Privacy Policy
This policy explains how IGAL - International Group of Accountants & Lawyers collects and uses personal data through www.igal-network.com, and the rights you have over your data. We process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who is responsible for your data
The data controller is International Group of Accountants and Lawyers Ltd (IGAL), company number 04183306, registered office: 22 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1LS, United Kingdom. Secretariat: 2, rue Marie Laurencin, 78200 Buchelay, France.
For any question about this policy or your data, write to contact@igal-network.com.
2. What data we collect and why
Contact and enquiry forms. When you contact us, for example to find a lawyer or accountant abroad, we collect your name, email address and, if you provide them, your phone number, company name and message. We use them to answer your request and, where relevant, to put you in touch with the appropriate member firm. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering enquiries and, where you ask for a referral, steps taken at your request.
Membership applications. When a firm applies to join IGAL, we collect the contact person's name, email address, message and the information provided about the firm. We use them to assess the application and manage the membership. Legal basis: steps taken at your request before entering into a membership relationship, then performance of that relationship.
Member directory. The directory presents member firms and the professionals who represent them (name, role, firm, contact details and, where provided, photograph). This information is supplied by the member firms and published to promote the network. Legal basis: our legitimate interest and the membership relationship with each firm. A professional listed in the directory can ask for their details to be corrected or removed at any time.
Events. If you register for an IGAL event, we use your registration details to organise the event and keep you informed about it. Legal basis: performance of your registration.
Newsletter. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send it to you. Legal basis: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time using the unsubscribe link in each email.
Browsing data and cookies. See section 7.
We only collect the data we need for these purposes. Fields marked as mandatory on our forms are required to process your request.
3. Who receives your data
Your data is accessed by the IGAL secretariat and, where necessary, by members of the Board of Directors. When you ask to be put in touch with a lawyer or accountant, your request is shared with the member firm or firms concerned, which then act as independent data controllers.
We also use service providers that process data on our behalf, under contracts that protect your data:
Wix.com Ltd. (Israel): website hosting, forms and newsletter tools;
Usercentrics GmbH (Germany): cookie consent management.
We never sell your personal data.
4. International transfers
Some recipients are located outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area, in particular in Israel, which benefits from an adequacy decision, and in the countries where member firms are established. Where a transfer is not covered by an adequacy decision, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission and the UK addendum, or on the transfer being necessary to answer your request.
5. How long we keep your data
Enquiries: 3 years after our last exchange;
Membership applications that do not lead to membership: 2 years;
Member firm and directory data: for the duration of the membership, then up to 5 years for record-keeping purposes;
Event registrations: 3 years after the event;
Newsletter: until you unsubscribe;
Cookies: no longer than 13 months; consent choices are renewed at least every 13 months.
6. Your rights
You have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict or object to its processing, to data portability, and to withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent. To exercise these rights, write to contact@igal-network.com. We will answer within one month.
If you believe your rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or with the data protection authority of the country where you live or work, for example the CNIL in France (cnil.fr).
7. Cookies
When you visit the website, cookies and similar technologies are placed on your device.
Essential cookies are needed for the website to work and to keep it secure (for example, to remember your cookie choices). They do not require your consent.
Statistics and marketing cookies, where used, are only placed with your consent, which you give or refuse through the cookie banner displayed on your first visit.
You can change your choices at any time through the cookie settings available on the website, and you can also configure your browser to block cookies.
8. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. Data sent through our forms is encrypted in transit (HTTPS).
9. Children
This website is intended for professionals and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect their data.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our activities or in the law. The date of the latest update is shown below.