PRIVACY TERMS AND CONDITIONS POLICY
- HOW DO WE OBTAIN PERSONAL DATA?
As a law firm, we regularly receive personal data as part of our professional activities. We may collect your personal data:
- As part of our firm intake procedures;
- When you or your organization seeks legal advice or employment with our company;
- When you or your organization offers services to us as our supplier;
- When you browse or interact with our websites or browse or use any of our online services;
- When you email us or provide such data to our firm in other circumstances, such as when you request details about or participate in a firm event, or when you engage with our lawyers.
Typically, you will have personally provided such data to our firm. In some cases, we may collect data about you from a third-party source, such as a list of attendees at a conference or event in which our firm participated.
The personal information that our firm collects and processes may include:
- Basic information, such as your name, your company name, your employer, your title or position, and your relationship to someone;
- Contact information, such as your physical address, email address, and telephone number(s);
- In a customer capacity, financial information can be collected, such as bank account details;
- Technical information (including your IP address), such as information from your visits to our website, applications or in relation to materials and communications that we send to you electronically;
- Information you provide to us for the purpose of attending meetings and events, including access and dietary requirements;
- Identification and background information provided by you or collected by us as part of our merchant acceptance processes;
- Personal information provided to us by or on behalf of our clients, partners and employees or generated by us in the course of providing services or employment, which may include special categories of data;
- Details of your visits to our offices, meetings or lunches with lawyers or employees;
- Any other information relating to you that you may provide to us.
Whether we receive your personal data directly from you or from a third-party source, we will only use it in connection with our ordinary professional activities (including compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations). These “permitted uses” may include:
- Provide legal advice or other services to our clients;
- Manage our business relationship with you or your organization, whether in connection with the provision or acquisition of goods and services or as your employer or former employer, including payment processing, accounting, auditing, billing, collection and related support services;
- Manage and secure access to our offices, systems and online platforms;
- Compliance with court orders and other legal or regulatory requirements;
- Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests of the company or third parties, provided that such interests are not overridden by your interests or your fundamental rights and freedoms;
- For any purpose related to the above or for any purpose for which you provide personal data to GBLS LLC SC if you have given us your express consent, we may process your personal data for additional purposes. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Additional purposes for which we may process your personal data may include:
- Communicate with you regarding legal developments, announcements, events and GBLS LLC SC products and services, which may be of interest to you;
- Distribute surveys or marketing materials;
- Collecting information about your preferences to improve the quality of our communication and interaction with you, such as through website analytics or tracking our customers' posts;
- Any other purpose for which you have given your consent.
GBLS LLC SC is a law firm based in Tijuana Baja California, Mexico, that conducts business globally. A list of our partner offices, along with relevant contact information, can be found on our website. Regardless of how we obtain your personal data, it may be shared between all partner offices. Our global policy requires that all offices guarantee at all times a level of data protection at least as secure as demanded in the Mexico area. We may also need to transfer personal data to third parties, including those outside the Mexico Area, for example (but not limited to) subcontractors, other consultants and accountants and third parties involved in your affairs.
When sharing or transferring your personal data, we will do this in accordance with applicable data protection laws and will take appropriate security measures to ensure its integrity and protection.