Privacy policy

At Benn-Ibler Rechtsanwälte GmbH, we take the protection of your data very seriously - and not only since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on May 25, 2018. In this overview, we would therefore like to inform you about which personal data we collect when you visit our website, for what purpose and on what legal basis we do this, what rights you have in this regard and how or to whom you can assert these rights.


Please note that the legal situation may change and thus make it necessary to revise this privacy policy. We therefore invite you to consult the privacy policy regularly to ensure that you are fully informed and up to date. For easier reading, you can also download and print out the PDF version of this document.


Name and address of the person responsible
Benn-Ibler Attorneys at Law GmbH
Schreyvogelgasse 3, A-1010 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 531 55 - 0
Fax: +43 1 531 55 - 555
E-mail: office@benn-ibler.com
FN 467296 a, Commercial Court Vienna
VAT number: ATU72043139

Processing of personal data
What is personal data?
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Such data may include name, address, billing data, contact details and data on payments, contracts, business relationships, employees, relatives, etc.

Basis for collection, processing and use
We collect, process and use your personal data exclusively for the purposes agreed with you or on the basis of legal or professional obligations or on the basis of another legal basis in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Austrian data protection regulations and obligations imposed by professional law.

We process the following personal data

Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit our website.
The website we operate uses so-called session cookies. These session cookies are automatically deleted after a certain period of time when you leave our website.
You can define the storage of cookies more precisely in your browser settings. Please note that if you block, deactivate or delete our cookies, you may no longer be able to use this website in full.

Server log files
To improve security, system performance and user-friendliness, the following personal data is processed in server log files when this website is accessed:
IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to GMT, content of the request (specific page), access status/HTTP status code, amount of data transferred in each case, requesting website, browser, operating system and interface, language, version of the browser software.

Purposes of the data processed by us

Website visitors
When you visit our website, we process your personal data to ensure and further develop its operation and to guarantee the security and optimization of our website. The processing is carried out on the legal basis of our legitimate interests in this regard pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Transfer of data to third parties
To the extent necessary to achieve the purposes described, we will forward your personal data to third parties, but only on the basis of data protection regulations.
We do not transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Union.

Duration for which your personal data will be stored
Your personal data will only be stored by us for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described and to defend against any liability claims.

Cookies: At the end of a session or when you leave our website, the session cookies are automatically deleted within a certain period of time.
Server log files: The server log files are stored for a maximum of 14 days
Business correspondence: Your personal data from business correspondence with us as the website operator will be stored by us for at least seven years. Business correspondence relevant under tax law will be retained by us for at least nine years after the end of the financial year in which the relevant transaction was posted or to which the relevant document relates. In addition, we will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to defend against possible legal claims arising from contract or law.
Profiling and automated decision-making
We do not use your personal data for profiling purposes or for automated decision-making

Your rights as a data subject
Right to information, rectification and erasure
In accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, you have the right to receive information about the type and scope of the personal data stored by you and about you at any time (see Art. 15 GDPR), unless the provision of this information jeopardizes a business or trade secret of us or a third party (§ 4 para. 6 DSG). You can also ask us to correct or delete personal data stored by you at any time (see Art. 16 GDPR). If your request for erasure or rectification is justified and does not conflict with any legal requirements or legitimate interests, we will comply with it.

Right to object to the processing
Furthermore, you can object to the processing of your data for reasons arising from your particular situation (see Art. 21 GDPR), provided that the processing is based on legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If you object, we will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds which override your interests or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Right to withdraw your consent
If you have consented to the use of your personal data, you can withdraw this consent in writing at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to demand that we restrict data processing (see Art. 21 GDPR). This right exists in particular if the accuracy of the personal data is disputed by you for the period required to verify the accuracy of the data; and
if the processing is unlawful but you oppose the erasure of the data.
Please send your requests for information, correction, restriction, objection and deletion as well as your declaration of revocation to Benn-Ibler Rechtsanwälte GmbH; you will find the contact details at the beginning of this data protection declaration.
Please note that in the event of a request for deletion, revocation or objection to the use of personal data or in the event of data restriction, we will no longer be able to provide our services.

Right to transfer or transmission of the data
You also have the right to receive from us the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or that we transmit your personal data that you have provided to us to a third party designated by you, where technically feasible. However, this right to data portability only exists if
the processing is based on consent (Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR) or on a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR), and
the processing is carried out by automated means (see Art. 20 GDPR).

Competent supervisory authority
If you are of the opinion that the data processing by us violates data protection regulations or your data protection claims have otherwise been violated in any way, you can complain to the competent supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority, Wickenburggasse 8, 1080 Vienna, Phone: +43 1 52 152-0, Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at.

Further questions?
If you have any further questions regarding the processing and protection of your personal data, please feel free to contact us at any time. If necessary, we will ask you for proof of your identity, e.g. by sending a copy of your ID.

Subject to change
We reserve the right to adapt and update this data protection notice if necessary.