Privacy Policy

1. Privacy & data protection in a nutshell

General remarks

The following describes what happens to your personal information when you visit this website. Personal information refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy provides detailed information on privacy and data protection and how your personal information is handled.

Data collected on this website

Who is responsible for the data collected on this website?

The data collected on this website is processed by the website operator. For contact details, refer to Notice concerning the party responsible for this website in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

You data is collected when you provide it to us. This might be information entered by you in a contact form.

Other information is automatically logged by our IT systems or upon your giving your consent when visiting our website. This data primarily includes technical data such as the browser and operating system used by you or the time at which you accessed the page. This information is logged automatically when you access this website.

How do we use your data?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to request information, free of charge, about the origin, recipients and purpose of the personal data stored on you. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked or deleted. If you have given your consent to having your data processed, you have the option of revoking this consent at any time. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.

Do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this Privacy Policy or any other data privacy issues.

2. Hosting

The content on our website is hosted by: Strato GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany (referred to below as “Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato maintains various log files including your IP addresses.

For details, consult Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

The legal basis for use by Strato follows from Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable rendering of our website possible. Where appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Sect. 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), to the extent that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. for device fingerprinting) as provided for by the Act. Consent can be revoked at any time.

3. General information and mandatory information

Privacy & data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential, in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

Various pieces of personal information are collected when you use this website. Personal information is any data enabling you to be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how this occurs and for what purpose.

Be advised that data transmission via the internet (e.g. email communication) may be subject to security gaps and vulnerabilities. It is impossible to safeguard data completely against access by third parties.

Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

The party responsible for data processing on this website (data controller) is:

Chapter & Verse – Legal & Financial Translations
Amy S. Bryant
Försterstr. 12
66111 Saarbrücken

Contact

Phone: +49 (0)681 390 8761
Email: contact@chapter-and-verse.eu

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that, alone or in concert with others, decides on the purposes pursued by processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.) and the means used to that end.

Retention period

Unless a more specific retention period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain on file with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. When you submit a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (e.g. retention periods stipulated by the tax code and under commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

Where you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, where special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9(1) GDPR. Where explicit consent has been given to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Sect. 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or as a condition precedent prior to entering into a contract, processing of your data takes place as provided for in Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR where this is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation. Data processing may also be carried out based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. For information on the legal basis relevant in an individual case, refer to the sections below in this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we work together with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires that personal data be transferred to these external parties. We do not disclose personal data to external parties unless this is required as part of fulfilling a contract, where we are legally obligated to do so (e.g. disclosure of information to tax authorities), where we have a legitimate interest in disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or where another legal basis permits the disclosure of this information. In cases in which contract data processing is performed, we disclose the personal data of our clients solely on the basis of a valid agreement on contract data processing. Where processing takes place jointly, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

A wide range of data processing operations are not permitted unless you give your express consent. You can also revoke any consent you have given us at any time. This is without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that took place prior to your revoking your consent.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

Where data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you also have the right at any time, for reasons relating to your specific situation, to raise an objection to the processing of your personal data. This also applies to any profiling based on these provisions. To determine the legal basis on which processing of data is based, consult this Privacy Policy. In the event you lodge an objection, we will cease processing your personal data unless we are able to demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or we are able to show that processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims (lodging an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

Where your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such marketing at any time. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is associated with such direct marketing. If you lodge an objection, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes with future effect (lodging an objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities

Where violations of the GDPR occur, data subjects are entitled to file a complaint with a regulatory authority, specifically in the member state where they have their usual place of abode, place of work, or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or court proceedings available as a legal remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have the data processed by us based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically surrendered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. In the event you request that data be transferred directly to another controller, this will be done if, and only if, this is technically feasible.

Disclosure, correction, blocking and deletion of data

As permitted by law, you have the right at any time to be provided with information, free of charge, about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, recipients and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. Do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have any questions about personal data.

Right to restrict the processing of personal data

You have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted. Do not hesitate to contact us at any time to have this done. The right to have processing restricted applies in the following cases:

Where you dispute the correctness of your data archived by us: we usually need some time to review this. While the review is ongoing, you have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted.
Where the processing of your personal data has been done/is being done in an unlawful manner: you have the option to have the processing of your data restricted instead of having it deleted.
If we no longer need your personal data, however you need it to exercise, defend against or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand that processing of your personal data be restricted instead of being deleted.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your interests are balanced against our own interests. As long as it has not been determined whose interests override, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may, with the exception of storage, be processed only with your consent; or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or to protect the rights of another natural person or legal entity; or for reasons of important public interest invoked by the European Union or a member state.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for protecting the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries submitted by you to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser’s address bar when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to unsolicited promotional emails

Any use of the contact information published in the legal notice by third parties for sending us unsolicited promotional material or for marketing purposes is expressly prohibited. The website operator expressly reserves the right to take legal action if unsolicited promotional material, such as email spam, is received.

4. Data collected on this website

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in server log files. This information includes:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data is not merged with data from other sources.

Collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free rendering and optimization of the website — that is why server log files have to be maintained.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, we will collect the data entered in the form, including the contact details you provide, to respond to your query and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your consent.

Processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your inquiry is related to fulfilling a contract or as a condition precedent prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient handling of the queries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

We will retain the data provided by you in the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies (e.g. upon catering to your query). This is without prejudice to mandatory statutory provisions, especially those pertaining to data retention periods stipulated by law.

Contacting us by email, phone or telefax

When you contact us via email, phone or telefax, your inquiry including all the personally identifiable information ensuing from it (name, query) will remain on file with us and be processed for the purpose of processing your request. We do not share this information without your consent.

The data provided by you via contact requests is retained by us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies (e.g. upon catering to your query). This is without prejudice to mandatory statutory provisions, especially those pertaining to retention periods stipulated by law.

5. Plugins and tools

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This website uses Google Fonts provided by Google for uniform rendering. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No link to Google’s servers takes place. For further information on Google Fonts, refer to: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.