Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

1. Who is responsible for your data

Yehonatan Pudim, Attorney and Notary ("Pudim Law", "we") is responsible for the personal data described in this policy. Our offices are at 21 Ashkenazi St., Tel Aviv, and 68 Kanfei Nesharim St., Jerusalem, Israel. For privacy questions, email info@pudimlaw.co.il.

This policy applies to the Israeli Documents Services pages and to requests sent through them. We comply with the Israeli Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981, and its regulations. Where it applies to you, we also comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. What we collect

• Contact details: name, email, phone or WhatsApp number, country of residence and delivery address.
• Details of the person named in the documents: name, Israeli ID number, date and place of birth, parents' names, and whether the person is living or deceased.
• Request details: the documents requested, the destination country, and your choices about apostille and translation.
• Documents you upload: the foreign authority's requirements, and documents proving a family relationship.
• Power of attorney: the signed power of attorney and identification details on it.
• Documents we obtain for you: these may include civil-status records and, where you request one, an Israeli police certificate.
• Payment records: payment confirmations. Card details are entered on the payment provider's page, and we do not receive them.
• Website data: technical data and cookies, as described in section 8.

3. Why we use it, and on what legal basis

• To review your request and send a quote. GDPR basis: steps taken at your request before a contract.
• To provide the service. This includes obtaining, apostilling, translating and sending your documents. GDPR basis: performance of our contract with you.
• To meet legal and professional duties, such as tax records and attorney record-keeping. GDPR basis: legal obligation.
• To protect our legitimate interests, such as preventing fraud and spam and defending legal claims. GDPR basis: legitimate interests.

We process a police certificate only at your request and only to deliver it to you. We do not use your data for marketing without your consent.

4. Who we share it with

We share personal data only as needed for the service:

• The Israeli authorities that issue and authenticate documents: the Population and Immigration Authority, religious councils and Rabbinical Courts, the Israel Police, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the courts.
• Couriers and delivery services.
• Payment providers.
• Our technology service providers, including website hosting and email.

We also disclose data where the law requires it. We do not sell personal data.

5. International transfers

We are based in Israel, and the European Commission recognizes Israel as providing an adequate level of data protection. Some of our service providers may process data in other countries. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards.

6. How long we keep it

We keep request and client files for as long as needed for the service, and then for 7 years to meet our legal and professional obligations. If a request does not lead to an engagement, we delete it after 12 months. Uploaded files are deleted from the website server after 90 days and kept only in the client file.

7. How we protect it

We apply security measures in line with the Protection of Privacy (Data Security) Regulations, 5777-2017. Access to client files is limited to the attorneys and staff who handle them, all of whom are bound by confidentiality.

8. Cookies and analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar tools to operate and to measure and improve our advertising. These include Google Analytics, Google Ads and the Meta Pixel. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

9. Your rights

• Under Israeli law, you may ask to see the information we hold about you and ask us to correct or delete inaccurate information.
• If the GDPR applies to you, you also have the right to access, correct or erase your data; to restrict or object to processing; to data portability; and to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.

To use these rights, write to info@pudimlaw.co.il. We may need to verify your identity, and some rights are limited by our legal duty to keep records.

You may complain to the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority. If you live in the EU, you may also complain to the data protection authority in your country.

10. Children

The service is intended for adults. Requests concerning documents of minors are handled through their parents or legal guardians.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The current version is always available on this page.

12. Contact

Email info@pudimlaw.co.il, or call +972-3-551-7801.