Privacy Policy

Personal data (usually referred to just as „data“ below) will only be processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents, and the services offered there.

Per Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the „GDPR“), „processing“ refers to any operation or set of operations such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction performed on personal data, whether by automated means or not.

The following privacy policy is intended to inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis for the processing of such data either under our own control or in conjunction with others. We also inform you below about the third-party components we use to optimize our website and improve the user experience which may result in said third parties also processing data they collect and control.

Our privacy policy is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as controllers of your data
II. The rights of users and data subjects
III. Information about the data processing

I. Information about us as controllers of your data #

The party responsible for this website (the „controller“) for purposes of data protection law is:

Dominik Schütgens
Kurfürstenstraße 28
44147 Dortmund
E-Mail: info@dominikschuetgens.de

The controller’s data protection officer is:

Dominik Schütgens
E-Mail: info@dominikschuetgens.de

II. The rights of users and data subjects #

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

to confirmation of whether data concerning them is being processed, information about the data being processed, further information about the nature of the data processing, and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
to the immediate deletion of data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or, alternatively, if further processing is necessary as stipulated in Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, to restrict said processing per Art. 18 GDPR;
to receive copies of the data concerning them and/or provided by them and to have the same transmitted to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
to file complaints with the supervisory authority if they believe that data concerning them is being processed by the controller in breach of data protection provisions (see also Art. 77 GDPR). In addition, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom it discloses data of any such corrections, deletions, or restrictions placed on processing the same per Art. 16, 17 Para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Nevertheless, users have a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, under Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the controller’s future processing of their data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.

III. Information about the data processing #

Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage ceases to apply, provided the deletion of the same is not in breach of any statutory storage obligations or unless otherwise stipulated below.

Server data #

For technical reasons, the following data sent by your internet browser to us or to our server provider will be collected, especially to ensure a secure and stable website: These server log files record the type and version of your browser, operating system, the website from which you came (referrer URL), the webpages on our site visited, the date and time of your visit, as well as the IP address from which you visited our site.

The data thus collected will be temporarily stored, but not in association with any other of your data.

The basis for this storage is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.

The data will be deleted within no more than seven days, unless continued storage is required for evidentiary purposes. In which case, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the investigation of the relevant incident is finally resolved.

LinkedIn #

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA.

Plausible #

This website uses plausible, a lightweight and open source web analytics tool. It does not store any personal data and does not require cookies. The data that is measured includes information about which pages were loaded, which devices were used or from which location the request came. An example of these statistics can be found on the corresponding website of plausible.io.

Liability seal of Exali AG #

Description and scope of data processing #

This site uses an integration of the Exali AG liability seal. The graphic element of the seal is downloaded from the loaded from the servers of Exali AG. Due to the technical design of the Internet, your IP address is processed for this is processed in order to transfer the graphic to your browser. If you click on this seal, you will leave our site and be redirected to the servers of Exali AG. You can find more information in the Exali Privacy Policy.

Legal basis for data processing #

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

Purpose of the data processing #

The purpose of data processing is to provide evidence of the legally required information on professional liability according to § 2 para. 11 DL-InfoV) in a visually appealing manner.

Legitimate interest #

Our legitimate interest in data processing arises from the purpose of providing an appealing online offering and fulfilling our and to fulfill our information obligations in a visually appealing manner.

Model Data Protection Statement for Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner