Data Protection

Data Protection

1. Foreword

Regardless of whether you are a client, prospective client, applicant or visitor to our website, the protection of your personal data is very important to us, ALTENBURG Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB (hereinafter: “Altenburg”, or “we”).

In the following, we would like to inform you about which categories of personal data we process for which purposes and which rights you are entitled to.

This privacy policy applies to our website www.altenburg.net.

What is personal data?

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A person is identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to their physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. This therefore also includes IP addresses or unique identification numbers, which may be stored in cookies when you visit our website.

What does the term “processing” mean?

The legislator defines the processing of personal data as activities such as the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction of personal data.

Contact details the person/entity responsible

ALTENBURG Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Unterer Anger 3
80331 München
Telefon +49 (89) 5404252-0
Telefax +49 (89) 5404252-52
info@altenburg.net

Contact details of the data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer. If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact him:

2B Advice GmbH
Nikola Kadić
Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 25
53227 Bonn
E-Mail: nikola.kadic@2b-advice.com
Telefon: +49 (228) 926165120

2. How do we collect and what do we use your personal data for?

Application procedure

We may collect and process the following information as part of the application process: Application documents (resume/CV, cover letter, references/certificates), identification and contact data (surname, first name, e-mail address, postal address).

This information is collected for the purpose of carrying out the application process (recording applications, selecting suitable applicants, conducting interviews, initiating a possible employment relationship). Your application data will not be used for any other purpose.

If you apply for an advertised position, your data can only be viewed and processed by the HR department and by the responsible employees of the departments that have advertised the position and decide on filling the position.

The processing of your data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (implementation of pre-contractual measures) in conjunction with. § Section 26 para. 1 BDSG (decision on the establishment of an employment relationship).

If we conclude an employment contract with you after a successful application, your data will be further processed for the purpose of establishing the employment relationship or for its implementation in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 para. 1 BDSG. § 26 para. 1 BDSG.

If we do not make you an offer, we will process your data in accordance with Section 15 (4) AGG and Section 61b (1) (ArbGG) in conjunction with Section 26 (1) BDSG. § 26 para. 1 BDSG, 6 months after you have received our rejection decision, unless you allow us to continue processing on the basis of consent for future suitable vacancies.

External links (plug-ins)

Our online offering may contain links to third-party websites (e.g. YouTube, Google Maps, Instagram) from providers not affiliated with us. After clicking on the link, we no longer have any influence on the collection, processing and use of any personal data transmitted to the third party by clicking on the link (such as the IP address or the URL of the page on which the link is located), as the behavior of third parties is naturally beyond our control. We assume no responsibility for the processing of such personal data by third parties.

If you click/activate the link to a third-party offer, personal data may be transferred to providers in countries outside the European Economic Area which, from the perspective of the European Union (“EU”), do not guarantee an “adequate level of protection” for the processing of personal data in accordance with EU standards.

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. To protect this data, there is an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission, which was published on July 10, 2023. This decision refers to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

The adequacy decision establishes that the US provides an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to US companies. This framework ensures that the data transferred to US companies, including Google LLC as the operator of Google Maps, is processed under conditions comparable to EU data protection standards.

For more information on the EU-US data protection framework and the associated protection mechanisms, please visit: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s.

The use of Google Maps is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Use of script libraries (Google Webfonts)

We use Google Web Fonts on our website to display content correctly and graphically appealing across all browsers. Google web fonts are transferred to your browser’s cache to avoid multiple loading. If your browser does not support Google Web Fonts or prevents access, content will be displayed in a standard font.

Accessing Google Web Fonts leads to an automatic connection to the operator of the library, Google LLC. It is possible that Google collects data in this context, but it is currently unclear whether and for what purposes this happens.

Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

The use of Google Web Fonts is based on your consent. If you do not wish to use them, this may lead to restrictions in the presentation of our website.

