Confidentiality policy

Protection of personal data and cookies

Any Internet user connecting and using the Website as well as any professional or capable natural person within the meaning of articles 1123 et seq. of the French civil code (code civil), who visits the Website (the “User“), accepts the collection and use of their personal data. under the conditions described below.

Lyrès complies, in the collection and management of the User’s personal data, with the law n ° 78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms, in its current version (the “Data Protection Act“), as well as to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data ( the “GDPR“).

1. Nature of the data collected

The data collected from the User are: his name, first names, email address, telephone number, as well as any other data allowing identification of the User and that the latter will have spontaneously communicated to Lyrès, either by browsing the Website or by sending an email to Lyrès, whether for a request for information or for submitting an application.

2. Data recipients

The data collected are reserved for Lyrès’ exclusive use and may not be communicated to third parties, with the exception of Lyrès’ subcontractors.

The recipients of this data are Lyrès’ partners, associates and employees, as well as the subcontractors in charge of IT security.

3. Processing and access to personal data

In accordance with the Data Protection Act and the GDPR, the User has the right to obtain communication and, where applicable, the rectification or deletion of data concerning him/her by contacting Lyrès at the following email address:  contact@lyres-avocats.com

It is specified that connection data are collected during the visit, even anonymous, of this Website.

They are used to respond to Users’ requests. They may also be processed for statistical and security purposes.

These treatments are justified by the legitimate interests of Lyrès and are based on article 6.1 (f) GDPR.

The data collected are intended solely for Lyrès.

The User whose data are collected may at any time object to the processing of his/her data.

The personal data collected by Lyrès are kept for a period not exceeding the period necessary to achieve the purpose for which they are collected, increased by any applicable limitation period.

In accordance with the regulations in force, each User can define at any time the directives relating to the retention, deletion or communication of his/her personal data. He/she also has the right to organize the use of his/her personal data after his/her death.

If these are general guidelines concerning all personal data, they can be recorded with a trusted digital third party certified by the French Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et de Libertés (CNIL). If these are specific directives concerning the personal data collected by Lyrès, these are communicated to Lyrès by any written means.

The User can modify or revoke his/her instructions at any time.

The User can also have his/her personal data rectified or completed, where inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.

In the event of death, and in the absence of instructions taken by the User, his/her heirs will be able to exercise the aforementioned rights.

The User has the option of filing a complaint with the French Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et de Libertés (CNIL), the supervisory authority responsible for the protection of personal data.

4. Cookies

A cookie, or tracker, is a text file that does not directly identify the person concerned but stores on his/her computer and / or equipment information relating to the pages consulted on the internet, the dates and times of the consultation, the information entered and stored to avoid ulterior entries (“Cookies”). Browsing the Website may result in the installation of Cookies on the User’s equipment.

The purpose of Cookies is to:

• facilitate the visit of the Website;
• be able to share content on social networks;
• make it possible to assess the Website’s audience.

The User may oppose the recording of Cookies by configuring his/her browser according to the procedure described by the CNIL and accessible at the following address: www.cnil.fr.

Data relating to Users’ Cookies are kept for a period of 13 months from their collection.

5. Mediator

In accordance with the provisions of articles L.612-1 et seq. of the French consumer code (code de la consommation), the User has the possibility, in the event of a dispute, to have recourse free of charge to the Consumer Mediator (Médiateur de la consommation) at the French National Council of Bars (Conseil National des Barreaux) (CNB) whose contact details are the following :

CNB, Médiateur à la consommation, 180 boulevard Haussmann – 75008 PARIS.

For more information, you can also connect to the platform https://www.economie.gouv.fr/mediation-conso