Data protection

Privacy Policy

1. Name and contact details of the controller responsible for processing and of the company data protection officer

This privacy information applies to data processing by:
Kanzlei Schäfer Rechtsanwälte, Q 4, 18, D-68161 Mannheim

Controller:
Kanzlei Schäfer Rechtsanwälte
Attorney Marcus Schäfer
Q 4, 18
D-68161 Mannheim, Germany

Telephone: +49 (0)621 – 28508
Fax: +49 (0)621 – 152323.
Email: kanzlei@schaefer-rechtsanwaelte.info

The company data protection officer of Kanzlei Schäfer Rechtsanwälte can be reached at the above address, for the attention of Mr. Gerhard Simeth, or at datenschutz@schaefer-rechtsanwaelte.info.

2. Collection and storage of personal data as well as the nature and purpose of their use

When visiting the website
When accessing our website www.schaefer-rechtsanwaelte.info, information is automatically sent by the browser used on your device 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:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• date and time of access,
• name and URL of the file retrieved,
• website from which access is made (referrer URL),
• browser used and, where applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

We process the above data for the following purposes:

• ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
• ensuring convenient use of our website,
• evaluating system security and stability, and
• for other administrative purposes.

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

Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you request (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is stated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie
Our website uses the consent technology of Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection law. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter “Borlabs”).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The collected data is stored until you request deletion from us and/or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

The use of the Borlabs cookie consent technology is intended to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR.

3. Disclosure of data
Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

• you have given your express consent pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
• disclosure is necessary pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
• this is legally permissible and necessary pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

4. Plugins and tools

Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can embed map material on our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform display of fonts. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and of making it easy to find the places we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

Further information on how user data is handled can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

5. Rights of data subjects

You have the right:

• pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. 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 rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data insofar as it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about the details thereof;
• pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to request without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data or completion of your personal data stored by us;
• pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims;
• pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to request the restriction of processing of your personal data insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, processing is unlawful but you refuse its erasure, we no longer need the data but you require it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
• pursuant to 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 transmission to another controller;
• pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, to revoke at any time your consent once given to us. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future; and
• pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or of our law firm’s registered office.

6. Right to object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data, insofar as there are grounds for doing so arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without you having to state a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an email to datenschutz@schaefer-rechtsanwaelte.info

7. Data security

We use the widespread SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) during website visits. You can recognize whether our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in your browser’s status bar.

Moreover, we 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.

8. Currency and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and is dated April 2026.
Further development of our website and offers or due to changes in legal or official requirements may make it necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed at any time on the website at https://www.schaefer-rechtsanwaelte.info/datenschutz.