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Privacy policy

We only process personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.
 

According to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” is considered to be any process carried out with or without the help of automated processes or any series of processes carried out in this context with personal data, such as collecting, recording, organizing, arranging, storing, adapting or changing, reading, querying, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, comparison or linking, restricting, deleting or destroying.
 

With the following data protection declaration we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide on the purposes and means of processing either alone or jointly with others. We will also inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data under their own responsibility.
 

Our data protection declaration is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as controllers
II. Rights of users and those affected
III. Information on data processing

I. Information about us as controllers

The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:

Andrea & Björn Breuer GbR
Andrea Breuer (Managing Director)

Björn Breuer (partner)
Brahestr. 19
10589 Berlin

Telephone: +49 1515 0274247
Telephone: +49 170 2160550
Email: info@andreabreuer.org / kontakt@bjoernbreuerberlin.com

The data protection officer at the provider is:

[DSB – first name, last name]
Telephone: [DSB – telephone number]
Fax: [DSB – fax number]
E-mail: [DSB – E-mail] [the following information must be added if an external data protection officer has been appointed] [DSB-External – street, house number]
[DSB-External – postal code, city]

II. Rights of users and those affected

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

  • for confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed, for information about the data processed, for further information about data processing and for copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);

  • to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);

  • to the immediate deletion of the data concerning you (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, to the extent that further processing is necessary in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;

  • to receive the data concerning you and provided by you and to transmit this data to other providers/responsible parties (see also Art. 20 GDPR);

  • to complain to the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the data concerning you is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 Paragraph 1, 18 GDPR teach. However, this obligation does not apply if this notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Without prejudice to this, the user has the right to information about these recipients.

According to Article 21 of the GDPR, users and those affected also have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.

III. Information on data processing

Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any legal retention obligations and no different information is subsequently provided about individual processing procedures.

Contact inquiries/contact options

If you contact us via contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your request. Providing the data is necessary to process and answer your request - without it, we cannot answer your request or at best respond to a limited extent.

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted if your request has been answered conclusively and deletion does not conflict with any legal retention obligations, such as in the event of any subsequent contract processing.

Server data

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or our web space provider through your Internet browser. These so-called server log files contain, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to 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 our website is used.

The data collected in this way will be stored temporarily, but not together with other data about you.

This storage takes place on the legal basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.

The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, the data will be completely or partially excluded from deletion until an incident has been finally clarified.

General links to third-party profiles

The provider uses a link to the social networks listed below on the website.

The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. The provider's legitimate interest is in improving the quality of use of the website.

The plugins are integrated via a linked graphic. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic will the user be redirected to the service of the respective social network.

After the customer has been forwarded, information about the user is collected by the respective network. First of all, this is data such as IP address, date, time and page visited. If the user is logged into their user account of the respective network, the network operator may be able to assign the collected information from the user's specific visit to the user's personal account. If the user interacts via a “share” button on the respective network, this information can be saved in the user’s personal user account and, if necessary, published. If the user wants to prevent the collected information from being directly assigned to his user account, the user must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.

The following social networks may be linked by the provider:

facebook

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Data protection declaration: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Instagram

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Data protection declaration: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Pinterest

Pinterest Inc., 651 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, USA.

Data protection declaration: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service 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 Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

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

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

Google states that it does not associate your IP address with other data. In addition, Google is keeping under

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

Further data protection information is available for you, including, for example, the options for preventing data use.

Google also offers under

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

a so-called deactivation add-on along with further information about this. This add-on can be installed with common Internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on tells Google Analytics' JavaScript (ga.js) that information about visits to our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. You can of course also find out whether and which other web analysis services we use in this data protection declaration.

Google Fonts
 

On our website we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection is established to the Google server in the USA when our website is accessed.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

By connecting to Google when you access our website, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the display of the font should be sent.

Google offers under

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information, particularly on the options for preventing data use.

Google reCAPTCHA

On our website we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and prevent interactions on our website through automated access, for example by so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you use the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information that is necessary to offer and guarantee this service.

The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in preventing unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.

Google offers under

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information on the general handling of your user data.

Google Maps

On our website we use Google Maps to display our location and to create directions. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection is established to the Google server in the USA when our website is accessed.

If you access the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your device via your Internet browser. In order to display our location and create directions, your user settings and data are processed. We cannot rule out that Google uses servers in the USA.

If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The legal basis can also be Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.

Through the connection to Google established in this way, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the directions should be sent.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by using the appropriate settings in your internet browser. You can find details on this under “Cookies” above.

In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is carried out in accordance with the Google Terms of Service https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Google Maps Terms and Conditions https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.

In addition, Google offers at

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information.

Sample data protection declaration the Law Firm White & partner

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