Data protection statement
Thank you for you interest in Comfield Legal. Below you will find information about the protection of your personal data when you visit our website.
Who is responsible for processing your personal data?
The controller is Comfield Legal Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB Schmidt Teicke, Uhlandstraße 162, 10719 Berlin, Germany, tel. +49 (0) 30 310 160 510, registered office: Berlin, Charlottenburg Local Court (Amtsgericht Charlottenburg), PR 1338 B (hereinafter “Comfield Legal”).
What data do we collect when you visit our website?
We aim to collect only such data as are necessary for the technical provision of our website and its functions. This means that you can visit our website without actively providing any information about yourself.
What does this mean in practice? The browser you use on your device automatically sends personal data to our website server when establishing a connection. Access data are temporarily stored in so-called server log files. In particular, these include the time of access, the amount of data transmitted in bytes, the website from which you accessed our website, the browser used, the operating system used, the requesting internet service provider and the IP address used.
These data are used solely to ensure the proper operation of the website. The data do not allow us to identify you personally. In particular, the IP address is anonymised.
The data are stored only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above. Once the data are no longer required, they are deleted or anonymised, unless statutory retention obligations or other legitimate reasons require further storage.
For what purpose do we collect the data?
We collect the data solely for the purpose of enabling the technical provision of our website and its functions.
On what legal basis do we process the data?
The legal basis for the processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the technical functionality and security of our website and in preventing and investigating abusive or unlawful use.
Who receives the data?
We use Webflow, Inc., 398 11th Street, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Webflow”), to provide and host our website. Webflow processes personal data generated in connection with visits to our website on our behalf. Personal data may be processed in the United States. Webflow is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. In addition, our data processing agreement with Webflow incorporates the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal data to third countries.
Do we use cookies?
Our website uses only cookies that are technically necessary. This may include the “__cfuvid” cookie, which is set as part of the Cloudflare security features used by Webflow. In particular, the cookie is used to distinguish individual requests in connection with security and rate-limiting measures. It is not used for advertising or analytics purposes. To the extent that setting or reading this cookie involves access to information stored on your device, this is based on section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG (German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act). The related processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and reliable provision of our website.
Your rights
The GDPR gives you the following rights, which you can exercise free of charge:
Right of access
Under Article 15(1) GDPR, you have the right to obtain information from us about the personal data concerning you that we process.
Right to rectification and completion of data
Under Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to request that we rectify inaccurate personal data concerning you and complete incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement.
Right to erasure of data
Under Article 17(1) GDPR, you have the right to request that we erase your data if the purpose of the processing no longer applies or if we are not required to retain the data for legal reasons.
Right to restriction of processing
Under Article 18(1) GDPR, you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Under Article 77(1) GDPR, and without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
General right to object
Under Article 21(1) GDPR, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you where the processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR.
You may exercise your rights against us at any time. Please send us an email at martin.schmidt@comfield-legal.eu or write to Comfield Legal Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB Schmidt Teicke, Uhlandstraße 162, 10719 Berlin, Germany.
Please note that, for data protection reasons, we may need to require you to establish your identity beyond doubt when exercising your rights against us. We want and are required to ensure that no user of our website receives personal data relating to another person.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.