Landgericht Berlin-Mitte

Data Protection Declaration

1. Name and address of the controller responsible for processing
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is the law firm:

Name: Attorney Dr Dietmar Höffner
Address: Ingrid-Rabe-Straße 2D, D-12109 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 89 54 23 11
Fax: +49 30 89 54 23 13
E-mail: datenschutz@kanzlei-hoeffner.de
Website: www.kanzlei-hoeffner.de

Name and address of the data protection officer
The data protection officer of the controller is

Name: Attorney Dr Dietmar Höffner
Address: Ingrid-Rabe-Straße 2D, D-12109 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 89 54 23 11
E-mail: datenschutz@kanzlei-hoeffner.de

2. Collection, Storage and Use of Personal Data
a) When visiting the website

When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted

  • IP address of the requesting computer,
  • Date and time of access,
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file,
  • Website from which the access was made (referrer URL),
  • the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
  • Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
  • analysing system security and stability and for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

b) When using our contact form

If you have questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using a form provided on the website. It is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address so that we know who sent the enquiry and can answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your enquiry has been dealt with.

3. Transfer of Data
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
  • the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
  • in the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
  • this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

4. Cookies
We use cookies to operate the website. These are files that your browser stores on your end device when you visit our website. They are used to store data from your visit and to recognise you, as well as to statistically record, improve and guarantee the operation of our website. The legal basis for this is Section 6(1)(f) GDPR. Temporary cookies are deleted after you leave the website. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. Analysis Tools
On our website, we use the website analysis service for websites from Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”). In this context, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies (see section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as browser type/version, operating system used, referrer URL (the previously visited page), host name of the accessing computer (IP address), time of the server request, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to analyse the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of this website. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymised so that they cannot be assigned (IP masking).

You can prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; we will inform you accordingly.

However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found in Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de) When using the Google Adwords Conversion Tracking service, a cookie is placed on your device if you have reached this page via a Google advert. This is used to analyse and statistically evaluate the use of the website. The cookie is valid for 30 days. The person is not identified, but it is used to monitor whether the user has reached the site via a Google advert. You can prevent this use by rejecting the setting of corresponding cookies in your browser settings.

6. Social Network Plug-ins
Plug-ins, links and buttons to social media websites are used for advertising and information purposes on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit f GDPR. By installing these elements, data is transmitted to the relevant social media organisations when our website is accessed.

This data is stored and processed by the providers; in particular, if you are logged in to the social media providers at the same time, a provider can recognise your visit to our website. Even if you “share” or otherwise pass on (“like”) posts on our website in the social network, this will be transmitted to the provider and stored by them, possibly also to your user profile. The social networks use this data for business purposes, marketing, advertising and other purposes, in particular to create and create profiles about you and to provide personalised advertising. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook’s data protection information (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).

7. Rights of Data Subjects
You have the right:

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, 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 it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us
  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller
  • in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to revoke your consent given to us at any time. The consequence of this is that we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future and
  • to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our law firm’s registered office for this purpose
  • pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to object to the processing of your personal data, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular circumstance or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation. You have the option to inform us informally of your objection by telephone, e-mail, fax or to our postal address listed at the beginning of this privacy policy.

8. Data Security
To ensure data security, the content of our website is transmitted in encrypted form using the SSL procedure in accordance with the state of the art. To secure the data, we and the contracted service providers with whom corresponding contractual agreements have been made use suitable state-of-the-art measures, in particular to restrict access to the data, to protect against changes and loss, and to ensure confidentiality in accordance with the state of the art.

9. Status and Updating of this Privacy Policy
This data protection declaration is dated 26 April 2024 We reserve the right to update the data protection declaration in due course in order to improve and/or adapt data protection.