Privacy Policy

We are happy to welcome you as a visitor to the Website of PXR Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, and thank you for your interest in our law firm.

Version as of 16 November 2022

We take the confidentiality and the protection of your personal data very seriously. Therefore, we process your personal data only to the extent permissible under statutory provisions, in particular under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”).

With this Privacy Policy we would like to inform you in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR about the nature of the processing of your personal data via our Website “pxr-legal.com” (hereinafter “Website”), the purposes of such data processing and about the rights to which you are entitled. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Controller

The person responsible for processing your personal data is:
PXR Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (hereinafter referred to as “we” or “PXR“)
Kurfürstendamm 195, 10707 Berlin, Germany

Tel.:+49 (0)30 629 3145 0
Fax: +49 (0)30 629 3145 50
E-Mail: datenschutz@pxr.law

PXR has its registered seat in Berlin, is registered with the local court of Berlin (Charlottenburg) under HRB 219207 B and is represented by its sole managing director,
Dr. Peter Möllmann (peter.moellmann@pxr.law).

Contact us

If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data collected via our Website, you can always contact us (see “Controller” for contact details).

Processing of personal data during your visit to our Website

Each time you access our Website the following personal data is automatically processed:

  • IP address of your requesting computer
  • browser type, browser version and language used
  • your operating system
  • date and time of access of your visit
  • name of your access provider
  • name of the specific page or file accessed, and the amount of data transferred (access status/http status code)
  • website from which your system accesses our Website (“referrer URL”)

We require this information for technical purposes to display the Website properly and to guarantee technical stability and security. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Your personal data is temporarily stored in server log files for the aforementioned purposes. The log files are deleted after the end of the respective browser session, at the latest after 7 days. Personal data, which must be stored for further evidentiary purposes, is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

Processing of personal data when contacting us

When you contact us (e. g. by email or telephone), we process your personal data we collect exclusively in order to handle your inquiry, respond to it or contact you.

The legal basis for this processing of your personal data is principally Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Insofar as the correspondence is neither necessary for the performance of a contract with us or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In such a case, it is our legitimate interest to communicate with you and to manage and document the communication.

Your personal data will be deleted after final answering, as far as there are no legal or other obligations to store.

Processing of personal data regarding our Careers-Website

If you apply to us in response to open positions published on our Careers-Website or if you send us an unsolicited application (e.g., via applications@pxr.law), we process the following categories of personal data during the application process:

  • private contact and identification information
  • personal data on your professional qualifications
  • place of study or training, certificates
  • the personal data you provide to us in your curriculum vitae including photos of you
  • any other personal data you may have provided in the application

The person responsible for the application process at PXR will receive your application documents and they will be forwarded internally to other application decision-supporting team members of PXR.

§ 26 (1) BDSG and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR are the legal basis for this data processing. Any information that you provide voluntarily, and which goes beyond the required amount will be processed in our legitimate interest Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in being able to respond to your application in the best possible way.

If we find together, we will process your personal data for the purposes of the employment relationship in accordance with a separate data privacy policy, which you will then receive from us.

In the event that no employment relationship is established with you, we will generally store your data for a period of six months from the time of receipt of the rejection by you. Your application documents are then deleted.

Social Media Plugins

We currently use the following social media plug-ins: LinkedIn and Instagram. We process your personal data to provide you with the functionalities of the respective social media plug-in.
We use social media plug-ins to communicate with interested parties. We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that when you visit our website, no personal data is initially passed on to the providers of the plug-ins. Only by activating the respective social media plug-in is the respective processing initiated.
We open the possibility for you to communicate directly with the provider of the plug-in via the button. Only if you click on the marked box and thereby activate it, the plug-in provider receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding web page of our online offer.
The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). We have weighed our interest in using social media plug-ins against your interest in the confidentiality of your personal data, with our interest prevailing. Without the processing of personal data, it is not possible to provide the respective social media plug-ins. The use of the social media plug-ins is also voluntary and must first be activated by the user.

For more information about the use of the personal data by the provides please visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy)
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect

Functional Cookies

We use functional cookies in order to ensure functionality of our Website. Cookies are small text files that store information on the user behavior when visiting a website and that are placed on the user’s computer and held available for further visits to the website. These cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses.

The information obtained through the use of functional cookies will not be linked to your IP address. No other personal data is collected. We use the information contained in these cookies to enable, analyze and improve the operation and use of our Website and in order to ensure our IT security. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

You may also visit our Website without cookies being used, provided that you have disabled the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, in doing so, you may not be able to use all functions of our Website.

As soon as you close your browser, the session cookie is automatically deleted by default, unless you have made a different setting in the cookie settings of your browser.

Marketing/Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").

Google Analytics uses so-called tracking pixels and cookies. The information generated by a cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, by activating IP anonymization, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within the European Economic Area (European Union and other member states). Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

On our behalf, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the websites, compiling reports on website activity and providing us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent by clicking the changing your cookie preferences.

Google processes your personal data in the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the European Commission for the USA. We have secured the level of data protection with appropriate guarantees (so-called standard contractual clauses) within the meaning of Art. 46 DSGVO.

LinkedIn Analytics

We use "LinkedIn Analytics" on our website, a web analytics service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland, ("LinkedIn").

LinkedIn Analytics uses so-called tracking pixels and cookies. The information generated by a cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a LinkedIn server in the USA and stored there. However, by activating IP anonymization, your IP address will be shortened by LinkedIn beforehand within the European Economic Area (European Union and other member states). Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a LinkedIn server in the USA and shortened there.

On our behalf, LinkedIn will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the websites, compiling reports on website activity and providing us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of LinkedIn Analytics will not be merged with other data from LinkedIn.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent by changing your cookie preferences.

LinkedIn processes your personal data in the USA. There is no adequacy decision of the European Commission for the USA. We have secured the level of data protection with appropriate guarantees (so-called standard contractual clauses) within the meaning of Art. 46 DSGVO.

Forwarding personal data to third parties.

We do not forward your personal data to third parties unless:

  • you have given your express consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR)
  • the Forwarding is necessary to exercise legal claims and you have no overriding interest worthy of protection in not transmitting your personal data (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR)
  • a legal obligation exists for the Forwarding (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR)
  • permitted by law and required for the performance of a contract with you (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR)

If we use external service providers, these have been carefully selected by us and commissioned in writing. If necessary, we have concluded a processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR with them.

Your rights as a data subject

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

  • right of access
  • right to rectification
  • right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
  • right to restriction of processing
  • right to object to the processing
  • right to withdraw consent
  • right to data portability

If we process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), you can object to the processing by contacting us (see “Controller” for contact details). The same applies if we process your data on the basis of your consent, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Furthermore, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data.

Security

We employ technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data that we process.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may from time to time make changes to our Privacy Policy. Any changes will be published here on our Website and will be effective as of the date of publication (which will also be noted on our Website).