PRIVACY POLICY AND DATA PROTECTION

Confidentiality and the protection of your information are fundamental pillars of my professional practice. Below are the details on how personal data collected through this website is processed.

1. Data Controller:
The person responsible for processing your data is Indira García Calles, practicing attorney, with professional domicile in Caracas, Venezuela, and contact email: administracion@gcilegal.com

2. Data Collected:
Through contact forms, subscriptions, or pro bono applications, basic data may be requested, such as:
•    Full Name / Company Name.
•    Email address.
•    Phone number.
•    Technical or descriptive information regarding the project or legal inquiry.

3. Purpose of Processing:
The data provided will be used exclusively to:
•    Address legal inquiries and service requests.
•    Manage applications for the pro bono advisory program.
•    Maintain and manage a database of clients and potential clients.
•    Send newsletters or Intellectual Property updates (only if authorized by the user).

4. Confidentiality and Security:
Technical and organizational security measures have been implemented to prevent the loss, misuse, alteration, or unauthorized access to your data. Data will not be transferred to third parties except when legally required or with the data subject's express consent.

5. User Rights:
In compliance with the Venezuelan legal framework, you have the right to:
•    Access your personal data.
•    Rectify inaccurate information.
•    Cancel or request the deletion of your data.
•    Object to the processing of your data for specific purposes. To exercise these rights, you may send a written communication to administracion@gcilegal.com

6. Data Retention Period:
Personal data provided by users will be kept for the time strictly necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless legislation requires its retention for a longer period. In any case, data will be kept only for the shortest possible period required to achieve the purpose of its collection.

7. Use of Cookies:
This website may use its own or third-party cookies to improve the browsing experience and analyze traffic anonymously. You may configure your browser to block cookies.

8. Information Security:
To prevent unauthorized disclosure or access and to ensure the proper storage and use of personal data, I have implemented electronic security measures to protect the confidentiality of user information, in accordance with appropriate and reasonably available market practices.

9. Consent and Changes to this Privacy Policy:
By visiting or using this website, the user confirms their agreement with this Privacy Policy. If the user does not agree, they are requested to refrain from using or visiting this website. I reserve the right, at my discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time, particularly to adapt it to legislative changes in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Whenever the Privacy Policy is modified, a notice will be posted on the website along with the updated version.

10. Third-Party Personal Data:
The user guarantees that the personal data provided is theirs. If third-party personal data is provided, the user expressly states that it has been entered with the data subject's explicit consent and that the data subject has been previously informed of its processing. If the data provided corresponds to a legal entity, the user guarantees that they have the necessary legal capacity/standing to represent that entity and bind it contractually by accepting this Privacy Policy.

11. Minors:
I do not intentionally request personal information from anyone under the age of eighteen (18). If the user is a parent, legal representative, or guardian of a person under eighteen (18) and believes they have disclosed personal information, please contact [AGREGAR CORREO DE INFORMACIÓN]. If the user is under eighteen (18), please obtain permission from a parent or guardian before using this website and refrain from providing any personal information.

12. Data Recipients:
Data may be shared with:
•    Contractors, service providers, digital agencies, system providers, and other third parties collaborating with me in the development of my professional activities, regardless of their location. In all cases, I will ensure that such third parties comply with data protection standards equivalent to those established in this Privacy Policy.
•    Web analytics services such as Google Analytics; please note that this may involve international transfers of browsing data.
•    Third parties whose intervention is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the data was provided.
•    Any other third party, only with the prior, express, and informed consent of the user. Furthermore, I may disclose personal data in the following cases:
o    To comply with legal obligations, court orders, or requirements from governmental or regulatory authorities.
o    To fulfill legal, accounting, tax, or administrative obligations.
o    To monitor compliance with this Privacy Policy.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction:
The laws of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela govern this Privacy Policy. Any controversy related to its interpretation or application shall be submitted to arbitration at the Business Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CEDCA) in Caracas, Venezuela.