PRIVACY POLICY

The purpose of this privacy policy is to comply with the requirements of Articles 13 and 14 GDPR (Information Requirements) for the website of the law office.  With this data protection notice, we inform you about the data processing when visiting our website as well as contacting us by e-mail or telephone. We also inform you about our online presence in social media and about your rights regarding the processing of your data. The term “data processing” always refers to the processing of personal data.

1. NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER FOR DATA PROCESSING WITHIN THE MEANING OF ART. 4 GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

Claudia Schanz Russell
Schuetzenstrasse 2
88212 Ravensburg
Germany
E-Mail: mail@schanzrussell.com
Tel. +49 751 359 1877
Fax +49 751 359 1878

2. COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA AS WELL AS THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THEIR USE

2.1 Visiting our Website

When visiting our website www.schanzrussell.com, the browser used 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 will be collected without your intervention and stored until automatized deletion:

  • IP address of the network access point of the requesting computer,
  • Date and time of access,
  • Name and URL of the accessed file,
  • Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
  • used browser and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

We process the data mentioned for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection establishment of the website,
  • Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability and
  • if necessary, for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) Sent. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest derives from the data collection purposes listed above. We do not use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you as an individual.

In addition, when visiting our website, we use cookies to gather rudimentary statistical information (for example, how many visitors our website counted), as our hosting provider does not yet offer a technical option to disable the feature. However, we have already commissioned the conversion. Further details can be found under no. 4 of this privacy policy.

2.2 Contacting us by E-mail or Telephone

For any kind of questions, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using the contact information provided on the website. When contacting us by e-mail, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address to know who sent the request and can answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

When contacting us by telephone, we process personal data that you voluntarily provide to us. This usually includes your name and e-mail address or telephone number to be able to answer your request.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sent. 1 lit. a GDPR based on your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for contacting you by e-mail and telephone will be automatically deleted after your request has been completed.

3. DISCLOSURE OF DATA

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties.

We only share your personal information with third parties if:

  • the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sent. 1 lit. f GDPR is required to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume, that you have a predominantly legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
  • a legal obligation exists for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sent. 1 lit. c GDPR,
  • you have given your prior consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sent. 1 lit. a GDPR.

4. COOKIES

We use cookies on our site. Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device, do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other malicious software.

In the cookies information is stored, each resulting in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we are immediately aware of your identity.

The purpose of the use of cookies is to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you.

In addition, we may also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specified period of time in order to improve usability. If you visit our site again to take advantage of our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made, so you do not have to re-enter them.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes in order to protect our legitimate interests as well as of third parties according to Art. 6 (1)  lit. f GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or that a note appears before a new cookie is created. However, disabling cookies completely may mean that you cannot use all features of our website.

5. GOOGLE WEB FONTS

This site uses so-called web fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform representation of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. As a result, Google is informed that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is carried out in the interest of a consistent and attractive presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font will be used by your computer.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and the privacy statement by Google: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

6. GOOGLE MAPS

We use Google Maps from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, D04 E5W5, Ireland (in short: Google) to show you our location on the map and thus make it easier for you to find us. Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive maps in order to visually display geographical information. Before this is displayed and you are redirected if you desire, we ask with regard to the use of Google Maps via a cookie consent tool or on the position on our website accessible, among other things, via "Contact" below "Here you can find us" and the "lock sign" before the corresponding activation of the cookies whether you accept this ("Accept and continue").

When opening up this position of our website, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there after the corresponding consent. This may also result in a transmission to the servers of Google LLC. USA. This takes place independently of any login on your part to a user account at Google. However, if you are logged into Google or log in after using the link, your data will be directly assigned to your user account. If you do not wish to do so, you must log out of your user profile with Google before the corresponding activation of "Google" in our cookie consent tool or alternatively before the corresponding activation under "Contact" or "Here you can find us" on our website. However, Google stores your data after an acceptance in any case as a usage profile and evaluates it. The data processing on the part of Google is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in, among other things, the provision and improvement of its own services, (further) development of services, market research and/or the needs-based design of Google websites. More details on this can be found, among other things, with regard to the requirements in Europe, here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de#europeanrequirements.

You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. The information on how to contact us can also be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de#europeanrequirements.

If you do not (any longer) agree with the future transmission of your data to Google in the context of the use of Google Maps, you can also prevent this by deactivating the JavaScript function in your browser. Then “Google Maps” and thus also the map display can no longer be used or only to a very limited extent.

Detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google Maps can be found on the Google website ("Google Privacy Policy"): https://policies.google.com/privacy.

You can view Google's terms of use at https://policies.google.com/terms, the additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps/.

7. Data processing in connection with social networks and their social media plug-ins

We use social plug-ins from the social networks Instagram and LinkedIn on our website on the basis of Art. 6 (1)  lit. f GDPR in order to increase our law office’s profile. The underlying advertising purpose is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. Responsibility for the operation to be compliant with data protection regulations must be guaranteed by their respective providers. We integrate these plug-ins using the so-called two-click method in order to protect visitors to our website in the best possible way.

