Privacy Policy

a) Personal data Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A natural person is regarded as identifiable if they 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 to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. b) Data subject A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller. c) Processing Processing means any operation or set of operations which is carried out on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction. d) Restriction of processing Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting its future processing. e) Profiling Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements. f) Pseudonymisation Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person. g) Controller The controller is 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 determined by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for in accordance with Union law or the law of the Member States. h) Recipient A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, irrespective of whether or not they are a third party. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the course of an indefinite investigative mandate under Union law or the law of the Member States shall not be regarded as recipients. i) Third party A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller and the persons authorised to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller. j) Consent Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, by which the data subject signifies their agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

This privacy notice applies to data processing carried out by: TransLaw Am Galgenfeld 5c 77736 Zell am Harmersbach Data Controller: Andreas Müller, TransLaw, Am Galgenfeld 5c, 77736 Zell am Harmersbach

a) When visiting the website When you access our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected automatically without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted: – IP address of the requesting computer, – Date and time of access, – Name and URL of the file accessed, – Website from which access is made (referrer URL), – Browser used and, where applicable, your computer’s operating system, as well as the name of your internet service provider We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes: – To ensure the website connects smoothly, – To ensure a user-friendly experience on our website, – To evaluate system security and stability, and – For other administrative purposes. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your identity. In addition, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. Further details on this can be found in sections 4 and 5 of this Privacy Policy. b) When using our contact form If you send us enquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the enquiry form – including the contact details you have entered there – will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of any follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of the data entered into the contact form is therefore carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing operations carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been dealt with). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if: – you have given your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (a) of the GDPR, – the disclosure is necessary, in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the GDPR, for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data, – where there is a legal obligation to disclose the data in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (c) of the GDPR, and – where this is permitted by law and necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (b) of the GDPR.

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser creates automatically and which are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that relates to the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity. The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make your use of our website more convenient. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our website. In addition, to optimise user-friendliness, we also use temporary cookies which are stored on your device for a specific, predetermined period. If you visit our site again to use our services, the system automatically recognises that you have previously visited us and recalls the entries and settings you have made, so that you do not have to re-enter them. We also use cookies to collect statistical data on the use of our website and to analyse this data for the purpose of optimising our offering for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have previously visited our site when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a notification always appears before a new cookie is created. Please note, however, that completely disabling cookies may mean that you are unable to use all the features of our website. When you first visit our website, you will be asked whether you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We use these tracking measures to ensure that our website is designed to meet your needs and is continuously optimised. Furthermore, we use these tracking measures to collect statistical data on the use of our website and to analyse this data for the purpose of optimising our offering for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision. The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the relevant tracking tools. a) Google Fonts We use Google Fonts on our website to improve the display by using appropriate fonts. The Google Fonts interface has been designed to minimise the use and storage of personal data as much as possible. When using Google Fonts, no cookies are sent from your device to Google. Requests to the Google Fonts interface are sent to resource-specific domains, e.g. fonts.googleapis.com or fonts.gstatic.com, and are therefore completely separate from requests to Google itself. Your browser sends these requests when you visit the website so that the interface can display the correct fonts. CSS requests are stored for one day; this is necessary to ensure that the latest versions of the fonts are always displayed on the relevant web pages. The font files themselves are stored for one year; this means they do not always have to be reloaded, allowing Google Fonts content to load more quickly. Should updates to a font ever be required, this is checked via the CSS request for each font, once a day per browser. No further data is processed. For analytical purposes, these CSS requests and font file requests are stored and published in databases in a completely anonymous form. It is no longer possible to trace this information back to an individual. You can access Google’s Privacy Policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de. b) Google Maps This site uses the Google Maps mapping service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence over this data transfer. The use of Google Maps is in the interests of presenting our online services in an appealing manner and ensuring that the locations specified on our website can be easily found. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. c) Google Botguard Our website uses the Google Botguard API to check, via a ‘CAPTCHA’, whether the contact form is being submitted by a human before it is sent. This serves to prevent mass submissions by so-called ‘bots’. When Google Botguard is used, Google (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043) collects, processes and uses data – such as mouse movements – from website visitors. It is never possible to identify an individual through Google Botguard. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy, which is available at www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. d) Objecting to data collection Alternatively, you can prevent data collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected in future when you visit this website: Disable Google Analytics

You have the right: pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information regarding the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the intended storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data where it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information regarding its details; in accordance with Article 16 of the GDPR, to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data or the completion of your personal data stored by us without undue delay; to request, in accordance with Article 17 of the GDPR, the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation or for reasons of public interest; in accordance with Article 18 of the GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, provided that you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure, or we no longer require the data but you have objected to the processing in accordance with Article 21 of the GDPR; pursuant to Article 20 of the GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to request that it be transferred to another controller; pursuant to Article 7(3) of the GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time; As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in future; and pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority for your usual place of residence, your place of work or our registered office for this purpose.

Where your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Article 21 of the GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data, provided there are grounds arising from your particular situation or the objection relates to direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will honour without you needing to specify a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an email to info@translaw.de.

When you visit our website, we use the widely adopted SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether a particular page on our website is being transmitted in encrypted form by the closed key or padlock symbol displayed in the status bar at the bottom of your browser. We also employ appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or deliberate manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

This Privacy Policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018. Due to the ongoing development of our website and the services offered through it, or as a result of changes to legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy Policy. The latest version of the Privacy Policy can be accessed at any time on the website via the ‘Privacy Policy’ link in the footer.