Data privacy

Information on data privacy in relation to the use of online services

(Information in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation)

The judiciary system of Baden-Württemberg takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. Because of this, we have taken measures to ensure that both we and our external service providers comply with data privacy regulations.

The controller in accordance with Article 13 paragraph 1 letter a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the respective court or respective judicial authority. Information regarding the controller is available on the websites, under the “Data privacy information” section in the “Service” menu.

Information regarding data privacy in court proceedings, at public prosecutors’ offices and in law enforcement within Baden-Württemberg, as well as information regarding the official Data Privacy Officer, is available on the respective websites under the “Data privacy information” section in the “Service” menu.

Specific information regarding the website controller is available in the legal notice.

General information on data processing and legal bases

The following information provides you with an overview of how the Baden-Württemberg judiciary system ensures the protection of your data when you use our online services. It also describes what types of data are collected, for what purpose and to what extent through our online services and through connected websites, functions and content. We would also like to provide you with information regarding your rights.

This information applies regardless of the domains, systems, platforms and devices you use (such as desktop or mobile devices) to run our services.

Terms such as “personal data” or data “processing” are used in accordance with the definitions in Article 4 (GDPR) .

Due to further developments of our website and the technologies we use, it may also be necessary to update this information. Because of this, we recommend reviewing this information from time to time.

Data processing on this website

Within the framework of its online services, the Baden-Württemberg judicial system processes data

  • so that you can access the web pages,
  • when you use the contact form and
  • for the purpose of statistical analysis.

The personal data processed when you use these online services includes basic data you provide (such as email addresses for the contact form, names and addresses as well as email addresses for the brochure order form), usage data (such as the pages of our website you visit) and content data (such as entries in the contact form).

We only process personal data in compliance with relevant data privacy regulations. This means that we only process your data if we have legal permission to do so, in particular if the data processing is necessary for us to carry out our work or offer our online services, or if the processing is required or permitted by law, or if we have the user's consent to do so.

Each time you visit a website, data is collected and exchanged. We automatically collect and store data (log file information) which your bowser transmits to our server. This includes:

  • the type and version of your internet browser,
  • the operating system you use,
  • the page you access,
  • the previously visited page (referrer URL),
  • the time of the server request and
  • the IP number of your computer.

The judiciary of Baden-Württemberg evaluates this data (with the exception of the IP number of your computer) only for statistical purposes, in order to measure demand for our web services. We have no way to associate this data with any specific person. This data is not combined with data from other sources. IP numbers are collected for the duration of the visit in order to answer inquiries, and are stored for 30 days. Furthermore, in case of an error form contents may be logged and stored for 30 days. This data is deleted after 30 days. 

In this respect, we collect this data on the basis of  Article 6 paragraph 1 letter e GDPR, in order to be able to provide you with this website for carrying out our duties in the public interest (judiciary PR work).

Data we have logged when you access the website is transmitted to third parties only if we are obligated to do so legally or under a court decision, or if the data must be transmitted for the purpose of legal or criminal prosecution in case of attacks against the Baden-Württemberg judiciary's web infrastructure. Data is not transmitted in any other case.

Voluntary personal information

You can voluntarily provide personal information on some areas of the website – such as in contact forms. We store and use the (personal) data provided to us only for the purpose for which it was provided. The data is not transmitted to third parties unless this is expressly stated.

All information you receive at these points (such as brochure orders) are also available to you at other points without the need to provide your data. You can download brochures for the Baden-Württemberg judiciary directly, for instance. Likewise, instead of using electronic contact options (such as email or the contact form), you can also use other ways tocontact us. In this respect, your provision of personal data remains voluntary at all times. You will not experience any disadvantages if you do not provide your data. You simply need to make use of other ways to obtain information.

