Specialist legal services
Lawyers in honour, privacy and data protection law.
Specialists, not generalists.
For over two decades, we have defended before courts and Spanish Agency from Data Protection Those whose privacy is violated by online publications. We are not a firm that does everything, but the firm that defends your name.
I've been practising law for over twenty years, and I can assure you of one thing: when someone comes to our firm with an issue concerning honour, privacy or data protection, It's never just a legal matter. He's a father who can't sleep because there's a photo of his daughter online. A manager who lost a contract because of a ten-year-old news story. A businesswoman whose competitor flooded Google with fake reviews. A victim of sextortion who no longer dares to go out.
Our job is simple to state and very difficult to execute: restoring the peace that someone took from you, relying solely on the law. With no shortcuts, no empty promises, and no selling you a false dream. If a case can't be won, I'll tell you before I charge you. If it can, we'll fight to the end.
Exercise areas
The right to protect who you are and what you have built.
We are solely dedicated to five closely connected areas. When a case touches upon several, our multidisciplinary team works in parallel.
Civil protection under Article 18 of the Spanish Constitution and Organic Law 1/1982. Claims for unlawful interference with personal, family or professional spheres.
Article 18 EC • Organic Law 1/1982
Offences against privacy (Art. 197 of the Criminal Code), slander (205), libel/insult (208), discovery and revelation of secrets, digital extortion, sextortion, identity theft.
Arts. 197 – 205 – 208
Claim for compensation for moral and patrimonial damages arising from unlawful publications. Against authors, media, and platforms (search engines, social networks).
Articles 1902 of the Civil Code – Organic Law 1/1982
The 5 legal services
From consultation to sentencing. What we do, in detail.
Each case enters through one of these five doors. Most pass through several before closing.
01 Legal advice
Before taking any steps, know your rights exactly and what strategy is most effective.
02 Out-of-court claims
Whenever possible, before the case goes to trial. 74 per cent of cases are settled here.
03 Complaint to the AEPD
Spanish Data Protection Agency
When a responsible person has rejected or ignored your previous request to exercise your rights.
04 Judicial treatment and defence at trial
Civil procedure
When the extrajudicial and the administrative routes have not resolved the damage.
Legal representation until the end, whether you are a victim, the accused or the defendant.
Regulatory framework
The legal framework within which we operate.
A good lawyer doesn't invent rights: Apply the ones that already exist. These are the rules that
we handle daily.
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – GDPR
- Directive 2002/58/EC ePrivacy
- EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Articles 7 and 8)
- ECJ Case Law: Google Spain (C-131/12), Manni (C-398/15), GC and others v CNIL (C-136/17)
- Spanish Constitution Art. 18 (Honour, Privacy, Image, Data Protection)
- LO 1/1982 Civil protection of honour, privacy and self-image
- LO 3/2018 (LOPDGDD)
- Penal CodeArticles 197, 205, 208, 243,
248, 510 - Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE)
- Civil and Criminal Procedure Act
- Spanish Data Protection AgencyAEPD)
- Regional authorities (APDCAT,
AVPD, CTBG - Civil and criminal courts throughout
Spain - Audiencia Nacional and Supreme Court
- Technology platforms (Google, Meta,
X, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube) via channels
- CJEU, Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja judgment, 2014
Our method
Our method. Five stages, a single point of contact.
From the moment you write to us until the case is closed, you are assigned a dedicated lawyer who knows your case from start to finish. You will not be handled by a call centre operative or a different junior member of staff each time.
First consultation
Telephone, video call or encrypted form. We are here to listen to you carefully and fully understand your particular case. We will request the minimum documentation necessary to carry out a proper and professional analysis, and we will inform you on that same call if there is a viable legal route for your situation. Our objective is to provide you with the best possible assistance.
Report and closed budget
You receive in writing: legal assessment, estimated feasibility, realistic timelines and a closed, detailed budget by phases. No surprises, with no open fees and no hidden costs, giving you peace of mind and clarity on what to expect throughout the process.
Out-of-court settlement
Barring emergencies, we always begin this crucial process here: we address the requirements, draft the necessary formal letters, and carry out negotiations with the other party. It is fundamental to take into account that the 74 % of cases are successfully closed in this initial phase, highlighting the importance of a strategic and well-planned approach from the outset.
If necessary
Administrative or judicial route
AEPD, civil court, or criminal jurisdiction, as appropriate in each specific situation. We will conduct the proceedings until we achieve a final judgment, ensuring that each step of the process is clear and transparent. We inform you in writing of each important milestone as we progress, so that you are aware of everything that is happening in your case.
Following resolution
Execution and closing
We thoroughly verify compliance with the issued court order or resolution, which includes aspects such as the effective removal of elements involved in the case, the collection of the corresponding compensation, as well as the de-indexing of related information. Once this process is concluded, we formally and in detail deliver a Final certificate confirming case closure.
