Privacy Policy

1. General

We highly appreciate your interest in our website and services. We take the protection of your privacy very seriously and attach high importance to the protection of your personal data and your right to informational self-determination.

We would like to inform you in the following about how we collect and process your personal data when you use our website and/or the services we offer under www.legal-language.de. “Personal data” means any information relating to you as an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’) such as your name, address, email address or user behaviour.

2. Name and contact data of the person responsible for the data processing (“controller”)

The person responsible for the data processing according to Art. 4 no. 7 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (referred to hereinafter as “controller”) is:

Julia Fuhrmann
Rechtsanwältin + Diplom-Übersetzerin
German lawyer / sworn Diplom translator
Im Garten 31
D-50999 Cologne
Germany

Phone: + 49 (0) 2236 33 666 44
E-Mail: info@legal-language.de / info@kanzlei-fuhrmann.net

Further information and contact data as well as further legal information are available under – “Legal Notice” and “Contact”.

3. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

3.1 When you visit our website

When you visit our website www.legal-language.de, we only collect those personal data which your browser automatically transfers to our website server. This is the server of our provider 1&1 IONOS SE. There, the collected data are temporarily stored in so-called log files. The following data are collected with no contribution from your part and stored until they are deleted automatically:

• Referrer URL (website visited before)
• Name of accessed website or file
• Type and version of your browser
• Operating system of your computer
• Type of your terminal
• Date and time of access
• Anonymised IP address of the querying computer
  (is only used for identifying the place from where access is made)

For what purposes are the data collected?

The data collection is based on our legitimate interest to ensure the security and stability of our online presentation and offer the visitors of our website best possible high-quality services.

In more detail, we collect and process the aforesaid data for the following specific purposes:

• to ensure uninterrupted connection to the website
• to ensure comfortable high-quality access to, and use of, our website
• to ensure stability and security of our online presentation
• to analyse system stability and security and
• for other administrative purposes, if required.

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 f) GDPR; our legitimate interest consists in the afore-mentioned purposes. In no case will we use the collected data to gain information about your identity or actually identify you.

How long will your data be stored?

Your data will be stored for a period of 8 weeks.

Will your data be transmitted to third parties?

No, your data will not be transmitted to third parties.

Will your data be transferred to third countries outside the EU?

No, your data will not be transferred to third countries outside the EU.

We also use analysis tools (WebAnalytics) and cookies when you visit our website. For more detailed information please go to sec. 4 and 5 below.

We entered into a contract for data processing on behalf (commissioned data processing) with our provider 1&1 IONOS SE to comply with our obligation under Art. 28 GDPR. 1&1 IONOS SE explicitly warrants absolute compliance with the applicable data protection regulations and requirements. Thus secure processing of your data on the servers of 1&1 IONOS SE is ensured.

3.2 When you use our contact form

You can use the contact form available on our website to contact us for any questions. We need the information you disclose in the form (valid email address, possibly name and telephone number) to see who sent us the message and answer your question. Disclosure of any further information is voluntary.

Data processing for the purposes of communication is based on Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 a) if you have given your consent or Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 b) GDPR if your request pertains to the performance of contractual duties or initial approaches for contract conclusion (“taking steps prior to entering into a contract”).

The personal data we collect when you use the contact form will be deleted after your request has been answered unless we are required by law to retain the data or we still need the data for contract performance.

4. Analysis tools

When you visit our website www.legal-language.de, a so-called analysis or tracking tool is used. This is the WebAnalytics tool of our provider 1&1 IONOS SE. Tracking and logging are thus generally activated. The data are collected by a pixel or log file. WebAnalytics does not use any cookies to ensure the protection of personal data. IONOS does not store personal data of our website visitors to prevent any identification of the individual users. The following data are collected by WebAnalytics:

• Referrer URL (website visited before)
• Name of accessed website or file
• Type and version of your browser
• Operating system of your computer
• Type of your terminal
• Date and time of access
• Anonymised IP address of the querying computer
  (is only used for identifying the place from where access is made)

WebAnalytics collects data exclusively for the purpose of statistical analysis and technical optimisation of the website services.

The data are not transmitted to third parties.

The legal basis for the use of the said analysis and tracking tool is Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 f) GDPR. The analysis and tracking measures help us ensure comfortable design and handling and continuous optimisation of our website. The measures also help us learn about the use of our website and analyse such information for the purpose of optimising our online presentation. These are our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 f) GDPR.

5. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files which are automatically generated by your browser and stored on your terminal (laptop, tablet, smartphone or the like) when you visit our website. The cookies collect and provide us with certain information which is generated from the specific terminal you use. However, this does not enable us to identify you. Cookies do not cause any harm to your terminal, they do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware.

First of all, we use cookies to render the use of our website more convenient and comfortable for you.

