Data protection declaration of Legalpaca GmbH

Name and address of the responsible person

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR and the German Federal Data Protection Act is:

Legalpaca GmbH *
Bernhard-Lichtenberg-Str 13
10407 Berlin
E-Mail: info@abfindungshero.com


(hereinafter: ‘lawyer4expats’, or ‘we’)

*represented by the managing directors Frank Broer and Timo Sauer

The data protection officer of the responsible parties is:

Frank Broer
Bernhard-Lichtenberg-Str 13
10407 Berlin
Tel: (030) 23-257-897

E-Mail: info@abfindungshero.com

II. General information on data processing

  1. Definition of personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, information such as your name, age, address, telephone number, date of birth, email address, IP address or user behaviour on our website. Information that we cannot (or only with a disproportionate amount of effort) link to you personally, e.g. by anonymising the information, is not personal data.

  1. Scope of personal data processing

We process personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide and optimise a functional website and our content and services.

We only process our users’ personal data on a regular basis with your consent. An exception applies in cases where the processing of the data is permitted by law.

  1. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The processing of personal data (e.g. the collection, retrieval, use, storage or transmission) always requires a legal basis or your consent.

Insofar as we obtain consent for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to pre-contractual measures.

In other cases, we refer to a legitimate interest in the processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR.

  1. Data erasure and duration of storage

Your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies.

III. Provision of the website and creation of log files

  1. Description and scope of data processing

Every time you visit our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer. The following data is logged:

  • Information about the browser type and version used
  • User’s operating system
  • IP address of the user and the requesting provider
  • Date and time of access
  • Websites from which the user’s system accesses our website is stored as a referrer
  • Name of the website accessed
  • Amount of data transferred
  1. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR in conjunction with Section 3 of the BDSG.

  1. Purpose of data processing

The system needs to store the IP address temporarily to enable the website to be delivered to the user’s computer. To do this, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session. We use the log data only for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimisation of the offer, as well as for other administrative purposes. However, we reserve the right to check the log data retrospectively if, on the basis of concrete evidence, there is a justified suspicion of illegal use.

  1. Duration of storage
  2. As soon as the aforementioned data is no longer required to display the website, it will be deleted. The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no right of objection on the part of the user. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.
  3. In the event of a log file review due to suspected unlawful use, the data will be deleted as soon as the review is complete.
  4. Right to object and right to erasure

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no right to object on the part of the user.

IV. Contact options on our website (contact forms, surveys, email, etc.)

We provide you with various options for contacting us. All information collected when you contact us is necessary at the respective time in order for us to provide our service to you.

  1. Type, purpose and scope of data processing

You can contact us using the contact form/survey, by email or by phone. The information provided by the user is stored for the purpose of processing the request.

If you contact us by email, the personal data that you transmit to us in this email will be stored.

If you contact us by telephone, the telephone number from which the call was made and the date of the call are stored.

In addition, the information that you have provided to us during the telephone call is stored to the extent necessary to answer and further process your enquiry .

We also provide contact forms/surveys on our website. The data requested in the contact form may vary depending on the subject area. The provision of this data is largely voluntary. Among other things, we need the data to give you an initial, rough estimate of your request and/or to be able to forward your request to the appropriate cooperation partners in the most comprehensive and individually adapted way possible.

  1. Legal basis

The legal basis for the data processing described is Article 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR. The processing of the aforementioned data is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest in communicating with website visitors and to prepare or provide the contractually agreed service.

If the user’s consent has been obtained, the processing of the personal data presented is also based on Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR.

  1. Duration of storage
  2. The duration of the storage of the above-mentioned data depends on the reason for your contact. Your data will be deleted regularly if the purpose of the communication no longer applies and storage is no longer necessary.

V. Comments and forum questions

  1. Type, purpose and scope of data processing

When users leave comments under our posts or questions in the forum (currently optional), we store the following data: name, email address, IP address

We store your IP address and e-mail address to protect ourselves against illegal content (insults, prohibited political propaganda, etc.) in comments and posts. In this case, we ourselves can be prosecuted for the comment or post, which is why there is a legitimate interest in establishing the identity of the author.

