Informed Consent is a legal requirement included within the Costa Rican Data Protection Law Number 8968 (denominated “Law for the Protection of People Against the Treatment of their Personal Data”) when collecting and/or processing personal data. In order to be able to collect, and/or processing or treating personal data in Costa Rica, the data subject’s […]
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OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT FROM THE DATA SUBJECT FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA IN COSTA RICA
Friday, October 16th, 2020THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A PRIVACY POLICY FOLLOWING COSTA RICAN LAW
Friday, October 16th, 2020A privacy policy is a statement that discloses and describes the ways in which a company collects, stores, uses, process, discloses, and manages a third party data, such as for example data pertaining to a user, a customer or client. Privacy policies are usually contained on a company’s website, and probably the most common location […]
+ Read moreObtención, custodia y uso de datos personales sensibles en Costa Rica
Friday, October 16th, 2020De conformidad con la Ley de Protección de Datos de Costa Rica, Ley Número 8968 (denominada “Ley de Protección de la Persona frente al Tratamiento de sus Datos Personales”), ninguna persona está obligada a suministrar datos sensibles (tal y como se define más adelante), y está expresamente prohibido, de conformidad con el Artículo 9 de […]
+ Read moreEMPRESAS DE SERVICIOS BAJO EL REGIMEN DE ZONAS FRANCAS EN COSTA RICA
Friday, October 16th, 2020Durante el 2019 y 2020 se publicaron varios acuerdos ejecutivos en el Diario Oficial La Gaceta para reformar la Ley del Régimen de Zonas Francas, con el objetivo de asegurar el cumplimiento de los estándares y criterios internacionales establecidos por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) en el “Marco Inclusivo” del […]
+ Read moreSERVICE COMPANIES UNDER THE FREE TRADE ZONE REGIME IN COSTA RICA
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020During years 2019 and 2020, several Executive Decrees were published in the Official Government Journal “La Gaceta”, to amend the Free Trade Zone Regime Law and its Regulations, to ensure the compliance with the international standards and criteria established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion […]
+ Read moreRatings for Lang & Asociados on Legal 500 Latin America 2021 are out. Our Corporate and M&A practice was praised by our clients.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020Honored with this year’s ratings. Proud of ourcorporate, free trade zone and real estate team Milena Jaikel Gazel, Juan Carlos Cersosimo and Roberto Araya.
+ Read moreOustanding Legal 500 2021 reviews for Lang & Asociados’ labor team
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020We are very honored with Legal 500’s ratings this year and the encouraging words from our clients on our corporate law practice, M&As in Costa Rica and real estate practice in Costa Rica. This evidences our highest standards of quality and service in labor law in Costa Rica.
+ Read moreFAQs on immigration to/residency in Costa Rica
Tuesday, October 13th, 2020The following are a few questions frequently asked by our foreign customers when preparing for moving to Costa Rica, filing a residency application. We hope they are helpful to better understand the residency process in Costa Rica. Do I need to apply for Costa Rican residency? If you will be staying in the country for […]
+ Read moreFAQs on real estate closings in Costa Rica
Monday, October 12th, 2020The following are a few questions frequently asked by our foreign customers when preparing for a property acquisition deal in Costa Rica. We hope they are helpful to better understand the property purchase process in Costa Rica. What will the closing process entail and include? Costa Rica has a very formal property transfer system. In […]
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