Privacy notice

1. the name and contact details of the controller and the data protection officer

Data Protection Officer of the Notary Dr. Wolfgang Krafczyk:

2. collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

Personal data is any information that uniquely identifies a person. It is therefore data that can be traced back to a person. Personal data are therefore, for example, the name (first name/last name), telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. However, personal data also includes information on hobbies, memberships or user behaviour in relation to Internet pages.

Processing is any operation performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction or destruction of data.

As a matter of principle, we process personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website and to the extent permitted by law. In the following, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website:

a) When visiting the website

When you visit our website www.krafczyk.de, information is automatically sent to our website server by the browser used on your end device. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automatic deletion:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
  
• Date and time of access,
  
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
  
• Website from which the access is made (referrer URL),
  
• The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.
  

The above data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
  
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
  
• Evaluation of system security and stability, and
  
• for other administrative purposes.
  

When you visit our website www.krafczyk.de, information is automatically sent to our website server by the browser used on your end device. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automatic deletion:

b) When using our contact form

For questions of any kind, we offer you the possibility to contact us via a form provided on the website. In doing so, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address so that we know who the enquiry is from and so that we can answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after completion of your request.

3. disclosure of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.we will only share your personal data with third parties if:

• you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO,
  
• the disclosure is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
  
• in the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, as well as
  
• this is legally permissible and necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the processing of contractual relationships with you.
  

4. cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) 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 that arises in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a certain fixed period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognised that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you (see point 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already been to our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. data subject rights

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 DSGVO. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
  
• demand the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay in accordance with Art. 16 DSGVO;
  
• pursuant to Art. 17 DSGVO to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
  
• to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 DSGVO, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and we no longer require the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO;
  
• pursuant to Art. 20 DSGVO to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller;
  
• revoke your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) DSGVO. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future, and
  
• complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our registered office. The competent supervisory authority for Lower Saxony is the State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony, Prinzenstraße 5, 30159 Hannover, telephone 0511 120-4500, poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de.
  

6. right of objection

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO, provided that there are grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which is implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to info@krafczyk.de.

7. data security

We use the widespread SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser when visiting the website. As a rule, this is 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 display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use appropriate 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.

8. up-to-dateness and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status May 2018.

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration.

Competent chambers, supervisory authorities and professional regulations

Lawyers and solicitors:

Celle Bar Association, Bahnhofstr. 5, 29221 Celle, www.rak-celle.de

The following professional regulations apply:

• Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO)
  
• Lawyers' Remuneration Act (RVG)
  
• Professional Code of Conduct for Lawyers (BORA)
  
• Specialist Lawyers' Act (FAO)
  
• Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Community in International Legal Relations (CCBE)
  
• Act on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany (EuRAG)
  

The current version of the professional regulations can also be found on the website of the Federal Bar Association(www.brak.de/fuer-anwaelte/berufsrecht), in the Federal Law Gazette or as a text edition in bookshops: