Privacy, Online Reputation and Protection of Private Life Lawyers
DELCADE, a practice dedicated to protecting your online reputation, image and privacy
Disparaging content published online, photos circulated without consent, identity theft on social networks, attacks on the reputation of an executive or a brand: violations of privacy and image rights spread at unprecedented speed, and their consequences (personal, professional and commercial) can be severe.
Our IT and Data lawyers advise individuals, executives and companies on protecting their image and reputation online, obtaining the removal of unlawful content and bringing the appropriate legal proceedings. We act swiftly, combining amicable and judicial avenues to achieve concrete results in the shortest possible time.
E-Reputation : Prevention and Crisis Management
An online reputation is built over the long term but can be destroyed in a matter of hours. Fraudulent reviews, disparaging content, false information relayed on a massive scale: attacks on online reputation affect companies and their executives alike, and call for a swift, targeted legal response.
We advise on:
- Identifying problematic content
- Formal notices and removal requests addressed to platforms and hosting providers
- Defamation, disparagement and unfair competition actions
- Handling fraudulent negative reviews and organised disparagement campaigns
- Supporting platform notification procedures (DSA)
Right to Be Forgotten and De-Referencing
The right to be forgotten, enshrined in the GDPR, allows any individual to request the deletion of data concerning them or the de-referencing of certain search results. Its exercise is subject to conditions and may give rise to appeals before the CNIL or the competent courts where a request is refused.
Our work covers in particular:
- De-referencing requests and formal notices addressed to search engines
- Appeals before the CNIL where de-referencing is refused
- Requests to delete data and content addressed to platforms and website publishers
- Litigation in the event of unlawful retention of content online
Image Rights and Privacy
Capturing, circulating or exploiting a person’s image without their consent infringes the fundamental right to respect for private life, and is punishable under both civil and criminal law. These infringements take many forms: deepfakes, non-consensual posts on social networks, commercial use of a person’s image without authorisation.
We defend our clients in connection with:
- Actions for infringement of image rights and the right to respect for private life
- Emergency removal of content published without consent (interim relief, injunction)
- Cases involving deepfakes and manipulated content
- The contractual framing of the use of a person’s image for commercial purposes
- Criminal proceedings for breach of privacy
Online Identity Theft
Digital identity theft (creating fake profiles, fraudulently using another person’s identity, hijacking accounts) is a criminal offence whose consequences for the victim can be severe and long-lasting. Acting quickly is essential to limit the spread of the harm.
We act to obtain:
- The urgent reporting and removal of fraudulent profiles and accounts
- The filing of a criminal complaint for identity theft
- Civil actions to obtain compensation for moral and financial harm
- Coordination with platforms to identify the perpetrators