Privacy policy

1. Name and contact details of the controller

This Privacy Policy provides information on the processing of personal data on the Law Firm’s website by:

Responsible: Christian Farin, Dieselstraße 2, 63165 Mühlheim am Main, 06108-9958842

2. Scope and purpose of the processing of personal data

2.1 Accessing the website

When this website “WP-Farin” is accessed, data is automatically sent to the server of this website by the Internet browser used by the visitor and stored for a limited period of time in a log file. Until the automatic deletion, the following data will be stored without further input by the visitor:

IP address of the visitor’s device, date and time of access by the visitor, name and URL of the page accessed by the visitor, website from which the visitor reaches the law firm’s website (so-called referrer URL), browser and operating system of the visitor’s end device and the name of the access provider used by the visitor.

The processing of this personal data is justified in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (f) GDPR. The Law Firm has a legitimate interest in data processing for the purpose of:

To quickly establish the connection to the Law Firm’s website, to enable user-friendly use of the website, to identify and ensure the security and stability of the systems and to facilitate and improve the administration of the website.

The processing is expressly not carried out for the purpose of gaining knowledge about the person of the visitor to the website.

2.2 Contact form

Visitors can send messages to the law firm via an online contact form on the website. In order to receive a reply, at least a valid e-mail address must be provided. All other information can be provided voluntarily by the requesting person. By sending the message via the contact form, the visitor consents to the processing of the personal data transmitted. The data processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering inquiries via the contact form. This is done on the basis of the voluntarily given consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR. The personal data collected for the use of the contact form includes:

First and last name

E-mail-Address

Phone Number

This data is automatically deleted one month after contacting us.


3. Disclosure of data

Personal data will be transferred to third parties if:

pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR, the data subject has expressly consented to this, the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (f) GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of his or her data, there is a legal obligation for the data transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (c) GDPR and/or this is necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship with the data subject pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (b) GDPR.

In other cases, personal data will not be shared with third parties.

4. Cookies

So-called cookies are used on the website. These are data packets that are exchanged between the server of the law firm’s website and the visitor’s browser. These are stored by the devices used (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when visiting the website. In this respect, cookies cannot cause any damage to the devices used. In particular, they do not contain viruses or other malware. The cookies store information that results in connection with the specific device used. Under no circumstances can the law firm obtain direct knowledge of the identity of the visitor to the website.

Cookies are mostly accepted according to the basic settings of the browsers. The browser settings can be set in such a way that either cookies are not accepted on the devices used or that a special notice is given before a new cookie is created. However, it should be noted that disabling cookies may mean that not all of the website’s functions can be used in the best possible way.

The use of cookies serves to make the use of the law firm’s website more convenient. For example, session cookies can be used to track whether the visitor has already visited individual pages of the website. After leaving the website, these session cookies are automatically deleted.

Temporary cookies are used to improve the user experience. They are stored on the visitor’s device for a temporary period of time. When the website is visited again, it is automatically recognized that the visitor has already called up the page at an earlier time and which entries and settings were made in order not to have to repeat them.

Cookies are also used to analyse the visits to the website for statistical purposes and for the purpose of improving the offer. These cookies make it possible to automatically recognise that the website has already been accessed by the visitor on a return visit. Here, the cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time.

The data processed by cookies are justified for the above-mentioned purposes in order to safeguard the legitimate interests of the Law Firm in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 (f) GDPR.

4.1 Real Cookie Banner

To manage the cookies used and the corresponding consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. For details on how Real Cookie Banner works, see https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/ .

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to manage the cookies and similar technologies used and the consents in this regard.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.

5. Website analysis services, tracking

I use the website analysis service for Strato websites on my website.

The legal basis for the use of the analysis tools is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR. The website analysis is in the legitimate interest of my law firm and serves to statistically record page usage in order to continuously improve my law firm website and the range of my services.

