Data protection

Data protection declaration

1. Name and contact details of the controller

The controller responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG) is:

Franßen & Nusser Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Hans-Böckler-Straße 1
40476 Düsseldorf
Email:info@fn.legal
Tel.: +49 211 540 13 777 - 0
Fax: +49 211 540 13 777 – 11

2. Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of its use

a) In connection with our mandate

When you engage us, we collect the following information:

  • Title, first name, surname,
  • a valid email address,
  • address,
  • telephone number (landline and/or mobile)
  • Information necessary for the assertion and defence of your rights within the scope of the mandate.

This data is collected

  • in order to be able to identify you as our client;
  • to provide you with appropriate legal advice and representation;
  • to correspond with you;
  • for invoicing purposes;
  • to handle any liability claims that may arise and to assert any claims against you.

Data processing is carried out at your request and is necessary for the purposes stated in Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the proper handling of the mandate and for the mutual fulfilment of obligations arising from the mandate agreement.

The personal data collected by us for the purpose of the mandate will be stored until the expiry of the statutory retention period for solicitors (6 years after the end of the calendar year in which the mandate was terminated) and then deleted, unless we are obliged to store it for a longer period in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) GDPR due to tax and commercial law storage and documentation obligations (from the German Commercial Code, Criminal Code or Fiscal Code) or you have consented to further storage in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

b) When visiting the website

Log files

When you visit our website www.fn.legal, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website's server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

IP address of the requesting computer,

  • Date and time of access,
  • Name and URL of the file accessed,
  • 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.

We process the aforementioned data 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) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These 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 cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.

Information related to the specific device used is stored in the cookie. 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 offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognise that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you. These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our site when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the purposes mentioned above in order to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

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

Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps API to visually display geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) collects, processes and uses data about the use of the Maps functions by visitors to the website.

For more information about data processing by Google, please refer to Google's privacy policy, which you can access at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

c) When registering for our newsletter

If you have expressly consented in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will use your email address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis. To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide an email address.

You can unsubscribe at any time, for example by sending an email to info@fn.legal or to your contact person.

3. Transfer of data to third parties

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

Insofar as this is necessary for the processing of client relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, your personal data will be passed on to third parties. This includes, in particular, disclosure to opposing parties and their representatives (in particular their solicitors) as well as courts and other public authorities for the purpose of correspondence and to assert and defend your rights. The data passed on may only be used by the third party for the purposes stated.

Attorney-client privilege remains unaffected. Insofar as the data is subject to attorney-client privilege, it will only be disclosed to third parties in consultation with you.

Furthermore, we will only disclose your personal data to third parties if

  • you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR,
  • the disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
  • in the event that there is a legal obligation for the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
  • this is legally permissible and necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

4. Rights of data subjects

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • In accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent from us at any time. As a result, we will no longer be allowed to continue processing data based on this consent in the future;
  • 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, deletion, 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;
  • to request the immediate correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
  • to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
  • to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to have it deleted and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with 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 its transfer to another controller; and
  • 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 workplace or our law firm's registered office for this purpose.

5. Right to object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter 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 to object, simply send an email to info@fn.legal .

6. Data security

When you visit our website, we use the widely used SSL (Secure Socket Layer) procedure in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by 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 being transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

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

 

Up-to-dateness and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in January 2022.

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to amend this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at www.fn.legal/datenschutz/.