Privacy policy

avocado rechtsanwälte is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to its website. This notice describes how your personal data are processed.

Collection and processing of personal data

a) When visiting the website

When you visit our website www.avocado.de, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following personal data will be collected without your intervention and stored until they are automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
• the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

Your personal data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website
• Evaluation of system safety and stability as well as
• for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 1. (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for the collection of data. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of determining your identity.

The personal data are collected anonymously and cannot technically be assigned to specific persons. The personal data are not merged with other data sources; the data are deleted after statistical evaluation and are not stored as an individual data record.

With every access to our websites and with every retrieval of a file, static IP addresses are also recorded and automatically stored in a log file of the server. Under certain circumstances, static IP addresses may allow conclusions to be drawn about the person of the user. To this end, we neither carry out evaluations nor use such data for our own advertising purposes or make them available to third parties.

b) When subscribing for current information/invitations/news

If you have explicitly consented in accordance with Art. 6 1. (a) GDPR, we will use your e-mail address to send you current information on a regular basis. To receive this news, it is sufficient to provide an e-mail address.

You can unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail to news(at)avocado.de.

c) Other data collection, contact

Apart from that, you can visit our websites without providing any personal information. However, you can decide to do this by filling out forms in various areas of our website, such as

• Career
• Contact us

Such personal information provided on this website will be used for the purposes described in the relevant part of the website and for other purposes for which you give your consent. The legal basis is Art. 6 1. (a) GDPR (explicit consent) and Art. 6 1. (b) GDPR (performance of contract).

Disclosure of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

• you have given your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 1. (a) GDPR,
• the disclosure pursuant to 6 1. (f) GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation to pass on data pursuant to Art. 6 1. (c) GDPR, and
• it is legally permissible and required for the execution of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 1. (b) GDPR.

Storage

Your data will be kept and stored for as long as this is necessary for the purpose for which the data were permissibly collected or as required by law or legal obligations.

Cookies

We use cookies on various websites to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. These are small text files that are stored on your computer. Most of the cookies we use are deleted from your hard drive at the end of the browser session (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your computer and enable us to recognize your computer during your next visit (so-called long-term cookies). These cookies are used to save the individual selections made by the visitor (e.g. the parameters when performing a search) in order to restore them to their original state when the respective website is visited again. The generated cookies expire after closing the browser or after closing the last browser window. Cookies are also used for unpersonalized statistics. The generated cookies have an expiry time of max. three months.

The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6 1. (f) GDPR.

You can set your browser in a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies, decide on the acceptance of cookies on a case-by-case basis or generally exclude the acceptance of cookies. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

Data protection information YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@avocado.vloggt

You can access our YouTube channel without providing any personal information. In individual cases, however, we process your personal data, for example if you communicate with us via the YouTube channel. If you provide us with information about third parties, such as spouses or relatives, we assume that you have given us your prior consent to do so. We would like to point out that you use the YouTube website and its functions on your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating).

To set up the YouTube channel, we have selected the most privacy-friendly settings possible. For data processing by the YouTube platform, please refer to Google's privacy policy, which you can access via the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

As the provider of the YouTube channel, we only collect and process the statistical data automatically provided to us by YouTube regarding the use of the channel. In addition, we may process your personal data to moderate the comment function or to respond directly to enquiries addressed to us. The legal basis for this is the fulfilment of the purpose of the contract (answering or directly commenting on questions) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR We also process this data in order to be able to provide you with the most informative and interesting offer possible on the channel or to moderate comments under the channel. The legal basis for this is the protection of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interests lie in being able to provide existing and potential future clients with an informative offer on the YouTube channel that is optimised to the interests of users. It can be assumed that this does not affect your interests as a data subject, as it is to be expected that the data will be used accordingly when you participate in communication on a YouTube channel.

Data protection information on integrated YouTube videos

We integrate videos from the YouTube platform of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, on the website. The videos are implemented using the so-called two-click solution, which means that data is only transferred to YouTube if you have consented to this data transfer by clicking on it. 

The data collected about users when using the service is processed by Google and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. This includes the IP address, the application used, information on the end device used (including device ID and application ID), information on websites accessed, the location, the mobile phone provider and other information available on the user's PC in the form of cookies.

The use of YouTube is justified by the user's consent, which he or she gives by clicking on the corresponding symbol, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. The user can revoke their consent at any time with effect for the future by closing the subpage on which the video is played.

Google describes what information it collects and processes in general terms in its privacy policy. Users can find further information in the general information on data protection settings when using Google services and with specific reference to individual services (including YouTube).

etracker – rights of revocation

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 1. (f) GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure that our website is designed as required and continuously optimised.

On the other hand, we use the tracking measures in order to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer to you. These interests are to be regarded as justified within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

As an analysis tool for our website, we use the web analysis service etracker of etracker GmbH. The web analysis service uses cookies of the type described above to enable an analysis of your use of the website. The data collected using the technologies of the aforementioned web analysis services will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website and will not be merged with personal data relating to the bearer of the pseudonym without the explicit consent of the data subject. In this context, we would also like to point out the possibility described above of preventing the storage of cookies by means of browser software settings.

The collection and storage of data by etracker can also be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Confidentiality and security

We will keep your information confidential and protect it in accordance with our usual practices and all applicable laws.

Your rights

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you may request information on the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right of rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data, unless it has been collected from us, as well as the existence of an automated decision-making process including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details;
• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
• to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
• to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse its deletion and we no longer need the data but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data which you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another responsible party;
• in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to revoke your consent once given to us at any time. The consequence of this is that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future, and
• to complain to a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or place of work or our office.

Your right of objection

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 1. (f) GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data if there are reasons for doing so which arise from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which is implemented by us without stating a particular situation.

If you wish to make use of your right of revocation or objection, an e-mail to datenschutz(at)avocado.de is sufficient.

Data security

We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed representation of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Actuality and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and as of Septemger 2021.

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may be necessary to amend this data protection declaration. You can view and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at https://www.avocado.de/en/privacy-policy/

Contact person

If you have questions about the processing of your personal data, please contact us:
datenschutz(at)avocado.de