Privacy policy
1. Name and contact details of the controller
This privacy policy applies to data processing by:
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Cornelius Richter
Wittenbergplatz 1, 10789 Berlin, Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 30 8871 580
Fax + 49 (0) 30 8871 5820
Mail: kanzlei@anwalt-dr-richter.de
2. Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of its use
2. a) When visiting the website
When you visit my website www.anwalt-dr-richter.de, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to my website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected without your intervention 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 is made (referrer URL)
- the 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 exclusively and only
to the extent necessary in individual cases for the following purposes:
- Ensuring smooth connection establishment to the website,
- Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
- Evaluation of system security and stability, and
- for other administrative purposes.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
My legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for data collection.
Under no circumstances will I use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.
In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed information on this in sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.
2. b) When using my contact form
If you have any questions, you can contact me using the form provided on the website. You must provide a valid email address so that I know who the enquiry is from and can respond to it. Further details can be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting me is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntary consent.
The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your enquiry has been processed.
3. Disclosure of data
Your personal data will not be transferred 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 to this in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR,
- the transfer is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
- in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose information pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, and
- this is legally permissible and necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
4. Cookies
I use cookies on my website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit my website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.
Information relating to the specific device used is stored in the cookie. However, this does not mean that I immediately become aware of your identity.
The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of my website more pleasant for you. I use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages on my website. These are automatically deleted when you leave my site.
In addition, I also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit my site again to use my services, it will automatically recognise that you have already been to my site and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again. The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of my offer more pleasant for you. For example, I use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of my website. These are automatically deleted when you leave my site. In addition, I also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit my site again to use my services, it will automatically recognise that you have already been to my site and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.
Secondly, I use cookies to collect statistical data on the use of my website and to evaluate this data for the purpose of optimising my offering for you (see section 5). These cookies enable me to automatically recognise that you have already visited my website when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies is necessary for the purposes stated to safeguard
my legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies. 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 my website.
5. Analyse-Tools
5. a) Tracking-Tools
The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimisation of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.
The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.
i) Google Analytics1
For the purpose of designing our pages in line with requirements and continuously optimising them, 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; im Folgenden „Google“).
In this context, pseudonymised usage 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 page),
- Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
- Time of the server request,
are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and tailoring the design of this website to meet user needs. This information may also be transferred to third parties if 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. The IP addresses are anonymised so that they cannot be assigned (IP masking).
You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; 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=de).
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent 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 must 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-Hilfe (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).
ii) Google Adwords Conversion Tracking
We also use Google Conversion Tracking to collect statistics on the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our website for you. Google Adwords places a cookie (see section 4) on your computer if you have accessed our website via a Google advertisement.
These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the AdWords customer’s website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognise that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.
Each AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.
If you do not wish to participate in the tracking process, you can also refuse the setting of a cookie required for this purpose – for example, by means of a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies. You can also deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain ‘www.googleadservices.com’. Google’s privacy policy on conversion tracking can be found here.
(https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).
iii) Matomo
We use the open source software Matomo to analyse and statistically evaluate the use of the website. Cookies are used for this purpose (see section 4). The information generated by the cookie about the use of the website is transmitted to our servers and summarised in pseudonymous usage profiles. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website and to enable us to design our website in line with user requirements. The information is not passed on to third parties.
Under no circumstances will the IP address be linked to other data relating to the user. The IP addresses are anonymised so that they cannot be assigned to a specific user (IP masking).
Your visit to this website is currently being tracked by Matomo web analytics. Click here (https://matamo.org/docs/privacy/), so that your visit is no longer recorded.
6. Social Media Plug-ins
We do not use social media plugins on our websites that trigger automatic data transmission to social network providers when the page is accessed. Personal data is only transferred to social media services (LinkedIn, Xing) if you actively click on a corresponding link and thereby initiate the transfer to the respective service. Only at this point is a connection to the third-party provider’s servers established and data can be processed by them.
7. rights of data subjects
You have the right:
- pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by me. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of 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 to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data if it was not collected by me, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
- pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to request the immediate correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by me;
- pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by me, 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 defence of legal claims;
- pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to have it deleted and I no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
- pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to me in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another controller;
- pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time. As a result, I will no longer be permitted to continue processing data based on this consent in the future and
- to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or my law firm’s registered office for this purpose.
8. Right to object
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which I will 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 kanzlei@anwalt-dr-richter.de.
9. data security
When you visit my website, I use the widely used SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, I use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of my website is being transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.
I 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 third parties. My security measures
are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
10. Current status and changes to this privacy policy
This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in July 2025.
Due to the further development of my website and the services offered on it, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at https://www.anwalt-dr-richter.de/datenschutz.