Privacy Policy of the law firm Piotr Poźniak LL.M.

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

This privacy policy applies to data processing by:

Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego Piotr Poźniak LL.M.
(hereinafter: Law Firm)
Piotra Michałowskiego 81 Str.
65-140 Zielona Góra
Republic of Poland
Tel.: (+48) 665 246 969
Fax: (+48) 68 323 62 35
kontakt(@)kanzlei-pozniak.de

The data protection officer of the law firm can be reached at the above address and at kontakt(@)kanzlei-pozniak.de.

2. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of its use

a) Use of the website

When you access the website www.kanzlei-pozniak.de, operated by the law firm, your browser automatically sends information to our website's server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected automatically and stored until its automatic deletion after 30 days:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the retrieved file
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer, as well as the name of your access provider.

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
• Ensuring a comfortable user experience on our website
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
• for other administrative purposes

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes of data collection listed above. Under no circumstances will we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your identity.

Furthermore, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed explanations in sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.

b) Sending out law firm information, newsletters and invitations to events / participation in events

aa) Delivery via email

If you have expressly consented in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR, or if one of the other grounds of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 of the GDPR applies, we will use your email address to regularly send you firm information, newsletters, and invitations to events organized by and with our law firm. To receive firm information, newsletters, and invitations, you must provide your name and email address, and – if you are a company – your company name. You can unsubscribe at any time, for example, via a link at the end of each newsletter or by email to kontakt@kanzlei-pozniak.de. We will store your data until you unsubscribe. After that, your data will be deleted unless we are entitled and/or obligated to retain it for other reasons.

bb) Shipping by post

If you have expressly consented to this processing in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, or if one of the other grounds for processing under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR applies (in particular, if processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests and your interests do not override those interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), we will use your name and postal address to send you law firm information, newsletters, and invitations to events organized by and with the law firm. We will store your data until you object to receiving these communications by mail. After that, your data will be deleted unless we are entitled and/or obligated to retain it for other reasons.

c) Use of the contact form

For any questions, you can contact us using the form provided on our website. A valid email address is required so we know who is contacting us and can respond. Providing any other information is voluntary. The processing of data collected for the purpose of contacting us is based on your freely given consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a of the GDPR. The personal data collected through the contact form will be automatically deleted once your inquiry has been processed.

3. Disclosure of personal data

Your personal data will not be transmitted 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 explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
• The transfer is necessary pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not having your data transferred.
• in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose the data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as
• This is legally permissible and necessary for the performance of a contract with you in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device, nor do they contain viruses, Trojans, or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that relates to the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves, among other things, to make your use of our website more convenient. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited certain pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our site.

Furthermore, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness. These cookies are stored on your device for a specific, predetermined period. When you revisit our site to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been here and what entries and settings you have made, so you don't have to enter them again.

Secondly, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our services for you (see section 5). These cookies allow us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our site when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer or to always display a notification before a new cookie is created. Completely disabling cookies may prevent you from using all the features of our website.

5. Analysis tools / tracking tools

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR. We use these tracking measures to ensure the needs-based design and continuous optimization of our website. We also use them to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our services for you. These interests are considered legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.
The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the descriptions of the corresponding tracking tools.

a) Google Analytics

For the purpose of tailoring our website to user needs and continuously optimizing it, 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, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as

• Browser type/version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL (the previously visited website)
• Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
• Time of server request

The information is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. This information is used to evaluate website usage, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage for market research and to tailor these web pages to user needs. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be combined with other Google data. IP addresses are anonymized so that they cannot be associated with a specific individual (IP masking).

You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly – however, please note that in this case you may not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website.

Furthermore, you can 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=de).

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

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

b) Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

To statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our website for you, we also use Google Conversion Tracking. Google AdWords places a cookie (see section 4) on your computer if you have reached our website via a Google ad.

These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If a user visits certain pages of the AdWords customer's website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page.

Each AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of different AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. AdWords customers see the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can personally identify users.

If you do not wish to participate in the tracking process, you can also refuse the necessary placement of a cookie – for example, via a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic placement of cookies. You can also deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by configuring your browser to block cookies from the domain "www.googleadservices.com". Google's privacy policy for conversion tracking can be found here (https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).

6. Social Media Plug-ins

We do not use any social plugins from the social networks Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram on our website. We only include links to these networks in a way that does not establish a direct connection between your browser and the server of the respective social network. Rather, the icons of these social networks on our pages are simply links to our pages on those networks. Responsibility for ensuring data protection compliance lies with the respective providers.

In the press release section, we provide a button for sharing press releases with others via the social networks Facebook and Instagram. We have designed the sharing function so that no data is transmitted to the social network unless you explicitly select it by clicking the button to share the message.

If you share content from our pages with your social media account, the social network provider can associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that as the provider of our pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by the social network.

Further information can be found in the privacy policies of the respective social networks.

Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA): https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Twitter (Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin D02 AX07, Ireland): https://twitter.com/de/privacy
Instagram (Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA): https://

7. Rights of data subjects

You have the right:

• In accordance with Article 15 of the GDPR, you have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if they were not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved.
• In accordance with Article 16 of the GDPR, you have the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data or the completion of incomplete personal data stored by us.
• Pursuant to Article 17 of the GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
• Pursuant to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure, we no longer need the data but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21 GDPR.
• In accordance with Article 20 of the GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to request its transmission to another controller.
• In accordance with Article 7 Paragraph 3 of the GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This means that we will no longer be permitted to process your data based on this consent in the future.
• According to Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Generally, you can contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the location of our law firm.

8. Right to object

If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Article 21 GDPR, provided there are grounds relating to your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without requiring you to specify a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent or object, simply send an email to kontakt@kanzlei-pozniak.de.

9. Data security

During your visit to our website, we use the widely used TLS/SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. This is typically 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognize whether a particular page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed padlock icon in your browser or by other information in your browser's settings.

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

10. Updates and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018. Due to the ongoing development of our website and related services, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed at any time on our website at www.kanzlei-pozniak.de/datenschutzerklaerung.