Imprint & Privacy Policy

Responsible

Dr. Jonathan Burmeister
Stralauer Platz 34, 10243 Berlin
Phone: 01774648220

E-mail: mail@ra-burmeister.de
Internet: www.ra-burmeister.de

Competent supervisory authority/competent chamber:
Berlin Bar Association, Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin.

Professional regulations

Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO)
Professional Code of Conduct for Attorneys (BORA)
Specialist Lawyer Regulations (FAO)
Lawyers’ Remuneration Act (RVG)
Professional regulations of lawyers in the European Union

The full text can be found on the website of the German Federal Bar Association: http://www.brak.de/fuer-anwaelte/berufsrecht/.

Responsible for the content according to § 55 Abs. 2 RStV: Dr. Jonathan Burmeister (address as above)

Details of professional liability insurance: R+V Allg. Versicherung
Raiffeisenplatz 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany
Area of validity of the insurance: Germany

Privacy policy

This data protection declaration informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter: data) within my online offer and the websites, functions and contents connected with it as well as external online presences (hereinafter jointly referred to as online offer). With regard to the terms used, such as processing or data controller, I refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO).

Person responsible

Dr. Jonathan Burmeister
Stralauer Platz 34, 10243 Berlin
Phone: 01774648220
mail@ra-burmeister.de

Types of data processed

  • Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).
  • Contact data (e.g., e-mail, telephone numbers).
  • Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos).
  • Usage data (e.g., web pages visited, interest in content, access times).
  • Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Categories of data subjects

Visitors and users of the online offer

Purpose of the processing

  • Provision of the online offer, its functions and content.
  • Responding to contact requests and communicating with users.
  • Security measures.
  • Reach measurement/marketing

Legal basis (Art. 13 DSGVO)

If the legal basis is not stated in the data protection declaration, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6(1)(a) and Art. 7 DSGVO, the legal basis for processing to fulfil our services and carry out contractual measures and respond to enquiries is Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO, the legal basis for processing to fulfil our legal obligations is Art. 6(1)(c) DSGVO, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make processing of personal data necessary, Art. 6 (1) d DSGVO serves as the legal basis.

Cooperation with processors and third parties

If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (order processors or third parties), transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (e.g. if a transmission of the data to third parties, such as to payment service providers, is necessary for the performance of the contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) b DSGVO), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission third parties with the processing of data on the basis of a so-called order processing contract, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 DSGVO.

Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or do so in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to third parties, this will only be done if it is done to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or allow the processing of data in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. DSGVO are met. This means, for example, that processing takes place on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of a level of data protection corresponding to that of the EU (e.g. for the USA through the “Privacy Shield Agreement”) or compliance with officially recognised special contractual obligations (standard contractual clauses).

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether data in question is being processed and to information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 DSGVO. You have according to. Article 16 of the GDPR, you have the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that the inaccurate data concerning you be corrected. In accordance with Art. 17 of the GDPR, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted without delay, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 of the GDPR, to demand that the processing of the data be restricted.
You have the right to request that the data concerning you that you have provided to us be received in accordance with Art. 20 of the GDPR and to request that it be transferred to other data controllers. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO.

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to revoke any consent you have given in accordance with Art. 7 (3) DSGVO with effect for the future.

Right of objection

You may object to the future processing of data relating to you in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO at any time. The objection can also be made against processing for the purpose of direct advertising.

Cookies

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our privacy policy. If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer. A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US American site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offer can be used.

Deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in its processing in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 DSGVO. Unless expressly stated within the scope of this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. I.e. the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for reasons of commercial or tax law. According to legal requirements in Germany, data must be retained for 6 years in accordance with § 257 para. 1 HGB (commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting vouchers, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 para. 1 AO (books, records, management reports, accounting vouchers, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.). Regulation for the lawyer’s hand file pursuant to § 50 BRAO: According to this, the lawyer must keep the hand file for a period of six years after termination of the mandate (§ 50 Paragraph 1 Sentence 2 BRAO). Pursuant to section 50(2), first sentence, BRAO, the lawyer must surrender to his client, upon request, documents which the lawyer has received from or on behalf of the client on the occasion of his professional activity. If the client does not demand the return of the documents, the lawyer shall keep them for a period of six years. This duty to retain the documents shall not apply if the lawyer has requested the client to take receipt of the documents and the client has not complied with this request within six months of receipt.

Hosting

The hosting services used by us serve to provide the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this online offer. In doing so, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta data and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors of this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 f DSGVO in conjunction with Art. 28 DSGVO. Art. 28 DSGVO (conclusion of order processing agreement).

Provision of contractual services

We process inventory data (e.g., names and addresses as well as contact data of users), contract data (e.g., services used, names of contact persons, payment information) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 b. DSGVO. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for the conclusion of the contract. When using our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests as well as those of the users in protection against misuse and other unauthorised use. In principle, this data is not passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 c DSGVO. We process usage data (e.g. the web pages visited on our online offer, interest in our products) and content data (e.g. entries in the contact form or user profile) for advertising purposes in a user profile, e.g. in order to display product information to users based on the services they have used to date. The deletion of the data takes place after the expiry of legal warranty and comparable obligations, the necessity of keeping the data is reviewed every three years; in the case of legal archiving obligations, the deletion takes place after their expiry within 6 months.

Contacting

When contacting us (e.g. by contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the user’s details are processed for the purpose of handling the contact request and its processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 b) DSGVO. The user’s details may be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or comparable enquiry organisation. We delete the enquiries if they are no longer necessary. We review the necessity every two years; furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (Google), on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO) Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (Google). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. In doing so, pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data. We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation activated. This means that the IP address of the user is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser will not be merged with other data from Google. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available here (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de ). You can find out more information about Google’s use of data, setting and objection options on Google’s websites: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners (Google’s use of data when you use our partners’ websites or apps), http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads (use of data for advertising purposes), http://www.google.de/settings/ads (manage information that Google uses to show you advertising).