Data protection

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

This data protection declaration applies to data processing by:

Responsible:
dtl DanTaxLegal Berufsausübungsgesellschaft aus Steuerberatern und Rechtsanwälten mbH
Grönfahrtweg 7g 
24955 Harrislee
+49 461 700 35 0
info@dantax.legal

The company’s data protection officer can be contacted at the above address, by postal mail: Att.: Data Protection Officer, or at datenschutz@dantax.legal

2. Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of its use:

a) When visiting the website:
When you visit our website dantax.legal, information is automatically sent to our website server via the browser used on your terminal. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is thereby recorded without your involvement 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
• website from which access was made (referrer URL)
• the browser used and, if applicable, your computer’s operating system and the name of your access provider.

We process the aforementioned files for the following purposes:

• to ensure the smooth establishment of the connection to the website,
• to ensure the comfortable use of our website,
• to analyse system security and stability, and
• for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) of the GDPR.  Our legitimate interest is based on the purposes of data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person.

b) When using our contact form:
For questions of any kind, we offer you the option of contacting us via a contact form, which you can find on the website. To do this, it is necessary to provide a valid email address so that we know who the enquiry comes from and so that we can respond to it. Additional information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (1) (a) of the GDPR on the basis of your voluntary consent.

The personal data we have collected for the purpose of using the contact form will be automatically deleted after we have responded to your enquiry.

c) When subscribing to our newsletter:
If you have expressly consented in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (1) (a) of the GDPR, we will use your email address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis.  To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide an email address.

You can unsubscribe at any time, for example via a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can also at any time send your unsubscribe request by email to info@dantax.legal

3. Disclosure of data:

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if

• you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (1) (a) of the GDPR,
• the disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) of the GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest in not disclosing your data,
• a legal obligation to disclose exists in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (1) (c) of the GDPR, as well as
• this is lawful and necessary for the performance of a contract with you in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (1) (b) of the GDPR.

4. Cookies:

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically places and which are also stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malicious software.

The cookie stores information that is specific to the device used in each case. However, this does not mean that we immediately become aware of your identity.

The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our offer more interesting for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognise whether you have visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

To optimise user-friendliness, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specific period of time. When you visit our website again to use our services, it automatically recognises that you have already visited us and which entries and settings you have made, so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and analyse it in order to optimise our offer for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise whether you have already visited our website when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time. The data processed using cookies is necessary for the purposes mentioned above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) of the GDPR.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a prompt always appears before a new cookie is placed. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. Use of Google Analytics:

For the purpose of needs-based design and continuous optimisation of our pages and pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) of the GDPR, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter ‘Google’).  In this context, pseudo-anonymised usage profiles are created and cookies are used (see section 4). The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website, such as

• browser type/version
• operating system used
• referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
• time of the server request

is sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to analyse the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these internet pages. This information may also be passed on to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. IP addresses are anonymised so that identification is not possible (IP masking).

You can prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=dk).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website in the future. The opt-out cookie is only valid for this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete cookies in this browser, you will need to set this opt-out cookie again.

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found, for example, in the Google Analytics Help Centre (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=da).

6. Use of DoubleClick by Google:

This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google. DoubleClick uses cookies (see section 4) to display relevant ads to users, to improve campaign reporting, and to prevent a user from seeing the same ad multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to record which advertisements are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed multiple times. In addition, DoubleClick can use the cookie ID to record so-called conversions related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later visits the advertiser’s website with the same browser and makes a purchase there. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you to the extent of our knowledge: Through the integration of DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have visited the corresponding part of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or are not logged in, it is possible that the provider will learn your IP address and store it.

You can prevent participation in this tracking in various ways:

• by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly, in particular, suppressing third-party cookies will prevent you from receiving advertisements from third parties
• by deactivating cookies for conversion tracking, i.e. by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain ‘www.googleadservices.com’, www.google.de/settings/ads, whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies
• by deactivating interest-based ads from providers who are part of the ‘About Ads’ self-regulation campaign via the link www.aboutads.info/choices, whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies
• by permanently deactivating it in your Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome browsers under the link www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. Please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this offer.

The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) of the GDPR.  Further information on DoubleClick by Google can be found at www.google.de/doubleclick and support.google.com/adsense/answer/2839090, as well as general information on data protection at Google: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Alternatively, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) website at www.networkadvertising.org

7. The rights of the data subject:

You have the right:

• pursuant to Art. 15 of the GDPR, to request information about your personal data that is processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purpose of the processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed, the intended period for which the personal data will be stored, the right to request rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details,
• pursuant to Art. 16 of the GDPR, to have inaccurate personal data concerning you rectified without undue delay or to have your personal data stored by us completed,
• pursuant to Art. 17 of the GDPR, to request the erasure of personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information, to comply with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims,
• pursuant to Art. 18 of the GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the personal data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure and we no longer need the personal data, but it is necessary for you to establish, assert or defend a legal claim, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 of the GDPR,
• pursuant to Art. 20 of the GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to transmit it to another controller,
• pursuant to Art. 7 (3) of the GDPR, to revoke your consent once granted to us. As a result, we will no longer be allowed to continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future, and
• pursuant to Art. 77 of the GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or your place of work or our registered office.

8. Right to objection: 

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) of the GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 of the GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data if there are reasons relating to your particular situation or if the objection relates to direct marketing.   In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we must implement without you having to specify a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an email to info@dantax.legal

9. Data security:

When you visit our website, we use the widely used SSL (Secure Socket Layer) system in conjunction with the at any given time highest possible level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule, this involves 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will revert to 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can see whether a single page on our website is being transmitted in encrypted mode by looking at the closed display of the key or lock icon in the bottom status bar of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by unauthorised third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. Current status and changes to this data protection declaration

This data protection declaration is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018. Due to the further development of our website and the services offered on it, or due to changes in legal requirements or requirements from authorities, it may be necessary to amend this data protection declaration. The currently valid version of the data protection declaration can at any time be downloaded and printed from the website at dantax.legal/databeskyttelse.

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