Privacy Policy

(Update: November 2025)

1. Purpose of the Privacy Policy

This privacy policy informs users of the linea-avocats.ch website (hereinafter: "the Site"), as well as clients of the law firm Linea Avocats (hereinafter: "the Firm"), about the processing of their personal data.
By producing effects on Swiss territory, the Firm complies with the Federal Law on Data Protection (LPD).

2. Identity of the data controller

Linea Avocats
Rue Sautter 29
1205 Genève

info@linea-avocats.ch
+41 (0)22 512 02 12

3. When you browse our website

Personal data processed and purposes of processing

When you visit our Site, we process the following in particular:

  • Contact data: surname, first name, e-mail address, telephone number, etc., collected when you voluntarily contact us.

  • Browsing data: IP address, date and time of visit, browser used, type of device used.

Information communicated via the Site or by making an appointment does not constitute a contractual relationship with the Firm.

We use this data to respond to your requests, to analyze the use of the Site, to deal with any complaints, and to comply with our legal and ethical obligations.

The Site may contain external links. L'Etude is not responsible for the data processing carried out by these third-party sites.

3.1 Data hosting

The data collected via the Site and those processed within the framework of the Firm's activity are hosted on the servers of our service provider Infomaniak Network SA, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Infomaniak guarantees storage exclusively in Switzerland, in compliance with the Swiss Data Protection Act. Its infrastructures include :

  • Data centers located in Switzerland, ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified;

  • redundant systems and backups located exclusively in Switzerland;

  • enhanced technical and organizational security measures (24/7 surveillance, encryption, strict access control, high-availability servers);

  • the assurance that data will not be sold or transferred outside Switzerland, unless required by law or necessary for the execution of a mandate.

The Study ensures that data is processed and stored in conditions that guarantee its confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Transmission of personal data

The Firm transmits your data only when necessary, in particular for the technical operation of the Site or to meet legal obligations or a request from an authority.

Cookies

When you visit our site, you can accept or refuse cookies.

In particular, cookies enable :

  • the operation of the Site,

  • analysis of its use,

  • improving the user experience.

The refusal of certain cookies may limit certain functionalities.
No data from cookies is sold.

Data retention

  • Contact data is stored for the time required for processing, and then archived for 10 years.

  • Browsing data is stored for up to 12 months.

4. When you are a customer of the Firm

Personal data processed

When you are a customer, we process :

  • Identification and contact data: surname, first name, date of birth, contact details, language, company name, etc.

  • Data related to the mandate: communications with the parties, documents transmitted, information from the courts or authorities, elements established within the framework of the mandate.

  • Billing data: services provided, invoices, payments, bank details.

  • Additional information: data used to maintain our contact database, in particular for sending legal information.

Purposes of processing

This data is used for :

  • perform, document and invoice our services;

  • comply with legal requirements (e.g. in relation to conflicts of interest);

  • communicating with customers ;

  • send, with their consent, information about the Study.

Transmission of personal data

We do not transmit any data without the customer's consent, except :

  • if necessary for the execution of the mandate,

  • if required by law or authority.

Data may be passed on to courts, authorities, opposing parties, corresponding lawyers, insurance companies, experts or participants in proceedings.

Data is hosted exclusively in Switzerland.
Data may only be transferred outside Switzerland if this is necessary for the execution of the mandate.

The Firm uses external service providers (IT, messaging, telephony, etc.), which may involve certain risks (security, reliability of electronic communications, etc.).

Safety and communication

Electronic communications entail certain risks (falsification, loss, viruses, transmission errors, etc.).

Customers may indicate their preferences regarding the means of communication.
Unless otherwise specified, all electronic communication constitutes agreement to exchange via this means.

Data retention and destruction

At the end of the term :

  • Original documents are returned on request;

  • Other data are archived for at least 10 years, or even longer depending on the circumstances;

  • data is stored in Switzerland, on physical or digital media.

Unless otherwise agreed, files can be destroyed 10 years after the last activity in the mandate.

5. Rights of persons concerned

The persons whose data we process have the following rights in particular:

  • right to obtain information (art. 25 LPD);

  • right to know the purpose of the processing ;

  • right of rectification or deletion ;

  • right to restrict or object to processing ;

  • right to data portability ;

  • right to appeal to the supervisory authority.

These rights may be subject to conditions or exceptions provided by law.
Requests may be addressed to the firm (see Contact section).

6. Modifications

The Firm may modify this policy at any time.
The applicable version is the one published on the Site at the time of your consultation.
We may inform our customers of new versions by e-mail.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about this policy or your personal data :

info@linea-avocats.ch

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