1. Name and Contact Details of the Controller
This privacy policy applies to the processing of data by:
Controller:
KFR Kirchhoff Franke Riethmüller Partnership of Lawyers mbB (hereinafter: “KFR”),
Am Kaiserkai 69, 20457 Hamburg,
Tel: 040 524 77 00 30, E-Mail: info@kfr.law
2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data and the Nature and Purpose of Their Use
a) When Visiting the Website
When you access our website www.kfr.law, the browser installed on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. 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),
Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.
The data mentioned above are processed by us for the following purposes:
Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring convenient use of our website,
Evaluating system security and stability, and
For other administrative purposes.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you personally.
b) When Using Our Contact Form
For any inquiries, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. Providing a valid email address is required so that we know who the request is from and can respond to it. Additional information may be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.
The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after the request you have submitted has been dealt with.
3. Transfer 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 express consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR,
the transfer is necessary pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) 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 for the transfer pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(c) GDPR, and
this is legally permissible and necessary pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(b) GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you.
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, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and contain no viruses, Trojans, or other malware.
Information stored in a cookie relates to the specific device being used. However, this does not mean that we immediately become aware of your identity.
The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our services more convenient for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our site.
In addition, to optimize user-friendliness, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specified period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already visited us and what inputs and settings you have made, so that you do not have to re-enter them.
On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our service for you (see Section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our website on a subsequent visit. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies are required for the aforementioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer, or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely disabling cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.
5. Analytics / Tracking Tools
The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR. With the tracking measures we use, we want to ensure that our website is designed to meet the needs of users and is continuously optimized. On the other hand, we use tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our service for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.
The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.
a) Google Analytics
For the purpose of designing our pages to meet requirements and continuously optimizing them, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies (see Section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as:
Browser type/version,
Operating system used,
Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address),
Time of the server request,
is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. Under no circumstances will your IP address be combined with other data from Google. IP addresses are anonymized, so that assignment is not possible (IP masking).
You can prevent the installation 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 the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
As an alternative to the browser add-on, particularly for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie only applies in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
For more information on privacy in connection with Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).
b) Google AdWords Conversion Tracking
In order to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our website for you, we also use Google Conversion Tracking. Google AdWords places a cookie (see Section 4) on your computer if you have reached our website via a Google ad. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the AdWords customer’s website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognize that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page.
Each AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that can be used to personally identify users.
If you do not want to participate in the tracking process, you can also refuse the setting of a cookie required for this purpose — for example, by means of a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies. You can also deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “www.googleadservices.com”. Google’s privacy policy on conversion tracking can be found here (https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).
c) Matomo
We use the open-source software Matomo for the analysis and statistical evaluation of the use of the website. Cookies are used for this purpose (see Section 4). The information generated by the cookie about the use of the website is transmitted to our servers and summarized in pseudonymous usage profiles. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website and to enable the website to be designed to meet the needs of users. Information is not disclosed to third parties.
In no case will the IP address be associated with other data relating to the user. IP addresses are anonymized, so that assignment is not possible (IP masking).
Your visit to this website is currently recorded by Matomo web analytics. Click here (https://matamo.org/docs/privacy/) to prevent your visit from being recorded.
6. Data Subject Rights
You have the right:
pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has 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 origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to request the immediate rectification of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us;
pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse its erasure, we no longer need the data but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller;
pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or workplace or our registered office for this purpose.
7. Right to Object
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data, provided there are reasons for doing so arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, an email to info@kfr.law is sufficient.
8. Data Security
We use the widely used SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when visiting our website. In general, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is being transmitted in encrypted form by the closed key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.
We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
9. Timeliness and Amendment of this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018.
Due to the further development of our website and services, or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed at any time on the website at http://www.kfr.law./datenschutzerklaerung/