GENERAL

This privacy policy governs the processing of your personal data by PIVOT LAW, a branch unit of ARDOR BV, located at Rue Lambert Crickx 16/6, 1070 Brussels (Belgium), with company number 0736.756.570 (hereafter "PIVOT").

This privacy policy applies to the website www.pivotlaw.be and the services offered by PIVOT, encompassing all processing of your personal data occurring via the website or through communications or exchanges (whether or not related to the services).

The term "processing of personal data" includes activities such as collecting, recording, organizing, storing, updating, modifying, retrieving, consulting, using, disclosing, or making available in any way, combining, archiving, deleting, or ultimately destroying data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it contains essential information about how personal data is processed and which cookies are used. By providing your personal data to PIVOT, you acknowledge having read this privacy policy and agree to the terms outlined below. You expressly consent to the content of this privacy policy and the processing activities related to the services provided. While this website can be visited without providing personal data, certain services may require the processing of personal data, such as subscribing to a newsletter.

1. Types of Personal Data Processed

PIVOT collects and processes various categories of personal data about website visitors, clients, suppliers, and other parties, including but not limited to the name, contact details, job responsibilities, financial data, marketing data, transaction data and data on newsletter subscriptions or event registrations.

Data is sourced directly from data subjects, clients, colleagues, and publicly available sources. When data is provided by clients, they are responsible for ensuring compliance with data protection laws.

The website is also making use of cookies that collect some personal data. For provisions on the use of cookies, see Article 7.

2. Use of Personal Data

PIVOT processes personal data based on the relationship with the individual, for purposes such as:

• Providing legal services and managing client relationships in view thereof: PIVOT will process these data on the basis of its legitimate interest in the provision of such services.

• Marketing: the processing of personal data for marketing purposes and communications will be based on the explicit prior consent of the data subject.

• Optimizing and improving the website and the processing of personal data for anonymous website statistics: PIVOT relies on its legitimate interest to process personal data for the purpose of improving its website and optimizing the user experience in relation thereto.

3. Retention Period and Security

Retention periods vary based on data categories. As a general rule, the personal data processed by PIVOT will be kept for as long as necessary for performing the services and five years thereafter.

PIVOT has adopted security measures adapted on a technical and organisational level to avoid the destruction, loss, falsification, modification, unauthorised access or erroneous notification to third parties of personal data as well as any other unauthorised processing of these data. Under no circumstances PIVOT be held liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from an erroneous or unlawful use by a third party of the personal data.