Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform users of the christmannavocats.com website about how their personal data may be collected and processed.
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data collected through the website is:
Christmann Avocats
Océane Christmann, Attorney-at-Law admitted to the Paris Bar
Sole proprietor
248 boulevard Raspail
75014 Paris
France
Email: ochristmann@christmannavocats.com
2. Personal Data Collected
When you use the website, Christmann Avocats may collect personal data that you voluntarily provide, in particular when you contact the firm.
Such data may include:
your first and last name;
your email address;
your telephone number;
the content of your request or message;
any other information you voluntarily choose to provide.
Certain technical data relating to your browsing may also be collected, including your IP address, browser type, type of device used or pages visited, where required by the technical or audience measurement tools used on the website.
The CNIL states that users must be informed when their personal data is collected, particularly when a contact form is used. CNIL
3. Purposes of Processing
Personal data collected may be used to:
respond to requests submitted to the firm;
enable users to contact Christmann Avocats;
follow up on communications;
ensure the security and proper functioning of the website;
where applicable, compile anonymised statistics regarding website traffic.
Data submitted through the website is not used for direct marketing purposes without your consent where such consent is required.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Depending on the nature of your request, the processing carried out may be based on:
the legitimate interest of Christmann Avocats in responding to requests addressed to the firm;
the taking of steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, where your request concerns a potential engagement of the firm;
compliance with a legal obligation;
your consent, where required.
5. Recipients of Personal Data
The data collected is intended for Christmann Avocats.
It may also be accessible, strictly to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties, to technical service providers involved in the operation, maintenance or hosting of the website.
Such service providers have access to personal data only in connection with the services they provide and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Personal data is neither sold nor rented to third parties.
6. Data Retention Period
Personal data is retained for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Data submitted in connection with a simple contact request is retained for the time necessary to process the request and, where necessary, subsequently archived for the periods required to enable Christmann Avocats to comply with its legal obligations or defend its rights.
Where a professional relationship is established with the firm, personal data may be retained in accordance with the legal, regulatory, professional and accounting obligations applicable to the legal profession.
7. Cookies and Audience Measurement
The website may use cookies or other trackers that are necessary for its operation.
Audience measurement tools may also be used to obtain statistics relating to website traffic and usage.
Certain trackers that are strictly necessary for the operation of the website, or certain appropriately configured audience measurement solutions, may be exempt from the requirement to obtain prior consent. For audience measurement, however, this exemption is subject to several conditions, including that the data is used solely to produce anonymous statistics on behalf of the website publisher and does not enable users to be tracked across different websites. CNIL
Where cookies or trackers requiring consent are used, they are placed only after the user's consent has been obtained. Users must be able to accept or refuse such trackers with the same degree of ease and must be able to withdraw their consent at a later date. CNIL
8. Your Rights
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés), depending on the circumstances, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
right of access;
right to rectification;
right to erasure;
right to restriction of processing;
right to object;
right to data portability;
right to withdraw your consent at any time where the processing is based on your consent.
To exercise your rights or obtain information concerning the processing of your personal data, you may contact:
Christmann Avocats
ochristmann@christmannavocats.com
You may also lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés – CNIL).
Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés
9. Security
Christmann Avocats implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorised access or unauthorised disclosure.
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be amended to reflect legal, regulatory or technical developments.
Last updated: September 2026.