Data Protection_

We take the protection of your personal data and the entire subject of data protection very seriously. For this reason—and, of course, to comply with all legal obligations to provide information and disclosures incumbent upon us—we would like to inform you below about whether and how we collect your data, how we use it, and what rights you have in this regard.

1. Name and contact details of the controller

This privacy information applies to data processing by:

Strafrechtskanzlei Berlin, Meinekestr. 3, 10719 Berlin, Email: info@strafrechtskanzlei.de, Phone: +49 (0)30 – 8847220 Fax: +49 (0)30 – 88472222

The criminal law firm’s data protection officer can be contacted at the above-mentioned address or at datenschutzbeauftragter@strafrechtskanzlei.de.

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

When visiting the website

Beim Aufrufen unserer Website https://www.strafrechtskanzlei.de Information is automatically sent to our website's server by the browser used on your device. 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 access is made (referrer URL),
the browser used and, if applicable, your computer's operating system, as well as the name of your access provider.

The data mentioned are processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring a comfortable user experience on our website,
Evaluation of system security and stability, as well as
for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes of data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

Furthermore, we use cookies when you visit our website. Further details regarding this can be found in Section 4 of this privacy policy.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, based on your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted once your inquiry has been processed.

3. Disclosure of data

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

We only share your personal data with third parties if:

You have given your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
the disclosure is necessary pursuant to Article 6(1) sentence 1 point (f) of the GDPR for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose the data pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, as well as
this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Article 6(1)(1)(b) of the GDPR.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not damage your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other malicious software.

Information related to the specific device being used is stored in the cookie. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity.

Cookies are used, on the one hand, to make your experience of our services more pleasant. For instance, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited specific pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

Furthermore, we use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness; these are stored on your device for a specific, defined period. When you visit our site again to use our services, the system automatically recognizes that you have visited us before and recalls the inputs and settings you previously made, so that you do not have to enter them again.

We also use cookies to gather statistics on the use of our website and to analyze this data for the purpose of optimizing our services for you (see Section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize, upon a subsequent visit to our site, that you have visited us before. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period.

The data processed via cookies are necessary for the stated purposes of safeguarding our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that you are always notified before a new cookie is created. Please note, however, that completely disabling cookies may prevent you from using all the features of our website.

5. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to:

to request information about your personal data processed by us, in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you may request information regarding the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have 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 source of your data (if not collected by us), and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and—where applicable—meaningful information about the details thereof;
to request, in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you that we hold, or the completion of such data;
to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless 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 defense of legal claims;
to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, insofar as you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure, or we no longer need the data but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request its transmission to another controller;
In accordance with Article 7(3) of the GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This means that we will no longer be permitted to process your data based on this consent in the future.
to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, your place of work, or our firm’s registered office for this purpose.

6. Right to object

Where your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are grounds relating to your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without requiring you to specify a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, an email to datenschutzbeauftragter@strafrechtskanzlei.de is sufficient.

7. Data Security

Furthermore, we employ appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

8. Currency and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently in effect and is dated May 2018.

It may become necessary to amend this privacy policy due to the further development of our website and the services offered through it, or as a result of changes in legal or regulatory requirements. The current version of the privacy policy can be accessed and printed at any time from the website www.strafrechtskanzlei.de/datenschutz.