7. Your rights as a data subject

Insofar as your personal data is processed when you visit my website, you have the following rights as a “data subject” within the meaning of the GDPR:

7.1 Information

You can request information from me as to whether personal data of yours is processed by me. There is no right to information if the provision of the requested information would violate the duty of confidentiality pursuant to Section 57 (1) StBerG or if the information must be kept secret for other reasons, in particular because of an overriding legitimate interest of a third party. By way of derogation from this, there may be an obligation to provide the information if, in particular taking into account imminent damage, your interests outweigh the interest in secrecy. The right to information is also excluded if the data is stored only because it may not be deleted due to statutory or statutory retention periods or serves exclusively the purpose of data security or data protection control, provided that the provision of information would require a disproportionately high effort and processing for other purposes is excluded by suitable technical and organisational measures. Provided that the right of access is not excluded in your case and your personal data is processed by me, you can request information from me about the following information:

Purposes of the processing, categories of personal data processed by you, recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data is disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries, if possible, the planned period for which your personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification or erasure or limitation of the Processing of personal data concerning you or a right to object to such processing, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority for data protection, if the personal data has not been collected from you as a data subject, the available information about the origin of the data, if applicable, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and meaningful information about the logic involved, and the scope and intended effects of automated decision-making, if necessary in the case of transfer to recipients in third countries, unless there is a decision of the EU Commission on the adequacy of the level of protection pursuant to Art. 45 (3) GDPR, information on which appropriate safeguards are provided for the protection of personal data in accordance with Art. 46 (2) GDPR.

7.2 Correction and completion

If you discover that I have incorrect personal data about you, you can demand that I correct this incorrect data immediately. In the case of incomplete personal data concerning you, you can request that it be completed.

7.3 Deletion

You have a right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), provided that the processing is not necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression, the right to information or to comply with a legal obligation or to perform a task carried out in the public interest and one of the following grounds applies:

The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was processed. The justification basis for the processing was exclusively your consent, which you have withdrawn. You have objected to the processing of your personal data, which I have made public. You have objected to the processing of personal data that I have not made public and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing. Your personal data has been processed unlawfully. The deletion of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which I am subject.

There is no entitlement to erasure if deletion is not possible or only possible with disproportionately high effort in the case of lawful, non-automated data processing due to the special nature of storage and your interest in deletion is low. In this case, the restriction of processing takes the place of deletion.

7.4 Restriction of processing

You can ask me to restrict the processing if one of the following reasons applies:

They contest the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, the restriction can be requested for the duration that allows me to verify the accuracy of the data. The processing is unlawful and you are requesting the restriction of the use of your personal data instead of erasure. Your personal data will no longer be required by me for the purposes of the processing, which you need to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. You have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR. The restriction of processing can be demanded as long as it has not yet been determined whether my legitimate reasons outweigh your reasons.

Restriction of processing means that the personal data will 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. Before I lift the restriction, I have the duty to inform you about it.

7.5 Data portability

You have a right to data portability if the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a) or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a) GDPR) or on a contract to which you are a party and the processing is carried out using automated processes. In this case, the right to data portability includes the following rights, provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons: You can request that I receive the personal data you have provided to me in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance on my part. To the extent technically feasible, you can request that I transmit your personal data directly to another controller.

7.6 Widerspruch

If the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter e) GDPR (performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority) or Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR (legitimate interest of the controller or a third party), you have the right to object for reasons arising from your particular situation: object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you. This also applies to profiling based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (e) or (f) GDPR. After exercising the right to object, I will no longer process your personal data unless I can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

You can object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for direct marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling that is associated with such direct advertising. After exercising this right to object, I will no longer use the personal data in question for direct marketing purposes.

You have the option of informally communicating the objection to my law firm by telephone, e-mail or to my postal address listed at the beginning of this privacy policy.

7.7 Revocation of consent

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. The revocation of consent can be communicated informally by telephone, e-mail or to my postal address. The revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing that was carried out on the basis of the consent until the receipt of the revocation. After receipt of the revocation, the data processing that was based exclusively on your consent will be discontinued.

7.8 Complaint

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful, you may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over the place of your stay or place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. At the registered office of my law firm, the following supervisory authority is responsible for data protection:

The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Postfach 3163

65021 Wiesbaden

8. Status and update of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is as of July 6, 2020. I reserve the right to update the privacy policy in due course in order to improve data protection and/or adapt it to changed official practice or case law.


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