Privacy Policy

We handle personal data (i.e., data that can directly or indirectly identify individuals) that you or third parties provide to us as part of our contractual relationship. The same applies to data we collect ourselves. Impulsius Attorneys at Law, Rue des Eaux-Vives 94, 1207 Geneva, is the data controller as outlined below.

Some personal data is directly provided by you (or other relevant individuals) when contacting us by email or phone to request our services. This might include names, contact details, or information regarding someone's role within the company or organization you (or your contacts) represent or contact us on behalf of. During the execution of our mandate, we also handle personal data collected from our communications with clients or third parties (including opposing parties, authorities, courts, their employees, or other contacts). Such data can include names, contact details, birthdates, employment information, income, family circumstances, or health-related information. Additionally, we independently gather personal data from public records or websites.

Our main goal in processing this personal data is to deliver, document, and bill for our legal services.

Additionally, we use contact information for clients, their employees, or others for marketing purposes (via email, social media, mail, or phone) to provide updates about publications, events, new services, or products of potential interest.

To achieve these purposes, it might be necessary for us to share personal data with external service providers, clients, opposing parties and their legal representatives, business partners with whom we coordinate legal services, as well as authorities and courts.

We process personal data in Switzerland and the EU/EEA. We may also share data with recipients (such as clients, opposing parties, or authorities) processing personal data in other countries, including those that might not offer data protection comparable to Swiss law. In such cases, we'll do so only based on consent or standard contractual clauses. This also applies when data sharing is necessary to fulfill a contract or assert legal claims.

We store personal data for the duration needed to fulfill our mandate, complying at all times with legal retention periods, documentation obligations, or as long as there remains a significant private or public interest. We implement suitable and proportional measures to safeguard personal data from loss, unauthorized changes, or unlawful access by third parties. If you share personal data with us via third parties (e.g., your employees or other contacts), it's your responsibility to fully inform them about data processing by our firm and any external legal or service providers involved (for example, in a privacy statement aimed at your employees).

Please note that, to carry out our services, we use external IT service providers or cloud providers whose servers are based in Switzerland. We use various IT services and communication methods, which might pose security risks (such as email and video conferences). If you need specific security measures, please let us know.

Our stated purposes are based on legitimate interests in processing personal data. Additionally, some processing activities are necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations toward you. The same applies to legal obligations we must comply with, such as our record-keeping requirements.

Individuals whose data we process have the right to access, correct, delete, limit, object to processing, and lodge a complaint with supervisory authorities. They also have the right to data portability. However, please be aware that these rights come with certain conditions and exceptions. Requests can sometimes be denied if the law permits or requires continued data storage or processing for legal purposes, despite requests to delete or limit data processing.

This policy doesn't require formal consent from you, your employees, or other contacts. It merely informs about the nature, scope, and purpose of data processing by Impulsius. Impulsius reserves the right to unilaterally change this policy anytime without prior notice.

If you, your employees, or contacts have questions or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at hello@impulsius.ch.