Privacy

I. Name and contact data of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is

Seemann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Raboisen 6
20095 Hamburg
Deutschland

Tel.: +49 40-300 850 0
Fax: +49 40-300 850 10
E-Mail: mail@seemann-ip.com

II. Name and contact data of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the data controller can be contacted by:

Seemann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Patentanwalt Dr. Jörg Faupel
Raboisen 6
20095 Hamburg
Deutschland

Tel.: +49 40-300 850 0
Fax: +49 40-300 850 10
E-Mail: mail@seemann-ip.com

III. General information on data processing

1.  Scope of the processing of personal data

We generally process personal data only to the extent to provide our services and a functional website. The processing of personal data of our users is regularly only carried out with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Where we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Article 6 (1) (a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.

As far as a processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make it necessary to process personal data, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the former interest, Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data deletion and storage duration

The personal data of the data subject shall be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

IV. Data processing in the mandate relationship

1. Description and scope of data processing

When you mandate us, we collect the following information:

• title, first name, last name of the persons involved, as well as their
• address data and
• contact data (e-mail address, landline/mobile phone number) and
• information necessary to assert and defend your rights under the mandate

2. Legal basis for data processing

The data processing is carried out upon your request and is necessary according to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the aforementioned purposes for the appropriate execution of the mandate and for the mutual fulfillment of obligations arising from the mandate agreement.

3. Purpose of data processing

The collection of this data is carried out,

• to be able to identify you as our client;
• to be able to advise and represent you appropriately;
• to correspond with you;
• for invoicing;
• to process any liability claims that may exist and to assert any claims against you.

4. Duration of data storage

The personal data collected by us for the mandate will be stored until the expiration of the statutory retention period for lawyers (6 years after the end of the calendar year in which the mandate was terminated) and deleted thereafter, unless we are obliged to store the data for a longer period of time in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR due to storage and documentation obligations under tax and commercial law (from HGB, StGB or AO) or you have consented to storage beyond this period in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

5. Disclosure of data to third parties

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

Insofar as this is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the processing of client relationships with you, your personal data will be passed on to third parties.  This includes, in particular, the disclosure of your personal data to opposing parties and their representatives (in particular their attorneys at law and patent attorneys) as well as courts and other public authorities for the purpose of correspondence and for the assertion and defence of your rights. The disclosed data may be used by the third party exclusively for the aforementioned purposes.

The attorney-client confidentiality remains unaffected. As far as data are concerned which are subject to the attorney-client privilege, they will only be passed on to third parties in consultation with you.

6. Right to object

If your personal data are 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 doing so arising from your particular situation.

To exercise your right to object, simply send an e-mail to mail@seemann-ip.com.

V. Bereitstellung der Website und Erstellung von Logfiles

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time you visit our website, our host automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the requesting end device.

The following data is collected in this process:

• The IP address of the user
• Date and time of access
• Websites from which the user›s system accesses our website
• Websites that are accessed by the user›s system via our website 
• Browser software used by the user
• Operating system used by the user
• Internet service provider of the user

The data is also temporarily stored in the log files of our host. A storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the host is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user›s computer. For this purpose, the user›s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

These purposes are also our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. (1) (f) GDPR.

4. Duration of data storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this is possible, in which case the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

5. Right to object

The collection of data for providing the website and the storage of the data in log files is mandatory for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

V. Contacting us (e.g. via e-mail)

1. Description and scope of data processing

It is possible to contact us, for example via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.

In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for processing of data is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR if the user has given his consent. The legal basis for processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing of personal data from a request, e.g. by e-mail, serves us solely for processing the request, in which, moreover, the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data exists.

4. Duration of data storage

In the event that follow-up questions arise, the data will be stored in accordance with legal requirements and deleted in accordance with applicable retention periods.

5. Right to object

The user has the option to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by e-mail, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

If you wish to exercise your right to object, please write an e-mail to mail@seemann-ip.com.

VI. Your rights (Rights of the data subject)

If personal data of you are processed, in particular in one of the cases described under III. to V., you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you are entitled to the following rights against the controller. You have the right

• pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR to withdraw your consent to processing at any time with the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future, whereby the revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the withdrawal;
• pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR to obtain information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, 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, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR to immediately demand the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
• pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR to obtain the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to 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 Art. 18 GDPR, to obtain restriction of the processing of your personal data where the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful but you oppose their erasure, we no longer need the data but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
• pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data that you provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to obtain transmission to another controller;
• pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; and
• pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, – without prejudice to other remedies – to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To do so, you can normally write to the supervisory authority responsible for your habitual residence, place of work, or for the offices of our law firm.

VII. 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 grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation or where the objection relates to direct marketing.

If you wish to exercise your right to object, please write an e-mail to mail@seemann-ip.com.

VIII. Version and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid as of November 2022.

Due to the further development of our services or our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. The current data protection declaration can be accessed on this website at any time.