Data protection information of the law firm Rudolph Rechtsanwälte
1. This data protection information applies to data processing by:
Rudolph Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, represented by Dr. Tobias Rudolph, Westtorgraben 1, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany, telephone (+49) 911 999 396-0, fax (+49) 911 999 396-16, email: kanzlei@rudolph-recht.de.
For questions about processing your personal data or exercising your data protection rights, you can contact the law firm using these details.
Our data protection officer is Anna Lößlein. You can contact her at loesslein@rudolph-recht.de.
2. collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose of their use
This information concerns the static websites www.rudolph-recht.de and criminal-law-germany.lawyer. Host Europe provides hosting for the German website and IONOS for the English website. When a page is requested, your browser must transmit technical data to the relevant server so that it can deliver the content. These include the IP address, requested address, time and technical request details and, where transmitted by your browser, browser information and the previous page (referrer).
This processing serves the availability, stability and security of the website. Its legal basis is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR: the legitimate interest in providing a functioning website protected against abuse. Where technical requests are recorded in server or error logs, retention must be limited to what is required for operation and security. Data must be deleted when that purpose ceases, unless a legal obligation or a specific security incident requires further retention. Optional Google Ads measurement is described in section 5 and requires your consent.
The website has no contact form, user account or newsletter registration form. If you contact us by email, telephone or post, we process the contact details and content you provide to respond. For enquiries about a potential mandate, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR; for other enquiries it is our legitimate interest in handling them under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Data are deleted after the enquiry has been dealt with unless statutory retention duties or legitimate reasons require further storage. Separate client information and lawyers’ professional confidentiality also apply to processing in a mandate.
You do not have to provide further personal information merely to read the pages. To answer an enquiry, however, we need a suitable way to contact you. This website does not carry out automated decision-making about you or profiling.
passing on of data
Hosting providers process data needed for technical operation. Data may also be disclosed where necessary to handle an enquiry or contract (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), to comply with a legal obligation (point (c)), to protect legitimate interests, particularly in relation to legal claims, unless overriding rights prevent it (point (f)), or with your consent (point (a)). Lawyers’ professional confidentiality must be respected.
Video playback deliberately activated by you and opening external links are described separately below. Simply reading a page does not transmit data to the linked social networks or map services through an embedded plug-in.
4 Cookies
Navigation, search and text display do not require advertising or analytics cookies. Your choice about optional Google Ads measurement is saved with a version number and timestamp in local browser storage under rr_ads_consent_v1 for 180 days, solely to respect your choice. The choice applies to the respective browser and website; we ask again after it expires.
Only after you select “Allow measurement” does the Google tag load, allowing Google to use cookies or comparable storage technologies for ad measurement. Before consent and after rejection, no Google Ads tag loads and no cookieless measurement signals are sent. Google Analytics is not used. Separate activation of YouTube videos is explained in section 6.
analysis tools
Google Ads measurement loads only after your consent. Other services are described separately below.
aa) Google Analytics
Google Analytics is not used. Our website therefore creates no Google Analytics usage profiles and sets no corresponding tracking cookies. An add-on or opt-out for that service is not needed here.
bb) Google Ads: optional measurement of contact clicks
With your consent, we use Google tag AW-1062537427 to measure the effectiveness of our Google ads. The provider in the European Economic Area is Google Ireland Limited. Measurement records whether a visitor clicks a phone or email link for the firm following an ad interaction. A click does not prove that a call took place, an email was sent or a mandate was agreed. An ordinary page view is not counted as a contact conversion.
After permission is given, Google receives technical data including IP address, browser and device information, the page address and, where available, advertising click identifiers and stored measurement identifiers. Our click events contain the conversion identifier, not message text, names or contact details entered by visitors. Enhanced conversions and personalised advertising are disabled in this implementation; it does not set up Google Analytics or remarketing audiences.
The legal basis is your voluntary consent under Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR and, for access to your device, section 25 (1) TDDDG. All content and contact options remain available without consent. Processing by Google companies outside the EU/EEA, particularly in the USA, is possible. Further information about processing, recipients, international transfers and retention is available in Google’s privacy policy and its information about measurement cookies and their lifespans.
You can change your choice or reject measurement at any time using “Cookie settings” in the footer. Rejection stops future measurement events from this implementation and reloads a page already connected to Google. Google measurement identifiers accessible to our website are removed. You can manage cookies on Google domains through your browser settings. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before it was withdrawn.
cc) Use of Google Maps
Maps, directions and the 360-degree office tour are external links only. No Google Maps element loads when you read our contact page. Following a link takes you away from our website; the provider then processes data under its own terms. These include technical connection data and potentially association with a signed-in Google account. See Google’s privacy policy.
dd) Use of Google Web Fonts
Fonts are not retrieved from Google or another external font provider. The website uses locally supplied fonts or fonts already available on your device.
ee) Server data
Section 2 applies to technical requests and any server or error logs. A separate anonymised WordPress application log with a general 30-day deletion period is not part of the static functions described here.
6 Social Media Plug-ins
No automatically loading social media plug-ins are embedded. External profile and sharing links connect to the selected provider only when opened. That provider’s privacy rules apply to further use. If you are signed in there, the provider may associate the visit with your account.
a) Facebook
A link to the law firm’s Facebook page is not an embedded Facebook plug-in. No Facebook “Like” or “Share” script loads automatically. The external service is subject to Facebook’s privacy information.
b) Twitter
The link to the profile on X (formerly Twitter) is likewise an external link, not an embedded Tweet plug-in. See the provider’s privacy information for that external service.
YouTube videos only after activation
Where videos are embedded, you first see an explanation and a load button. No YouTube player loads before activation. Only after you consent by selecting the load button is a connection made to YouTube; you can then operate playback. The player uses youtube-nocookie.com in privacy-enhanced mode. This mode does not mean that playback takes place without transmitting data.
The service provider in the European Economic Area is Google Ireland Limited. After loading, your IP address, browser/device information, the referring page and player usage data in particular are transmitted to Google/YouTube. If you are signed into a Google account, association with that account is possible. Processing may also take place outside the EU/EEA, particularly in the United States. Information about recipients, retention, international processing and privacy options is available in Google’s privacy policy.
Activation is voluntary (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR; additionally § 25 (1) TDDDG for device access that is not strictly necessary). You can read the other page content without consenting. Reloading or leaving the page removes the loaded player; do not reactivate it if you no longer want it to connect. This prevents further connections by that player, without retrospectively affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. Provider cookies already stored can be deleted through your browser.
rights of the persons concerned
Subject to the applicable statutory conditions, you have the following rights:
- Access to personal data processed, purposes, recipients, retention, origin and any automated decision-making under Article 15 GDPR;
- Rectification of inaccurate and completion of incomplete data under Article 16 GDPR;
- Erasure under Article 17 GDPR, unless a statutory exception such as a retention duty or the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims applies;
- Restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR;
- Portability of data you provided under Article 20 GDPR where its conditions are met;
- Withdrawal of consent at any time for the future under Article 7 (3) GDPR;
- A complaint to a data protection supervisory authority under Article 77 GDPR, particularly in your place of residence, work or the alleged infringement.
The authority responsible for the law firm is the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA), visiting address: Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach; postal address: Postfach 1349, 91504 Ansbach, Germany; telephone +49 (0) 981 180093-0, fax +49 (0) 981 180093-800, email: poststelle@lda.bayern.de. You may also use its complaint form.
right of objection
For processing based on legitimate interests under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you may object under Article 21 GDPR on grounds relating to your particular situation. We must then stop processing unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds overriding your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. You may object to processing for direct marketing without giving particular grounds.
To object or withdraw consent, send a message to kanzlei@rudolph-recht.de. Section 6 explains how to remove a video player you have activated.
9 Data security
Encrypted transmission over HTTPS/TLS is intended for the published website. You can check the actual connection in your browser’s security information. We do not promise a particular bit length, obsolete SSL-v3 technology or absolute security.
Personal data must be protected through appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorized access, loss and manipulation. Unencrypted email may pose security risks. Please agree a suitable transmission method with us before sending particularly confidential documents.
10 Up-to-dateness and amendment of this data protection declaration
This version dated 17 September 2026 describes the static websites and optional Google Ads measurement. It does not replace separate privacy information relating to a legal mandate.
The information will be adapted when functions, services or legal requirements change. This declaration can be viewed and printed at criminal-law-germany.lawyer/data-protection/.