Service catalogue
15 types of content. One solution: eliminate it.
Click on each category to find out specific details, typical deadlines and the legal basis we apply.
Court of First Instance No. 7 of Valencia
Sector Healthcare professional Material Right to honour and to be forgotten
Client acquitted in 2015 of a professional charge continued to appear on the first page of Google with the original news.
We are taking civil action against the media outlet and the search engine.
RESULT
Removal from source content • Google de-indexing •
Compensation 12.000 € for moral damages. Final judgment.
Spanish Data Protection Agency
Sector Service company Material ASNEF defaulters lists
Improper inclusion of the client in ASNEF for a debt already settled. The creditor entity ignored the out-of-court claim. We present
Complaint to the AEPD.
RESULT
Favourable decision • Immediate withdrawal • Penalty of 30.000 € to the creditor entity. Industry benchmark precedent.
Criminal Court
Sector Particular MaterialCrimes against privacy (Art. 197 of the Criminal Code) + extortion
The client's ex-partner disseminated intimate material on five platforms and demanded payment to cease. Criminal complaint + coordination with experts.
forensic IT specialists.
RESULT
Sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison – Immediate withdrawal order • Compensation of 25.000 € to the victim.
National header
SectorManager MaterialInaccurate news with professional prejudice
A national media outlet published unverified information that severely damaged the client's professional reputation. The matter was resolved extrajudicially, without going to trial.
RESULT
Correction published on the same page of the media outlet • Withdrawal of the original – Compensation Confidential.
- All cases have been altered to preserve anonymity. We have confidentiality agreements with 100 % of our clients.
Honoralia Model
An office. Three types of actions.
Unlike a traditional law firm, when we take on your case, we have immediate access to three teams working in parallel
Programmers, technicians and de-indexing specialists who carry out removals
that our lawyers achieve.
Full integration between the legal requirement and effective withdrawal.
Journalists, community managers and SEO specialists who manage communication during legal crises and amplify rectifications or favourable rulings.
Qualified lawyers who direct the legal strategy. They coordinate with the other two teams so that the legal route is not isolated from the technical and reputational work.
A complex case isn't won by lawyers alone, nor by programmers alone, nor by journalists alone. Victory is achieved when the three work in unison under the same strategy. That's what makes it unique. Honoralia model.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre nuestros servicios jurídicos
¿En qué se diferencia Honoralia de un bufete de abogados tradicional?
Honoralia es un despacho dedicado exclusivamente al derecho al honor, la intimidad y la propia imagen, la protección de datos, el derecho al olvido y el derecho penal tecnológico. Además de los abogados, el cliente tiene acceso a un equipo técnico de desindexación y a un equipo de comunicación y reputación que trabajan en paralelo con la estrategia jurídica, algo que un bufete generalista no ofrece.
¿Es necesario ir a juicio para eliminar un contenido?
En la mayoría de los casos, no. Alrededor del 74 % de los expedientes se cierran en la vía extrajudicial mediante requerimientos y burofaxes al responsable de la publicación. Si este no responde o deniega la petición, se acude a la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos. La vía judicial civil o penal se reserva para los casos en que las anteriores no han reparado el daño.
¿Qué leyes amparan una reclamación por vulneración del honor o la intimidad?
El artículo 18 de la Constitución Española y la Ley Orgánica 1/1982 de protección civil del honor, la intimidad y la propia imagen; el Reglamento General de Protección de Datos y la Ley Orgánica 3/2018 (LOPDGDD), que recogen el derecho de supresión y el derecho al olvido; y, en la vía penal, los artículos 197, 205 y 208 del Código Penal sobre delitos contra la intimidad, calumnias e injurias. La jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (caso Google Spain, C-131/12) completa el marco.
¿Se puede reclamar una indemnización por una publicación en Internet?
Sí. Cuando una publicación ilícita causa daños morales o patrimoniales, puede reclamarse una indemnización al autor, al medio o a la plataforma al amparo del artículo 1902 del Código Civil y de la Ley Orgánica 1/1982. En casos resueltos por el despacho se han obtenido indemnizaciones de 12.000 € por daño moral en un procedimiento civil y de 25.000 € para la víctima en un procedimiento penal por difusión de contenido íntimo.
¿Necesito firmar un poder notarial?
Para la fase extrajudicial basta con una autorización firmada que acredite la representación ante los editores de las webs y los buscadores. Solo si es necesario presentar una demanda judicial se requiere un poder notarial general para pleitos, que el despacho indica cómo otorgar.
¿Cómo es la primera consulta con el despacho?
Se realiza por teléfono, videollamada o formulario cifrado, bajo secreto profesional desde el primer minuto. El abogado solicita la documentación mínima necesaria, informa en esa misma conversación de si existe una vía jurídica viable y, después, entrega por escrito un dictamen con la calificación legal, la viabilidad estimada, los plazos realistas y un presupuesto cerrado por fases.