Privacy policy.

Controller

Patentanwälte Dr. Langfinger & Partner
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
In der Halde 24
D-67480 Edenkoben
Germany

Phone: +49 69 75 66 17 0
Fax: +49 69 756617 99
Email: office@langfinger-ip.de

Privacy-conscious technical setup

This static website is intentionally implemented in a restrained way. According to the current technical implementation, it loads no external fonts, embedded maps, videos, analytics or marketing services, social media plug-ins or chatbot.

The website itself does not set cookies. Storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device takes place through the website only where technically required for the digital service requested by you.

Website access and server logs

When the website is accessed, technically required access data is processed. This may include IP address, date and time of access, requested URL, amount of data transferred, referrer, browser and operating system information, status code and requesting provider.

The processing is carried out to deliver the website, ensure stability and security and investigate malfunctions. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the secure and functional operation of the website.

Server log data is stored only for as long as required for these purposes. Longer storage may be considered where necessary to investigate security incidents or to assert or defend legal claims.

Contact by email or telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, we process the information you provide, in particular name, contact details, content of the enquiry and any matter-related information communicated by you.

The processing is carried out to handle your enquiry, for pre-contractual communication, to initiate a mandate or to perform an existing mandate. The legal bases are Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and, where legal obligations apply, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Please do not send time-critical, highly confidential or extensive documents before express mandate acceptance. An attorney-client relationship is established only after express confirmation.

Matter-related data

If a mandate is established, we process personal data required for handling the matter, communication, deadline management, billing, file management and compliance with professional and legal obligations. This may also include data relating to contacts, inventors, participants, contracting parties or opponents.

The legal bases are in particular Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where special categories of personal data are processed in exceptional cases, this is done only in accordance with Article 9 GDPR.

Recipients and service providers

Personal data is disclosed only where this is necessary to handle your enquiry or a mandate, where a legal obligation exists or where you have consented. Possible recipients include courts, offices, authorities, foreign associates, translators, payment service providers, tax advisers, IT and hosting providers.

Where service providers process personal data on our behalf, they are contractually bound to comply with data protection requirements.

Transfers to third countries

A transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area is not intended in connection with a mere visit to this website. In the context of a mandate, such a transfer may become necessary, for example in international IP prosecution or collaboration with foreign associates. In that case, the transfer is made only where a data protection basis exists.

Retention period

We store personal data only for as long as required for the respective purposes. Enquiry data is deleted when the enquiry has been completed and no statutory retention obligations or legitimate interests in further storage exist. Matter-related documents are retained in accordance with professional and tax retention obligations.

Your rights

Data subjects have rights under the GDPR to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection to processing based on legitimate interests. Where processing is based on consent, consent may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. In particular, the authority at your place of residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement may be competent.

Updates to this notice

We adapt this privacy policy if the website, services used or legal requirements change. The version published on this website is authoritative.