privacy policy

1.    Name and contact details of the responsible body and the company data protection officer

Responsible body:
Rogert & Ulbrich Rechtsanwälte in Partnerschaft mbB, Hammer Str. 26, 40219 Düsseldorf
E-Mail: office@ru.law
Telephone: +49 (0)211 / 81977805
Fax: +49 (0)211 / 81977199

Company data protection officer:
Attorney Julia Huth, Rogert & Ulbrich Rechtsanwälte in Partnerschaft mbB, Hammer Str. 26, 40219 Düsseldorf
E-Mail: datenschutz@ru.law
Telephone: +49 (0)211 / 81977805
Fax: +49 (0)211 / 81977199

2.    Collection and storage of personal data as well as the type and purpose of use

a) When visiting the website

When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website's server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information, among others, is recorded without your intervention 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 access is made (referrer URL), browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

We process the above data for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection to the website, ensuring comfortable use of our website, evaluating system security and stability as well as for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you personally.

In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed information about this in sections 4 and 5 of this data protection declaration.

b) When using our contact form

If you have any questions, you can contact us using a form provided on the website. You can also use this form to give us a mandate, provided that the power of attorney provided for download is fully completed and signed and uploaded.

The following data is required so that we know who the request came from and so that we can process it:

· Salutation, first and last name,
· Telephone number,
· E-mail address.

Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent. Your personal data will be used exclusively to process the request you have submitted.

3. Transfer of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only share your personal information with third parties if:

you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR, the transfer is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR to assert, exercise or defend legal claims 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 the data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter c of GDPR, as well as this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b of GDPR.

4. Cookies

We use so-called session cookies to optimize our online offering. A session cookie is a small text file that is sent by the respective servers when you visit a website and is temporarily stored on your hard disk. This file contains 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. These cookies are deleted after you close your browser.

To a small extent, we also use persistent cookies (also small text files that are stored on your device) that remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit. These cookies are stored on your hard disk and delete themselves after the specified time. They last from 1 month to 10 years.

The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

The following data and information is stored in the cookies:

– Log-in information
– Language settings
– entered search terms
– Information about the number of visits to our website and the use of individual functions of our website.

When the cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number and your personal data is not associated with this identification number. Your name, IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be associated with you are not stored in the cookie. Based on cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymized information.

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Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a warning always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website. For more information, see the support pages of the respective providers:

Chrome: Delete, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Managing cookies and website data with Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies to remove data that websites have stored on your computer
Internet Explorer: Deleting and managing cookies
Microsoft Edge: Delete and manage cookies

5. Analysis tools

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure that our website is designed to meet your needs and is continuously optimized. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software 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 Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

6. E-mail contact

If you contact us by email, we will save your information to process your request and in case any follow-up questions arise.

This is also our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

7. Legal basis and storage period

The legal basis for data processing according to the above points is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a, b and f GDPR.

Unless specifically stated, we only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes pursued or as required by law.

8. Rights of the data subject

Under applicable law, you have various rights with regard to your personal data. If you wish to exercise these rights, please send your request by email or post, clearly identifying yourself, to the address stated in section 1.

Below you will find an overview of your rights.

a) Right to confirmation and information

You have the right at any time to obtain confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to request information from us free of charge about the personal data stored about you, together with a copy of this data. You also have the right to the following information:

1. the purposes of processing;

2. the categories of personal data being processed;

3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;

4. where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;

5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;

6. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;

7. if the personal data are not collected from you, all available information about their origin;

8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and – at least in those cases – meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and envisaged consequences of such processing for you.

If personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

b) Right to rectification

You have the right to request that we immediately correct any inaccurate personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request that incomplete personal data be completed - also by means of a supplementary statement.

c) Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)

According to Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the 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.

d)    right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request that we restrict processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR if one of the following conditions is met:

1. the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data,

2. the processing is unlawful and you have opposed the erasure of the personal data and requested the restriction of the use of the personal data instead;

3. we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or

4. You have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, as long as it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of our company outweigh yours.

e) Right to data portability

According to Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have made available to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format and you have the right to transmit this data to another responsible party without hindrance from us, provided that

1. the processing is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b GDPR and

2. the processing is carried out by automated means.

When exercising your right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller, where technically feasible.

f)     Right to revoke consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your consent to us at any time in accordance with Art. 7 Paragraph 3 GDPR. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.

g) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful.

9. Right of objection

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons for doing so that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.

If you would like to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an email to datenschutz@ru-law.de.

10. Data security

We make every effort to ensure the security of your data within the framework of applicable data protection laws and technical possibilities.

We transmit your personal data in encrypted form. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system, but we would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

To protect your data, we maintain technical and organizational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, which we continually adapt to the state of the art.

We also do not guarantee that our service will be available at specific times; disruptions, interruptions or failures cannot be ruled out. The servers we use are regularly and carefully backed up.

11. Current status and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and is dated September 2019.

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration.

Use of Google Analytics advertising features

In addition to the standard configuration of Google Analytics, this website also uses functions of Google Analytics that support interest-based advertising and advertising based on users' surfing behavior. Google Analytics uses a third-party cookie from DoubleClick to evaluate data about users' surfing behavior on various websites. This data can be used to make statistical statements about demographic data and areas of interest of website users.

We expressly point out that we cannot view any data about individual users and cannot trace the statistical data we use back to specific users.

Some of our website visitors will see our advertisements on other websites after their visit. This form of advertising is known as remarketing or retargeting. If you would like to object to the display of these advertisements, we recommend that you use one of the options listed above to deactivate website tracking by website users. Google also offers you the option of controlling cookies for advertising preferences yourself: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/technologies/ads/.

We use Google Analytics to evaluate data from AdWords and the Double-Click cookie. If you do not want this, you can deactivate it via the Ads Preferences Manager (http://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/?hl=de).

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