Privacy statement

This privacy statement provides information regarding the processing of your personal data by WiseMen B.V. (hereafter: ‘WiseMen’).

WiseMen is the ‘controller’ as meant in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the processing of personal data as set out in this privacy statement. This means that we have certain obligations regarding the protection of your personal data.
WiseMen can be contacted at the following address: Dr. Kuyperstraat 11 (2514 BA) The Hague,
tel: +31 (0)70-3819281, e mail: info@wisemen.nl.

Personal data

We receive your personal data in the course of providing our services, when you contact us (for instance to inquire about our services) or visit www.wisemen.nl (hereafter: ‘the website’).

We process the following personal data:

name, position, sex, and contact info and contact info (address, phone number and mail address);
company data (number of Chamber of Commerce registration and VAT number);
studying your legal questions or dispute in order to advise you and draft procedural briefs;
Making use of attachment on property or executing judicial judgements (both on your behalf and in case of a dispute between us);
payment details such as your account number;
For requesting subsidized legal aid and payment from the Raad voor Rechtsbijstand (Dutch Legal Aid Board), that is if we have accepted your case under subsidized legal aid;
data regarding your visit to the website (such as pages visited) and your IP address;
(the content of) communication between you and WiseMen;
information regarding the legal issue put before us, including sources and additional information, that may contain your personal data;
keeping evidence in case of a dispute between us;
when you apply for a job, personal data such as your nationality, diplomas, work experience and other personal data in your application documents.

Purposes

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

To keep in contact with you regarding questions, requests or (pending) assignments;
For organizing legal courses and seminars regarding;
For keeping a client administration and accounting purposes;
For sending direct marketing communication though email or by phone. These messages may relate to our services (such as the Legal Scan) or to legal subjects;
For sending and paying of invoices (from us to you, and vice versa);
In order to keep statistics regarding the use of the website (please read our cookie policy for more information);
For the job application procedure when you apply for a job at WiseMen.

Legal grounds

We process you personal data on the basis of the following legal grounds:

Necessary for carrying out a contract with you, if you are party to the contract with us as a natural person;
Necessary to fulfil our legal obligations, for instance to comply with fiscal and administration storage obligations;
Necessary for the fulfilment of legitimate interests of WiseMen. These are:
- The interest of WiseMen to keep a consistent client relationship, among other ways by sending direct marketing messages;
- Keeping track of client and contact administration;
- Collecting the necessary information (for instance in in evidence documents) to carry out our assignment for legal advice.

In certain cases, we will need your consent to process your personal data. In cases were the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at all times. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to its withdrawal.

Source

It’s possible that we not only receive personal data provided by you. We may also receive personal data from public sources, such as the Chamber of Commerce.

Recipients of your personal data

Depending on the circumstances, we may disclose your personal data to other parties (‘recipients’), such as our IT service provider for IT support, debt collectors (both on your behalf as well as in case of a dispute between us), or (attorneys of) the opposing party in a legal case and to judicial, governmental institutes and arbitration and other dispute resolution organizations. We may also send your personal data to the Raad voor Rechtsbijstand (Dutch Legal Aid Board) for, if applicable, subsidized legal aid and payment. As a law firm, we are bound by a legal obligation of confidentiality. Disclosing your personal data will therefore be done within the limits of our confidentiality obligations.

Storage period

WiseMen will not store your personal data for longer than is necessary for carrying out the purposes set out above, or for fulfilling legal obligations that may require longer storage. We may also store your personal data for longer periods, if this is necessary to save evidence for settling disputes or complaints.

Your rights

You have the right to request access to and rectification and erasure of your personal data. You also have the right to request data portability, restriction of the processing and to object to processing. We shall inform you as soon as possible regarding our decision. Your rights are not necessarily absolute. Whether your request is granted, will depend on the conditions of and exceptions to these rights .

Complaints

You have the right to file a complaint with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the Dutch data protection authority, if you believe your rights have been infringed upon.

Change

This privacy statement may be changed and supplemented. We will publish the most recent version on the website. In case of substantial changes, we will inform you proactively for instance via e-mail or a banner on the website.