Privacy Policy
How we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
Introduction
The Law Firm of Advocate Markov ("Advocate Markov", "we", "us", or "our") takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as applicable in Bulgaria as a member state of the European Union.
By accessing or using our website, bulgaria-golden-visa.com, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Please read it carefully to understand how we handle your personal information.
Data We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website or communicate with us, which may include your name, email address, phone number, country of residence, and any details you share regarding your residency or investment objectives.
We use this information to:
- Respond to your enquiries and provide the advisory services you request;
- Send you relevant information about Bulgarian residency, citizenship, and investment programmes, including updates and, where you have opted in, marketing communications;
- Improve and personalise your experience on our website; and
- Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, including client due diligence and anti-money-laundering requirements applicable to regulated advisory services.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- With your consent — where you have given us explicit permission to share your information;
- Service providers — we may engage third parties to perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, email delivery, data analysis, and, where relevant to your case, regulated Bulgarian fund managers, legal correspondents, or government authorities involved in processing your application. These providers may access your personal information only to the extent necessary and are obligated to keep it confidential;
- Legal requirements — we may disclose personal information where required by Bulgarian or EU law, or where necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, or defend against legal claims; and
- Business transfers — in the event of a merger, acquisition, or transfer of assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, update, or delete the personal information we hold about you. You may also have the right to restrict or object to the processing of your data, request data portability, or withdraw your consent at any time. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection (KZLD) or your local supervisory authority.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including any period required to satisfy applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, or anti-money-laundering obligations connected to residency and investment advisory services.
Cookies and Third-Party Content
Our website may embed third-party content, such as market data widgets provided by the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. These third parties may set their own cookies or collect technical data in accordance with their own privacy policies, over which we have no control. We encourage you to review the privacy practices of any third-party service embedded on our site.
Website analytics. With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google, to understand how visitors use this website — for example which pages are viewed and from which country. Google Analytics is loaded only after you click “Accept all” in the cookie banner. If you click “Decline all”, no analytics cookies are set and no analytics data is sent. We use this information in aggregate to improve the website and do not use it to identify individual visitors. You can change your choice at any time by clearing this website’s data in your browser, after which the cookie banner will appear again. For details on how Google handles data, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. The revised policy takes effect upon posting on this website.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Advocate Markov
4A Saborna Street, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
office@advocatemarkov.com
+359 87 687 4445
By using our website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website.