Data Protection

Data Protection Declaration 

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information 

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below.   

Data Collection on this Website 

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.   

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.    

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.    

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.   In this regard, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools 
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on this can be found in the following data protection declaration.       

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This can primarily involve IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website access and other data generated via a website.

The use of the hoster is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.

​​We use the following hoster:
Domínios.pt – Algarserra – Sociedade de Internet e Multimédia, Lda. Urb. Vale de Santa Maria, Lote 3, Loja B 8200-047 Albufeira, Portugal    
3. General Information and Mandatory Information Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

There is a button for online mandate on our website that can be used for electronic contact. If you take advantage of this service provided by RA-MICRO Software AG, Washingtonplatz 3, 10557 Berlin, the personal data you transmit will be stored automatically and transmitted to the RA-MICRO server for a short time. The storage is only used for the purpose of processing or contacting you. The data will not be passed on to third parties. The legal basis for processing the data is Article 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO if the user has given their consent.

Reference to the Responsible Body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Kanzlei Koelln & Stotz
represented by Sarah Stotz and Sandra Koelln E-Mail: contact@kanzlei-koelln-stotz.de 
Zweigertstr. 53, 45130 Essen Eichelhäherstr. 46, 81249 München

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data; in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to exist.

Reference to Data Transfer to the USA  

Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be passed on to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to release personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. It cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Direct Advertising (Art. 21 DSGVO) 

(Section remains unchanged – legally correct.)

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the DSGVO, the data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another person responsible, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Deletion and Correction

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint for this purpose and for further questions on the subject of personal data.   (Section "Right to Restrict Processing" remains unchanged.)   

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Partially, cookies from third-party companies can also be stored on your end device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).    

Cookies that are required for the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions you want (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Server Log Files

(Section remains unchanged – legally correct.)   

Inquiry by E-Mail, Telephone or Telefax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or telefax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (e.g. name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR, provided that your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries sent to us (Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR), provided that the latter was requested.
  
5. Analysis Tools and Advertising 

WordPress Statistics

This website uses "WordPress Statistics" to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA. WordPress Statistics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). For analysis, log file data (referrer, IP address, browser, etc.) and the actions of the website visitors (e.g. number of pages accessed, etc.) are collected and your IP address is anonymized before being stored. The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO; the consent can be revoked at any time.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts (Local Hosting)

This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. Google Fonts are installed locally, so no connection to Google's servers is established. You can find more information on Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de Font Awesome (Local Hosting)

This website uses Font Awesome to uniformly display fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally; there is no connection to servers of Fonticons, Inc. You can find more information about Font Awesome in the Font Awesome privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy

Source: eRecht24 – revised and adapted by Kanzlei Koelln & Stotz, MünchenEssen