7.1 Instagram

Social plug-ins from Instagram are also used on our website to make its use more individual. Instagram is an online service for sharing photos and videos, among other things, which belongs to the Meta Group, formerly Facebook. We use the technical platform and services of Meta Platforms Technologies Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland for the information service offered here.

The social plug-ins are labeled with an Instagram logo in the form of an “Instagram camera”. When you visit a page on our website that contains such a social plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Instagram servers. The content of the social plug-in is transmitted by Instagram directly to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Instagram receives the information that your browser has accessed the respective page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged in to Instagram.

We would like to point out that you use the functions of Instagram at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. commenting, liking).

When you visit the Instagram page, Meta collects, among other things, your IP address and other information that is stored on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the site, with anonymized statistical information about the use of the pages.

The data collected about you in this context is processed by Meta Platforms Technologies Ireland Limited and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. The provider describes what information Meta receives and how it is used in its data usage guidelines. There you will also find information on how to contact Meta and on the settings options for advertisements. The data usage guidelines are available at the following link: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875. The complete data guidelines can be found here: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870/?helpref=hc_fnav

Meta provides information on the use of cookies in its cookie policy: https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370/?helpref=hc_fnav. We would like to point out that Meta is able to track your user behavior (across devices for logged-in users) on other websites beyond the Instagram service by means of the cookies used. This applies both to data subjects registered with the Instagram service and to data subjects not registered there.

According to its own information, Meta stores data until it is no longer needed to provide the services and Meta products or until the user's account is deleted, whichever happens first. This depends on the circumstances of the individual case, in particular the type of data, why it is collected and processed and the relevant legal or operational storage requirements. You can find more information on the storage of data at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?entry_point=about_fb

If you do not want Instagram to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website.

7.2 LinkedIn

Social plug-ins from LinkedIn are used on our website to make its use more individual. LinkedIn is an online service for sharing photos and videos, for example. For the information service offered here, we use the technical platform and services of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The LinkedIn plug-ins are labeled with a LinkedIn logo. When you visit a page on our website that contains such a social plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to the LinkedIn servers. The content of the social plug-in is transmitted by LinkedIn directly to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, LinkedIn receives the information that your browser has accessed the respective page of our website, even if you do not have a LinkedIn profile or are not currently logged in to LinkedIn.

We would like to point out that you use the LinkedIn page and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions, as the LinkedIn page offers you the opportunity to react to our posts (like), comment on them and send us private messages, among other things. Please check carefully what personal data you share with us via our LinkedIn page. If you do not want LinkedIn to process personal data you share with us, please contact us by other means.

How LinkedIn uses personal data depends on which services are used, how they are used and which settings the users choose. We would like to point out that your profile data may also be visible to third parties within or outside LinkedIn, depending on the settings you have made.

According to LinkedIn, it uses the data to provide, support, personalize and develop its services. When you visit the LinkedIn page, your IP address and other information available on your PC in the form of cookies is recorded.

LinkedIn describes what information LinkedIn receives and how it is used in its data usage guidelines: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?

If you have any questions or complaints regarding data collection, you can contact LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ppq

If you do not want LinkedIn to assign the data collected via our website directly to your LinkedIn account, you must log out of LinkedIn before visiting our website.

8. Duration of storage

The law office will not store your data for longer than is necessary for the purposes stated in these data protection provisions, unless you have agreed to storage beyond the end of the period of archiving obligations and other legitimate interests in the processing.

9. AFFECTED PERSONS RIGHTS

You have the right to:

  • request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can provide information on the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned retention period, the right to rectification, deletion, limitation of processing or opposition, the existence of a right to complain, the source of your data, if not collected from us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, if applicable, significant information about their details;
  • pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of incorrect personal data stored by us or completion thereof;
  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, except where the processing is required for the exercise of the freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion or exercise or defense of legal claims;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, in case you deny the accuracy of the data, or the processing is unlawful, but you reject the deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
  • pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to obtain your personal data provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another person responsible;
  • pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, to revoke your once given consent to us at any time. As a result, we are not allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent for the future and
  • in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our law office.

10. RIGHT OF OBJECTION

If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sent. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to file an objection against the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we implement without specifying any particular situation.

11. DATA SECURITY

Within the site visit, we use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method, in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. In general, this is a 256-bit encryption.

If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. When a single page of our website is encrypted, it can be recognized by the representation of the closed key or lock icon in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

12. UPDATES AND CHANGES OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

Due to the further development of our website and offers thereon or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time from the website at www.schanzrussell.com/legal-notice.html.

If you have any questions about the collection, processing, archiving or transfer of your personal data, or if you wish to request information, rectification, restriction or erasure of data or to withdraw your consent or object to a specific use of data, please contact our law office directly.

All you need to do is send an e-mail to mail@schanzrussell.com

 

Note on authorship: This privacy policy was created based on the model of the German Bar Association, which may only be used by members of a lawyer's association affiliated to the DAV (Deutscher Anwaltsverein) and extended to include additional necessary content.

Version October 2024