Data protection policy

1. Data protection at a glance

1.1. General information

The following provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data are any data that allow you to be personally identified. For full information on data protection, please see our data protection policy below.

1.2. Data recording on our website

Who is responsible for recording data on our website?

The data on this website are processed by the site operator. Their contact details can be found in the ‘Publisher details’ section of this website.

How do we record your data?

Your data are collected when you give them to us. For example, this may be when you submit a contact form. Other data are recorded automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. your browser, the operating system or the time a page was accessed). These data are recorded automatically whenever you access our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data are collected to ensure the website runs smoothly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have over your data?

You have the right to be given information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipients and purpose of your personal data that have been saved. You also have the right to demand these data be rectified, blocked or erased. If you have any questions about this or any other data protection issues, please contact us at the address given in the ‘Publisher details’ section. You also have the right to object to the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your surfing pattern may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with cookies and analysis programs. Your surfing pattern is generally analysed anonymously; it cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. For detailed information, please see the data protection policy below. You can object to this analysis. We will inform you of your options for objecting in the data protection policy.

2. General information and mandatory disclosures

2.1. Data protection

The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in line with the statutory data protection requirements and this data protection policy. If you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are any data that allow you to be personally identified. This data protection policy explains which data we collect and what we use them for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. Please note that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. It is not possible to ensure total protection against access by third parties.

2.2. Data controller

The data controller for the data processing on this website is:

HAAS und HAAS Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater Rechtsanwälte Fachanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Bahnhofstraße 62

D-35390 Gießen

Tel: +49 (0)641 79640

E-Mail: info@haas-und-haas.de

The data controller is the natural or legal person that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar).

2.3. Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing procedures are only possible with your consent. You can revoke consent you have previously granted at any time. An email to us is sufficient; no particular form is required. This does not affect the lawfulness of any data processing carried out prior to revocation.

2.4. Right to object to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of data protection law you have the right to object to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for issues of data protection law is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our registered office is located. A list of data protection officers and their contact data can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

2.5. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive or have transmitted to a third party data we have processed automatically with your consent or in performance of an agreement in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. If you ask for the data to be transmitted directly to another controller, this will only be done where it is technically feasible.

2.6. SSL/TLS encryption

This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security and to protect the transmission of confidential information such as orders or enquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line in your browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and a padlock symbol appears. When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

2.7. Information, blocking, erasure

You have the legal right to information at any time without charge about your personal data that have been saved, their origin and recipients and the purpose of the processing and the right to have these data rectified, blocked or erased. If you have any further questions about personal data, please contact us at the address given in the ‘Publisher details’ section.

3. Data protection officer

Our data protection officer can be reached under the above office address and under datenschutz@haas-und-haas.de.

4. Data recording on our website

4.1. Cookies

In some cases, the Internet pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files uploaded to your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are session cookies. These are deleted automatically at the end of your visit. Other cookies stay on your end-device until you delete them. These allow us to recognise your browser the next time you visit. You can set your browser so you are informed when cookies are used and only allow them by exception, block acceptance of cookies in particular cases or in general and activate automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Deactivating cookies may restrict the functionality of this website. Cookies used for electronic communication or to provide certain functions you request (e.g. shopping basket function) are saved under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in saving cookies so its services are provided optimally and without technical errors. Any other cookies saved (e.g. cookies to analyse your surfing pattern) are treated separately in this data protection policy.

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4.2. Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and saves information in server log files, which your browser sends us automatically. This covers the following:

Browser type and version,

Operating system used,

Referrer URL,

Host name of accessing computer,

Time of server query,

IP address.

These data are not combined with data from other sources. The data are processed under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, which permits data to be processed to perform an agreement or pre-contractual measures.

4.3. 1&1 WebAnalytics

This website uses 1&1 WebAnalytics, a web analysis service provided by1&1 Internet SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur. 1&1 WebAnalytics uses data solely for statistical evaluation and for optimising the web offering. The following information is collected:

Referrer (website visited before),

Page or file requested,

Browser type and version,

Operating system used,

Type of device used,

Time of access,

IP address in anonymised form (only used to determine the place of access).

1&1 WebAnalytics does not use cookies. In addition, the IP address and the browser identification are saved in anonymised form and, therefore, cannot be traced back to an individual user. 1&1 WebAnalytics is used under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour to optimise its web offering.

5. Plug-ins and tools

5.1. Google Maps

This site uses Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Using the Google Maps function requires your IP address to be saved. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and saved there. The operator of this site has no influence over the data transmission. Google Maps is used in the interests of making the appearance of our online offering attractive and to make the places we list on the website easier to find. This is a legitimate interest for the purposes of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. For more information on how user data are handled, please see the Google data protection policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.