The possibility of spying on mobile devices has demonstrated the need for Spanish companies to search for legal means of protecting themselves against possible complaints by clients concerning potential loss or theft of information. The different types of mobile applications – online or offline, invasive or non-invasive – determine the rules that are to be followed.
With the new law on the prevention of money laundering and the creation of the Association of Experts in the Prevention of Money Laundering, many professionals, such as lawyers, are obligated to report any susceptible activity that could be related to money laundering.
Knowing of the existence and operations of the Risk Information Centre of the Central Bank of Spain (CIRBE) is essential in understanding our rights and obligations related to certain financial information and in order to differentiate between patrimonial and credit solvency, commonly referred to as “defaulter files”, which are regulated by Art.
Visiting a website does not imply that the user must provide personal information. However, often it is necessary to register and get a password to access the content of a web page. In such cases, the collection of the data must conform to the purpose, form, limitations and rights contained in the LOPD in Spain.
When a person in Spain dies without drawing up a will, the heirs are determined based on a declaration of heirs, which can be made before a notary when the stated heirs are ancestors, descendants or a spouse, or before a judge in the remaining cases.
The main objective of the monitorio proceeding is the quick resolution of recovery claims. It has proven to be very useful for both entrepreuneurs and smes in the collection of commercial debts in Spain.
The petition for personal data by a police officer must be justified and accompanied by a formal written request. Spanish law specifies that data processing by law enforcement agencies is possible provided certain guarantees are respected.
Executors of wills in Spain are those appointed by a testator to fulfil the testator’s last will. Executors can be named jointly, successively or severally and perform on a voluntary basis and free of charge. He must report about his functions to the heirs.
In Spain, it is particularly difficult to disinherit a child because the Spanish Law on Inheritance obliges estates to be divided into three parts. Two thirds belong to the heirs: one third of which would correspond exclusively to the compulsory heirs —in Spanish, this part is called legítima (legitimate); the other third is aimed to improve any of the heirs’ portion as the testator wishes.
Electronic mail has become an indispensable tool in Spain for the exchange of information in our daily lives, both personally and professionally. It is expected to gain legal significance as the Civil Procedure already recognizes its validity of electronic evidence at trial in Spain.
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