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Privacy Policy

Information on data processing 

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1. Name and contact details of the controller and the company data protection officer This data protection notice applies to data processing by: 

Responsible party: Eva Witt, Attorney at Law (hereinafter: Attorney at Law), Leipziger Platz 15, D-10116 Berlin, Germany. 
Email: info@kanzlei-witt.eu 
Phone: +49 (0) 30 - 2359 185 89
Fax: +49 (0) 30 - 2359 185 80
Collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose and their use

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2. When you mandate me, I collect the following information: 

  • title, first name, last name

  • valid e-mail address

  • address

  • telephone number

  • Information necessary for the assertion and defense of your rights within the scope of the mandate

  • current residence status, if applicable 

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The collection of this data has the purpose to, 

  • to be able to identify you as my client;

  • to be able to provide you with appropriate legal advice and representation;

  • to correspond with you;

  • for invoicing purposes;

  • to process any liability claims that may exist;

  • as well as the assertion of any claims against you.

 
The data processing is carried out upon your request and is necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the aforementioned purposes for the appropriate processing of the mandate and for the mutual fulfillment of obligations arising from the mandate agreement. 
 
The personal data collected by me for the mandate will be stored until the expiry of the statutory retention obligation for lawyers (6 years after the end of the calendar year in which the mandate was terminated) and then deleted, unless I am required by Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. c DSGVO due to tax and commercial law retention and documentation obligations (from HGB, StGB or AO) to a longer storage or you have consented to a storage beyond this according to Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO. 
 

3. Transfer of data to third parties 

A transfer of your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below does not take place. 
 
Insofar as this is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO for the processing of client relationships with you, your personal data will be passed on to third parties. This includes in particular the disclosure to opposing parties and their representatives (in particular their attorneys) as well as courts and other public authorities for the purpose of correspondence and the assertion and defense of your rights. The data disclosed may be used by the third party exclusively for the purposes stated. 
 
The attorney-client privilege remains unaffected. Insofar as data subject to attorney-client privilege is involved, it will only be disclosed to third parties in consultation with you. 

 

4. For payments via the service provider PayPal 

 
The collection of this data is done to be able to identify you as my client;
to be able to provide you with appropriate legal advice and representation;
for correspondence with you;
for invoicing purposes;
to process any liability claims that may exist;
as well as the assertion of any claims against you.
 
The data processing is carried out upon your request and is necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the aforementioned purposes for the appropriate processing of the mandate and for the mutual fulfillment of obligations arising from the mandate agreement. 
 
The personal data collected by me for the mandate will be stored until the expiry of the statutory retention obligation for lawyers (6 years after the end of the calendar year in which the mandate was terminated) and then deleted, unless I am required by Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. c DSGVO due to tax and commercial law retention and documentation obligations (from HGB, StGB or AO) to a longer storage or you have consented to a storage beyond that according to Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

 

5. Data subject rights 

 
You have the right:
 
According to Art. 7 (3) DSGVO, to revoke your consent once given to me at any time. This has the consequence that I may no longer continue the data processing, which was based on this consent, for the future;

  • according to Art. 15 DSGVO, to request information about the personal data processed by me. 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 me, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details; 

  • in accordance with Art. 16 DSGVO, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by me;

  • pursuant to Art. 17 DSGVO, to request the deletion of your personal data stored by me, 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 defense of legal claims; 

  • pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and I no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO; 

  • pursuant to Art. 20 DSGVO, to receive your personal data that you have provided to me in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller; 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 my office for this purpose.  The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been submitted will inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy

pursuant to Art. 78 DSGVO.

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Right of objection 

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 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. 
 
If you wish to exercise your right to object, simply send an e-mail to info@kanzlei-witt.eu

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