Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance 

General Information 

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can personally identify you. For detailed information on the topic of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website 

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website? 

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the “Notice regarding the Responsible Party” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data? 

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This might include data you enter into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected or, with your consent, collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for? 

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are made via the website, any data you transmit will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data? 

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time for free. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent for the future at any time. In addition, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this and any other questions regarding data protection, you can always contact us.

Analytics and Third-Party Tools 

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically analyzed. This happens mainly using analytics programs. Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting 

We host our website content at the following provider: 

Strato 

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter “Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files, including your IP addresses. More information can be found in Strato’s privacy policy: [Strato Privacy Policy](https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/). 

The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been obtained, the processing will take place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TMG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TMG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information 

Data Protection 

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. 

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data refers to data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. 

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Party 

The responsible party for data processing on this website is: 

Wilhelm & Beck Patentanwälte 

Prinzenstraße 13 

80639 Munich Telephone: +49 89 12114730 

Email: mail@wilbeck.de 

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration 

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing ceases to apply. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis of Data Processing on this Website 

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data under Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of an express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is additionally based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TMG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill a contract or carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The data processing can also be based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data 

In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. Transmission of personal data to these external parties is sometimes required. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for contract performance, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in passing on data under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis allows the data to be disclosed. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers based on a valid processor agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing contract is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing 

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke a previously given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases as well as to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR) 

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). 

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Complain to the Competent Supervisory Authority 

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability 

You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract delivered to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done where it is technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion 

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions. For this and any other questions regarding personal data, you can always contact us.

Right to Restrict Processing 

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:   

– If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

– If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of the data processing instead of deletion.

– If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

– If you have filed an objection under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

SSL or TLS Encryption 

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. 

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies 

Our internet pages use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any harm to your end device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain on your end device until you delete them yourself or until automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.  

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services provided by third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). 

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes. 

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized delivery of its services. 

If consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been obtained, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TMG); the consent can be revoked at any time. 

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted. 

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files 

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:   

– Browser type and browser version 

– Operating system used 

– Referrer URL 

– Hostname of the accessing computer 

– Time of the server request 

– IP address 

A combination of this data with other data sources is not carried out. 

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free representation and optimization of their website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax 

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent. 

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. 

The data sent to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete them, revoke your consent to store them or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.