Imprint

1. responsible person

Law firm Ferreira
Michaela Ferreira dos Santos
Wilhelmstr. 22 | 53111 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0) 228 – 94 747 180
E-Mail: info@kanzlei-ferreira.de

2. purposes and legal bases of data processing

We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Personal data is processed for the following purposes in particular:

  • Acceptance and processing of mandates
    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract fulfillment), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR (legal obligations), Art. 9 para. 2 lit. f GDPR (assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims).

  • Communication with clients, courts, authorities and third parties
    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b, lit. c and lit. f GDPR.

  • Accounting and billing
    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

  • Website usage (if available)
    Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest), if applicable Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent for cookies/tracking).

3. categories of personal data

We process the following data in particular:

  • Contact details (name, address, telephone number, e-mail)

  • Client-related data (factual information, documents, correspondence)

  • Contract and billing data

  • Data from communication (e-mails, telephone calls)

  • IT and access data when visiting the website (IP address, browser data)

4. disclosure of data

Personal data will only be passed on if this is necessary for processing the mandate or due to legal requirements. Recipients may be

  • Courts, authorities and public bodies

  • Opposing parties and their representatives

  • Service providers (e.g. IT service providers, document destruction, tax consultants) with whom order processing contracts exist

  • Payment service provider

A transfer to third countries only takes place if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met.

5. duration of data storage

Personal data is stored:

  • as long as this is necessary for processing the mandate

  • in accordance with statutory retention periods (e.g. 6 or 10 years in accordance with BRAO, HGB, AO)

  • until all retention and documentation obligations cease to apply

6. your rights as a data subject

You have the following rights under the GDPR:

  • Information according to Art. 15 GDPR

  • Correction according to Art. 16 GDPR

  • Deletion according to Art. 17 GDPR

  • Restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR

  • Data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR

  • Contradiction according to Art. 21 GDPR

To exercise your rights, simply send an informal message to the contact details above.

7. revocation of consent

Consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR).

8. obligation to provide data

As part of a mandate, you are obliged to provide the data required for the acceptance and processing of the mandate. It is not possible to accept a mandate without providing this data.

9. Automated decision-making / profiling

Automated decision-making, including profiling, does not take place.

10. data security

We take technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access and disclosure.

11. use of cookies and website tools (if available)

If your law firm operates a website:

  • Necessary cookies: Processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

  • Analysis/marketing cookies: only with consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR)

  • Detailed information on the tools used (e.g. Google Analytics, Matomo, hosting) must be added here.

12. right of appeal to the supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.

Competent supervisory authority (example for NRW):
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
www.ldi.nrw.de