Privacy Policy

Personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to simply as "data") are processed by us only within the scope of necessity and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.

According to Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e., the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), "processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis for the processing of personal data, insofar as we either alone or jointly with others decide on the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimisation purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data under their own responsibility.

I. Information about us as controllers

The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:

II. Rights of users and data subjects

With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right:

• to confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, to information about the data being processed, to further information about the data processing as well as to copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
• to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
• to the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary according to Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR, to restrict the processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
• to receive data concerning them and provided by them and to transmit such data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
• to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection provisions (cf. also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any rectification or erasure of data or the restriction of processing that occurs on the basis of Articles 16, 17 para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not exist if such notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, users and data subjects have the right under Art. 21 GDPR to object to the future processing of their data, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing is admissible.

III. Information on data processing

Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for storage ceases to apply, the deletion of the data is not prevented by legal retention obligations and no contradictory information is provided below regarding individual processing procedures.

Server data

For technical reasons, particularly to ensure a secure and stable website, data is transmitted by your Internet browser to us or to our web space provider. With these so-called server log files, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, date and time of the respective access as well as the IP address of the Internet connection from which the use of our website takes place are collected.

This data collected in this way is temporarily stored, but not together with other data about you.

This storage is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.

The data will be deleted at the latest after seven days, unless further storage is required for evidence purposes. Otherwise, the data is completely or partially exempted from deletion until the final clarification of an incident.

Cookie Manager

To obtain consent for the use of technically non-necessary cookies on the website, the provider uses a cookie manager.

When the website is accessed, a cookie containing the setting information is stored on the user's device so that the consent query does not have to be made on a subsequent visit.

The cookie is necessary to obtain legally compliant consent from the user.

Users can prevent or end the installation of cookies through their browser settings.

Cookies

a) Session Cookies

We use so-called cookies with our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored on your device by the Internet browser you use. Through these cookies, certain information about you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, is processed to an individual extent.

Through this processing, our website becomes more user-friendly, effective and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offering of a shopping cart function.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website.

Most of the cookies we use are automatically deleted after the end of the browser session (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies to recognise your browser on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies).

The storage of cookies can be prevented by appropriate settings in your Internet browser. If you need support in this regard, please consult the help function of your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been set at any time via your browser settings or a corresponding browser plug-in.

b) Technically necessary cookies

We use technically necessary cookies to keep our website operational.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the functionality of our website.

The cookies are automatically deleted when you leave the website.

c) Cookies for reach measurement

We use cookies for reach measurement and analysis of user behavior.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, i.e., the processing is based on your consent.

You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our website.

Contact

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), the user's information is processed for handling the contact request and its processing.

User information can be organized in a Customer Relationship Management System ("CRM System") or comparable inquiry systems.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Integration of third-party services and content

Within our website, we use content or service offers from third parties based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR) in order to incorporate their content and services, such as videos or fonts.

This regularly involves transmitting users' IP addresses to the third parties, as they could not send the content to their browsers without the IP address. The IP address is thus required for the display of this content.

We strive to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website.

The following lists provide an overview of third parties and their content, along with links to their privacy policies, which may contain further information on data processing:

a) Google Fonts

We integrate the fonts "Google Fonts" from the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The integration is based on our legitimate interest in the uniform and appealing presentation of our online offering (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law. More detailed information can be found in Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

b) Google Maps

We integrate the maps of the Google Maps service. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC. By using Google Maps, information about your use of the website, including your IP address, may be transmitted to Google.

The processing is based on our legitimate interests in ensuring an appealing presentation of our website and easy findability of the locations we specify on the website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

c) Vimeo

We integrate videos from the provider Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. The processing is based on our legitimate interests in the appealing presentation of our offering and the analysis of the use of our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Vimeo is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law. Further information can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy

d) Social Media Plug-ins

We use social media plug-ins based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR) to integrate the social networks Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Xing.

When the website is accessed, the social media plug-ins are directly connected to the providers' servers. The respective provider receives the information that your browser has accessed our website. If you are logged into the relevant social network, the provider can associate the visit to our website with your user account.

If you do not want social networks to collect data about your visit to our website, you must log out of the social networks before visiting us.

e) Pinterest

We use plug-ins from the provider Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. The plug-in connects directly to Pinterest's servers and thus establishes a connection to your Pinterest account. Information stored at Pinterest is beyond our control. You can find Pinterest's privacy policy here: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy

f) Twitter

We use the service of Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, to present our content and communicate with our users. Twitter may also process user data outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may lead to increased risks for users, e.g., through difficult access to user data. We have no access to this data; access lies exclusively with Twitter.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving communication and presentation of our services. Further information can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/privacy

g) YouTube

We integrate videos from YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA. YouTube is a subsidiary of Google LLC. By using YouTube, information about your use of our website, including your IP address, may be transmitted to Google. We use "Enhanced Privacy Mode" to minimize data transmission.

The processing is based on our legitimate interests in improving the user experience on our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Further information can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

h) Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service by Google LLC, to analyze the use of our website. The processing is based on our legitimate interests in analyzing and optimizing our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Google Analytics uses cookies to collect and store information about your use of the website. Your IP address is already shortened within the EU through the anonymization function. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by using Google's deactivation add-on, which you can find here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

i) FontAwesome

We use the fonts from FontAwesome, a service by Fonticons Inc., to display the visual elements of our website.

The processing is based on our legitimate interests in the uniform and appealing presentation of our website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). Further information can be found in FontAwesome's privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy

j) Google AdSense

For advertising integration, we use Google AdSense, a service by Google LLC. Google AdSense uses cookies to display advertisements and measure their effectiveness.

Through Google AdSense, cookies and so-called web beacons are stored on your device via your Internet browser. This enables Google to analyze the use of our website by you. The information collected in this way is transmitted to Google in the USA and stored there, along with your IP address and the advertising formats displayed to you. Furthermore, Google may share this information with contractual partners. However, Google states that your IP address would not be merged with other data about you.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the installation of cookies through the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under the point "Cookies".

In addition, Google offers at https://policies.google.com/privacy https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated further information, especially on the possibilities of preventing data usage.

Sample Privacy Policy by Law Firm Weiß & Partner