French and Greek approach on the professional email addresses Is a professional email address –such as [email protected] - personal data? Well, in France no, but in Greece yes. Section 13 of EU Directive 2002/58/CE governs the collection and use of email addresses. This directive was implemented in France in 2004 (Loi nº 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004) and also in Greece in 2006 (Law 3471/2006 art.11 section 3).

Internet tools for legal protection The best protection on any new business move is informing. What do we do though when we have to face evolution on the field of our business activity or when we are ignorant of the legal aspect of our moves? Visiting a lawyer is certainly the safer solution. Is it inevitable in all cases or could we sometimes manage without his advice? And how does our lawyer stay informed in order to give us the wiser answers?