Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: December 2024

  1. ABOUT THIS POLICY

This Privacy Policy explains how MMD Advokati collects, uses and safeguards your personal data in respect to your visit and use of this website. Depending on your choice of interactions with this website, you may be categorised as:

  • Applicant: an individual who has submitted an application to join MMD Advokati through this website;
  • Visitor: an individual visiting this website, for purposes such as applying for a position at MMD Advokati, obtaining information on MMD Advokati, our contact details, services, and team members, or reading News, Blogs and Case Studies in MMD CORNER Section of this website.

Throughout this Policy, references to “you” or “your” relate to individuals whose personal data MMD Advokati processes as categorised above.

MMD Advokati is committed to protecting your privacy and data security using the highest professional standards in legal practice.

  1. DATA CONTROLLER

MMD Advokati acts as the data controller with respect to the processing of your personal data gathered during your visit and use of this website.

  1. RETENTION PERIODS, DATA CATEGORIES AND PROCESSING PURPOSES

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. We may keep your data longer than stated in this Policy, only if required to meet legal obligations or to establish, enforce, or defend against a legal claim.

Applicants

As an Applicant, you may use this website to submit your CV and motivational letter that contain your personal data using a designated link in CAREER section of the main page. We do not prescribe a list of mandatory personal data, your CV may typically include information such as your name, contact details (email, phone, address), education, work experience (previous employers, job titles, duration of engagement), language proficiency, skills, and any additional information you voluntarily provide.

If you additionally provide references, reasons for seeking a job change, financial expectations and similar information this will also be processed by MMD Advokati.

Our data processing activities related to Visitors (as explained below) apply on all other activities conducted on this website, excluding job applications at MMD Advokati.

We retain Applicant data for 6 months from the date we communicate the outcome of the recruitment process to the Applicant.

Visitors

Upon visiting this website, we use Cookie technology to collect the typical data on your interactions with the website to facilitate analytics, security, and functionality. This includes personal data such as IP address, domain name, browser and OS version, as well as traffic and activity data.

This personal data is used for the following purposes: recording visits, measuring average time spent on the website, and tracking pages viewed, based on our legitimate interests to implement security measures against potential threats, enhance user experience and monitor the traffic. For more details, please check your Cookie Consent Preferences in the bottom left corner of the website.

  1. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided that your fundamental rights do not override those interests.
  • Consent: If you provide consent for us to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  1. HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We collect your data through various means, including direct interactions with you and from other sources such as third parties and publicly available information. Our methods of data collection include:

  • Interactions: You provide personal data during interactions via phone, email, contact forms on this website, social media, or in person.
  • Cookies: We collect information about your website usage through Cookies.

Additionally, we may generate data internally, including the creation of documents or reports that may contain your personal data, such as Applicant evaluation reports.

  1. WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We share your personal data with the following categories of recipients, on a need-to-know basis:

  • We may share Applicant personal data with MMD Advokati employees and associated attorneys to ensure efficient recruitment process.
  • Website Visitor activity data may be shared with our service providers who deliver products or services that support our operations, for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing data security, website integrity and user experience.
  • We may share your personal data with public authorities, courts, and other stakeholders as required by law or necessary for legal proceedings. We may also share data with companies that provide products or services to support our operations (e.g., IT systems and technical support).
  1. IS YOUR DATA SUBJECT TO INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER?

MMD Advokati does not transfer your personal data abroad, unless necessary, and only if the country receiving the data is a party to the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, or if the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision in respect to that specific country.

For any data transfers outside of Serbia, we use Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia to ensure adequate protection of your personal data.

  1. SECURITY MEASURES

We implement a variety of technical, organizational, and personnel security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, processing, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

  • encrypting personal data;
  • ensuring continuous confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of processing systems, and services;
  • implementing processes to promptly restore the availability and access to personal data in the event of a physical or technical incident.
  • regularly testing, assessing, and evaluating the effectiveness of our security measures.
  1. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING PERSONAL DATA

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: You may request information on how we process your personal data and obtain a copy of the data being processed.
  • Right to Rectification: You may request correction of any inaccuracies or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): In certain circumstances, you may request the deletion of your personal data.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You may request that we limit the processing of your personal data under specific conditions.
  • Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to certain data processing activities, such as processing on legitimate interests.
  • Right to Data Portability: You may request the transfer of your personal data to another organization or to yourself under certain conditions.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent for us to process your personal data at any time.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: If you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable regulations, you may file a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia or another relevant data protection authority.
  1. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

MMD Advokati
32 Resavska Street, 4th Floor
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Email: office@mmd-associates.com

Phone: +381 11 3024 900