Privacy Policy

In case you visit our website https://smartlegal.hu and you make online contact with the Dr. Richard Schmidt Law Firm (hereinafter: „Smartlegal”), it is necessary for us to process your personal data.

In this Privacy Policy we explain to you for what purposes, on what legal basis and for how long we process your personal data and to whom we forward it. In We also inform you of your rights in relation with our data processing activities.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully and if you have any questions or requests regarding our data processing activities, please contact us on the following channels:

1. In which cases do we process your personal data?

1.1 If you contact us on the website

Why we process your personal data? We process your data because you have contacted Smartlegal on our website.
What is the legal basis of the processing? We process your personal data based on your consent to the data processing.
Are you obliged to disclose your data? No, you don’t have to provide your data. In case you do not disclose your data, we will not be able to contact you.
Which categories of data we process? Your name, e-mail address, phone number and the content of your message.
How long we store the data? Your contact information will be processed until you withdraw your consent to data processing, but no longer than one year. In case there is an engagement being concluded, the duration shall be according to the retention period regarding contracts which is 10 years in case of countersigned documents.
To whom we transfer your data? Please note that the data you provide is also accessible to the IT system administrator of Smartlegal: Arconsult Kft. (1013 Budapest, Pauler u. 1.)

1.2 Downloading e-books

Why we process your personal data? We process your data in order to deliver the e-book to your e-mail address as you requested.
What is the legal basis of the processing? We process your personal data based on your consent to the data processing.
Are you obliged to disclose your data? No, you don’t have to provide your data. In case you do not disclose your data, we will not be able to send you the requested e-book.
Which categories of data we process? Your email address.
How long we store the data? Your contact information will be processed until you withdraw your consent to data processing.
To whom we transfer your data? Please note that the data you provide is also accessible to the IT system administrator of Smartlegal: Arconsult Kft. (1013 Budapest, Pauler u. 1.)

1.3 Cookies used on the website

Why we process your personal data? We process your data so that you can access the features provided by our website, access contents and services on our website and enable our office to conduct marketing and service development activities by measuring and analysing website traffic.
What is the legal basis of the processing? We process your personal data based on your consent to the data processing.
Are you obliged to disclose your data? No, you don’t have to provide your data. In case you do not disclose your data, you will not be able to use the features and services provided by our website.

What cookies are we using and what are they for? How long do they store data?

Cookie name Provider What is its purpose, what data do we process? How long do we store the data?
PHPSESSID smartlegal.hu Preserves the user's browsing session while navigating on the page. end of session
_ga smartlegal.hu It registers a unique identifier that generates statistics on how the visitor uses the website. 2 years
_gat smartlegal.hu Google Analytics uses it to limit requests. 1 day
_gid smartlegal.hu It registers a unique identifier that generates statistics on how the visitor uses the website. 1 day
__atuvc smartlegal.hu Updates the counter of the website's social sharing features. 13 months
__atuvs smartlegal.hu Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if the page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. 1 day
_at.cww smartlegal.hu It is used by the AddThis social sharing platform. until erasure
ads/ga-audiences google.com Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites. end of session
at-lojson-cache-# smartlegal.hu It is used by the AddThis social sharing platform. until erasure
at-rand smartlegal.hu It is used by the AddThis social sharing platform. until erasure
IDE doubleclick.net Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking on the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. 1 year
loc addthis.com Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located. (state level) 13 months
pagead/1p-user-list/# google.com Cookie used for marketing purposes, tracking the user’s actions across the website 13 months
test_cookie doubleclick.net Used to check if the user’s browser support cookies. 1 day
uvc addthis.com Detects how often the social sharing service AddThis encounters the same user. 13 months
xtc addthis.com Registers the user’s sharing of content via social media. 13 months
initPopup smartlegal.hu Enables popup windows 6 days

1.4 Subscribing to our newsletter

Why we process your personal data? We process your data to send you newsletters informing you about our services, legal news and interesting information.
What is the legal basis of the processing? We process your personal data based on your consent to the data processing.
You may have been added to our newsletter mailing list without expressly consenting to data processing, in which case your data will be processed on the basis of our Office's legitimate interest.
You may request at any time to stop sending you newsletters, which we consider having withdrawn your consent or objected to the data processing.
Are you obliged to disclose your data? No, you don’t have to provide your data. In case you do not disclose your data, we will not be able to send you newsletters.
Which categories of data we process? Name, e-mail address.
How long we store the data? Your personal information will be stored until you unsubscribe from our newsletter service.
To whom we transfer your data? Your data will be forwarded to Mailchimp as a data processor, that is considered to be a data transfer to a third country. As a guarantee of data transfer, we indicate that Mailchimp has registered under the EU-US privacy shield.

2. What are your rights in relation with data processing activities performed by Smartlegal?

Access You can always request feedback on whether your personal data is being processed. You can ask about the purpose of data processing, what personal data we process, to whom we forward your data and how long we store it.
Rectification You may request that we correct your inaccurately recorded personal information and complete incomplete records.
Restriction You may request the limitation of the processing of your personal data by Smartlegal if
  • questions the accuracy of personal data for the period that allows Smartlegal to verify the accuracy of personal information,
  • data processing is unlawful but you against deleting the data,
  • Smartlegal no longer needs the personal information, but you require them in order to submit, validate or defend your legal claims,
  • You have objected to the data management for the period until it is determined that the legitimate interests of Smartlegal overrides your legitimate interests.
Objection You may at any time object to the processing of your personal data if the data management is based on the legitimate interest of Smartlegal. You can find more information about this in the "Why we process your data" section of this Privacy Policy.
Erasure You may request to delete your personal information if
  • personal data is no longer needed for the purpose of the data processing we provide,
  • You withdrew your consent to data processing, and we may not process your data on another basis,
  • You object to the data processing and there is no legitimate reason to continue the data processing,
  • We have processed your personal data unlawfully.
Complaint If you experience any irregularities in our data management activities, you may file a complaint with the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (1125 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 22 / C.; https://naih.hu/). In addition, you are entitled to apply to the courts to enforce your rights.