Information and data have become key drivers of the global economy and essential assets for all businesses and organizations. As such, they have also become targets for potential breaches and attacks, making proper attention to protection more important than ever.
This has been reflected in various pieces of legislation, such as the GDPR or the newly adopted EU Directive on Cybersecurity (NIS2) which is going to impose cybersecurity requirements on a broad number of businesses.
At PETERKA PARTNERS, we help you understand the scale of such legal requirements and effectively adopt measures to secure data, while always taking the Privacy by Design approach and providing tailor-made advice and solutions. Regardless of whether you are a public sector organization or a private business and regardless of your size or of the industry in which you are active, we are ready to help you comply with the complex laws governing cybersecurity, data and privacy protection in any stage of your company’s life cycle or in any part of the processing of the data.
References
ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
Legal advice to a member of Assessment Systems, an international HR group, on data protection, including comprehensive review of internal processes and relationships with customers according to personal data protection legislation and the establishment of compliance in this area, including the analysis of specific questions and the review of related documentation (template amendments and data processing agreements, information and instructions) so that it is in compliance with local legislation.
ATALIAN / SERVEST
Day-to-day legal advice (in the form of embedding) to Atalian, global leader in facility management, covering all aspects of the client’s operations, mainly in the areas of commercial contract law, labour law, corporate law, litigation, administrative law and data protection.
ATLAS FOR MEN
Legal assistance under the laws of the Czech Republic and Slovakia provided to Atlas For Men, a French company selling outdoor clothes and accessories for men and women, using a distance selling model, consisting of reviewing the Terms and Conditions of sale and documents related to the protection of personal data.
BABYMARKT
Review of the information on personal data processing published on the website of e-shop with baby products, assessment of the basic conditions for personal data processing and assessment of conditions for sending commercial messages.
BE SHAPING THE FUTURE
Legal assistance to a Czech company from Italian Be Group, a provider of business transformation services to leading financial services organizations across Europe, with day-to-day matters, including a review of services agreements for projects for their customers under Czech law and advice on the related data processing matters.
CONTINENTAL
Legal assistance to ContiTrade Services, one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world, including drafting the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy for four e-shops of Continental group companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and review of the general terms conditions, complaints procedure, and other documents published on e-shop pages.
Complex assistance to the client with ensuring compliance of the client´s e-shops with new legislation on personal data protection – the GDPR; mainly preparing a Privacy/Cookies Policy and related advisory.
DANONE
Legal advisory on cybersecurity to a Czech subsidiary of the Danone group, a worldwide producer of food with its HQ in France. The legal advisory consisted, in particular, of assessment of whether the subsidiary is considered an entity obliged to fulfil the obligations provided for by the new cybersecurity legislation adopted in the EU, and of the range of the obligations to be fulfilled. There was also advisory in regards to the content of the obligations, and registration with the Czech Cyber and Information Security Authority. The provided advice was interesting since, when assessing whether the client was considered an entity affected by the new legislation, it was necessary to take into account, and evaluate, the information on the structure of the entire group and to evaluate the activities which the client performs. Timely consultancy was also important for the client since it allowed it to have sufficient time to prepare for the new Czech legislation, which implements EU cybersecurity rules, and to fulfil the registration obligations in time.
DE AGOSTINI
Legal advisory services to De Agostini Polska Sp.z o.o., a Polish distributor of non-periodical press and a member of the leading international Italian group De Agostini, in connection with evaluation of personal data protection issues.
FORVIA
Complex legal advisory to Faurecia Automotive Slovakia, a member of the international group Faurecia, a global automotive supplier in vehicle interiors and emission control technology, in relation to compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GLOBAL PAYMENTS
Legal advisory services to Global Payments, a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, in connection with the anti-money laundering obligations of the group’s companies and with their entry into several markets, including the Slovak market. The assistance included the preparation of anti-money laundering guidelines reflecting the particularities of financial services and assessment of certain aspects of personal data protection.
HSH CHEMIE
A comprehensive one-day seminar for the client’s employees concerning GDPR issues, criminal liability of moral persons, compliance rules, and the procedures to be observed within the company in order to secure the company’s operations to the maximum extent.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Legal advisory to Johnson & Johnson, the largest producer of health care products in the world, in the area of personal data protection in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
KARDI AI
Legal advice to KardiAI, pioneers in the digital transformation of healthcare, who have developed a tool using artificial intelligence for long-term ECG monitoring. We have specifically reviewed documents and processes in connection with the use of KardiAI applications so that they are in accordance with local regulations, including a revision of documents for personal data protection and general terms and conditions for the application, marketing, and language requirements for documents, and advised on international transfers of personal data.
