Privacy Protection Statement

Responsibility for data protection of the website lies with Rechtsanwalt Rainer Polzin, Blücherplatz 2, 10961 Berlin, Germany, Phone: (+49-30) 2589-8734, info@ra-polzin.de

I attach great importance to the protection of your personal data. Personal data includes your name, your e-mail address, and your phone number, for example. I treat your personal data with confidentiality and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the confidentiality regulations for the legal profession, as well as this data protection statement.

This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to me as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol to the one side of the address bar in your browser.

Usage of the contact forms (email and phone)

You can contact me at any time using the contact forms I provide. I collect, process, and use the data you voluntarily provide (name, e-mail address, phone number) exclusively for the processing of your specific request.

Your data will only be stored if it becomes necessary in processing your specific request.

Google Maps

My website uses Google Maps to visualize maps and to generate directions to my office. When using Google Maps, Google (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043) also collects, processes, and uses data on the use of the Maps functions by visitors to my website, in particular your IP address, the start address entered as part of the route planner function, and other data. You can find more detailed information about data processing by Google in Google’s privacy protection policy at www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. Please read Google’s Additional Terms of Service for Google Maps at: https://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html.

You can completely deactivate the web service of Google Maps if you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google in the context of the use of Google Maps. To do so, deactivate the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps cannot be used then on this website and the map will not display the location.

Google Web Fonts

I use web fonts provided by Google to uniformly display fonts on my website. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this reason, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that my website has been accessed via your IP address.

A default font is used by your computer, tablet, smartphone, etc. if your browser does not support Google Web Fonts.

You can find more detailed information about data processing by Google in Google’s privacy protection policy at www.google.com/privacypolicy.html

Font Awesome

I use web fonts provided by Fonticons, Inc. to uniformly display fonts on my website. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this reason, your browser must connect to servers hosted by Fonticons, Inc. This enables Fonticons, Inc. to know that my website has been accessed via your IP address.

A default font is used by your computer, tablet, smartphone, etc. if your browser does not support Font Awesome.

You can find more detailed information about data processing by Fonticons, Inc. in Fonticon’s privacy protection policy at https://fontawesome.com/privacy abrufen können.

Cookies

Parts of my website uses cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies are used to make my website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. A cookie is a small text file placed by your browser on your computer and stored there.

My website also uses “session” cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable me to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and you can allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser.

Here you will find instructions on how to change cookie settings for several browsers:

Internet Explorer: https://windows.microsoft.com/de-DE/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=de&hlrm=en&answer=95647

When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

The data processed by cookies is required for the above-mentioned purposes in order to safeguard my justified interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6(1)1 point (f) of the GDPR.

Rights of stakeholders

You have the right:

  • to request information about your personal data processed by me (pursuant to Art. 15 of the GDPR). In particular, you may 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 correction, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to complain, the origin of your data, provided that these have not been collected by me, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on their details;
  • to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by me (pursuant to Art. 16 of the GDPR);
  • to request the deletion of your personal data stored with me, unless the processing is necessary to exercise 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 Art. 17 of the GDPR);
  • to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data (pursuant to Art. 18 of the GDPR) if you dispute the accuracy of the data, if the processing is unlawful but you refuse its deletion and I no longer need the data, but if you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims or if you have filed an objection against the processing in accordance with Art. 21 of the GDPR;
  • to receive the personal data you have provided to me in a structured, current and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another person responsible (pursuant to Art. 20 of the GDPR);
  • to revoke your consent to us at any time (pursuant to Art. 7(3) of the GDPR). As a result, I an no longer allowed to continue processing data based on this consent in the future; and
  • to complain to a supervisory authority (pursuant to Art. 77). As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our office.

Right to objection

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)1 point (f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 of the GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which I will implement without you needing to specify a specific situation.

If you would like to make use of your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to info@ra-polzin.de.

Last revised: May 2018

The German version of this privacy policy [which formed the basis of the English language translation] was created using e-recht24.de.