Privacy policy
Privacy Policy
1. General Provisions
1.1. This privacy policy governs the principles of collecting, processing, and storing personal data. Personal data is collected, processed, and stored by the data controller Advokaadibüroo Kaupo Kask OÜ, registry code 16636912 (hereinafter referred to as the data controller or we/us).
1.2. When processing personal data, we comply with the laws in force in Estonia, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.
These data protection terms explain how we collect and process your data when you use our website or send us a message via our website.
By using the website and communicating with us through it, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to our data protection terms.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject).
2. Purposes and Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data
Our goal is the secure and lawful processing of your data, as well as the data of our clients, prospective clients, and associated individuals, in order to provide you with the best service, fulfill our professional obligations, and achieve organizational goals.
2.1. We use the information received from you to send you news and event updates only if you have given your consent (e.g., by following our social media channels and expressing a desire to receive our information shared online). You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the relevant options in social media or by contacting us at advokaat@kaupokask.ee.
2.2. Our website uses cookies to collect information about how our website is used. Cookies allow for faster and more accessible browsing of the website. Cookies are small text files that a website saves to your computer to improve your browsing experience. They are used to recognize returning users and to gather website usage statistics. Generally, cookies do not enable identification of a specific individual. You can disable and delete our cookies via your browser settings.
2.3. We process the information you send us via the contact form on our website in order to provide our services and respond to your inquiries. We collect and process the information you provide to fulfill our obligations to clients, provide legal advice to current or future clients, and perform our professional duties. In the provision of legal services and fulfillment of our obligations, we may supplement the personal data received from you with data obtained independently from other sources.
We limit the collection of personal data to the minimum necessary.
We process your personal data on the basis of your consent, our mutual agreement, legal obligations, or our legitimate interest in order to provide high-quality legal services to our clients and prospective clients.
3. Use and Processing of Collected Personal Data
Collected personal data is used and processed for the following purposes:
3.1. To identify individuals (e.g., name, personal identification code, date of birth, identity document details including document number and expiry date);
3.2. To provide legal services, send information, issue and prepare invoices (e.g., contact details including phone number, address, email address, preferred language of communication);
3.3. To fulfill contractual and legal obligations, including identifying conflicts of interest;
3.4. Collected personal data is processed only for the purpose it was collected for and is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill that purpose or legal requirements.
We destroy collected data immediately after the purpose has been fulfilled and no legal obligation exists to retain the data, or upon your request, provided that the law permits it.
4. Your Rights Regarding Personal Data Processing
You always have the ability to modify the personal data we process about you. You must send a notification at least to the email address advokaat@kaupokask.ee.
You have the following rights regarding the processing of your personal data:
4.1. The right to access and request correction of your data;
4.2. The right to object to the processing of your data, including for marketing purposes;
4.3. The right to request the deletion of your data if it is no longer needed for the purpose it was collected or if you believe the processing is unlawful;
4.4. The right to request data portability if your data is processed based on your consent or a mutual agreement;
4.5. The right to withdraw your consent if the processing is based on consent.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at advokaat@kaupokask.ee.
Please note that in the provision of legal services to clients, there may be limitations to disclosing or deleting data. Therefore, we may not be able to disclose, delete, or transfer retained and processed data due to legal requirements or the regulations of the Estonian Bar Association. These laws and regulations may limit your ability to exercise your data subject rights.
5. Sharing of Collected Personal Data
We share collected personal data at the request of authorities or in cases where it is necessary to provide services to you.
6. Protection of Personal Data
We implement all necessary precautions to protect personal data. Only authorized persons have access to process the data.
Please inform us promptly at advokaat@kaupokask.ee if you believe that any of our employees have acted in violation of these data protection terms.
If you believe that we are processing your personal data without a legal basis or violating your rights, you have the right to file a complaint with the Data Protection Inspectorate: https://www.aki.ee/en.
7. Data Protection Terms and Changes
We reserve the right to change these data protection terms at our discretion as needed. The most recent version of the data protection terms is published on our website.
For any questions or suggestions, please contact us via email at advokaat@kaupokask.ee.