We also use the email address to answer your enquiry if this is not possible in the forum. The email address is not published and does not need to be confirmed, so the user can also use an alternative email address. We would like to point out that in this case it may not be possible to answer the question in more detail. We also store the name to answer the enquiry.

  1. Legal basis

The legal basis for the data processing described is Article 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR. The processing of the data described is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest in communicating with website visitors and to provide the service. Where applicable, the communication also serves contractual purposes.

  1. Duration of storage

The duration of storage of the above data depends on the reason for your contact. The comments and replies also serve in particular to educate and inform other website visitors. Your data will be deleted regularly if the purpose of clarification and information no longer applies and storage is no longer necessary. We will also delete your comment as soon as possible if you request this by emailing info@lawyer4expats.de, quoting your comment.

VI. Newsletter

  1. Type, purpose and scope of data processing

We store the following data for the registration to our regular newsletter:

title, surname, first name, email address

The processing of the aforementioned data is necessary for the correct delivery of the newsletter. If you do not wish to provide your title and thus your gender, we will take this into account.

Registration for the newsletter is voluntary and only takes place with the user’s consent. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by clicking on the link at the end of each newsletter or by sending an email to info@lawyer4expats.de stating your wish to unsubscribe.

  1. Legal basis

The legal basis for the data processing is the voluntarily granted consent of the recipient in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

  1. Duration of storage

The duration of storage of the above data depends on how long you wish to receive the newsletter. Your data will be deleted as soon as you unsubscribe from the newsletter or as soon as we stop sending the newsletter.

VII. Lawyer referral service

  1. Type, purpose and scope of data processing

On our website, we offer you the opportunity to be referred to a partner lawyer or law firm for specific subject areas. To do this, we ask for your email address and name, among other things, with the help of a survey. The following data is always processed when you use the survey, in addition to the data you enter:

Date and time of access,

Report on whether the retrieval was successful.

Your consent to our privacy policy and terms and conditions.

Subsequently, you can optionally provide us with further information and, if applicable, documents that describe your legal concern, in particular support a claim or enable the defence against a claim. This information, documents and records may contain various personal data that we store upon receipt. In the future, we may provide the option on our website of making files directly available to us via an upload function. To prevent misuse, in addition to the uploaded file, your IP address and the date and time will be stored and assigned to the file. In addition, we will also request your email address, name and telephone number in the upload form in the future. The data provided will be stored together with the file and can thus be assigned to the file.

  1. Legal basis

The legal basis for the data processing is the voluntarily granted consent of the recipient in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and/or the permission to prepare and execute a contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Processing the aforementioned data is necessary for us to provide our services. We also use the email address or telephone number to provide the user with information on the further process.

  1. Duration of storage

The uploaded files are deleted as soon as the reason for storing them no longer applies, but not before the statutory retention period has expired.

VIII. Forwarding data to partner lawyers

  1. Type, purpose and scope of data processing

As part of our service, we will forward your data (at your request) to a suitable partner lawyer or law firm to handle the matter. In order to arrange an initial telephone consultation with one of our partner lawyers or law firms, we require certain personal data from you (mandatory information), but you can also provide us with further data (optional information). We will then forward this data to one of our partner lawyers or law firms, who will use it to prepare for and conduct the initial telephone consultation (e.g. by contacting you by email, text message, Whatsapp, etc.).

If, after your free initial consultation, you decide to seek further legal advice/retain a partner lawyer, a separate attorney-client contract (mandate) will come into effect between you and the partner lawyer/law firm. As a rule, a separate data protection declaration will apply here.

However, your partner lawyer/law firm may also participate in our programme for the continuous improvement of our product (e.g. the optimisation of the survey design, our marketing campaigns, etc.). In individual cases, this may require your partner law firm/lawyer to also transfer personal data to us – (only) regarding the mandate and the amount (turnover). lawyer4expats.de collects and processes this data in order to improve our product and marketing measures. No other personal data is transmitted to lawyer4expats.de, in particular no case-related data subject to legal confidentiality.

  1. Legal basis

The legal basis for the data processing is the voluntarily granted consent of the recipient in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and/or the permission to prepare and execute a contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The processing of the aforementioned data is necessary for the performance of our services. In addition, we use the e-mail address and/or telephone number to provide the user with information on the further process.

