Privacy Policy

1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is very important to me. I handle your data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

2. Data Controller

3. Collection and Storage of Personal Data

When you visit this website, certain information is automatically collected and stored by the hosting provider, which your browser automatically transmits. These include:

• IP address
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the requested file
• Website from which the access originates (referrer URL)
• Browser type and version, operating system used

This data is used exclusively to ensure smooth operation of the website and to improve the service, and is deleted no later than 7 days after collection. Legal basis: GDPR Article 6 (1) (f).

4. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Technically necessary cookies required for the operation of the site are set on the basis of GDPR Article 6(1)(f). Cookies and services that are not technically necessary (e.g., for embedding external content) are only set with your consent pursuant to GDPR Article 6(1)(a) and Section 25(1) TDDDG (German Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act). You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings. You can also configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis or to reject them entirely.

5. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of this website. The information generated by the cookie is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server; a transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out. Google Analytics is only used if you have previously given your consent. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to GDPR Article 6(1)(a) and Section 25(1) TDDDG, which you may withdraw at any time via the cookie settings. Further information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

6. Google Maps and Google Reviews

This website uses services provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") to display map material (Google Maps) and to embed reviews (Google Places). When this content is accessed, a connection to Google's servers is established, transmitting your IP address and possibly other data to Google. A transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out. The legal basis is your consent pursuant to GDPR Article 6(1)(a) and Section 25(1) TDDDG, which you grant via the cookie settings and may withdraw at any time. This content is only loaded after you have given your consent. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

7. Contact

If you contact me by email or via the contact form, the personal data you provide (e.g., name, email address, phone number, content of the message) will be stored in order to process your request. The legal basis is GDPR Article 6(1)(b), insofar as the request is directed at the conclusion or performance of a mandate relationship, and otherwise GDPR Article 6(1)(f). The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected and no statutory retention obligations apply.

8. Hosting

This website is hosted by DigitalOcean LLC, 105 Edgeview Drive, Suite 425, Broomfield, CO 80021, USA ("DigitalOcean"). When you visit the website, personal data (in particular the IP address and the access data mentioned under item 3) is processed on DigitalOcean's servers.

As DigitalOcean is based in the USA, processing of personal data in the USA cannot be ruled out. The data transfer is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. There is a contract with the hosting provider for order processing in accordance with GDPR Article 28.

The legal basis for using the hosting provider is our legitimate interest in a secure and efficient operation of the website pursuant to GDPR Article 6(1)(f).

9. Storage Period

Personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies and there are no legal retention obligations.

10. Your Rights

You have the following rights under applicable legal provisions:

• Right of access (GDPR Article 15)
• Right to rectification (GDPR Article 16)
• Right to erasure (GDPR Article 17)
• Right to restriction of processing (GDPR Article 18)
• Right to data portability (GDPR Article 20)
• Right to object to processing (GDPR Article 21)

To exercise your rights, simply send an informal message to: kanzlei@rechtsanwalt-beisel.de

11. Right to Complain to a Supervisory Authority

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority: