Data protection policy



This data protection information applies to data processing by:

CTS Concentra Treuhand Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
Grillparzerstraße 10
81675 Munich
cts@cts-steuer.de
www.cts-steuer.de

Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of its use


When you access our website – www.cts-steuer.de – information is automatically sent to our website’s server by the browser used on your device. This information is temporarily stored in what is called a log file. The following information is recorded without any intervention on your part, and stored until it is automatically deleted:

  • The IP address of the requesting computer
  • The date and time of access
  • The name and URL of the file retrieved
  • The website from which the access takes place (referrer URL)
  • The browser used and, where applicable, your computer’s operating system and the name of your access provider

The data mentioned above will be processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring the seamless establishment of a connection to the website
  • Guaranteeing the hassle-free use of our website
  • Evaluating the system’s security and stability and
  • Fulfilling other administrative purposes

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


Disclosing information


Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for any purpose other than those listed below.
We only disclose your personal data to third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent thereto pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
  • said disclosure pursuant to Art. 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 the non-disclosure of your data
  • there is a legal obligation to disclosure it, in a specific case, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, and
  • this is legally permissible and, as per Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, necessary for the processing of a contractual relationship with you


Cookies


We use cookies on our website. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device, and they do not contain viruses, trojans or other forms of malware.

Information is stored in the cookie, which results in connection with the specific device in use. This does not mean, however, that we obtain immediate knowledge of your identity.

On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our online offering more convenient for you. We use what are known as session cookies to recognise that you have previously visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our site.

Furthermore, we also use temporary cookies, which are stored on your device for a certain fixed period of time, in order to optimise the degree of our website’s user-friendliness. If you visit our website again to use our services, we will automatically recognise that you have visited us on a previous occasion, as well as which entries and settings you have made, meaning that you do not have to enter these again.

On the other hand, we use cookies in order to facilitate the statistical recording of our website’s use, and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offering for you. These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have previously visited us when visiting our site again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is required for the above-mentioned purposes, in order to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser to ensure that no cookies are stored on your computer, or so that a notification always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you will not be able to use all the functions of our website.


Data subject rights


You have the right:

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data being processed by us. In particular, you may request the disclosure of information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been (or will be) disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right of rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection thereto, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data (if not collected by us), as well as the existence of automated decision-making – including profiling – and, where applicable, meaningful information on the pertinent details;

  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;

  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored with us, unless its processing is necessary, in order to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;

  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, if the accuracy of said data is disputed by you, if the processing is deemed unlawful, but you refuse to allow its deletion and we no longer require the data, but you require it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims, or if you have lodged an objection to its processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;

  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided us with in a structured, common and machine-readable format, or to request its transfer to another data controller;

  • in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR to withdraw your previous consent to us at any time. Consequently, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent for the future, and

  • in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority for your usual place of residence or workplace, or our office, for this purpose.


Right to object


If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to the processing of your personal data, if there are reasons for doing so arising from your particular situation, or if your objection is rooted in a rejection of direct marketing efforts. Should the latter apply, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without the need to specify a special situation.

If you wish to make use of your right to withdraw consent or object, simply send an e-mail to cts@cts-steuer.de


Topicality and modification of this data protection policy


This data protection policy is currently valid and its version is as of May 2018.

Due to the continuous development of our website and offers above, or due to amended statutory or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection policy. The current data protection policy can be accessed and printed out by you at any time here.