Data Protection

1. Preamble

It is generally possible to use our website without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data is collected when you visit our website, we process it exclusively in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679; GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act of July 30, 2017 (BDSG-new), as well as the Telemedia Act (TMG). The processing of personal data takes place exclusively in accordance with this data privacy policy. This data privacy policy applies to the use of the website at the address www.Q58.law. For linked content from other providers, the data privacy policy on the linked website is authoritative. We would like to point out that security gaps can occur in the context of data transmission via the Internet, which cannot be prevented by the technical design of this website. Complete protection of personal data is not possible when using the Internet.

2. Name and contact details of the controller and the data protection officer

This data privacy policy applies to data processing by :

Controller:
Q58 Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Kurfürstendamm 58, 10707 Berlin, Germany
Email: office@Q58.law
Telephone: +49 (0)30 - 31 10 26 50
Telefax: +49 (0)30 - 31 10 26 555
(hereinafter referred to as: Q58).
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The data protection officer of Q58 is:
Mr. Dipl. Inform. Olaf Tenti,
GDI Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Informationssicherheit mbH, Körnerstraße 45, 58095 Hagen, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 2331/356832-0
Email: datenschutz@gdi-mbh.eu, www.gdi-mbh.eu

3. Web hosting

Our website is operated on the servers of 1&1 Internet SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, www.1und1.de

4. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of its use

When you visit our website www.q58.law, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

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IP address of the requesting computer (in anonymized form),
date and time of access,
name and URL of the retrieved file,
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:

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ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
ensuring convenient use of our website,
evaluation of system security and stability, and
for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

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‍We also use cookies when you visit our website. You can find more detailed explanations on this in section 6 of this privacy policy.

5. Transfer of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only share your personal information with third parties if:
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you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have a prevailing interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
in the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

6. Cookies

No (own) cookies are currently used to provide our website.
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This website also uses the external font provided by the company Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc, 600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801, USA (hereinafter referred to as: MyFonts). These fonts are integrated by accessing the MyFonts server. To deliver the files to your browser, at least your IP address is transmitted to a MyFonts server when you visit our website. Due to the license terms, page view tracking is carried out by counting the number of visits to our website for statistical purposes and transmitting them to MyFonts. The data is stored by MyFonts for 30 days in order to count page views and prevent unauthorized use of the web font software. The data collected is encrypted by MyFonts. Furthermore, MyFonts collects the following data: the project identification number of the web font (anonymized) and the URL of the licensed website linked to a customer number to enable MyFonts to identify the licensee and the licensed web fonts. If you have given your consent for us to use MyFonts Counter, the legal basis for data processing is this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR). To prevent the execution of Java Script codes from MyFonts, you can deactivate Java Script in your browser or install a Java Script blocker (e.g., http://www.noscript.net or http://ghostery.com). Further information on data protection at MyFonts can be found under the following link: https://www.myfonts.com/info/legal/#Privacy.

7. Online forms

Our website is linked to a button for online data collection, which you can use to send us data via an online form. If you use this online service from NotarNow (LegalNow GmbH, Lena-Christ-Straße 2, 82031 Grünwald, Germany), your details, including the contact details you provide there, will be automatically stored on NotarNow servers for a short time for the purpose of processing the request and in the event of follow-up questions and then forwarded to us. Data transmission is encrypted using transport encryption via Secure Socket Layer (SSL/TLS).The data is stored solely for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. The data will not be passed on to other third parties. The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), if this has been obtained.We will retain the data you provide on the online form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.When using the “Zwischenspeichern” function, your online form entries are encrypted and stored anonymously for 30 days. If the online form is not sent to us within these 30 days, the form entries will be deleted automatically. A request for deletion on your part is not necessary in this case.

8. Rights of data subjects

You have the right to:

in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can 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, erasure, 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, if applicable, meaningful information on its details;
in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, 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 defense of legal claims;
in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to its deletion 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;
in accordance with 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 that it be transmitted to another controller;
in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to revoke your consent to us at any time. 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 in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. In general, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or workplace or at the registered office of our law firm.

9. Right of objection

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. 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 advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an email to office@Q58.law.

10. Data security

We use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. As a rule, this is 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 transmitted in encrypted form by the display of the closed key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. We also use suitable 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.

11. Actuality and amendment of this data privacy policy

This data privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in July 2023. It may become necessary to amend this data privacy policy as a result of the further development of our website and services or due to changes in legal or official requirements. You can access and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at https://www.q58.law/en/datenschutz.