Privacy Policy

SCOPE OF APPLICATION
This privacy policy clarifies users about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the responsible provider:
RBB & Partner mbB, Lawyers & Tax Consultants, Vels, Blessing, Jani, Graeter
Schillerstraße 25
74613 Öhringen
Tel: +49 (7941) 92 06-0
Fax: +49 (7941) 92 06-99
E-mail: info@rbb-partner.de
Internet: www.rbb-partner.de
on this website.

GENERAL INFORMATION
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. Nevertheless, we would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. When you use this website, various personal data is collected, i.e. data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

DATA COLLECTION
When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, 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 necessary, or restrict processing if there are statutory retention obligations.

If you only use the website for information purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (log files). The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR:

  • IP address
  • Date and time of the enquiry
  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status/http status code
  • Amount of data transferred in each case
  • Website from which the request originates
  • Browser Operating system and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software

YOUR RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO YOUR DATA
Information, rectification, restriction, erasure, data portability
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification, restriction or erasure of this data. You also have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place if it is technically feasible. If you have any questions about your rights or other questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to lodge a complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority is, for example, the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based, i.e. the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg. Further information and contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de

Revocation of your consent
You can withdraw your consent at any time, e.g. by email. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

SSL/TLS ENCRYPTION
To ensure the confidentiality of communication with you, we use state-of-the-art SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise such encrypted connections by the designation ‘https://’ in the page link in the address bar of your browser and by the green lock symbol in the address bar. Unencrypted pages are identified by ‘http://’. Data that you transmit to this website, for example when placing orders or making enquiries, cannot be read by third parties thanks to SSL encryption.

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
Our company has a data protection officer:
Sirus Paidar
RBB & Partner mbB, Lawyers & Tax Consultants, Vels, Blessing, Jani, Graeter
Schillerstraße 25
74613 Öhringen
Tel: +49 (7941) 64 81-360
Fax: +49 (7941) 64 81-386
E-mail: s.paidar@sirus.de

DATA COLLECTION ON THE WEBSITE
Cookies
a) When users access the website, one or more cookies are stored on their computer. A cookie is a small file that contains a specific character string and uniquely identifies your browser. The provider uses cookies to improve the convenience and quality of its services, for example by saving user settings. Cookies do not cause any damage to the user’s computer and do not contain viruses. It is also possible to use the website without cookies. Users can deactivate the storage of cookies in their browser, restrict them to certain websites or set their browser to notify them before a cookie is stored. You can delete cookies from your computer’s hard drive at any time using your browser’s data protection functions. In this case, the functions and user-friendliness of the website may be restricted.

b) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and function of which are explained below:

  • Transient cookies (see c)
  • Persistent cookies (see d)

c) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies in particular. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This allows your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

d) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.

e) You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. We would like to point out that you may not be able to use all the functions of this website.

Contact form
If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of your data is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). With regard to your existing right of cancellation, we refer to the above explanations. We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains. Mandatory statutory provisions (e.g. retention periods) remain unaffected.

PLUGINS AND TOOLS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS
Facebook
Our website uses social plugins (‘plugins’) from the social network facebook.com (Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). The plugins can be recognised by one of the Facebook logos (white ‘f’ on a blue tile or a ‘thumbs up’ sign) or are marked with the addition ‘Facebook Social Plugin’. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When a user accesses a web page of this website that contains such a plugin, their browser establishes a direct connection with the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to your browser, which integrates it into the website. The provider therefore has no influence on the scope of the data that Facebook collects with the help of this plugin and therefore informs users according to its level of knowledge. By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the website. If the user is logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to their Facebook account. If users interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the Like button or leaving a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your browser to Facebook and stored there. If a user is not a member of Facebook, it is still possible for Facebook to find out their IP address and store it. According to Facebook, only an anonymised IP address is stored in Germany. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as the related rights and setting options to protect the privacy of users can be found in Facebook’s data protection information: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about them via this website and link it to their membership data stored on Facebook, they must log out of Facebook before visiting the website. It is also possible to block Facebook social plugins with add-ons for your browser, for example with the ‘Facebook Blocker’.

LinkedIn
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network (LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account if you click on the LinkedIn ‘Recommend’ button and are logged into your LinkedIn account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn. Further information on this can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Xing
Our website uses functions of the XING network (XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany). Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. To the best of our knowledge, no personal data is stored (e.g. no storage of IP addresses or evaluation of user behaviour). Further information on this can be found in XING’s privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Google+
Our website uses functions of the Google+ network (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). You can use the Google+ button to publish information worldwide. You and other users receive personalised content from Google and partners via the Google+ button. Google stores the information that you have given +1 for content, as well as information about the page you viewed when you clicked +1. Your +1s can be displayed as references together with your profile name and your photo in Google services (e.g. search results or in your Google profile) or in other places (on websites or adverts on the Internet). Google records information about your +1 clicks in order to improve Google services for you and others. A prerequisite for using the Google+ button is a globally visible, public Google profile, which must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name that you have used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your e-mail address or have other identifying information about you. The information you provide will be used for the purposes mentioned above and in accordance with the applicable Google data protection regulations. It is possible for Google to publish summarised statistics about the +1 activities of users or to pass these on to users and partners (e.g. publishers, advertisers or associated websites).

Twitter
Our website uses functions of the Twitter network (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA). By using this network and the ‘Re-Tweet’ function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter in the process. We would like to expressly point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by the Twitter network. Further information on this can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/privacy. You can change your data protection settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

PLUGINS AND TOOLS FOR STATISTICAL OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES
Google Analytics
Our website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to our legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both the website and advertising, personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; in this case, however, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the capture of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser plugin. This is available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can prevent the capture of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics. This will set an opt-out cookie that will prevent the capture of your data on future visits to this website. Further information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

We have concluded a contract with Google for commissioned data processing. We fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Your IP address is captured through the use of cookies as part of Google Analytics. We have activated the IP anonymisation function on our website. The IP addresses of visitors to this website are shortened as soon as it is technically possible before they are saved or analysed, thereby anonymising them. Anonymisation takes place within the European Union or within the European Economic Area. The full IP address is only transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there in exceptional cases. On our behalf, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted from your browser by Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

OTHER PLUGINS AND TOOLS
Google Maps
Our website uses the Google Maps map service from Google (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) via an API. In this context, it is necessary to save your IP address. The information obtained in this way is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have no influence on this data transfer. Due to our legitimate interest in an appealing presentation of our online offers and in an easy findability of the places we have indicated on the website, the legal basis results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Google Web Fonts
Our website uses Google Web Fonts from Google (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) for the standardised display of fonts. This means that when you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. In doing so, your browser makes contact with Google’s servers, which informs Google that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Due to our legitimate interest in a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers and in an easy findability of the places we have indicated on the website, the legal basis results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy (https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/) and at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq).