Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information about data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section „Information about the responsible party“ in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in two ways: either you provide it to us directly, e.g., by filling out a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time of the page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Additionally, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding these and other questions about data protection.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Strato

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter „Strato“). When you visit our website, Strato records various log files, including your IP addresses.

Further information can be found in Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is done exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what purpose. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

B.Y. Law Firm
Berna Yoleri
Uhlandstraße 42
40237 Düsseldorf

Phone: +49 174 6150994
Email: info@by-lawfirm.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases of Data Processing on This Website

If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In case of an explicit consent to transfer personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract performance or pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also take place based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases applicable in each case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., passing data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers based on a valid order processing contract. In case of joint processing, a contract on joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to complain exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data which we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

Right to Information, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this and other questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right