Privacy Policy

We only process personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as ‘data’) to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.

According to Art. 4(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.

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

Our privacy policy is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as the controller
II. Rights of users and data subjects
III. Information about data processing

I. Information about us as the controller

The controller of this website in terms of data protection law is:

Klaus-Peter Wehner

Kurfürstendamm 178-179 (Bayer-Haus)
10707 Berlin
Deutschland

Telephone: +49 (0)30 / 200 054 490
E-Mail: mail@a-recht.de

The data protection officer at the provider is:

Klaus-Peter Wehner

Kurfürstendamm 178-179 (Bayer-Haus)
10707 Berlin
Germany

Telephone: +49 (0)30 / 200 054 490
E-Mail: mail@a-recht.de

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 as to whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about data processing, and copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);
  • to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected or completed (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
  • immediate erasure of data concerning them (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, if further processing is not possible in accordance with Art. 17(3) GDPR is required, to restrict processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
  • to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers/controllers (see also Art. 20 GDPR);
  • to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they believe that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

Furthermore, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or restriction of processing that has been made on the basis of Article 16, 17(1), 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has the right to obtain information about these recipients.

Users and data subjects also have the right under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, 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 permissible.

III. Information on data processing

Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, there are no legal retention obligations preventing the deletion of the data, and no other information on individual processing procedures is provided below.

Cookies

a) Session-Cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored on your device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, to an individual extent.

This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as it enables, for example, the display of our website in different languages or the provision of a shopping basket function.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, insofar as these cookies process data for the purpose of initiating or executing a contract.

If the processing does not serve the purpose of contract initiation or contract processing, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

These session cookies are deleted when you close your internet browser.

b) Third-party cookies

Where applicable, our website also uses cookies from partner companies with whom we collaborate for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionality of our website.

For details on this, in particular on the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies, please refer to the following information.

c) Removal Pption

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by adjusting your internet browser settings. You can also delete cookies that have already been stored at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support service. However, the processing of so-called Flash cookies cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash Player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash Player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Flash Player or contact the manufacturer or user support.

However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of our website can be used to their full extent.

Contact Requests / Contact Options

If you contact us via the contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your enquiry. The provision of this data is necessary for us to process and respond to your enquiry – without it, we will be unable to respond to your enquiry, or only to a limited extent.

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

Your data will be deleted once your enquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no legal retention obligations preventing deletion, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.

Server Data

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable website, data is transmitted to us or our web space provider by your internet browser. These so-called server log files collect, among other things, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of each access, and the IP address of the Internet connection from which you are using our website.

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

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

The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is necessary for evidence purposes. Otherwise, the data will be excluded from deletion in whole or in part until an incident has been finally clarified.