Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

1. Responsible

The controller for the processing of personal data is Kraus Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in Cologne. You can contact the controller by email at info@kraus-lawfirm.com or by mail at

Kraus Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Friesenstraße 50
50670 Cologne
Germany

2. Personal Data

Personal data is data relating to the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, your address, your e-mail address, your date of birth or your telephone number.

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We only collect personal data from you with your express consent or insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional website.

We only use the personal data you provide with your consent to fulfill your request. The legal basis for data processing with your consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

The following information is transmitted to us by your browser: Browser type/version, operating system used, name of the retrieved file, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer (IP address), time of the server request and screen resolution. The data transmitted by the browser is only used for the operation of the website.

The legal basis for data processing for the operation of the website is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

We do not use Google Analytics.

4. Duration of Data Storage, Data Deletion

Personal data will be deleted when it is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected or processed, unless statutory provisions require longer storage.

Personal data will also be deleted if deletion is required by law.

5. Place of Data Storage

Personal data is stored and processed exclusively within the scope of the GDPR.

6. Disclosure of Personal Data

Your personal data will only be passed on or otherwise transmitted to third parties if you have given your express prior consent or if the transmission is required by law.

7. E-mail Contact

If you contact us via the e-mail address provided by us, the personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. Personal data will only be processed for the intended purpose of the transmission. The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access: You have the right to request information from us at any time about the personal data stored about you.
Data portability: You have the right to transfer the personal data concerning you to another controller. We will provide you or your nominee with the data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Where technically feasible, personal data can also be transmitted directly to another controller at your request.
Right to erasure: You have the right to have your personal data stored by us erased.
Correction, restriction and objection: You have the right to correct your personal data, to restrict the processing of your personal data and to object to the processing of your personal data.
Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent from us at any time with effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

With regard to your rights described in this privacy policy, you can contact the controller at any time.

You also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority at any time about unlawful data collection and data processing. Irrespective of the competence of other data protection supervisory authorities, you can contact the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia. You can contact them by email at poststelle@ldi.nrw.de or by post as follows P.O. Box 20 04 44, 40102 Düsseldorf.