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Privacy Policy

Privacy and personal data processing policy in accordance with GDPR

1. Data Controller

The controller of your personal data is Lawyer Denitsa Nikolova, member of the Sofia Bar Association, with office address: 45 Pirotska Str., floor 2, office 54, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Email: nikolova@advokat-nikolova.com | Phone: +359 887 209 722

2. Personal Data We Collect

In the context of the legal services we provide and your use of this website, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

Name, address, phone number and email — when making an enquiry or entering into a legal services agreement
Information necessary for providing the legal service — documents, facts and circumstances related to the case
Data provided through the website contact form

3. Purposes and Legal Basis for Processing

Your personal data is processed for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

Providing legal assistance and representation — performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Responding to enquiries via the contact form — legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
Compliance with legal obligations — legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)

4. Retention Period

Personal data related to the provision of legal services is retained for 5 years after the legal relationship ends, unless applicable legislation requires a longer retention period. Data submitted through the contact form is retained until the enquiry is answered, after which it is deleted.

5. Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access — to obtain information on whether and what data of yours is being processed
Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data
Right to erasure — where the relevant grounds exist
Right to restriction of processing
Right to data portability
Right to object to processing

To exercise your rights, you may contact us at: nikolova@advokat-nikolova.com

6. Sharing Data with Third Parties

Your personal data is not sold or provided to third parties for commercial purposes. Data may be shared solely with:

Courts, administrative authorities and institutions — where necessary to protect your rights
Experts, translators and other specialists — engaged specifically for your case
Persons to whom you have given explicit consent

7. Complaints

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable legislation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP):

Website: www.cpdp.bg | Address: 2 Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria

8. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated periodically. The current version is available on this website. Last updated: October 2025.