Status: January 2023
Aecoute Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB, Zimmerstraße 79 — 80, 10117 Berlin, registered with the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, PR 1700 B (hereinafter: Aecoute) as the operator of the website www.aecoute.de (hereinafter: Website) is responsible for the personal data of the users (hereinafter: you) of the Website within the meaning of the data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Aecoute protects your privacy and your personal data. Aecoute collects, processes and uses your personal data in accordance with the content of this Privacy Policy and the applicable data protection laws, in particular the GDPR and the BDSG.
With this Privacy Policy, Aecoute informs you which personal data is processed when you use the Website. Aecoute also informs you below what data is collected about you, why this data collection is necessary and what rights you have with regard to your data. This privacy policy applies to the entire Aecoute website.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual. This includes, in particular, your name, your e‑mail address and, where applicable, your postal address and telephone number, as well as your IP address and online identifiers.
1. Provision of the website
Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. In this context, Aecoute collects the following personal data from you
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Content of the request
- Access status/HTTP status code
- Browser type
- Language and version of browser software
- Operating System
- Amount of data transferred
- Website from which the request is made
- Location from which you access our website
- and other connection data and sources that you access.
This is usually done through the use of log files and cookies.
Aecoute uses this information to protect its legitimate interests,
- enable the website to be displayed on your computer
- optimise the functionality of the website
- to ensure the security of Aecoute’s IT systems.
The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 par. 1 sentence 1 lit. F OF THE GDPR.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. Data collected by Aecoute for the provision of services will be deleted at the end of each session.
2 Data collection, purpose of processing and legal basis
2.1 Acceptance of an assignment
When accepting an assignment, Aecoute collects personal data solely for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under the client relationship with you. This concerns
- Your first name and surname
- your address
- e‑mail address
- Your telephone number
Aecoute will only use this information to fulfil its obligations arising from its relationship with you. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is the fulfilment of the client relationship with you pursuant to Art. 6 par. 1 lit. B GDPR. If you have also given your consent, the additional legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. A GDPR.
2.2 Contact form
Aecoute offers you the opportunity to get in touch with us via a contact form and to send us questions, suggestions or comments, as well as to request advertising and information material. When you use the contact options, the information you enter will be transmitted to Aecoute. Your first name and surname are mandatory. You can also provide other optional information (e.g. your telephone number and e‑mail address). Aecoute will only use this information to process your request, to answer your questions and to send you information and promotional material if you have requested it. It will not be used for any other purpose. Aecoute will store your data until the enquiry has been dealt with.
The processing serves our legitimate interest in providing you with a convenient way to contact Aecoute or as a pre-contractual measure if you have requested it. The legal basis is Art. 6 par. 1 sentence 1 lit. F GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. B GDPR.
2.3 Applicant data
You may apply to us by post or online in response to job advertisements or on your own initiative. If you apply online, data such as your name, address, telephone number, e‑mail address and any other application documents you submit (e.g. cover letter, CV, certificates, etc.) will be collected and processed.
If your application is successful, the data provided will be used for administrative purposes related to the employment. If Aecoute is unable to offer you employment, Aecoute will keep the data you provide for up to six months in order to answer any questions regarding your application and rejection. However, if your application is of general interest and there is only no current vacancy, you may consent to your data being stored and considered for similar vacancies or future employment opportunities.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 par. 1 sentence 1 lit. F or, in case of consent, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. A GDPR.
2.4 Newsletter/Blog
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3. Data security
Any information you provide to Aecoute will be stored on servers within the European Union (Cloud Actaport). Aecoute uses technical and organisational measures to protect its website and other systems against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorised persons. These measures are adapted to the current state of the art.
However, Aecoute would like to point out that, due to the structure of the Internet, it is possible that the data protection rules and the above-mentioned security measures are not observed by other persons or institutions outside our area of responsibility. In particular, unencrypted data — e.g. when transmitted by e‑mail — may be read by third parties. Aecoute has no technical control over this. It is the responsibility of the respective user of the Aecoute website to protect the data provided by him/her against misuse by means of encryption or in any other way.
4. No disclosure of your personal data
Aecoute will not disclose your personal data to third parties unless you have consented to the disclosure of the data or Aecoute is authorised or obliged to disclose the data due to legal provisions and/or official or court orders.
5. Deletion
Aecoute will store your data for as long as it is authorised to do so. If you have exercised your right to object or if the legal basis subsequently ceases to apply for any other reason, in particular because the purpose for which the data was collected has been achieved, Aecoute will delete the data immediately, unless Aecoute is obliged to retain the data due to a legal obligation to retain data.
6. Privacy and third party websites
The Website may contain hyperlinks to and from third party websites. If you follow a hyperlink to one of these websites, please note that Aecoute cannot accept any responsibility or guarantee for the content or privacy policy of third parties. Please check the applicable privacy policy before submitting any personal data to these websites.
7. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Aecoute reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time with effect for the future. A current version will always be available on the Website. Please visit the Website regularly and keep yourself informed of the applicable privacy policy.
8. Your rights and how to contact us
You have the following legal rights vis-à-vis Aecoute with regard to the personal data concerning you:
Right of access: You may request confirmation as to whether Aecoute is processing personal data relating to you or your company. If this is the case, you may request access to this personal data and other information, such as the purpose of the processing, the recipients and the intended retention period or the criteria for determining the retention period.
Right to rectification and integration: You may request the rectification of inaccurate data. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you may request the completion of incomplete data.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): You can ask Aecoute to delete your data if the processing is not necessary. This is the case, for example, if your data is no longer needed for the original purposes, if you have withdrawn your consent under data protection law, or if the data has been processed unlawfully.
Right to restrict processing: You can ask Aecoute to restrict processing, for example if you believe that the personal data is inaccurate.
Right to data portability: You have the right to obtain from Aecoute the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
Right to object: You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you.
In the case of direct marketing, you may at any time object to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such marketing, including the creation of profiles in connection with such direct marketing.
Right to withdraw your consent under the Data Protection Act You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time with effect for the future. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.
You may also lodge a complaint with a data protection authority at any time, for example if you believe that the data processing does not comply with data protection regulations.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at email hidden; JavaScript is required, by fax at 030 991 91 21 99 or by post at Aecoute° PartGmbB, Zimmerstraße 79 — 80, 10117 Berlin. If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding the collection, processing and use of your personal data by Aecoute, please also contact Aecoute using the contact details above.
9. Data protection officer
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact the Data Protection Officer of Aecoute PartGmbh at the following e‑mail address: email hidden; JavaScript is required.