Data Privacy

We use your data in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations.

The person responsible in the sense of the data protection basic regulation, other data protection laws valid in the member states of the European Union and other regulations with data protection-juridical character is the one:

hww hermann wienberg wilhelm Insolvency Administrator Partnership
Goldsteinstrasse 114
60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)69 91 30 92-0
Fax: +49 (0)69 91 30 92-30
E-mail: frankfurt@hww.eu

You can reach our data protection officer as follows:

hww hermann wienberg wilhelm
Data Protection Officer
Düsseldorfer Strasse 38
10707 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 206437-0
Fax: +49 (0)30 206437-50
E-mail: dsb@hww.eu

With this data protection declaration we inform you which personal data we collect and store from you and how we use your data as well as which rights you have with regard to the use of your data.

For applicants of hww we have a separate privacy policy, which you can find here: https://www.hww.eu/en/career/privacy-policy-for-applicants/

I. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

a. When visiting our website

Every time you visit our website, your browser automatically sends information to the server of our website and temporarily saves it in a so-called log file. The following files are recorded 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 file accessed,
  • website from which the access was made,
  • operating system of your computer and the browser you used,
  • name of your Internet access provider.

This data is collected and processed for the purpose of enabling you to use our website (establishing a connection), ensuring system security and stability over the long term, enabling technical administration of the network infrastructure and optimization of our Internet offering, and for internal statistical purposes. The IP address is only evaluated in the event of attacks on the network infrastructure and for statistical purposes, without it being possible to draw any conclusions about your person.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows the purposes listed above for the collection of data. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

In addition, we use cookies and Google Analytics when you visit our website. You will find more detailed explanations under III. and I.V of this data protection declaration.

b. When using our contact form

If you have any questions, we offer you the possibility to contact us via a form provided on the website. It is necessary to provide your name, a valid e-mail address as well as your address data, so that we know who sent the request and can respond to it. The hww location you wish to contact will help us identify your concern. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntary consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after you have completed your request.

c. when registering on our website - creditor information system

The data controller has integrated the GIS (Creditor Information System) component on this website. GIS is a web system that provides creditors in insolvency proceedings with information on insolvency proceedings 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It also provides creditors with the option of supporting them in the creation of a claim and transferring the recorded data electronically to the responsible insolvency administrator. GIS is used to provide creditors with a comprehensive information service.

The operating company of GIS is STP Portal GmbH, Lorenzstrasse 29, 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany.

GIS places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. The setting of the cookie enables the user-related use of GIS, which, for example, is necessary for logging in using the GIS PIN. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by your browser. The cookies used are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of GIS will be limited.

Further information and the data protection regulations of the STP Portal GmbH can be called up under https://www.insolvenz-portal.de/datenschutz-datensicherheit. GIS is explained in more detail under this link https://www.insolvenz-portal.de/produkte/gis.

II. Passing on your data to third parties

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 express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO,
  • the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense 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 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, and
  • this is legally permissible and required for the execution of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. B DSGVO.

III. Cookies

Cookies help in many ways to make your visit on our website easier, more enjoyable and more meaningful. Cookies are information files that your web browser automatically stores on your computer's hard drive when you visit our website. Cookies neither damage the hard disk of your computer nor are personal data transmitted to us through the setting of cookies. For example, we use cookies to identify you as a user using an anonymous identifier without you having to log in separately. The cookies also allow us to analyze your user behavior when you visit our website in an anonymous form. The use of cookies does not mean that we receive personal data about you. The information stored in the cookies does not allow us to identify a specific person or to draw conclusions about individual visitors to our website.