Data protection at ATR Attorneys-at-Law Ltd (ATR)
The protection of your data is an important concern for ATR. The following declaration informs you in detail about the processing of personal data within the scope of our business activities.
Please note that this statement cannot cover all our data processing operations. It is possible that certain data processing activities are described by separate privacy notices with or without reference to this statement.
If you disclose personal data of third parties to us, please ensure that you are authorized to do so, and that the data is accurate. These third parties should be informed about this data protection statement.
1. Responsible entity
Responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
ATR Attorneys-at-Law Ltd
Seefeldstrasse 283
CH - 8008 Zurich
+41 44 250 42 00
2. Purpose of data processing
Your personal data will be processed for the following main purposes:
- Planning and implementation of our service offerings.
- Establishing and maintaining communication with you.
- Marketing activities to promote our services.
- Ensuring IT integrity.
- Compliance with applicable legal requirements.
- Protecting and safeguarding legitimate interests.
In addition, it may be necessary to collect personal data to optimize our website content, as well as to analyse website usage.
3. Collection of personal data
The data collected includes information we receive directly from customers, prospects, service providers and other business partners. This includes:
- Identification and contact information
- Contract details
- Communication history
- Marketing information
- Technical data and metadata
Sometimes we receive data from third parties, such as employers or public sources. This may include information about you in correspondences or for contract performance.
4. Legal basis of the data processing
The processing of your data is based on the following legal grounds:
- Your consent, which you can revoke at any time.
- Contractual agreements and pre-contractual requests.
- Legal requirements and obligations.
- Other legitimate interests.
5. Recipients of your data
If external service providers are commissioned to process data, compliance with legal requirements is ensured. Possible recipients could be IT service providers or our accounting department. Under certain circumstances, certain authorities could also have access to the data.
6. Retention of your data
Your data will be retained for as long as necessary for our business relationships and legal obligations. After they are no longer required, they are generally deleted or anonymized.
7. International data transfer
It may happen that data processing takes place both within and outside Switzerland or the EU/EEA. In the case of data transfers to countries without adequate data protection, we ensure appropriate protective measures.
8. Use of cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are used to analyse and optimize our website. You can disable the use of cookies in your browser settings.
9. Your rights
You have rights regarding your data, e.g. to information, correction or deletion. In case of requests, we will verify your identity. If you have concerns about our data processing, you can contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
10. Data security measures
We use technical and organizational measures to protect your data. This includes recognized encryption techniques. Our service providers are obligated to confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations.
11. Applicability of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
ATR does not assume that the EU General Data Protection Regulation («GDPR») is applicable to data processed by ATR. However, should the GDPR exceptionally be applicable to certain Data Processing, this Section 11 shall apply exclusively for the purposes of the GDPR and the Data Processing subject thereto.
In this case, ATR bases the processing of your personal data in particular on the fact that
- it is necessary for the initiation, conclusion and execution of contracts as well as their administration and enforcement (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR);
- it is necessary for the protection of legitimate interests of ATR or third parties, e.g. for communication with you or third parties for the operation of ATR's websites, for the improvement of ATR's electronic offers and registration for certain offers and services, for security reasons, for compliance with legal requirements and internal regulations, for risk management and corporate control as well as for further purposes such as training and further education, administration, verification and quality assurance, organization, implementation and follow-up of events and for the protection of other legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR);
- it is required or permitted by EU or EEA law or the law of an EU member state due to ATR's mission or position (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR) or it is necessary for the protection of vital interests of you or another natural person (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR);
- you have separately consented to the processing, e.g. by a corresponding declaration on ATR's websites (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR).
ATR points out that ATR will generally store your data for as long as required by the purpose of processing, statutory retention periods and legitimate interests of ATR, in particular for documentation and evidence purposes, or storage is necessary for technical reasons (e.g. backups or document management systems). Unless there are legal, contractual or technical reasons to the contrary, ATR will generally delete or anonymize your data after the storage or processing periods have expired as part of the usual processes.
If you do not provide ATR with certain personal data, this may mean that the corresponding services cannot be provided or that it is not possible to conclude a contract. ATR will generally indicate which personal data are mandatory for ATR.
The right to object according to point 4 applies in particular to the processing of data for direct marketing purposes.
If you do not agree with the handling of your rights or with data protection, please inform ATR (see contact details in point 1). If you are located in the EEA, you also have the right to complain to the data protection supervisory authority in your country.
12. Can this privacy statement be amended?
This data protection declaration is not part of a contract with you. ATR may change this privacy statement at any time. The version published on this website is the current version.