Privacy Policy

1. Name and contact information of the data controller and the company’s data protection officer

The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union, and other provisions relating to data protection is the law firm: Knauer Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB, Brienner Str. 7, 80333 Munich (hereinafter: Knauer Partner); Email: info[at]knauer-partner.de; Phone: 089/5529898-0; Fax: 089/5529898-77.

The data protection officer at Knauer Partner can be reached at the above address, for the attention of Attorney Chad Heimrich, at the above phone number, or by email at: datenschutz[at]knauer-partner.de.

2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data, and the Nature and Purpose of Its Use

When you visit our website www.knauer-partner.de, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website’s server. The server is located in Germany. The information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected automatically without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

  • IP address of the requesting computer,

  • date and time of access,

  • the name and URL of the file accessed,

  • the website from which the access originated (referrer URL), the browser used, and, if applicable, your computer’s operating system, as well as the name of your Internet service provider.

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:

  • to ensure a smooth connection to the website,

  • to ensure a user-friendly experience on our website,

  • to evaluate system security and stability, and

  • for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest stems from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your identity.

In addition, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed explanations of this in Sections 4 and 5 of this Privacy Policy.

3. Disclosure of Data

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

We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if:

  • you have given your explicit consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR,

  • the disclosure is necessary pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR to assert, exercise, or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data,

  • in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose the data pursuant to Article 6(1), sentence 1, letter c of the GDPR, as well as

  • this is permitted by law and necessary under Article 6(1), sentence 1, letter b of the GDPR for the fulfillment of contractual relationships with you.

Attorney-client privilege remains unaffected. To the extent that data is subject to attorney-client privilege, disclosure to third parties will only occur in consultation with you.

4. 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 website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other malware.

The cookie stores information related to the specific device you are using. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity.

On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make your experience with our website more convenient. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our website.

In addition, to optimize user-friendliness, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specific, predetermined period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, the system automatically recognizes that you have previously visited us and recalls the entries and settings you made, so you do not have to re-enter them.

We also use cookies to collect statistical data on the use of our website and to evaluate this data for the purpose of optimizing our offerings for you (see Section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have previously visited our site when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the 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 notification always appears before a new cookie is created. Completely disabling cookies, however, may prevent you from using all the features of our website.

5. Analytics Tools / Map Services

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We use these tracking measures to ensure that our website is designed to meet user needs and to continuously optimize it. We also use these tracking measures to collect statistical data on the use of our website and to evaluate this data for the purpose of optimizing our offerings for you. These interests are considered legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

i. Website Analytics

This website collects personal data that serves as the basis for our website analytics. This includes:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Webpages you visited before coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn more about traffic and activity on this website.

ii. Google Maps

In the “Contact” section of our website, we use the Google Maps service so that you can find us. The use of Google Maps is subject to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which you can find here: Additional Terms of Service for Google Maps/Earth – Google

6. Social Media Plugins

We do not use social media plugins. Instead, the buttons displayed in certain areas of the website link to the website of the respective social media service (in our case, LinkedIn). The mere presence of these buttons does not result in the collection or transmission of data to these services. Only when you click on a button will you be redirected to the respective provider’s page.

7. Data Subject Rights

You have the right:

  • pursuant to Art. 15 of the GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information regarding the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned retention period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection; the existence of a right to lodge a complaint; the origin of your data, if it was not collected by us; and information regarding the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information regarding its details;

  • to request, pursuant to Article 16 of the GDPR, the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data or the completion of your personal data stored by us;

  • to request, pursuant to Article 17 of the GDPR, the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims;

  • pursuant to Article 18 of the GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, provided that you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure and we no longer need the data, but you require it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 of the GDPR;

  • pursuant to Article 20 of the GDPR, to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request that it be transmitted to another controller;

  • pursuant to Article 7(3) of the GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future, and

  • to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR. As a general rule, you may contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or work, or at the location of our law firm’s headquarters.

  • In accordance with Article 21 of the GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, provided there are grounds arising from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will honor without requiring you to specify a particular situation. You may submit your objection informally by phone, email, fax, or by mailing a letter to our law firm’s address listed at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

8. Data Security

During your visit to our website, we use the widely adopted SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. This is typically 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether a particular page on our website is being transmitted securely by the closed key or lock icon displayed in the lower status bar of your browser.

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

9. Validity and Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is currently valid and is effective as of January 2023.

Due to the ongoing development of our website and the services offered through it, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy Policy. You can access and print the most current version of the Privacy Policy at any time on our website at https://www.knauer-partner.de/privacy-policy.