KBM-Box

We, KBM Legal Bauer Sommer Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Rechtsanwälte, Hansaring 97, 50670 Cologne, are pleased that you are visiting our website kbm-box.com. Protecting your privacy is of great importance to us. Therefore, we base our actions on the relevant data protection regulations, in particular the provisions of the German Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz – TMG), the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Name and contact details of the controller and the company data protection officer

This data protection information applies to data processing by:

Controller: KBM Legal Bauer Sommer Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Rechtsanwälte (hereinafter: KBM Legal), Hansaring 97, 50670 Cologne, Germany
Email: kanzlei@kbm-legal.com
T: 0221 977 698-0 F: 0221 977 698-21

KBM Legal's data protection officer can be reached at the above address, attn. Götz Sommer, or at datenschutz@kbm-legal.com.

2. Collection and storage of personal data; nature and purpose of their use

a) When visiting the website

When you visit our website www.kbm-box.de, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website's server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• date and time of access,
• name and URL of the retrieved file,

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:

• to ensure a smooth connection to the website,
• to ensure that our website is easy to use,
• for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you as an individual.

Furthermore, we do not use cookies or analysis services when you visit our website.

b) When using our contact form

If you have any concerns, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using the form provided on the website. All information (subject, location, department, concern) can be provided voluntarily.

The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily granted consent.

The personal data provided by you for the use of the contact form will be deleted by us.

3. Disclosure of data

Your personal data will not be transmitted.

We will only pass on your information about the subject, location, department and employee to your employer anonymously.

4. Cookies

We do not use cookies on our site.

5. Rights of data subjects

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of the processing, 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 to lodge a complaint, the source of your data if it has not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about the details of such data;
• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
• in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
• to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete the data and we no longer require the data, but you require it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller;
• pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future; and
• to file a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or our office.

6. Right to object

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 point f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR if there are reasons for doing so that arise from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without you having to specify a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to datenschutz@kbm-legal.com.