Welcome to our website! We are committed to protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. Below we explain our approach to data privacy to let you know why and how we process your personal information (“personal data”), and your rights in relation to your personal data. will help you understand how our services work and how the protection of your personal data is ensured.

 

According to Art. 4(1) GDPR, personal data is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or special features that express physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity. Further information can be found in Art. 4 (1) GDPR, inter alia.

 

This privacy policy can be accessed, saved and printed at any time at https://www.asschenfeldtip.de/datenschutzerklärung/.

 

Insofar as we cite our legitimate interest or the legitimate interest of a third party (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) as the legal basis for the processing of personal data, you have a right to object in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR:

 

We will also not process your personal data for other purposes after an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (cf. Art. 21(1) GDPR, known as the ‘restricted right to object’) In this case, you must provide reasons for the objection that arise from your particular situation.

 

You may also object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation if it is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (cf. Art. 21(6) GDPR).

In the individual sections, we also refer you separately to the right to object. There you will also find further information on exercising your right to object.

 

1. Responsible party:

The law firm of Sigrid Asschenfeldt (hereinafter referred to as ‘we’ or ‘us’) is responsible for the processing of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4(7) GDPR. Questions relating to this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights in relation to your personal data, can be conducted via 

 

Sigrid Asschenfeldt, Attorney at Law

Pfingstberg 30, 21029 Hamburg, Germany 

 

Tel. +49 40 241 81 105

Fax: +49 40 241 81 106

E-Mail: Office@AsschenfeldtIP.de

 

2. Log files

Every time you visit our website, we automatically collect data and information from your device's system and store it in so-called server log files. This data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (in this case: website visitors). The data is automatically transmitted by your browser when you visit our website. The following information is recorded:

 

•    The time you visited our website (request to the host provider's server)

•    The URL of the website from which you accessed our website

•    The operating system you are using

•    The type and version of the browser you are using

•    Your computer's IP address is masked, i.e. the last octet is set to zero.

 

The purpose of this processing is to enable you to access our website from your device and to ensure that our website is displayed correctly on your device or in your browser. We also use the data to optimise our website and to ensure the security of our systems. This data is not evaluated for marketing purposes.

The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting you with a website optimised for your browser and enabling communication between our server and your device. The latter requires, in particular, the processing of your IP address.

 

The data is stored for 10 days, after which the 11th file overwrites the oldest log file at the end of the period.

 

The recipient of the data is our server host, which acts on our behalf within the framework of a data processing agreement.

 

Right to object

You have the right to object. Please send or communicate your objection to us at any time (e.g. by email to office@asschenfeldtip.de).

 

The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide personal data. However, failure to provide such data may mean that you cannot use our website or cannot use it to its full extent.

 

 

3. Consent management tool (Usercentrics)

Our website uses the consent management tool provided by Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Str. 7, 80331 Munich, Germany (hereinafter ‘Usercentrics’), to obtain and manage consent for data processing (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c and a GDPR) (usercentrics.com).

 

Functionality & data processing

Usercentrics provides the integration of the tool via a CDN, which processes the following data:

 

•    Date and time of website access

•    Browser type and version, operating system

•    IP address

•    Visitor URL

•    Preferences regarding cookie use

 

These data are used exclusively for the purpose of documenting consent and for legal proof in order to meet the legal requirements of the GDPR (opr.vc).

 

Legal basis

The processing of these personal data is carried out in fulfilment of a legal obligation (Section 6 (1) (c) GDPR) and on the basis of voluntary consent (Section 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

 

Order processing & infrastructure

There is a designated order processing agreement (AVV) between us and Usercentrics, which regulates the handling of data in accordance with data protection regulations. Processing takes place within the EU, as specified by Usercentrics. Integration takes place via Usercentrics' Content Delivery Network (CDN), which transmits the relevant data when the website is loaded.

 

Storage period

The data is stored in accordance with Usercentrics' recommendations for the time necessary to document consent, usually up to three years after submission (opr.vc, en.wikipedia.org). After this period, it is deleted unless there are longer-term legal retention obligations.

 

Revocation & data subject rights

You have the right to revoke your consent, request information or have data deleted at any time. You can revoke your consent via the cookie settings on our website or by contacting us directly. You can also revoke your consent and exercise your data subject rights vis-à-vis Usercentrics – for more information, please refer to their privacy policy (usercentrics.com).

 

4. Contact form

Our website features a contact form that you can use to contact us electronically. If you contact us using this contact form, we will process the data entered in the input fields.

The following data is required:

 

•    First name

•    Surname

•    Telephone number

•    Email

 

In addition, you can voluntarily provide us with further data in the ‘How can I help?’ field. This can simplify and speed up the processing of your enquiry. The following data may be affected:

 

•    Information resulting from your attached documents

•    Information on whether you have legal expenses insurance

 

We treat mandatory and voluntary information equally. The mandatory information is necessary in order to contact you and process your enquiry.

When you submit the form, the following data is also stored:

 

•    Your IP address

•    Date and time of submission

 

Please note that the scope of personal data collected via the contact form also depends on the data you yourself disclose in the contact form, in particular in the field ‘How can we help you?’ and by attaching your documents.

The purpose of processing the personal data provided in the mandatory and voluntary fields is to process your contact request and to be able to contact you in response to your enquiry.

 

The legal basis for processing the personal data you provide in the contact form is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

 

The other personal data processed during the sending process (IP address, date and time of sending) serves to prevent misuse of our contact form. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in preventing and detecting misuse of our contact form.

 

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

 

The recipient of the data is our server host, who works for us within the framework of a data processing agreement.

 

Right of revocation

You have the right to object. You can send or communicate your objection to us at any time (e.g. by email to office@asschenfeldtIP).

 

The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor contractually stipulated, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide personal data. However, failure to provide such data may mean that you are unable to use our contact form.

 

5. Contacting us

You can contact us by post, telephone, fax or email.

 

If you contact us by post, we may process your address data (e.g. surname, first name, street, place of residence, postcode), the date and time of receipt of the letter, and any data contained in your letter itself.

 

If you contact us, a secretarial service may also process your data and transfer it to us after you have contacted us. Depending on the data you provide here, we will then contact you again by telephone, fax or email and, if necessary, call you back or write to you.

 

We have concluded a contract for data processing with access business center GmbH, Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 9, 80539 Munich, Germany, for the use of the secretarial service (Art. 28 GDPR). Access business center processes the data on our behalf and then makes your contact requests available to us. If you contact us by telephone, we will process your telephone number in particular and, if necessary, any other data provided during the conversation.

 

If you contact us by fax, the fax number or sender ID and the data resulting from the fax will be processed.

 

If you contact us by e-mail, your e-mail address, the time of the e-mail and the data resulting from the message text (including attachments, if applicable) will be processed.

 

The purpose of processing the above data is to process the contact request and to be able to contact the enquirer in order to respond to their enquiry.

 

The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to offer you the opportunity to contact us at any time and to be able to respond to your enquiries.

 

The personal data will only be processed for as long as is necessary to process the contact request.

The recipient of the data is our server host, who acts on our behalf within the framework of a data processing agreement.