We also use some cookies to analyse how you use our website. When you access our website again, the cookies enable us to realise automatically that you have already visited our website before. These cookies are deleted automatically after a pre-defined period of time.

We use transient and persistent cookies on our website.

Transient cookies are deleted automatically when you close the browser. These comprise in particular session cookies. They store a so-called session ID which enables several queries from your browser to be allocated to one and the same session. This enables us to recognise your computer when you visit our website again. The session cookies are deleted when you log out from our website or close the browser.

Persistent cookies are deleted automatically after expiry of a pre-defined term of validity which can vary, depending on the cookie used from time to time. If you come back to our website and use our services, the cookie will recognise that you have already visited us before and can restore the information you entered and the settings you chose. So you need not do that again.

The data which the cookies process are necessary for the purposes mentioned above, namely for safeguarding our legitimate interests or those of third parties according to Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 f) GDPR. If you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 a) GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can however set your browser as you wish, and you can, for instance, refuse to accept third-party cookies or even all cookies or you can request a hint to be displayed every time a new cookie is set. However, please be aware that, if you deactivate cookies in your Internet browser, you might be unable to use all features and functions of our website.

6. Transmission and disclosure of data to third parties

We do not transmit and disclose your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only disclose your personal data to third parties if

• you have given explicit consent to the disclosure of your personal data for one or more specific purposes according to Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 a) GDPR;
• the disclosure is necessary according to Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 b) GDPR for the performance of a contract concluded with you or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract ;
• the disclosure is necessary according to Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 c) GDPR for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
• the disclosure is necessary according to Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 f) GDPR for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us (including but not limited to the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims) or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of your personal data.

7. Principles of data storage and deletion of personal data

We only process your personal data during the period required for achieving the purpose of the storage or – where we are obliged by law to store and retain the data beyond that time – during the respective retention periods prescribed by law (such as the retention periods prescribed by commercial law or tax law). If the purpose of the storage ends or the statutory retention period expires, the personal data concerned will be deleted in accordance with the statutory requirements or their processing will be restricted, e.g. restricted processing for the purposes of compliance with retention obligations under commercial law or tax law.

Any processing of personal data which is based on a statutory obligation, in particular compliance with the applicable statutory retention periods, is based on Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 c) GDPR. If and to the extent that personal data are processed for evidentiary purposes under Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 f) GDPR, these purposes end after the applicable statutory limitation periods have expired; the regular statutory limitation period is three years.

8. Data and system security

For the purposes of your visit to our website we use the common SSL encryption procedure (Secure Socket Layer). This is one of the most important methods to secure data exchange between a server and a computer accessing the server (client). The procedure enables the exchange of data without third parties being able to read the data. You can see by the key or lock icon in the status bar of your browser that our website uses encryption mechanisms.

In addition, we secure our website and systems by appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent manipulation, loss, destruction and unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously adjusted and improved according to the technical progress.

9. Which are the rights you are entitled to as a data subject?

You have the right:

• under Art. 15 GDPR to demand information from us about whether or not we have processed your personal data. In particular you may demand information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your personal data have been or will be disclosed, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data or to object to such processing, the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, any available information as to the source of the personal data if they are not collected from you personally, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information about the details and consequences of the processing;
• under Art. 16 GDPR to demand rectification/completion of inaccurate/incomplete personal data concerning you;
• under Art. 17 GDPR to demand erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay 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 defence of legal claims;
• under Art. 18 GDPR to demand restriction of processing if you contest the accuracy of the personal data or if the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead or if we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or if you have objected to the processing according to Art. 21 GDPR pending the verification whether our legitimate grounds override your interests.
• under Art. 20 GDPR to receive your personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and demand us to transmit those data to another controller;
• under Art. 7 subs. 3 GDPR to withdraw your consent at any time. In this case, we are not allowed to continue the data processing which was based on that consent in the future. The withdrawal of consent does however not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
• under Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular with that of your habitual residence or place of work or our headquarters.

10. Instructions as to the right to object under Art. 21 subs. 1 and 2 GDPR

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 subs. 1, sentence 1 e) or f) GDPR. In this case, we may no longer process the personal data unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing.

11. Contact

If you want to exercise any of your rights as a data subject including your right to withdraw your consent or your right to object to the data processing or if you have any other questions regarding data protection, you can at any time contact us by sending an email to: info@legal-language.de or info@kanzlei-fuhrmann.net

12. Current version, updates and changes of this Privacy Policy

The foregoing is the current version of our Privacy Policy, it was last amended in June 2020.

It may become necessary to make updates or changes to this Privacy Policy due to the further development of our website or the services offered therein or due to changes of the law or applicable regulatory requirements. The respective current version of this Privacy Policy will at any time be available on our website for retrieval and printing at: legal-language.de/privacy-policy