L´ORÉAL
Comprehensive legal advisory services to a Czech subsidiary of a well-known French cosmetics company, concerning their obligations in the area of personal data protection, including assessing risks and proposing procedures for handling personal data, and marketing contests, including those using the internet and social media.
ORKLA
Legal advice to a member of Norwegian group NutraQ, one of the largest companies selling dietary supplements and other products in the Nordic countries, on personal data protection related to its clients in the Czech Republic, namely on duties related to sending commercial messages.
POLPHARMA
Providing legal advice to Polpharma, the largest Polish manufacturer of pharmaceuticals operating on the markets of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, on the matter of assessment of the conditions for the proper processing of the personal data of HCPs in compliance with the provisions of the GDPR and related legal regulations.
SAMLERHUSET
Comprehensive legal advisory services to Samlerhuset Group BV an international company engaged in the on-line distribution of coins; we eassisted its daughter companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with a comprehensive review of their internal processes and relationship with customers according to personal data protection legislation and the establishment of compliance in this area, including the preparation of all documentation.
Comprehensive legal advisory services to Národní Pokladnice, a member of the Samlerhuset group, an international on-line trader, in relation to implementation on the local market and specific day-to-day services, namely: legal assistance with corporate and employment issues, negociating, contracting and amending lease for company premises, complex advisory in consumer law; focusing on online and distance sales, marketing materials and data protection of the clients; defending the client’s interests against competitors’ acts amounting to unfair competition and protecting the client’s credit and reputation in media campaigns; representing the client when dealing with the regulatory adminitrations.
Legal assistance in connection with achieving compliance of the processing of personal data with the GDPR and local laws, including review of the legal grounds, and review and update of internal guidelines, the client’s privacy policy, marketing materials, etc.
SKANSKA
Comprehensive legal assistance to Skanska, Czech subsidiary of the Skanska group, a leading international project development and construction group, including analysis regarding the requirements for appointment of a Data Protection Officer.
SKF
Legal assistance to the Slovak subsidiary of SKF, a leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of ball and roller bearings, linear motion products, precision bearings, spindles and seals, related to negotiating and concluding the lease agreement for the new business premises of its Slovak subsidiary.
SNOP AUTOMOTIVE COLOGNE
Legal assistance to the client, a leading global manufacturer of engineered automotive structural metal components and assemblies primarily serving original equipment manufacturers (‘‘OEMs’’), regarding the review of specific questions on local personal data protection regulations (GDPR) for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
STANDARD INDUSTRIES
Legal services to Monarflex, a leading European manufacturer of Polyethylene reinforced and non-reinforced sheeting and membrane. Our assistance was related to the review of documentation regulating the sharing of personal data within the client’s group.
STAYONLINE
Advice to the Czech company, member of Stay Online group, the power cord manufacturer and market leader, on implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and duties under the GDPR when processing personal data.
TEREN MANAGEMENT EUROPE / FOREVER21
Review of the terms of the promotional activity for the Grand Opening, Gift Cards, research regarding the organization of gambling games, data processing, and other aspects concerning promotional activities, and procedures for handling customer complaints for Teren Management Europe.
Comprehensive legal advisory services to the exclusive distributor of FOREVER 21 in certain European countries with implementation on the Czech and Slovak markets and subsequent advisory, namely with consumer law, including contests for consumers, and the legal specifics of retail legislation, labelling and data protection.
VIATRIS
Long-term legal advisory services to Mylan, one of the world's largest manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals, and to its local CEE subsidiaries, on various regulatory matters of pharmaceutical law, including price regulation of pharmaceuticals, standards and templates on interactions with HCPs, patent protection, dispute over a domain name, global/local SOPs, data protection matters, adapting websites to local legislations, as well as on various corporate and employment law issues, including of a secondment of lawyers to Mylan's Czech and Slovak subsidiaries for a period of a year and a half.
VICUS CAPITAL ADVISORS
Comprehensive advisory services to companies from the YCE Housing I, a real estate investment and development fund, on preparing internal regulations on personal data protection and agreements on personal data processing, and notification of processing to the Office for Protection of Personal Data.
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