Data protection
Preliminary remark
This privacy policy (hereinafter: "Information") serves to fulfill the data protection requirements for the operation and use of the websites under the domains www.aderhold.de and www.leaders.law (hereinafter: "Websites" or individually "Website"), in particular the information obligations pursuant to Articles 12 and 13, 14, and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR).
This information only concerns data processing operations associated with visiting the websites.
A. Controller, data protection officer, supervisory authority
The controller within the meaning of data protection law for the technical operation of the websites is Aderhold Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (hereinafter: "we"). The contact details and information on the persons authorized to represent the company can be found in the legal notice on the website.
The data protection officer appointed by us is NoRisk Datasecurity GmbH, postal address: Am Windhügel 17a, 59457 Werl, telephone: +49 2922 80 33 707, email: info@norisk-datasecurity.com.
The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia (LDI NRW), postal address: Postfach 20 04 44, 40102 Düsseldorf, telephone: 0211/38424-0, fax: 0211/38424-10, email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de, www.ldi.nrw.de.
B. Collection and storage of personal data and type and purpose of use
I. When visiting the website
When you visit and use our website, the program used on your device to view and use websites (browser) automatically sends information to our website's server. The information to which the server actually has access depends on how you have configured your browser and your Internet access. The information collected is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. As a rule, the following information is collected and stored until it is automatically deleted after seven days:
the IP address of the Internet connection through which your device is connected to the Internet,
the date and time of access,
the name and URL of the file requested by your device,
if you access our website from another website: the name of the other website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL),
the browser you are using and, if applicable, the operating system of your device, as well as the name of the service provider that provides you with Internet access (access provider).
We process this data for the following purposes:
To ensure a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring convenient use of our website,
evaluating system security and stability;
to protect data processing against unauthorized access.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to present you with an informative and functional website. The processing of the above-mentioned data is necessary to safeguard our interests. Of course, we also take your legitimate interests and fundamental rights and freedoms into account. Therefore, we never use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person. We use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed information on this in sections D and E below.
II. Contact form
You can contact us directly with questions or messages using the contact form provided on our website. A valid email address is required so that we can answer your question or respond to your message. In addition, you can voluntarily provide us with further personal information, such as your name or a telephone number where we can reach you. The processing of your data transmitted to us for the purpose of contacting us takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntary consent. The data you enter in the contact form will be automatically deleted from the server that hosts the website four days after it is sent to us. We process the information you send us via the contact form for as long as is necessary based on the nature of your request.
III. Online forms
Our website has a button for online data collection, which allows you to send us data via an online form. If you use this online service from NotarNow (LegalNow GmbH, Lena-Christ-Straße 2, 82031 Grünwald), your details, including the contact details you provide there, will be automatically stored on the NotarNow servers for a short time for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions, and will then be forwarded to us. The data is transmitted in encrypted form using transport encryption via Secure Socket Layer (SSL/TLS).
The data is stored solely for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. The data will not be passed on to other third parties. The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b 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, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), if this has been requested.
The data you enter in the online form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.
When using the "cache" function, your online form entries are encrypted and stored anonymously for 30 days. If the online form is not submitted to us within these 30 days, the form entries are automatically deleted in their entirety. In this case, it is not necessary for you to request deletion.
IV. Information pages for parties involved in insolvency proceedings
We operate information pages on our website about insolvency proceedings as required. There, we provide information intended solely for persons involved in these proceedings. In accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, we process the data to be entered for access exclusively for the purpose of identifying access authorization.
C. Disclosure of data
Recipients of the above-mentioned data collected about you when you visit our website may be us or processors commissioned by us. Processors process personal data exclusively on the basis of an existing contract with us for the processing of personal data on our behalf and under our responsibility, and only in accordance with our instructions.
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.
We only pass on your personal data to third parties if at least one of the following conditions is met:
You have given us your express consent to the transfer of data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
The transfer of your data is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data.
We are legally obliged to transfer the data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.
The disclosure is legally permissible and necessary pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the performance of a contractual relationship with you or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures that take place at your request.
D. Cookies
Cookies are small files that your browser creates when you visit our website and can store on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.). At the beginning of your visit to our website, we ask for your consent to the storage of cookies. Without your consent, your browser will not store any cookies from our website on your device. You will then not be able to use all the functions of our website. Among other things, your browser will ask you for your consent again each time you visit our website because we are not allowed to store the information in your browser that we have already asked for your consent. If you give us your consent to store cookies, we can make the use of our website more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These cookies are automatically deleted when you leave our website. In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again, it will automatically recognize that you have already been on our website and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again. You can find out about the cookies stored on your device and their validity period directly in the corresponding settings area of your browser. There you can also delete cookies before the end of their respective validity period.
E. Analysis tool – Matomo
We use the open source software Matomo to analyze and statistically evaluate the use of the website. For this purpose, we only process the information mentioned under B.I. Your IP address will not be linked to other personal data about you. The IP addresses collected are anonymized so that they cannot be assigned to a specific person (IP masking). The processing of information using Matomo for the purposes mentioned is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. You can object to this processing by removing the check mark in the blue checkbox at the bottom of this page. Information will then not be processed using Matomo. If you have given us your consent, cookies are also used for the analysis and statistical evaluation of the use of our website. The information generated by the cookies about the use of the website is transmitted to our servers and summarized in pseudonymous usage profiles. We use the information to evaluate the use of the website and to enable us to design our website in line with user requirements. The information is not disclosed to third parties.
F. Social media plugins – Shariff
Instead of social media plugins or share buttons from Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Google+, LinkedIn, or Xing, we use Shariff buttons on our website, which are secure in terms of data protection. Shariff was developed by specialists from the computer magazine c't to enable greater privacy on the internet and to replace the usual share buttons and social media plugins of social networks. You can find more information about the Shariff project at https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html.
G. Rights of data subjects
You have the right
pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR to request information from us about the personal data we process about you. In particular, you may request information about the purpose of processing and the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom we have disclosed or will disclose your data, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details; you have the right to receive a copy of the personal data;
to request from us, in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the immediate correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us;
pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to request that we delete personal data stored by us about you, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for fulfilling a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims;
to request that we restrict the processing of personal data concerning you in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met:
You dispute the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, we will restrict the processing of the data for a period that allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing of the data is unlawful. However, you refuse to have the data deleted and instead request the restriction of the use of the data.
We no longer need the data for the purposes of processing, but you need the data to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
You object to the processing on grounds relating to your particular situation. In this case, we will restrict the processing until it is established that the reasons justifying our processing outweigh your reasons.
In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another controller.
pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent to us at any time. As a result, we will no longer be allowed to continue processing the 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 can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or your place of work or the supervisory authority responsible for our law firm's registered office.
H. Right to object
If we process personal data about you on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation. Pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR, you may also object to the use of personal data for direct marketing purposes. In this case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without you having to specify a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, you can use the contact form on this website. Please enter the word "Objection" in the "Subject" field of the contact form.
I. Data security
We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) procedure in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser to protect communication between our website and your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the status bar of your browser. SSL encrypts the data exchange between your browser and our website. SSL prevents third parties from reading, redirecting, or changing the data exchange between your browser and our website. We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss or destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
J. Up-to-date status and changes to this privacy policy
This information is currently valid and refers to the technical status of the website on October 31, 2024. Due to the further development of our website or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may be necessary to change this information. You can access the latest information at any time at www.aderhold.de/datenschutz.
You have the option of preventing your actions here from being analyzed and linked. This will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and improving usability for you and other users.