  1. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as the reason for storage no longer applies, but not before the legally prescribed storage period has expired.

IX. Use of cookies

  1. Description, purpose and scope of data processing
  2. We use cookies on our website. Cookies are files that we send to the browser of your end device when you visit our website and that are stored there. We use cookies to improve the convenience and quality of our website service, for example by saving user settings. Cookies are able, for example, to recognise the browser you are using when you revisit our website and to transmit various information to us. Some of our website functions cannot be offered without the use of technically necessary cookies.

In the future, we may participate in performance advertising networks. As part of its tracking services, these store cookies on the end devices of users who visit or use websites or other online offers from its customers (e.g. register for a newsletter or place an order in an online shop) in order to document transactions (e.g. leads and sales). These cookies serve the sole purpose of correctly assigning the success of an advertising medium and the corresponding billing within the framework of its network.

If third parties process information via cookies, they collect the information directly from your browser. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. They cannot execute programs or contain viruses.

Our website also uses persistent cookies. These cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period. The duration may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete these cookies at any time via your browser settings.

We use these cookies to make our website more effective and user-friendly for you and to help ensure that it is used securely and in accordance with regulations. Some of our website’s functions require that your browser can be identified even after you have moved on to another page. However, this is never used to create individual user profiles. Insofar as we use cookies for analytical purposes, this is done to improve the quality of our website’s content. Cookies enable us to track how often and in what way the website, computers and other functions are used. This enables us to continuously optimise our services.

Since the cookies are stored on your end device and transmitted from there to our server, you can configure the processing of the data and information about cookies yourself based on your browser settings. For example, you can delete cookies manually or reject them altogether. We would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of the website properly. If you would like a comprehensive overview of all third-party access to your internet browser, we recommend that you install specially developed plug-ins for this purpose.

  1. Legal basis for data processing
  2. The use of cookies is based on your consent on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
  1. Duration of storage, right of objection and removal
  2. The cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies at any time in your browser settings.

X. Disclosure of data to other third parties

We only disclose your personal data to third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, or
  • if there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, or
  • if it is legally permissible and necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR to fulfil a contractual relationship or to carry out pre-contractual measures in response to your request, or
  • the disclosure is necessary to protect legitimate company interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data, or
  • the disclosure is necessary pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f GDPR to establish, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.

Unless otherwise stated here, the transfer of data takes place to companies and/or services that process the data in the EU area. These are data analysis companies and advertising service providers. The companies/services either work for us as contract data processors or are jointly responsible with us.

In particular, after consent has been given and logged in our data protection declaration by ticking the appropriate box, personal data of the user may be passed on to third parties for the purposes of market research, information about products and services and for the purposes of advertising. The transfer of data to third parties or our cooperation partners is carried out solely for information about products and services of our cooperating lawyers and to optimise our advertising campaigns. The consent given to the transfer of data by ticking the box can, of course, be revoked at any time by written notification to the addresses listed under 1.

Below you will find an overview of companies and/or services with which we exchange personal data. The companies/services either work for us as contract data processors or are jointly responsible with us. Insofar as data is transferred to third countries, the data transfer is secured by contractual provisions that ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of the GDPR:

Google Analytics

On our website, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; ‘Google’). Google Analytics uses so-called ‘cookies’, text files that are stored on the user’s computer and that enable an analysis of the use of the website by the user. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by users is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, Google will reduce the IP address of users within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. IP anonymisation is active on this website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website by users, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting their browser software settings accordingly; however, this offer notifies users that in this case they may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. Users can also prevent the data generated by cookies about their use of the website (incl. their IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

The use of Google Analytics enables us to statistically record how visitors use our website. The information obtained in this way helps us to improve and further develop our online services. We therefore have a legitimate interest in using the tracking tool. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

You can find more information about Google’s terms of use and privacy policy at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.

Google Ads

We use the online advertising programme ‘Google Ads’ and, as part of Google Ads, conversion tracking. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; ‘Google’). When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification.

If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can see that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no way that cookies can be tracked across the websites of Ads customers.

The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics. This is used to track and measure the success of ads placed through Google Ads. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.

