We inform you with this data protection declaration, which personal data we process when you visit patentrechtler.com, for what purposes and on what legal basis – and what rights you have.

1. Responsible person

horak Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Georgstraße 48, 30159 Hanover
Telephone 0511 35 73 56-0 · Email info@patentrechtler.com
Further information in Imprint.

2. Data protection officer

Attorney Julia Ziegeler, Horak Attorneys, from. Hd. Data protection officer, Georgstraße 48, 30159 Hanover, E-Mail ziegeler@bwlh.de

3. Hosting and server protocols

This website is operated by WordPress.com. The provider for users in the EU is Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Business Centre, NO. 1 Lower Mayor Street, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland, a subsidiary of Automattic Inc. (USA). When you access the website, technically necessary access data is processed: IP-Adresse, Date and time, page accessed, Referrer-URL, Browser and operating system. The processing serves the purpose of delivery, Stability and security of the website (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). There is a contract for order processing with the provider. Automattic is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework; as far as data reaches the USA, the transfer is based on the adequacy decision of the EU Commission (ART. 45 GDPR).

4. Cookies and consent management (Borlabs Cookie)

We set technically necessary cookies based on § 25 Abs. 2 No.. 2 TDDDG and Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. All other services, store or read the information on your device or transfer data to third parties, We only upload with your consent (§ 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG, ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. and GDPR). We manage your selection with the Borlabs Cookie plugin (Borlabs GmbH, Hamburg). It stores your decision in the cookie “borlabs-cookie” for up to one year; Data is not transmitted to the manufacturer. You can change or revoke your consent at any time using the cookie symbol on the left edge of the screen.

5. Range measurement (Jetpack-Statistik)

We use Jetpack's statistics function to statistically evaluate page views (Automatic, see paragraph 3). In particular, pages accessed, Referrer, time, Browser, Device type and country processed; the IP address is only shortened or. evaluated pseudonymously. We only receive aggregated statistics, no profiles of individual visitors. The legal basis is your consent, as long as this is requested via the cookie banner, Furthermore, our legitimate interest in designing our offering to meet your needs (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a bzw. f DSGVO).

6. Contact form, Appointment request and email

If you contact us via the contact form, Use the “Book an appointment online” form or contact us by email, we process your information (especially name, E-Mail-Adresse, if applicable, company, Phone number and the content of your message), to answer your query and, if necessary, initiate a mandate (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and based on your consent (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. and GDPR). The forms are created using the Contact Form plugins 7 and jetpack forms operated; Inquiries via the appointment form are also stored in the website database at WordPress.com. To protect against spam, form entries are processed by the Akismet service (Automatic, see paragraph 3) tested; In particular, the IP address is used, Browser identification and inputs transmitted (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). Please do not send any particularly confidential documents using the forms.

We delete requests, as soon as they have been completed and there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. A mandate comes about, The professional retention periods for documents apply (usually six years).

7. Comments and post subscription

We store names for comments on blog posts, E-Mail-Adresse, website if applicable, Comment text, Time and IP address, to be able to track abuse (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO); Comments are also checked for spam via Akismet. When you subscribe to new posts via email, We process your email address based on your consent (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. and GDPR) through the WordPress.com/Jetpack subscription service; Registration takes place using the double opt-in procedure. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.

8. Google Maps

You can display maps from Google Maps on the location pages. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The map is just being loaded, if you have consented (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. and GDPR, § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG). Then your IP address and information about your browser will be sent to Google, also to the USA, transmitted. Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. More information: policies.google.com/privacy.

9. Embedded videos and anti-spam services

If content from YouTube (Google Ireland Limited) or Vimeo (Vimeo.com, Inc., USA) are integrated or forms through Google reCAPTCHA or. Cloudflare gymnastics styles are protected, These services will also only be loaded after your consent via the cookie banner (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. and GDPR, § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG). Only then will data such as IP address and browser information be transmitted to the respective provider.

10. Fonts

The fonts used on this website are stored locally on our server. When you access the pages, no connection is established to Google Fonts servers.

11. Recipient and distribution

We only pass on your data, as far as this is described in this declaration, you have consented, it is necessary to carry out a mandate or we are legally obliged to do so. As a holder of professional secrecy, we are subject to legal or. patent attorney's duty of confidentiality.

12. Your rights

  • Information about your data processed by us (ART. 15 GDPR)
  • Correction of incorrect data (ART. 16 GDPR)
  • Löschung (ART. 17 GDPR) and restriction of processing (ART. 18 GDPR)
  • Data portability (ART. 20 GDPR)
  • Revocation of consent given with effect for the future (ART. 7 Abs. 3 GDPR)
  • Complaint to a supervisory authority (ART. 77 GDPR), for example, with the state representative for data protection in Lower Saxony, who is responsible for us, Prinzenstraße 5, 30159 Hanover

Widerspruchsrecht (ART. 21 GDPR)

As far as we process data based on legitimate interests (ART. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO) Verarbeiten, you can for reasons, that arise from your particular situation, object at any time. An email to info@patentrechtler.com enough.

13. Data security

The transmission of this website is encrypted via TLS (recognizable by “https://” in the address bar). In addition, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures, to protect your data from loss and unauthorized access.

Stand: November 2026