1. Visiting the Website

When accessing the website flaschpatent.de, the browser on your device automatically sends information to the server hosting our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following data is collected without your intervention and stored until automatic deletion:

• IP address of the requesting device,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which access was initiated (referrer URL),
• Browser used, operating system (if applicable), and the name of your internet service provider.

This data is processed for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluating system security and stability, and
• Other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to identify you personally.

Additionally, we use cookies and analytical tools when you visit our website. Details can be found in Sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.

2. Using Our Contact Form

If you have any questions, you can contact us via a form provided on the website. A valid email address is required so we know who the inquiry is from and to respond to it. Additional information can be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is based on your voluntary consent under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

Personal data collected via the contact form will be automatically deleted after your inquiry has been addressed.

3. Data Sharing

Your personal data is not transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We share your data with third parties only if:

• You have explicitly consented under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
• The transfer is necessary under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, and there is no reason to assume you have an overriding interest in the non-disclosure of your data,
• There is a legal obligation for disclosure under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, or 

• It is legally permissible and necessary under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the execution of contractual relationships with you.

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 website. Cookies do not harm your device and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malware.

Cookies store information related to the specific device used. This does not mean we can directly identify you.

Cookies serve to make our offerings more user-friendly. For instance, session cookies recognize that you have visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave the website.

We also use temporary cookies to enhance user experience. These are stored on your device for a set period and help recognize your return visits and recall your settings to avoid re-entering them.

In addition, cookies are used to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is required for the purposes mentioned 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 so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. Analytics Tools

Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" on our websites, provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data is entered on our website (e.g. in a contact form) by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent on the website by the website visitor or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to protect against spam and misuse. For further information, refer to Google's privacy policy and reCAPTCHA details at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

6. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to:

• In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of the processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right of rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, if this was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about the details of this;
• pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
• pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data stored by us, unless the 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;
• in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if you dispute the accuracy of the data, if the processing is unlawful but you oppose the erasure of the personal data and we no longer need the data but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or if you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller;
• In accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent to us at any time. This means that we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent in the future, and
• under Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our office.

7. Right of Objection

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 point f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR if there are reasons for doing so that arise from your particular situation or if the objection is to direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without you having to specify a particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to mail@flaschpatent.de.

8. Data Security

We use the most common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. This is usually a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

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

9. Timeliness and changes to this privacy policy

This data protection declaration is currently valid and is dated May 2018.

Name and contact details of the controller

This data protection information applies to data processing by:

Person responsible: Patent attorney Leopold Flasch, Oskar-Hoffmann-Str. 104, D-44789 Bochum,

Email: mail@flaschpatent.de 

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