The notaries Dr. Thomas Raff and Dr. Timo Fiebelkorn, LL.M. (Columbia) take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We process your personal data exclusively in accordance with this privacy policy and the relevant statutory provisions, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: “GDPR“).
The following privacy policy relates to the processing of your personal data when using our website (hereinafter: “website“).
- Use of our offers
1.1 General information on the use of our website
When you use our website, we process the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. This includes the IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request (the specific page), the access status or HTTP status code, the amount of data transferred in each case, the website from which the request comes, the browser used, the operating system and its interface as well as the language and version of the browser software. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. The processing of the data enables the presentation of our website and serves in particular to ensure its stability and security.
1.2 Integration of Vimeo videos
Our website includes videos that are stored on the video platform https://www.vimeo.com and can be played directly from our website.
When you access a page on our website on which a Vimeo video is embedded, a connection to the Vimeo servers in the USA is established. This transmits data to Vimeo, such as the page of our website on which you accessed the video. If you have a user account with Vimeo and are logged in there, the aforementioned information will be assigned to your user account. If you use the Vimeo video embedded on our website, for example by clicking on “Play”, this information will also be assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your user account before using our website and deleting the corresponding cookies from Vimeo.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data processing by Vimeo can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://www.vimeo.com/privacy. Vimeo also processes your personal data in the USA.
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. It serves to optimize our offer.
1.3 Integration of YouTube content
Content from the third-party provider YouTube is embedded on our website. By default, only deactivated images from the YouTube channel are embedded, which do not establish an automated connection with YouTube’s servers. This means that the operator does not receive any data from the user when the websites are accessed.
You can decide for yourself whether the YouTube videos should be activated. Only when you start playing the videos by clicking on the “Play” button do you give your consent for the necessary data (including the Internet address of the current page and the user’s IP address) to be transmitted to the operator.
We set a cookie to save the setting requested by the user. When these cookies are set, however, we do not store any personal data; they only contain anonymized data to adapt the browser. The videos are then active and can be played by the user. If you wish to deactivate the automatic loading of YouTube videos again, you can uncheck the consent box under the data protection symbol. This will also update the cookie settings.
By using YouTube, information about your use of this website (including your IP address) may be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
1.4 Integration of Google Maps
We use the Google Maps service on this website. This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently.
When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. In addition, the data mentioned in section 1.1 of this declaration is transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether you have a user account with Google and whether you are logged into this user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google can be found in Google’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 has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. It serves to optimize our offer.
1.5 Contact by e-mail
When you contact us by e-mail, the data you provide (your e-mail address, possibly your name and telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data arising in this context after storage is no longer required, or restrict processing if there are statutory retention obligations.
The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR. It serves exclusively to process and respond to your request.
1.6 Online forms
Our website is linked to a button for online data collection, which gives you the opportunity to send us data via an online form. If you use this online service from NotarNow (LegalNow GmbH, Lena-Christ-Straße 2, 82031 Grünwald, Germany), your details, including the contact details you provide there, will be automatically stored on the NotarNow servers for a short time for the purpose of processing the request and in the event of follow-up questions and then forwarded to us. Data transmission is encrypted using transport encryption via Secure Socket Layer (SSL/TLS).
The data is stored solely for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. The data will not be passed on to other third parties. The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR), if this has been requested.
We will retain the data you provide on the online form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
When using the “cache” function, your online form entries are encrypted and stored anonymously for 30 days. If the online form is not sent to us within these 30 days, the form entries will be deleted automatically. A request for deletion on your part is not necessary in this case.
- Forwarding of data
We only pass on the personal data collected by us to third parties if this is justified under data protection law. Specific information on the scope and recipients can be found in the above provisions. Otherwise, we only disclose your personal data to other companies and individuals that we have commissioned to perform individual tasks and services for us. The disclosure of your personal data to these companies is limited to the extent necessary for the performance of their activities. These companies are also bound by data protection regulations, have been carefully selected by us and are regularly monitored by us. In addition, we only pass on your personal data to third parties if we are obliged to do so by law or by court order.
- Data security
To protect your personal data, we take measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse or destruction. However, we would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Communication by e-mail (e.g. answering inquiries, sending drafts) is possible. Outgoing emails are sent using transport encryption (“Start-TLS”), which protects the content of the email from unauthorized access by third parties during the transmission process from our mail server to the mail server of your email provider. Please note that transport encryption can only be used if the server used by your email provider supports it.
Transport encryption only affects the transmission process and does not protect the content of the email from access to the mail servers. This means that unauthorized access by the email provider or a third party who has gained access to the mail servers is possible. End-to-end encryption to prevent this is not offered. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that the transport encryption is decrypted and that the content of the e-mail is accessed during the transmission process. You therefore have the option of objecting to e-mail communication. In this case, communication will be made in writing by post.
Personal data is only stored for the period of time required to achieve the purpose of storage or if this has been provided for by law. Accordingly, personal data is routinely blocked or deleted if the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a statutory period expires
- Your rights / Contact
You have the following vis-à-vis the Notaries Dr. Thomas Raff and Dr. Timo Fiebelkorn, LL.M. (Columbia) the following rights regarding your personal data collected by us:
- Right to information
- Right to rectification or erasure
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to object to the processing
- Right to data portability.
If you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data, you can withdraw this at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.
Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), you can object to the processing. When exercising 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 to you our compelling reasons worthy of protection on the basis of which we will continue the processing.
Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. You can inform us of your objection to advertising using the following contact details: Notaries Dr. Thomas Raff and Dr. Timo Fiebelkorn, LL.M. (Columbia) , Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 16, 67059 Ludwigshafen, e-mail info@notare-raff-fiebelkorn.de, phone +49 (0) 621 – 596 000
You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.
The controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR is the Notaries Dr. Thomas Raff and Dr. Timo Fiebelkorn, LL.M. (Columbia) , Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 16, 67059 Ludwigshafen, e-mail info@notare-raff-fiebelkorn.de, telephone +49 (0) 621 – 596 000