This privacy policy explains how ZIEBIG HENGELHAUPT Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei PartG mbB ("we", "us") processes personal data when you use this website, and what rights you have under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
ZIEBIG HENGELHAUPT Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei PartG mbB
Leipziger Straße 49
10117 Berlin, Germany
Email: office@ziebig-patent.com
Phone: +49 (0)30 2000570 40
We are not required to appoint a data protection officer. For all questions concerning data protection, please use the contact details above.
As patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law, we are subject to statutory professional secrecy. Any information you share with us in connection with a (prospective) mandate is treated as confidential under our professional rules, in addition to the protections of the GDPR.
This website is hosted by Webflow, Inc., 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ("Webflow"). When you access the website, Webflow processes technical connection data (including your IP address) on servers that may be located in the United States. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Webflow pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. Transfers to the USA are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and, where applicable, EU standard contractual clauses (Art. 46 GDPR). For details, see webflow.com/legal/privacy.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the reliable and secure provision of this website).
When you visit this website, your browser automatically transmits technical information that is stored in server log files:
This data is not merged with other data sources and is used solely to ensure the technically secure operation of the website. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
This website uses cookies. Technically necessary cookies are required for the website to function and are set on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and Section 25 (2) TDDDG. All other cookies (analytics, marketing) are set only with your prior consent via the consent banner displayed on your first visit (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, Section 25 (1) TDDDG).
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings link in the footer of this website, or by deleting cookies in your browser settings.
If you contact us via the contact form or by email, we process the data you provide (name, email address, company, message) to handle your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, where your inquiry relates to a (prospective) mandate; otherwise Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in answering inquiries). Inquiry data is deleted once the matter is concluded, unless statutory retention periods or an ensuing mandate require longer storage.
To schedule consultations, we use the Calendly service operated by Calendly, LLC, 271 17th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA. When you book an appointment, the data you enter (name, email address, chosen time slot, optional message) is processed by Calendly on our behalf. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Calendly; transfers to the USA are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For details, see calendly.com/privacy.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (scheduling at your request).
Consultations booked online are usually held by video call. The processing of personal data by the video conferencing provider is governed by that provider's privacy policy, which is linked in the meeting invitation. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
Our contact page embeds a map provided by Google Maps, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The map is loaded only after you consent via the consent banner. When loaded, Google processes your IP address and may set cookies; data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For details, see policies.google.com/privacy.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.
With your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to analyze how visitors use the website (pages visited, duration, approximate location based on a shortened IP address, device and browser information). IP addresses are not stored by Google Analytics 4. Reports are aggregated and do not identify individual visitors.
Data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google. Analytics data is retained for a maximum of 14 months.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent via the cookie banner). You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings in the footer.
With your consent, this website uses conversion tracking as part of Google Ads, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If you reach our website via a Google ad, a cookie is set that allows us to measure whether certain actions (for example, sending an inquiry or booking a consultation) followed the ad click. We do not receive any information that personally identifies you; the data is used in aggregated form to measure the effectiveness of our ads.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent via the cookie banner). You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings. For details on how Google processes this data, see policies.google.com/privacy.
We share personal data only with the processors named in this policy (hosting, scheduling, analytics, advertising), with authorities where legally required, and within the scope of a mandate where necessary for its handling (for example, patent offices). Where data is transferred to countries outside the EU/EEA, the transfer is based on an adequacy decision (including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework) or EU standard contractual clauses.
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes set out above. Mandate-related data is stored in accordance with our professional and statutory retention obligations (generally six years under professional rules, and six or ten years under commercial and tax law, Sections 257 HGB and 147 AO). Website inquiry data without an ensuing mandate is deleted no later than twelve months after the matter is concluded.
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise your rights, please contact us at office@ziebig-patent.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Alt-Moabit 59-61, 10555 Berlin, www.datenschutz-berlin.de.
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time, for example when we change the services used on this website or when legal requirements change. The current version is always available on this page.
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