1. Introduction and Controller

JCP Rechtsanwälte (Dr. Jens-Christian Posselt, ABC-Str. 21, D-20354 Hamburg, Germany; email: info@jcposselt.de; telephone: +49 40 18052990) is the controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to your data.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by:

IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Str. 57
56410 Montabaur
Germany

IONOS is a German hosting provider whose data centers are located in Europe. Your data is processed on IONOS's servers in accordance with IONOS's data processing agreement, which we have concluded with them as required under Art. 28 GDPR. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in operating a technically secure and available website).

When you visit this website, IONOS's servers automatically collect and temporarily store certain technical information in server log files, including:

  • IP address of the requesting device (anonymized after a short period)
  • Date and time of the request
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring URL
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file
  • HTTP status code

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) in order to ensure the technical operation of the website, protect against misuse, and analyze errors. Log files are deleted after a maximum of 30 days.

3. Contact Form and Email Contact

When you contact us using the contact form on this website or by email, the information you provide (including your name, email address, and the content of your message) is stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and responding to you.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR (necessary for taking steps prior to entering into a contract or for performance of a contract) and/or Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries).

Your data will not be shared with third parties without your consent, except as required by law or in connection with the provision of legal services.

Data collected via the contact form is deleted as soon as the purpose for which it was collected has been fulfilled and retention is no longer required by law. In general, inquiry data is deleted after three years unless the inquiry leads to a client relationship, in which case the statutory retention periods applicable to legal services apply (generally six years under German law, or ten years where accounting records are involved).

Note on the contact form: This website uses Formspree (formspree.io) to process form submissions. Formspree is a third-party service provider that processes submitted form data on our behalf. By submitting the contact form, data is transmitted to Formspree's servers. For information on Formspree's data processing practices, please refer to Formspree's Privacy Policy.

4. Legal Services and Client Data

Data processed in the context of a client relationship (including name, contact details, information provided for the purposes of legal representation, and correspondence) is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract) and Art. 6 (1)(c) GDPR (compliance with legal obligations, including professional obligations under the BRAO). Special categories of personal data (Art. 9 GDPR) may be processed where relevant to the legal matter on the basis of Art. 9 (2)(f) GDPR (legal claims) or, where applicable, explicit consent under Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR.

Client data is retained for the duration required by applicable professional and statutory obligations. Under German law, this is generally at least six years from the end of the calendar year in which the matter was concluded, and up to ten years where accounting records are involved.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Cookies: This website uses only technically necessary cookies required for the basic functioning of the website. No tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or analytics cookies are set without your prior consent.

Analytics: We do not currently use web analytics tools that set third-party cookies or track user behavior across websites. If analytics tools are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated and, where required, your consent will be obtained in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and applicable German telecommunications law (TTDSG).

6. No Automated Decision-Making

We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You may request information about the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You may request that inaccurate personal data be corrected.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to applicable legal retention obligations.
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You may request that processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You may request that data you have provided to us be transmitted to you or to another controller in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Where processing is based on legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR), you have the right to object to such processing.
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR): Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: info@jcposselt.de

8. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The supervisory authority competent for JCP Rechtsanwälte is:

Hamburgischer Beauftragter für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
(Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 22, 7th Floor
20459 Hamburg
Germany
Website: www.datenschutz.hamburg.de
Email: mailbox@datenschutz.hamburg.de

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website is served exclusively over HTTPS (TLS encryption).

10. Third-Party Services and External Links

This website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or in our data processing practices. The current version is always available on this page. Material changes will be communicated where practicable.

This Privacy Policy was drafted in accordance with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and applicable German law.

中文摘要 — Privacy Policy Summary in Chinese

本隐私政策以德语及英语的权威文本为准。以下为主要内容的中文摘要，供中文用户参考。如需完整法律文本，请参阅英语版本或联系我们。

数据控制方： JCP律师事务所（Dr. Jens-Christian Posselt），地址：ABC-Str. 21，D-20354 汉堡，德国。电子邮件：info@jcposselt.de

网站托管： 本网站由瑞士信息通信技术服务提供商Infomaniak Network SA（日内瓦）托管。欧盟委员会认可瑞士具备充分的数据保护水平。

数据收集： 访问本网站时，服务器日志文件将自动记录技术性信息，用于确保网站正常运行，最多保留30天。通过联系表单或电子邮件联系我们时，您提供的信息将用于回复您的咨询，不会在未经您同意的情况下与第三方共享。

您的权利（依据GDPR）： 您有权访问、更正、删除您的个人数据，有权限制或反对数据处理，以及有权提出投诉。如需行使上述权利，请联系：info@jcposselt.de

数据安全： 本网站全程采用HTTPS加密（TLS）传输。