Privacy Policy

This policy explains how SM Legal — Marushkina Law Firm ("we") processes the personal data of visitors to smlegal.bg and of persons who contact us.

Data controller

Attorney-at-law Sylvia Marushkina, 41 Dobrotitsa Despot Str., Sofia 1612, Bulgaria, email: office@smlegal.bg.

Data we process

We process the data you provide by email or by phone — name, email address, phone number, company name and the content of your message. The website contains no forms for entering personal data.

When you visit the website, the hosting provider automatically processes technical information (IP address, browser type, date and time of the request) needed to deliver and secure the site.

Purposes and legal basis

  • responding to your enquiry and taking steps prior to entering into an engagement — Art. 6(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR);
  • compliance with legal obligations, including under the Bar Act and anti-money laundering legislation — Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR;
  • our legitimate interest in the secure and reliable operation of the website — Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR;
  • consent — for analytics cookies, if enabled — Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Retention

Data from enquiries that do not result in an engagement are kept for up to 12 months. Client data are kept for the periods required by applicable law.

Recipients

We do not disclose your data to third parties, except to hosting and email service providers acting on our behalf, or where required by law. The website is hosted by GitHub Pages (GitHub, Inc., USA); transfers to the USA rely on the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework and/or standard contractual clauses. Attorney–client privilege is observed at all times.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored in your browser. This website does not use advertising cookies. Fonts are served directly from our own site, with no requests to external services.

  • Necessary — a browser storage entry (localStorage, key “sm_cookie_consent”) that remembers your cookie choice for up to 12 months. No consent required.
  • Analytics — Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd.), providing anonymised visit statistics. Loaded only if you expressly accept them; retention up to 14 months.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page, or by deleting cookies in your browser settings.

Your rights

You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection, and the right to withdraw consent at any time. You may exercise your rights by writing to office@smlegal.bg. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission for Personal Data Protection (www.cpdp.bg).

Last updated: November 2026