Suppliers

At our law firm we process personal data of our (potential) suppliers and their employees.

Suppliers are all natural persons or legal entities that manufacture and/or supply goods or provide services. Data of our suppliers can be personal data if the suppliers are natural persons. Data relating to the employees of our suppliers are also personal data.

We process the data of our (potential) suppliers and their employees for the following purposes:

  • Taking steps prior to entering into a contract, including pre-contractual correspondence,
  • performance of contracts with our suppliers, including contractual communication, exchange of services and payment processing,
  • proper accounting and storage to comply with contractual and statutory, in particular commercial law, tax law and retention obligations,
  • storage for evidence purposes for the establishment, exercise or defence of possible legal claims,
  • establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, including coordination with external lawyers,
  • liaison with external tax advisors and/or auditors to comply with statutory obligations,
  • cooperation with courts and/or authorities to comply with statutory obligations,
  • business relationship management, including making contact to inform our (potential) suppliers and to maintain relationships with our (potential) suppliers.