Privacy policy
The protection of your personal data when it is collected, processed and used during your visit to our website is important to us. We would like to inform you about this in accordance with the legal requirements as follows:Lawyer and tax consultant Nils Hoefer, Sander-Wietfeld-Ring 7, 33102 Paderborn, as the operator of this website, is the person responsible in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Art. 4 para. 7 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the collection, processing and use of the personal data of users of this online service. Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, name, address, e-mail address or your user behavior. No personal data is data that cannot be associated with you.
We collect, process and use your personal data in accordance with the content of this privacy policy and the applicable data protection laws, in particular the GDPR.
We would like to inform you below about what data is collected during your visit to the website and how it is used:
1. collection and processing of data
a) Use for information purposes
If you only use the website for information purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. We collect the data that is technically necessary for us to display our website to you, to ensure stability and security and to enable convenient use of the website. In connection with your access to this website and each time a file is retrieved, data about this process is stored and processed in a log file.
In detail, the following data is stored for each access/retrieval:
- Name of the retrieved file
- Date and time of retrieval
- Amount of data transferred
- Message as to whether the retrieval was successful
- IP address of the requesting computer
- Browser type and browser version
- Referrer URL [website from which access is made]
The processing of this personal data is in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR is justified. The processing is expressly not carried out for the purpose of gaining knowledge about the person visiting the website.
If the opportunity for the input of personal or business data (especially e-mail address, name, address) is given, the input of these data takes place voluntarily.
b) Use of contact form
If you contact us by e-mail or via our contact form, the data you provide (your e-mail address, your name and telephone number if applicable) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. When using the contact form, the required mandatory information in the input mask is marked with an asterisk. All other data can be added on a voluntary basis.
The data processing for the purpose of processing a contact by you via the contact form is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.
We delete the data collected in connection with the aforementioned contact after your request has been finally processed and the storage is no longer necessary for the processing of the request. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected by this.
c) Application via our website
If you contact us as part of an application by using the contact form for applications on our website, your data will only be used to carry out the application process. If an employment relationship is established after completion of the application process, your data will also be used in the context of the employment relationship.
When using this contact form, the required mandatory information in the input mask is also marked with an asterisk. All other data can be added on a voluntary basis.
Data processing for the purpose of processing your application is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.
We delete the data collected in connection with contacting you as part of an application after the application process has been completed, provided that no employment relationship has been established and storage is no longer necessary. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected by this.
As part of your application via our website, you can voluntarily consent to further storage of your data so that the firm can consider you for future vacancies if your application is not successful. The law firm will then store the personal data that you have provided as part of the application process beyond the end of the specific application process. The data will only be used to check whether you are eligible for another position and then to contact you. Consent is voluntary and has no effect on your chances in the current application process. You can refuse to give your consent without giving reasons and without having to fear any disadvantages. You can also revoke your consent at any time. In this case, your data will be deleted immediately.
Data processing for the purpose of further storage of your application data is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent. We will delete the data collected in connection with contacting you as part of an application, even if you consent to further storage of the data, if storage is no longer necessary, but after two years at the latest. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected by this.
2. communication by e-mail
We would like to point out that communication by e-mail can have security gaps. E-mails can be intercepted and viewed by experienced Internet users. We therefore cannot guarantee complete data security when communicating by e-mail.
If Hoefer Tax & Legal Rechtsanwaltskanzlei receives an e-mail from you (e.g. via a contact form), it is assumed that we are also entitled to reply by e-mail. Otherwise, we ask you to consider another form of communication (e.g. by post).
3. disclosure of personal data
Personal data recorded when accessing the website of Hoefer Tax & Legal Rechtsanwaltskanzlei or stored when using the contact forms will only be processed by the persons responsible for the care and maintenance of the website (processors) or the responsible employees at Hoefer Tax & Legal Rechtsanwaltskanzlei.
If you have provided us with personal data, we will treat this data confidentially.
Personal data will only be transmitted to third parties insofar as the transfer is permitted under Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of their data,
to the extent necessary for data transmission pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR is a legal obligation, or
insofar as this is permitted under Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b) GDPR is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject or
if you have previously given your express consent in accordance with Art. Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
It will not be passed on for other non-commercial or commercial purposes. Stored personal data will be deleted if it is no longer required to fulfill the purpose for which it was stored or if you revoke your consent to the storage of the data.
So-called cookies are used when individual pages are called up. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. These cookies do not contain any personal data, but only a session ID. This session ID is used for communication between your computer and our web server. These cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our site, and we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specified period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already visited us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again. on the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you (see explanations on Google Analytics under section 4). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our site when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to safeguard our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSG-VO required.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set your browser so that cookies are only stored for the duration of the respective connection to the Internet or so that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.
Technologies such as Java applets or Active-X controls, which make it possible to track the access behavior of users, are not used.
5. links to websites of other companies
Our website contains links to websites of other companies. We have no influence on whether these companies comply with the statutory data protection regulations.
6. data security
Your data is stored on servers that are protected from third-party access by technical and organizational measures. We also use suitable technical and organizational measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss or destruction. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
When contacting us using our contact forms, we use SSL encryption for data transmission.
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7. right to information and other rights of data subjects
As a user of the website provided by Hoefer Tax & Legal Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data.
Right to:
- Information about your personal data processed by us [Art. 15 GDPR]
- Correction or deletion of your personal data [Art. 16 and 17 GDPR]
- Restriction of processing [Art. 18 GDPR]
- Data portability [Art. 20 GDPR]
- Objection to processing [Art. 21 GDPR]
According to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR you can revoke your consent to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future. You also have the right to complain about us to a supervisory authority.
8. right to information and other rights of data subjects
As a user of the website provided by Hoefer Tax & Legal Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data.
Right to:
- Information about your personal data processed by us [Art. 15 GDPR]
- Correction or deletion of your personal data [Art. 16 and 17 GDPR]
- Restriction of processing [Art. 18 GDPR]
- Data portability [Art. 20 GDPR]
- Objection to processing [Art. 21 GDPR]
According to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR you can revoke your consent to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future.
You also have the right to complain about us to a supervisory authority.
9. adjustments to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future. The current and valid version can be accessed at any time on this website.
10. further information
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this privacy policy or for further information regarding the processing of personal data by Hoefer Tax & Legal Rechtsanwaltskanzlei or to exercise any of your aforementioned rights, please contact datenschutz@hoefer-legal.com.
