user experience.

Form Submissions and Navigation

Enables you to fill out and submit forms, navigate pages, and retain information temporarily across pages to prevent data loss.

These cookies don’t track users for marketing or advertising purposes and that they are exempt from requiring user consent due to their essential role in the website's operation.

We may use marketing and analytics cookies from time to time such as extensions to our CRM systems or other marketing purposes.

Changes to this policy:

We may update this policy from time to time. Check back regularly for any changes.