Privacy policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit this website. Personal data is all data that can identify you in person. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in the text of our privacy policy shown here.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section ‘Information regarding the controller’ in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, we collect the data provided by you. This may, for instance, be data that you enter in a contact form.

On the other hand, certain data is collected by our IT systems either automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (for instance, Internet browser, operating system or time of website visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you visit this website

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. Furthermore, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

If you have any questions regarding the issue of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Mittwald

The provider is Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, Königsberger Straße 4-6, 32339 Espelkamp (hereinafter referred to as Mittwald).

For details, please refer to Mittwald’s privacy policy: www.mittwald.de/datenschutz

Mittwald’s use of your data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is presented as reliably as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and section 25 (1) of the Act on Data Protection and Protection of Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (TTDSG, Gesetz über den Datenschutz und den Schutz der Privatsphäre in der Telekommunikation und bei Telemedien), in as far as such consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s device (for instance, device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the above Act. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Commissioned data processing

We have concluded a contract on commissioned data processing in order to use the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that it only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages are committed to protecting your personal data. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is all data that can identify you in person. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what purpose we use it. It also explains how this is carried out and for what purpose.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for instance, communication by email) can be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to fully protect data against access by third parties.

Information regarding the controller

The controller for data processing on this website is:

Helen Dalton-Stein, BDÜ, MCIL
Ralph Wittgrebe, LL.M., BDÜ
Prager Straße 3
10779 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0) 30 – 803 2198
E-mail: office@dalton-wittgrebe.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (such as names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage time

Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or if you revoke consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other lawful reasons for storing your personal data (for instance, retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be erased once these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 (1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your device (for instance, via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of section 25 (1) of the Act on Data Protection and Protection of Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia. This consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. The data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the legality of data processing carried out up until the point of withdrawal.

Right to object to the collection of data in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH THE PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. If you object to the processing, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can show compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or if the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims purusant to 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN AS FAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Beschwerde­recht bei der zuständigen Aufsichts­behördeRight to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular, in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged breach. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have the data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a customary, machine-readable format. If you request that the data be transferred directly to another responsible person, this will be carried out only in as far as this is technically feasible.

Information, erasure and rectification

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain at any time and free of charge information regarding your personal data stored, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. If you have any questions regarding the issue of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restrict processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data we hold about you, we will usually need time to verify this. For the duration of such verification, the have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or enforce legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
  • If you have lodged a complaint pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and in order to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the website operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Plugins and tools

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This website uses so-called Google Fonts provided by Google in order to ensure that fonts are displayed correctly. Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection is made to Google servers.

More information about Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.