Privacy statement

1. information on the collection of personal data pursuant to Art. 13 DSGVO

In the following we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, user behaviour.

2. important definitions

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more specific characteristics which express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is carried out with or without the aid of automated means relating to personal data, such as collection, recording, organisation, sorting, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or association, qualification, erasure or destruction. Processing refers to the corresponding activity.

Data subject means an identified or identifiable natural person, e.g. you.

Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are laid down by Union law or by the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for his designation may be laid down in Union law or in the law of the Member States.

Third party means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons authorised to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or processor.

3. Responsibility (Controller)

Responsible: Dr. Carl & Partner mbB, Technologiepark 8, 91522 Ansbach

Email: info@d-c-p.de

Phone: +49 981 / 97045-0

Fax: +49 981 / 97045-10

The company data protection officer of Dr. Carl & Partner mbB can be reached at the above address or at datenschutzbeauftragter@d-c-p.de respectively.

4. Simply visiting our website, cookies, online contact form and contacting us by e-mail

a) Collection of personal data when visiting our website

If you only use our website for information purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we collect personal data which your browser transmits to our server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. 

aa) Collection and storage of technically necessary data

If you would like to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of the request
• Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Contents of the request (concrete page)
• Access status / HTTP status code
• Amount of data transferred in each caseWebsite from which the request comes (referrer URL)
• Browser
• Operating system whose interface
• Language and version of the browser software
• Name of your access provider

bb) Purposes

These data are processed by us for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection of the website
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website
• Evaluation of system safety and stability
• Website administration

cc) Legal basis

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest lies in the aforementioned purposes.

b) Use of cookies

aa) What are cookies?

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie, which results in each case in connection with the specifically used terminal device. This does not mean, however, that we will immediately become aware of your identity.

bb) Type of cookies used

This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

• Transient Cookies
• Persistent Cookies

(1) Transient Cookies

Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These include in particular session cookies. They store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the shared session. This enables your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

(2) Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.

cc) Specifically used cookies

Should we use any cookies you will find any information at the end of this privacy statement.

dd) Purpose

The use of cookies serves the following purposes

• the unrestricted display and use of the website,
• the optimisation of user friendliness and user comfort,
• the extraction of purely statistical statements,
• the setting of preferences (e.g. language or region),
• the evaluation of user behaviour (tracking) as well as
• of direct mail.

ee) Legal basis

(1) Technically required cookies

The data processed by the technically required cookies are required for the above-mentioned purposes to safeguard our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

(2) Cookies not required for technical reasons 

Furthermore, the processing of data by technically unnecessary cookies is based on the legal basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 S.1 lit. a DSGVO, insofar as you have consented.

ff) Possibility of rejecting cookies

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, if you deactivate cookies completely, you may not be able to use all the functions of our website.

c) Use of the online contact form

aa) Collection of personal data; duration of storage

When you contact us via the online contact form, the data you provide (your e-mail address, IP address and the information from your message) will be collected and stored by us. We delete this data after the storage is no longer necessary, or restrict the processing if there are legal storage obligations.

bb) Purposes

The e-mail address will be processed in order to answer your enquiry via the contact form. The processing of the IP address is technically necessary.

cc) Legal basis

The processing of your e-mail and IP address as well as the information transmitted from your message is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 S.1 lit. a DSGVO.

d) Contact by e-mail

aa) Collection and storage of personal data

When you contact us by e-mail, your e-mail address and the information from your request will be collected and stored by us. We delete this data after the storage is no longer necessary, or restrict the processing if there are legal storage obligations.

bb) Purpose

The e-mail address and other information from the enquiry will be processed in order to answer your e-mail enquiry.

cc) Legal basis

The e-mail address is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The legal basis for the processing of further information from the request is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

5. contract processor

To some extent, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are checked regularly.

6. integration of YouTube videos

We have incorporated YouTube videos into our website, which are stored at http://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are not included in the “extended data protection mode”. This means that data about you as a user is transferred to YouTube even if you do not play the videos. We have no influence on this data transfer.

a) Data collection by YouTube

By visiting the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under 4. b) (Use of cookies) of this declaration will be transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account that you are logged in to or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your profile to be associated with YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or the design of its website to meet your needs. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide 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, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

b) Further Information

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube can be found in the Privacy Policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield,https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

7. integration of Google Maps

On this website we use the offer of Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to conveniently use the map function.

a) Data collection by Google

By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under 4. b) (Use of cookies) of this declaration will be transmitted. This takes place regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged in to or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want your profile to be associated with Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and / or needs-based design of its website. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide 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, and you must contact Google to exercise this right.

b) Further information

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Google also processes your personal data in the USA and is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

8. use of Adobe Typekit (Web Fonts)

We use web fonts provided by Adobe Typekit for the uniform display of fonts.

a) Data collection by Adobe Typekit

When you access our site, your browser loads the web fonts you need into its browser cache to display text and fonts correctly. To do this, the browser you are using must connect to the Adobe Typekit servers. This will allow Adobe Typekit to know that your IP address has been used to access our website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

b) Purpose

The use of Adobe Typekit Web Fonts is in the interest of a consistent and appealing presentation of our online offerings.

c) Legal basis

This purpose mentioned above constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

d) Further information

For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Adobe Typekit, please see the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/typekit.html

Adobe Typekit processes your personal information in the United States and has adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework

9. Newsletter

With your consent, you can subscribe to our newsletter, which informs you about news from the fields of economics, taxes and law.