As with the use of Google Maps, please note that data may be transferred to the USA when using Google Web Fonts. This transfer takes place within the framework of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data from the EU in the USA. Further information on this framework and the protection mechanisms can be found at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and anonymized there. Google processes this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

The use of Google Analytics is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, which you can revoke at any time with effect for the future.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, this may restrict your use of the website. Alternatively, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by cookies and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Sending out invitations

ALTENBURG PartGmbB regularly invites clients, participants of previous events, persons who have indicated their interest in an invitation and cooperation partners to events organized by the law firm. As a rule, invitations are sent by post, electronically (e-mail), by telephone or by fax to the business address. The following data is processed:

  • Surname, first name, title if applicable
  • Organizational data (company)
  • Contact details (telephone, fax, e-mail, company postal address)
  • Information regarding participation in law firm events

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR if the law firm has a legitimate interest. The law firm’s legitimate interest lies in maintaining contact and exchanging ideas with clients, participants of previous events, persons who have communicated their interest in an invitation and cooperation partners and informing them about legal developments.

The processing of personal data serves exclusively to send the event invitations to the addressees, to carry out and process the event in order to achieve the legitimate interest of the law firm. The aforementioned data will not be processed for any other purpose.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. We also delete the data if its storage is inadmissible (in particular if the data is incorrect and cannot be corrected). ALTENBURG PartGmbB complies in particular with the statutory retention obligations and other legal requirements. Blocking takes the place of deletion if there are legal or factual obstacles to this (e.g. special retention obligations due to commercial and tax law requirements). Accordingly, the data of the data subject will only be stored until the data subject informs ALTENBURG PartGmbB that he/she no longer wishes to receive event invitations from ALTENBURG PartGmbB or the law firm decides not to organize any further events.

Your rights

You also have certain rights in connection with the processing of your personal data. Further details can be found in the corresponding provisions of the GDPR (Articles 15 to 21). To exercise your rights, please contact us.

We always try to process your requests and claims as quickly as possible in order to protect your rights accordingly. However, depending on the frequency of the requests, it may take up to 30 days before we can inform you further about your request. If it should take longer, we will inform you promptly of the reasons for the delay and discuss the further procedure with you.

Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data concerning you. If this is the case, you have the right to receive the following information

  • Information about the categories of personal data that we process, the purposes for which we process your personal data and information about how we determine the applicable retention periods;
  • information about the categories of recipients to whom we may disclose your personal data; and
  • a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

You have the right to have incorrect or incomplete personal data that we have stored about you corrected without delay.

Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

In the following circumstances, you can request the immediate erasure of your personal data

  • if your personal data is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected;
  • if you have withdrawn your consent and there is no other legal basis for data processing
  • if you object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for data processing
  • if your data is processed unlawfully;
  • if your personal data must be deleted to fulfill legal obligations.

Please note that before deleting your data, we must check that there is no legitimate reason for processing your personal data.

Right to restriction of processing (“right to blocking”) (Art. 18 GDPR)

You may request that we restrict the processing of your personal data for one of the following reasons

  • if you contest the accuracy of the data until we have had the opportunity to verify the accuracy of the data;
  • if the data is processed unlawfully, but instead of deletion you only request the restriction of the use of the personal data;
  • if we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you still need it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
  • if you have objected to the processing and it is not yet certain whether your legitimate interests outweigh ours.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

Right to object on a case-by-case basis

If the processing is carried out in the public interest or on the basis of a balancing of interests, you have the right to object to the processing on grounds relating to your particular situation. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing of your data which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or because your personal data serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. The objection does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the objection.

Objection to advertising

In cases where your personal data is used for advertising purposes, you can object to this form of processing at any time. We will then no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

You have the right to receive personal data that you have provided to us for processing in a transferable and machine-readable format upon request.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

If you are not satisfied with our responses and reactions or believe that we are violating applicable data protection law, you are free to lodge a complaint with both our data protection officer and a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority responsible for us is:

Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)
Postfach 1349
91504 Ansbach
Deutschland
Telefon: +49 (0) 981 180093-0
Telefax: +49 (0) 981 180093-800
E-Mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de

Subject to change

Altenburg reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at any time in compliance with legal requirements. We therefore recommend that you visit the website at regular intervals to find out about our current data protection practices.