We collect and make use of your personal data solely in compliance with the German data protection laws. In the following we inform you as to the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data. You can access this information on our website at any time.

Data transmission and logging for internal system and statistical purposes

When you access our website, for technical reasons your internet browser automatically transfers data to our web server. This data includes the date and time of your visit, the URL of the referring website, the accessed file, the amount of transmitted data, the type and version of your browser, the operating system and your IP address. This data is stored separately from other data which you enter while subscribing to our website services and cannot be traced back to a specific individual. This data is statistically analysed and then deleted.

User data

If a contract is to be established between you and ourselves or if the content of such a contract is to be formulated or amended, we will collect and use your personal data to the necessary extent.

In certain cases, we are permitted by order of the relevant authorities to provide information about this data (user data), should this be required for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert risk, to discharge the statutory responsibilities of the federal and regional intelligence services or of the military intelligence service or to enforce intellectual property rights.

Usage data

We collect and make use of your personal data if this is necessary to enable the subscription to or invoicing of our website services (usage data). This includes in particular features that identify you and details about the start, finish and extent to which you use our services.

We are permitted to create pseudonym-based user profiles for advertising, market research and website customisation purposes. You have the right to veto such use of your data. We are not permitted to link user profiles to data about the person behind the pseudonym.

In certain cases, we are permitted by order of the relevant authorities to provide information about this data (user data) should this be required for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert risk, to discharge the statutory responsibilities of the federal and regional intelligence services or of the military intelligence service, or to enforce intellectual property rights.

Cookies

We use what are known as ‘cookies’ in order to extend the functions of our web services and to improve your experience of our website. With the help of cookies data can be stored on your computer when you access our website. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your computer by making the relevant settings in your browser. However, this may prevent some features of our website from functioning correctly.

Right to request information

As a user of our web services you have the right to request information on the data stored in respect of your person or your pseudonym. On request this information can also be provided electronically.

Source: solicitor of employment law