a) Use of the double opt-in method

We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to register for our newsletter. This means that after your registration we will send you an e-mail to the given e-mail address in which we will ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your registration within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and automatically deleted after one month. In addition, we save the IP addresses you use and the dates of registration and confirmation. The purpose of the procedure is to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data.

b) Collection of personal data

Your e-mail address is the only mandatory information for sending the newsletter. The entry of further personal data (surname, first name) in the settings area is voluntary and is used to address you personally. You can only access the settings area after you have confirmed your newsletter registration as part of the double opt-in procedure. The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

c) Withdrawal and cancellation options

You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can withdraw your consent by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter e-mail, by sending an e-mail to datenschutzbeauftragter@d-c-p.de or by sending a message to the contact details given in the imprint.

d) Newsletter Tracking

aa) Collection of personal data

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behaviour when sending the newsletter. For this evaluation, the e-mails sent contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which represent one-pixel image files stored on our website. For evaluation purposes, we link the data mentioned in 4 b) and the web beacons with your e-mail address and an individual ID. Links received in the newsletter also contain this ID. The data is collected exclusively under pseudonyms, i.e. the IDs are not linked to your further personal data, direct personal references are excluded.

bb) Possibility of appeal and technical measures

You may object to this tracking at any time by clicking on the separate link provided in each e-mail or by informing us of another contact method. The information is stored as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter. Such tracking is also not possible if you have deactivated the display of images in your e-mail program by default. In this case, the newsletter will not be displayed completely and you may not be able to use all functions. If you have the pictures displayed manually, the above mentioned tracking will take place. After you have unsubscribed, we store the data statistically and anonymously.

10. Use of Google Remarketing

We use the Google Remarketing application. This is a process we use to contact you again after you have visited our website. This application can be used to display our advertisements when you continue to use the Internet.

a) Collection of personal data

This is done by means of cookies stored in your browser (see point 4 b), which are used by Google to record and evaluate your usage behaviour when you visit various websites. In this way, Google can determine your previous visit to our website.

b) No merging of data; pseudonymisation

According to its own statements, Google does not combine the data collected in the course of remarketing with your personal data, which may be stored by Google. In particular, according to Google, a pseudonymisation is used for remarketing.

c) Further information

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google can be found in the privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy .
Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .

11. Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. “(“Google”)

a) Collection of personal data

Google Analytics uses “cookies” (see point 4b above), which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.

b) Transmission to the USA; no merging of data

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google in advance within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to 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 where it will be shortened.
For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.

c) Reduction of IP addresses

This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”. This means that IP addresses are shortened for further processing, which excludes the possibility of personal references. If the data collected about you is related to a person, this is excluded immediately and the personal data is deleted immediately.

d) Purpose

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website and to improve it regularly. The statistics obtained allow us to improve our services and make them more interesting for you as a user.

e) Possibility of rejecting cookies

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and Google from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

f) Further information

Third Party Information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Terms of Use: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html , Privacy Statement: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html , and Privacy Statement: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy .

g) Cross-device analysis 

This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. You can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in your customer account under “My data”, “Personal data”.

12. “Traffic accident” form

On our website www.unfall-ansbach.de we provide you with the form “traffic accident” as an additional service. This enables us to process your accident faster and more effectively. If you use our form, we collect personal data from you. We delete this data after it no longer needs to be stored, or restrict processing if there are legal storage obligations.

a) Collection of personal data

We collect the following personal data from you, which you can provide voluntarily:

• First name, last name
• Address (street, postcode, town)
• telephone number
• Official number plate
• If applicable, further personal data that may result from your description of the cause of the accident

Depending on the individual case, we also collect special categories of personal data from you. For example, you can also describe the cause of your accident and describe the injuries you have suffered. This is health data within the meaning of Art. 9 DSGVO.

b) Purpose

The survey serves the fast and effective handling of your traffic accident.

c) Legal basis

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO.

d) Recipients and categories of recipients

As part of the fulfilment of the mandate agreement, we pass on your personal data to the following categories of recipients:

• Motor vehicle liability insurance (own and opposing)
• Opposing lawyer, if applicable
• Possible dishes

e) The obligation to make available; consequences of non-delivery

The provision of your personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, it is necessary for the conclusion of a contract with us. You are not obliged to provide us with this data. Failure to do so, however, will mean that we will not be able to process your claim and a mandate agreement will not be concluded.

13. Data transfer

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if

• you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO,
• the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence 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 pass on data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, and
• this is legally permissible and required for the execution of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO.

14. Your rights

You have the following rights against us with regard to your personal data:

• Right of access
• Right of rectification or deletion
• Right to limitation of processing
• Right to object to the processing
• Right to data transferability

You also have the right to complain to the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (Promenade 27, 91522 Ansbach; https://www.lda.bayern.de/de/index.html) about the processing of your personal data by us.

15. Right of revocation and right of objection

(1) If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke it at any time. Such a revocation influences the permissibility of the processing of your personal data after you have given it to us.

(2) Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on a weighing of interests, you may object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is in particular not necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you. In the event of such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or point out our compelling reasons worthy of protection on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

(3) You may of course object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. You can inform us about your advertising objection under the following contact data:

Postanschrift: Dr. Carl & Partner mbB, Technologiepark 8, 91522 Ansbach

Email: info@d-c-p.de

16. Data security

We use the most common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed representation of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

17. Topicality and change of this data security explanation

This privacy policy is currently valid and as of November 2018.
Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may be necessary to amend this data protection declaration. You can call up the current data protection declaration at any time on the website at https://www.dr-carl-partner.de/datenschutz/ .