Privacy Statement

1. Who processes personal data?
LexQuire Tax and Law LLP (hereinafter referred to as “LexQuire” or “we”), respects the privacy of all visitors to its website www.lexquire.nl. The information you provide will be treated confidentially. This information is also treated confidentially by third parties responsible for the security of data storage. LexQuire processes your personal data in the capacity of data controller in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applicable as of May 25, 2018.

LexQuire Tax & Law LLP, registration number with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel): 67958249, is located at:
Amerikalaan 1
6199 AE Maastricht Airport
Phone number: 0031 43 711 22 07
E-mail: info@lexquire.nl

2. What are personal data?
The definition of personal data is as follows: “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person”. It is therefore personal data on the basis of which a person can be identified. Personal data include for example name, date of birth, address details, email addresses, passport photos, fingerprints, but also IP addresses.

The aforementioned personal data are processed by LexQuire because they are provided by you as a data subject on your own initiative, in the context of the provision of services, by third parties to us, including counterparties, or through public sources.

3. What types of personal data are processed and for what purpose are these data processed?
a) General
We use your personal data for the processing of your request for information as well as for (a) the provision of legal services, including the execution of the assignment given by you to LexQuire, (b) the conduct of legal proceedings, (c) the collection of fees, (d) advice and mediation, (e) referral to third parties or another part of LexQuire agreed upon with you in advance, (f) the fulfilment of our legal and statutory obligations (including under the Dutch Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act – WWFT), (g) marketing and communication activities, (h) recruitment and selection (job applications). LexQuire may further use your personal data in order to make the website and our services available to its users, to analyze and improve the website, to process job applications and for processing a request for information and services.

b) Visiting our website
When you visit our website www.lexquire.nl, your browser automatically sends data to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The information in question is the following:

• Your IP address;
• Date and time of access;
• Name and URL of the retrieved file;
• Website from which access was granted (referring URL);
• The browser(s) used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your AccessProvider.

The above data is processed by us for the following purposes, namely to ensure: a good connection to the website, comfortable use of our website, evaluation of system security and stability and for administrative purposes. In no case will the processed data be used to identify you. In addition, cookies are used on our website. Please refer to our cookie policy in this respect.

c) Contact form or e-mail
LexQuire processes personal data that you provide to us via our contact form or e-mail for the purpose of providing services, such as your name, date of birth, e-mail address, telephone number and address details. Furthermore, we need to identify you by means of a valid identification document.

If you have a legal question you can contact us via the contact form on our website. This requires you to fill in your name and email address so that we can contact you. The processing of this personal data takes place only on the basis of the consent granted by you.

d) Job applications
In addition, in the context of a job application, additional personal data are processed that are obtained by e-mail, by post, by telephone calls or through personal contacts. This may include the following data: name, gender, contact details, level of education, employment history, cover letters, résumés, grade lists and references. The processing of this personal data is necessary for the completion of the application process.

This data is kept for six weeks and then destroyed. If you grant permission, there is a possibility that this personal data will be kept for a longer period in order to contact you in the future.

e) Employees
The personal data of employees are processed on the basis of the law and the employment contract. In this regard, reference is also made to the regulations applicable to the employment contract as well as the respective protocol.

f) Social Media
LexQuire is also active on various social media, namely Facebook, Linked In, Twitter and Xing. If you use social media plug ins on our website or through the plug ins mentioned in our email signature, we may obtain personal data through these social media. LexQuire does not monitor and is not responsible for the processing of your personal data by and through such third parties. The use of those media is therefore at your own risk. In this regard, we refer to the privacy policy of the social media page itself.

g) Marketing
Finally, we collect commercial information about companies and potential suppliers, such as the position on the market, the possible interest in our services and the possible contacts. The personal data processed from potential supplier and contact persons are: the name of the company, the location and the name of the contact person.

4. Third parties

The personal data received shall not be transferred by LexQuire to third parties. The exception here is for third parties engaged by LexQuire for data processing. In addition, personal data will only be transferred if:

1. this is necessary for the execution of an agreement; (for example, the delivery of documents via the postal service/courier or for the initiation and conduct of proceedings).
2. this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation (for example, to a supervisor or other body entrusted with public authority);
3. this is necessary for the protection of (your) legitimate interests;
4. this is necessary for the fulfillment of a task of general interest or the exercise of public authority;
5. you give your consent (for example, to a third party such as a notary public, accountant or other third party for a second opinion or expert report).