If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by preventing the installation of cookies through the corresponding setting in your browser software (deactivation option). You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ and http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

Information on how to block certain Google ads can be found at: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de and at: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996.

Google Maps

Our website uses the services provided by Google Maps, an online map service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: ‘Google’). This makes it possible to display interactive maps directly on the website and thus to communicate our location. When you visit our website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. Your IP address is transmitted in the process. This occurs regardless of whether you have a Google user account that you are logged in to, or whether you do not have a user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want this information to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out of Google. Google stores your data as a user profile and uses it for advertising, market research and/or to customise the design of the website. This type of analysis is also carried out for users who are not logged in and is used in particular to provide customised advertising and to inform other users about your activities on our website.

We use Google Maps to display interactive maps from Google Maps and thus provide you with a better user experience on our website. This is also in our legitimate interest.

You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact Google to do so.

Further information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the provider’s data protection declarations. These also contain further information on your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

YouTube

We use ‘YouTube’ on our website, a social plug-in from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as: ‘Google’), to integrate content from the YouTube social platform into our website. We use the so-called ‘Shariff solution’ for this. This means that when you visit our website, no personal data is initially passed on to Google. You can recognise the provider of the plug-in by the marking on the greyed-out box based on the initial letter. Personal data is only transmitted if you click on the plug-in. By activating the plug-in, data is automatically transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. If you have a Google user account and are registered, Google can associate your visit with your user account. Google stores these data as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its websites. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display demand-oriented advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles. To do so, please contact Google directly.

We use YouTube to display and offer you content and functions of the YouTube social platform on our website and thereby improve our offering and make it more interesting and user-friendly.

This is also our legitimate interest in processing the above information.

If you wish to prevent data transfer, you cannot use the YouTube functions. Regardless of this, we recommend that you regularly log out of your social network user account after using a social network, but especially before activating embedded content, as this will prevent the respective provider from assigning it to your profile.

Third-party information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Further information on data protection and data use by Google can be found on the following Google website: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

MailChimp

We use the MailChimp service provided by Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. When you send a contact form, the email address provided and other data contained in the contact form are stored on MailChimp’s servers in the United States. MailChimp uses this information to send and evaluate emails containing further information about our services on our behalf. However, MailChimp will never use your email address to write to you on its own initiative or pass the address on to third parties. You can find MailChimp’s privacy policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy.

The e-mails sent by Mailchimp contain a so-called beacon pixel. This pixel-sized file is retrieved by the MailChimp server when the e-mail is opened. In doing so, technical information, such as information about the browser used and the recipient’s system, as well as the IP address and the time of the retrieval, are collected. We can retrieve this information and use it to analyse the reading behaviour of the recipients, which serves the purpose of measuring success in order to improve the quality of our sent e-mails.

We do not use the collected information to create user profiles or to monitor individual users. Rather, the evaluation helps us to recognise the reading habits of our users and to tailor the content of our emails to the interests of the recipients. This enables us to make the content of the newsletter even more interesting in the future.

Meta (Facebook and Whatsapp)

Our site uses the Facebook pixel, also known as a ‘conversion pixel’ or visitor action pixel, from Meta, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA (‘Facebook’). When you visit our site, your browser loads this pixel. This allows Facebook to recognise whether a Facebook ad was successful, e.g. whether it led to a specific interaction on our site. This data is provided to us by Facebook in anonymised form and without reference to a specific person. We can use this statistical data to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads and for market research purposes. In particular, if you are logged in to Facebook, we refer you to their data protection information, which you can view at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can revoke your consent to the Facebook pixel at www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

In addition, we and our partner lawyers use the ‘Whatsapp’ service from the company Meta (see above) to prepare for telephone contact.

Twitter

Our site uses cookies from the short message service Twitter from Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States of America. Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland, is responsible for the data processing of persons living outside the United States. Information about what data is processed by Twitter and for what purposes it is used can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy

As the website operator, we have no influence on the type and scope of the data processed by Twitter, the type of processing and use or the disclosure of this data to third parties.

When you use Twitter, your personal data is collected, transmitted, stored, disclosed and used by Twitter Inc. and, regardless of your place of residence, transferred to, stored and used in the United States, Ireland and any other country in which Twitter Inc. does business.

