EFFECTIVE 18 AUGUST 2026
This notice concerns the use of this website and initial communications with Kouvouklianos & Associates. Personal data processed in the context of a legal instruction is also protected by professional secrecy and is handled in accordance with the applicable law and the terms governing the particular engagement.
01 — Data controller
The data controller is Kouvouklianos & Associates, Attorneys at Law, with offices at 15 Alexandrou Soutsou Street, 106 71 Athens, Greece.
02 — Data we may process
When you browse the website, limited technical information may be processed automatically, such as your IP address, browser and device information, the page requested, the date and time of access, and security or error logs.
When you contact us by email or telephone, we process the identification and contact details you provide and the content of your communication. The website does not currently operate a contact form, user accounts, a newsletter or online payments.
03 — Purposes and legal bases
- To deliver, maintain and secure the website and to diagnose technical problems, on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a reliable and secure website.
- To respond to your enquiry and assess whether we can act for you, in order to take steps at your request before entering into an engagement and on the basis of our legitimate interests.
- To comply with legal and professional obligations, including conflict checks and obligations imposed on lawyers, where applicable.
- To establish, exercise or defend legal claims. If your communication contains special-category data, such data is processed only where a lawful condition applies, including where necessary for legal claims.
04 — Recipients and service providers
Access is limited to authorised lawyers and personnel who need the information for the relevant purpose. Data may also be processed by providers supporting website hosting, security, IT and email services, acting under appropriate contractual and confidentiality obligations.
Where necessary, information may be disclosed to professional advisers, collaborating lawyers or other persons acting on your instructions, and to courts, supervisory bodies or public authorities when required or permitted by law.
05 — International transfers
Where a service provider processes data outside the European Economic Area, we rely on an adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards recognised by the GDPR, such as the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, where required.
06 — Retention
Technical logs are retained only for the period reasonably necessary for website security, fault diagnosis and protection against abuse. Enquiry correspondence is retained for as long as needed to respond and thereafter only to the extent required by legal or professional obligations or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. If an engagement is accepted, the relevant client-file retention rules and engagement terms apply.
07 — Your rights
Subject to the conditions of the GDPR, you may request access to, rectification or erasure of your data, restriction of processing, data portability where applicable, or object to processing based on legitimate interests. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting prior lawful processing.
We may ask for information needed to verify your identity before acting on a request. We respond within the time limits set by applicable data-protection law.
08 — Security and automated decisions
We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful loss, alteration, access or disclosure. We do not use personal data collected through this website for automated decision-making or profiling.
09 — External links and changes
The website contains links to external services, including Google and official trade-mark registers. Those websites operate under their own privacy notices once you follow the relevant link.
We may update this notice to reflect changes in the website, our processing activities or the applicable law. The effective date above identifies the current version.
Contact and complaints
To exercise your rights or ask a privacy question, contact us at ckouvouklianos@kouvouklianos.gr.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. Hellenic Data Protection Authority.