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Privacy Policy

Personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) is processed by us only as necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.


Persuant to Art. 4 no. 1. of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e., the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to only as “GDPR”), “processing” means any operation or on set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, arrangement, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing personal data, insofar as we decide either alone or jointly with others, on the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components used by us for optimization purposes as well as to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data through this on their own responsibility.

Our data protection declaration is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as the responsible party
II. Rights of users and data subjects
III. Information on data processing

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I. Information About us as the Responsible Party

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The responsible provider of this website in the sense of data protection law is:
Winter, Reisner & Co. (GmbH & Co.) KG
Krohnskamp 60=62
22301 Hamburg ∙ Germany
Email: info@winterreisner.com

 

II. Rights of Users and Data Subjects

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With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to:

  • confirmation as to whether data concerning them are being processed, information about the data processed, further information about the data processing, and  copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 DSGVO);

  • to correction or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 DSGVO);

  • to the immediate erasure of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or insofar as further processing is necessary pursuant to Art. 17 (3) DSGVO, to the restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 DSGVO;

  • to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 DSGVO);

  • to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they believe that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in breach of data protection provisions (cf. also Art. 77 DSGVO).

In addition, the provider must inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider about any correction or deletion of data or restriction of processing based on Articles 16, 17 para. (1), and 18 DSGVO teach. However, this obligation does not exist insofar as this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding the above, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, according to Art. 21 DSGVO, you have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning you insofar as the provider processes the data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing is permissible.

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III. Information on Data Processing

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Your data processed during the use of our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies; the deletion of the data does not conflict with any legal obligations, and no other information on individual processing procedures is provided below on individual processing procedures.

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Server Data

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For technical reasons, in particular, to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted by your Internet browser to us or to our web space provider. These so-called server log files are used to collect, among other things, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of the respective access as well as the IP address of the Internet connection from which the use of our website takes place. 

The data collected in this way is stored temporarily but not together with other data from you. 

This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in our website’s improvement, stability, functionality, and security. 

The data is deleted again after seven days at the latest unless further storage is required for evidence purposes. Otherwise, the data is exempt from deletion in whole or in part until final clarification of an incident. 

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Cookies

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a) Session-Cookies/Session-Cookies

We use so-called cookies with our Internet presence. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your terminal device by the Internet browser you use. Through these cookies, certain information from you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, is processed to an individual extent.

This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offer of a shopping cart function.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit b.) DSGVO, insofar as these cookies data are processed for contract initiation or contract execution.

If the processing does not serve the purpose of initiating or executing a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO.

When you close your internet browser, these session cookies are deleted.

b) Third-Party Cookies

Where applicable, cookies from partner companies with which we cooperate for the purposes of advertising, analysis, or the functionalities of our website are also used with our website.
The details of this, particularly the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies, can be found in the following information.

c) Removal Option

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting up your internet browser. Likewise, you can delete already stored cookies at any time. However, the steps and measures required for this depend on your specific Internet browser used. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this depend on your specific Flash player. If you have any questions, please also use your Flash player’s help function or documentation or contact the manufacturer or user support.
However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of our website can be fully used.

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Contact Requests / Contact Options

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If you contact us via the contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The provision of the data is necessary for processing and answering your enquiry- without providing it, we cannot answer your request at all or only to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO.
Your data will be deleted if your request has been answered conclusively and the deletion does not conflict with any legal obligations to retain data, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.

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Google Analytics

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We use Google Analytics on our website. This web analysis service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google.”

The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in our website’s analysis, optimization, and economical operation.

Usages and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time, or frequency of visits to our website, are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. Google already shortens the IP address within the EU or EEA through this function.

The data collected in this way is, in turn, used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website and the usage activities there. This data may also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the Internet.

Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data. In addition, Google keeps a record of your IP address at

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners

Google provides you with further information on data protection law, including information on how to prevent the use of your data.

In addition, Google offers a website at

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Offers a so-called deactivation add-on together with further information on this. This add-on can be installed with standard Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on tells the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information about the visit to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or other web analytics services. In this privacy policy, you will also find out if and which other web analytics services we use.

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Google Fonts

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We use Google Fonts on our website to display external fonts. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google.”
To enable the display of specific fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
Through the connection to Google established when our website is called up, Google can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.
Google offers at

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

For further information, particularly on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.

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FontAwesome

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To display fonts and visual elements of our website, we use the external fonts of FontAwesome. FontAwesome is a service provided by the
Fonticons Inc, 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, hereinafter referred to as “FontAwesome.”
When you access our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA in order to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
Through the connection to FontAwesome’s server established when you call up our Internet presence, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font is to be transmitted.
FontAwesome offers at

https://fontawesome.com/privacy

for further information, in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data.

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Cookiebot

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We use “Cookiebot” as our “cookie banner.” “Cookiebot” is a product of Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark, hereinafter “Cybot.”
Through the “Cookiebot” function, we inform the user about the use of cookies on the website and allow the user to decide on their service.
If the user gives consent to the use of cookies, the following data is automatically logged with Cybot:
- The anonymized IP number of the user;
- Date and time of consent;
- User-agent of the end user’s browser;
- The URL of the provider;
- An anonymous, random, and encrypted key.
- The user’s allowed cookies (cookie status) serve as proof of consent.
The encrypted key and the cookie status are stored by a cookie on the user’s terminal device to establish the corresponding cookie status in the event of future page visits. This cookie is automatically deleted after 12 months.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest is the website’s user-friendliness and the fulfillment of the legal requirements of the DSGVO.
The installation of the cookie and its storage, and thus his cookie consent, can prevent or terminate the user by settings of his browser at any time.
Cybot offers further information on the subject of data protection under the following links:

https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/

Muster-Datenschutzerklärung der Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner

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