If you have a Twitter profile, Twitter processes the data you entered when you created the profile, such as your name, username, email address and any other information you provided voluntarily.

On the other hand, Twitter analyses the content you share to determine which topics you are interested in and can determine your location in order to send you advertising or other content that is tailored to your interests.

If you have consented to marketing cookies, Twitter will also set a cookie if you have not created an account. The information collected in this way, known as ‘log data’, may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, information about the website you visited and the pages you viewed, your location, your mobile service provider, the device you are using (including device ID and application ID), the search terms you used and cookie information.

Further information on this can be found on the following Twitter support pages:

https://support.twitter.com/articles/105576#
https://support.twitter.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=datenschutz

You can find out more about the option to view your own data on Twitter here: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20172711#

Information about the conclusions drawn by Twitter about you can be found here:

https://twitter.com/your_twitter_data

Information about the personalisation and data protection settings for using Twitter can be found here:

You can also request information via the Twitter data protection form or the archive requirements:

https://support.twitter.com/forms/privacy
https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170320#

LinkedIn

If you agree to the marketing cookies, our website uses cookies from the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

If you have a LinkedIn account, LinkedIn receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. It is also possible for LinkedIn to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. Please note that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted (personal) data or how LinkedIn uses it. For more information, please refer to the LinkedIn privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

If you wish to disable LinkedIn cookies, please use the following link:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Pinterest

If you agree to marketing cookies, our site uses cookies from the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (‘Pinterest’).

If you have a Pinterest profile, Pinterest transmits protocol data to the Pinterest server in the USA. This protocol data may include your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest functions, the type and settings of your browser, the date and time of your request, how you use Pinterest and cookies. Please note that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted (personal) data or its use by Pinterest.

For more information about the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Pinterest, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the Pinterest data protection information: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

Taboola

If you agree to marketing cookies, we use cookies from the provider Taboola Inc. (1115 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA).

This cookie is stored on your end device or in your browser. Taboola collects device-related data and protocol data. The cookie determines which content you use and which of our pages you visit. This is used to create pseudonymous user profiles and to recommend content that matches your personal interests. This allows us to customise our offer for you.

Taboola creates pseudonymous user profiles in which user interactions (e.g. page views and clicks) of a browser or end device are aggregated in order to recommend content that matches your personal interests. This allows us to customise our offer for you. These user profiles do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you as an individual.

The legal basis for the data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a GDPR.

Further information about Taboola and the option to disable the Taboola cookie can be found at https://www.taboola.com/privacy-policy (opt-out information can be found under ‘Site Visitor Choices’).

XI. Your rights

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

  1. Right of access – Art. 15 GDPR
  2. As the data controller, you can request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you will be processed by us. You also have the right to request information about whether the personal data concerning you will be transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR relating to the transfer. Please also note the right to data portability, Art. 20 GDPR.
  3. Right to rectification – Art. 16 GDPR
  4. You have the right to request that we, as the data controller, rectify and/or complete any personal data concerning you that is inaccurate or incomplete. The data controller must carry out the rectification without delay.
  5. Right to restriction of processing – Art. 18 GDPR
  6. Under certain conditions, you may request that the processing of personal data concerning you be restricted.
  7. Right to erasure – Art. 17 GDPR
  8. Under certain circumstances, you can request that the controller erase the personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to erase this data without undue delay. In addition, the controller is obliged, under certain circumstances, to inform third parties of the request for erasure.
  9. Right to notification – Art. 19 GDPR
  10. If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to request that the data controller inform you about these recipients.
  11. Right to data portability – Art. 20 GDPR
  12. Under certain conditions, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a commonly used and machine-readable format from the controller, in order to have it forwarded to another controller if necessary. In exercising your right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller, where technically feasible.
  13. Right to object – Art. 21 GDPR
  14. You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
  15. Right to withdraw the declaration of consent under data protection law – Art. 7 (3) GDPR
  16. You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
  17. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority – Art. 77 GDPR
  18. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

XII. Supervisory authority

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Friedrichstr. 219

10969 Berlin

Tel.: +49 (0)30 13889-0

Fax: +49 (0)30 2155050

E-Mail: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de