DATA CONTROL
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma takes your privacy seriously.
Because we process personal data, we have adopted this privacy protection policy, which contains information on how we process your data.
The legal entity with control of your personal data is:
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatpartnerselskab
CVR no. 37 26 52 84
Strandvejen 4, 1. tv.
DK-9000 Aalborg
If you have any questions, you can always contact us at info@ht-law.dk.
The company’s data protection representative is attorney-at-law Christian Løth Mortensen
PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Data types
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma uses data about you in its case handling as agreed between Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma and yourself. We process personal data to the extent of legal obligations and as required by the handling of each individual case.
Among the types of personal data that we process are the following:
- Name, contact information, and information regarding financial affairs
- CPR no.
Be advised that we continuously update your personal and credit information by subscribing to and receiving information from CPR / CVR as well as credit monitoring agencies approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency.
Furthermore, we process sensitive personal information to the extent required by the individual cases. For example, this might be information regarding health and labour union affiliations.
Purpose
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma gathers, stores and processes your personal data during its case handling and implementation of the customer due diligence procedure in accordance with the Money Laundering Act, which is performed according to the agreement between Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma and yourself and in compliance with legislation.
Relevant and necessary personal data
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma only processes personal data about you to the extent that the data is relevant and sufficient according to the purpose for the gathering of said data.
The agreement with you, as well as the nature of the case, is decisive for what types of data are relevant for us.
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma processes no more data than what is necessary for the individual case.
We gather, process and store only the personal data necessary in order to achieve our goal. Furthermore, Danish legislation requires that we gather and store certain types of data.
Verification and update of personal data
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma verifies that the personal data that we process about you is not incorrect or misleading. Furthermore, we continuously update your personal data, either through ongoing contact with you or through public databases.
Since our work depends on your data being correct and up to date at any time, we ask you to inform us of relevant changes to your personal data.
To ensure the quality of your data, we have adopted internal rules and procedures for verification and updating of your personal data.
Deletion
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma deletes your personal data when they are no longer necessary for the purpose, however only to the extent that Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma continues to be in compliance with other legislation that requires us to store certain data for predetermined periods of time.
We have defined deletion routines and controls to ensure that they are followed.
Legal basis
As a main rule, Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma needs to process your personal data in order to handle your case, which is recognised as a valid purpose.
If there is no valid purpose for the processing of the personal data, we will ask for your consent to the processing of your data before such processing takes place.
In the event that we require your consent in order to process your personal data, your consent is entirely voluntary, and you are able to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.
Disclosure
In certain situations, it can be relevant for us to disclose your personal data. Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma will only disclose your personal data if we have a legally valid basis to do so.
SECURITY
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma protects your personal data and has internal rules on information security.
We have compiled instructions and taken measures to protect your personal data from being destroyed, lost, changed, unlawfully disclosed, and against third parties gaining access to or knowledge of it.
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma has also established procedures for employee’s access rights to case files and personal data.
In order to avoid loss of data, we continuously back up our data sets.
In case of a security breach that could pose a risk for you, we will inform you of the breach as soon as possible.
USE OF COOKIES
Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma only places cookies that are necessary for the functionality of the firm’s website, and which are exempt from the requirement for consent.
Before cookies are placed on your equipment, we ask for your consent. You can find more information about this on our website, www.ht-law.dk.
YOUR RIGHTS
Right to access your personal data
At any time, you are entitled to receive information about what personal data we process about you, where they are from, and what we use them for. Furthermore, you are entitled to receive information about how long we store your personal data and who receives data about you.
The access to receive the information above can, however, be limited by considerations for the protection of the privacy of other persons, business secrets and immaterial rights.
Right to correct or delete
If you think the personal data being processed about you is inaccurate or incorrect, you are entitled to have the data corrected. Please contact us and inform us of where the inaccuracy or error is found.
In some instances, we are obligated to delete your personal data, such as if you withdraw your consent.
If you think that your personal data is unnecessary for the purpose, you can request to have it deleted.
Right to protest
You have the right to protest our processing of your personal data.
If your protest is legitimate, our processing of your personal data will cease.
Right to transfer your personal data
You are entitled to receive personal data about you that you have made available to us as well as personal data about you that we have gathered from other entities on account of your consent.
Likewise, you are entitled to have your personal data transferred to another attorney or entity.
If you exercise this right, you will receive your personal data in a commonly used format, readable by computer.
You can exercise your rights by contacting Hovmøller & Thorup Advokatfirma.
If you wish to access your personal data, have it corrected or deleted, or to protest our processing, we will examine whether it is possible to accommodate your request and notify you of our decision as soon as possible and no later than one month after receiving your request.