Data protection
The following text informs you about the scope of the collection and processing of personal data through the use of our website, direct contact with us, and use of our services. According to Art. 4 (1), personal data is all information that relates to a directly or indirectly identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, address, gender, telephone numbers, email addresses, and user behavior. Further information can be found, among other things, in Art. 4 (1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: GDPR). You can access, save, and print this privacy policy at any time at https://www.rae-schindler.de/Datenschutz; the text of the GDPR regulation is freely available online.
1. RESPONSIBLE PARTY
The responsible party according to Art. 4 (7) GDPR is:
Schindler Rechtsanwälte GbR
Königsallee 92A
D-40212 Düsseldorf
Telephone: +49 (0) 211 86466 0
Fax: +49 (0) 211 131801
Email: info@rae-schindler.de
2. LOG FILES
Each time you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website server. This information is temporarily stored – for the duration of the session – in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted: IP address of the requesting computer, Date and time of access as well as time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Name and URL of the retrieved file, Website from which access was made (referrer URL), Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider, Access status/HTTP status code, Amount of data transferred in each case, Operating system and its interface, Language and version of the browser software. We process this data for the following purposes: Ensuring a smooth connection to the website, Ensuring comfortable use of our website, Evaluating system security and stability, and for other administrative purposes. This data is not evaluated for marketing purposes. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes for data collection listed above. In addition, we use cookies when you visit our website. Further information can be found in Section 3 of this Privacy Policy. 3. COOKIES This website, accessible at www.rae-schindler.de, and its subpages use so-called cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on your device, for example, to make using a website more convenient or to recognize the user's device and save settings, etc. Cookies can store entries and settings on a website so that you do not have to enter them again each time you visit a website. Cookies contain a so-called cookie ID, which makes it possible to identify the device on which the cookie was stored. We use the following types of cookies: Transient cookies (see a) Persistent cookies (see b)
a) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the shared session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.
b) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time using your browser's security settings. Generally, most browsers accept cookies automatically.
However, you can also configure your browser so that it does not allow cookies to be stored on your computer, or only allows selective storage of cookies, or always displays a warning before a new cookie is created. However, the complete or partial deactivation of cookies may, under certain circumstances, prevent you from using all functions of our website. The data processed by cookies is necessary for the purposes stated to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
4. CONTACT
You have the option of contacting us by fax, email, postal mail, telephone, or in person. If you contact us by post, we will process, in particular, your address details (e.g., last name, first name, street, place of residence, postal code), the date and time of receipt of your mail, and any data derived from your letter itself, so that we can contact you again if necessary. Depending on the data you provide, we will contact you again either by telephone, fax, or email and call you back or write to you if necessary. If you contact us by fax, in particular the fax number or sender ID as well as the data derived from the fax will be processed. If you contact us by email, in particular your email address, the time of the email, and the data derived from the message text (including any attachments) will be processed. At this point, we expressly refer to our additional information below under '8. Information on email communication'. If you contact us by telephone, your telephone number and, if requested during the conversation, your name, email address, time of call, and details of your request will be processed. The same applies if necessary if you contact us in person. The purpose and scope of processing your data is to process your contact request and to be able to contact you to answer your request. The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to offer you the opportunity to contact us flexibly and to answer your inquiries effectively and within the required time. The personal data will only be processed for as long as necessary to process your contact request.
5. MANDATES PROCESSING
In the event of a mandate being awarded, we will collect the following information: Title, first name, last name, A valid email address, Address, Telephone number (landline and/or mobile) All information necessary to assert and defend your rights within the scope of the mandate. This data is collected: to identify you as our client; to ensure appropriate legal advice and representation for you; to facilitate correspondence with you; for invoicing; to process any liability claims that may arise; and to assert any claims against you. The provision of this data is voluntary; its processing is at your request and is necessary according to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the stated purposes for the appropriate processing of the mandate and for the mutual fulfillment of obligations arising from the mandate agreement. The personal data collected by us as part of the engagement and processing of the mandate will be stored until the expiration of the statutory retention period for lawyers (6 years after the end of the calendar year in which the mandate was terminated) and then deleted, unless we are obligated to retain the data for a longer period pursuant to Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR due to retention and documentation obligations under tax and commercial law (e.g., under the German Commercial Code (HGB), the German Criminal Code (StGB), or the German Fiscal Code (AO)), or you have consented to longer storage pursuant to Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
6. DISCLOSURE OF DATA
Of course, we treat your personal and personal data confidentially, not just because of our attorney-client duty of confidentiality. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if: you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data, in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and this is legally permissible (e.g., if the disclosure of data is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR). This includes, in particular, the disclosure to data subjects and their representatives in the context of processing data subject inquiries, as well as to supervisory authorities, to the extent necessary for correspondence purposes and to assert and defend your rights. The disclosed data may only be used by the third party for the stated purposes. We also adhere to the confidentiality regulations for lawyers.
7. INFORMATION ON EMAIL COMMUNICATION
We naturally endeavor to process and store your personal data by utilizing all technical and organizational means possible to ensure that it is not accessible to unauthorized third parties. However, complete data security cannot be guaranteed when communicating via email, so we recommend that you send confidential information by post. If you communicate with us via email, we assume, without your express objection or notice, that you generally wish us to use this communication method.
8. RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT
You have the right: to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data, if not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details; to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR; Pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary to exercise your right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims; Pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to erase it and we no longer need the data, but you require it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR; Pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common, and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller; Pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you have the right to revoke your previously granted consent at any time. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our office. The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted will inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.
9. RIGHT OF OBJECTION
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons for doing so that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an email to info@rae-schindler.de. Of course, you can also submit your withdrawal or objection by post or fax to the controller (see section 1). Status: 09/19