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PRIVACY POLICY

1. General Information regarding the processing of personal data

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1) Protecting your personal data (“Data”) is particularly important to us Therefore, we hereby wish to inform you in detail which Data are processed when you use our website and services. 

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(2) In accordance with Art. 4 Nr. 7 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the person responsible is 

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Haesemann & Töbelmann Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB

Christophstraße 15 - 17

50670 Cologne


Tel.: +49 (0)221 292959 70


Mail: info@haesemann-ip.de

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                                       (hereinafter: “We”). More detailed information can be found in our Legal Information.

 

2. Data processing in case of informational website use when visiting website

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(1) If you use our website purely for informational purposes, in other words, if you do not send any inquiries or transmit other personal data to use, we only collect the Data that your browser transmits to our server and which are technically necessary in order for us to display our website to you and to guarantee stability and security:

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  • IP-address,

  • Date and time of the request,

  • Duration of the visit to our website,

  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),

  • Content of the request (specific site/page),

  • Access status/HTTP-status code,

  • Respective data amount transferred,

  • Website that the request is coming from,

  • Pages on our website that you visit,

  • Internet service provider,

  • Browsertype,

  • Server Log Files,

  • Operating system and its interface,

  • Language and version of the browser software.

 

(2) The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 Sent. 1 lit. f. GDPR – namely our legitimate interest to display the visited website.

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3. Data processing in case of personal contact

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When you contact us via email, telephone or a contact form, we process the Data you provide (e.g. email address, name, telephone number or also the content of your inquiry) in order to respond to your questions or to process your requests. The legal basis for such data processing activities is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

 

4. Data processing for contract purposes

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(1) If you mandate us, we process your communication, contract and client data in order to fulfil, process and invoice the contractual services, which you can find in our terms and conditions (oder engagement letter?). For the aforementioned purpose, your Data may be transferred to service providers who support us with our business and who we have of course selected with care and diligence and who are bound by our instructions. Such service providers include, in particular, providers of technical services who support us in rendering our services.

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(2) If you merely request an offer, we will process your data from the request (e.g. contact data) in order to make you an offer and contact you.

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(3) The legal basis is the existing or forthcoming contractual relationship constitutes (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sent. 1 lit. b. GDPR). 

 

5. Your rights

 

(1) You have the following rights in relation to us with regard to the personal data concerning you:

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  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR),

  • Right to rectification and erasure (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR),

  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),

  • Right to object processing (Art. 21 GDPR),

  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).

 

(2) Furthermore, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority for data protection about the processing of your Data by us. 

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(3) We would like to point out that any possible consent you have given to us pertaining to data processing can be revoked at any time, effective immediately. To do so, please contact us informally via e-mail at: info@haesemann-ip.de. Such revocation can result in our services no longer being available at all, or only with restrictions.

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(4) If we base the processing of your personal data on a weighing of interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO), you may object to the processing. In the event of such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or point out our compelling reasons worthy of protection on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

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6. Transmission of Data to third parties and third-party suppliers

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(1) We only transmit user Data to third parties if, for example, doing so is necessary for contractual purposes pursuant to Article 6 Para. 1 lit. b. GDPR or on the basis of legitimate interests in economic and effective business operation within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR.

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(2) In the event that we employ subcontractors in order to provide our services, we shall take appropriate legal precautions and corresponding technical and organisational measures in order to ensure that your Data are protected in accordance with the applicable statutory provisions.

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7. Deletion of Data

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(1) The Data we store shall be deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the purpose for which they are being stored and the law does not prescribe a statutory duty for the Data to be retained. In the event that user Data are not deleted on grounds that they are still required for other or legally admissible reasons, their processing shall be restricted. This means that the Data shall be blocked and shall not be processed for other purposes. This applies, for instance, for Data that have to be kept for reasons pertaining to trade or tax law. 

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(2) In accordance with the pertinent legal provisions, such data shall be stored for six years pursuant to Section 257 Para. 1 German Commercial Code (commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, trade letters, accounting records, etc.) and ten years pursuant to Section 147 Para. 1 of the German Fiscal Code (accounts, records, situation reports, accounting records, trade or business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.).

 

8. Final provisions

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(1) We employ technical and organizational security measures to protect the Data we have gathered, especially against accidental or deliberate manipulation, loss, destruction or attack by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are subject to continuous improvement in line with technological advances and development.

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(2) We will update the Privacy Policy from time to time due to the technical progress of our offers. You can call up and print out the current data protection declaration on the website at any time.

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