Cookies

Session cookies allow you to use the search function of the website and the online contact forms. Session cookies are small units of information which a provider stores in the working memory of the visitor's computer. A randomly generated, unique identification number, called a session ID, is saved in a session cookie. The cookie also contains information regarding its origin and the storage term. These cookies cannot save any other data. The session ID is used to summarize the search results and display the email forms. Session cookies are saved only for the duration of the current visit to our website. They are deleted once you end use of our website and close the browser. Likewise, we process your personal data only in order to provide the website on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter e GDPR.

Handling cookies

Cookies can be controlled with all web browsers. Most browsers are set as a default to accept all cookies without asking the user. If you want to use all of the functions of the website, you should set your browser to accept session cookies. You can block cookies from third-party providers, in contrast, without any restrictions to your use of the websites. If you do not want session cookies to be saved on your computer, you should deactivate the corresponding option in the browser’s system settings.

If you deny all session cookies,

  • you will not be able to use the search function,
  • you will not be able to send messages using the online contact forms.

We do not use cookies for advertising purposes. You can object generally to the use of cookies used to measure range and for advertising purposes using the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) as well as the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/).

Email contact

When a user contacts us (using the contact form or via email), the user’s information is processed in order to process and respond to the contact request, as well as to carry out the duties assigned to us in the public interest in accordance with  Article 6 paragraph 1 letter e GDPR . 

If you send us an email, this email and your email address will only be used for correspondence with you. After we fulfill or answer your inquiry, your information will be deleted or stored in accordance with valid data privacy regulations governing file keeping in case of records-related procedures.

Rights of data subjects 

1. Right to information

You have the right to receive information at any time and with no formal requirements regarding your stored personal data. This also applies to the origin and recipients of the data, as well as the purpose of storage. You will receive this information free of charge (Article 15 GDPR). The controller, i.e., the respective court or judicial authority, can provide you with information on your stored data.

Information regarding the controller is available on the websites, under the “Data privacy information” section in the “Service” menu or in the website’s legal notice.

2. Right to rectification, right of revocation, and further rights

In addition, you have the right to rectify incorrect data, restrict data processing and delete your personal data (Article 16Article 17 and Article 18 GDPR). In case of suspected illegal data processing, you can submit complaints at any time to the supervisory authority responsible for us, the State Data Privacy Officer.

If you have given us your consent, you can generally revoke it with future effect (Article 7 GDPR). 

3. Right to object

Otherwise, insofar as we process your personal data not based on your consent, but rather on a statutory basis such as  Article 6 paragraph 1 letter e GDPR, you can object to the future processing of your personal data for grounds relating to your particular situation at any time (Article 21 GDPR). 

4. Deletion of data

We delete stored data once it is no longer necessary for its intended purpose, as long as there are no statutory retention periods that would interfere with the deletion. If the user’s data is not deleted because it is required for other, legally permissible purposes, its processing is restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes.

Review your data

You can use any web browser to display when cookies are saved and what they contain. For detailed information, please contact the virtual data privacy office of the Federal and State Data Privacy Officer of Germany.

Web tracking

The provider of this website uses the services of etracker GmbH from Hamburg, Germany (www.etracker.com) to analyze usage data. We do not use cookies for web analysis as a standard practice.

The data generated using etracker is processed and stored exclusively in Germany on behalf of the provider of this website, and is therefore subject to strict German and European data privacy laws and standards. etracker has been independently reviewed and certified in this area, and has received the Data Privacy Seal of Quality ePrivacyseal.

Data is processed on the basis of the statutory regulations of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f (legitimate interest) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our interest in the sense of the GDPR (legitimate interest) is in optimizing our online services and our website. Since the privacy of our visitors is important to us, data that could be individually personally identifiable, such as IP addresses and login or device IDs, is anonymized or pseudonymized at the earliest possible point. Data is not used in any other manner, combined with other data, or shared with third parties.

You can object to the aforementioned data processing at any time. Such an objection will not result in any negative consequences.

Security measures

We take organizational, contractual, and technical security measures using state-of-the-art practices to ensure that data privacy law regulations are complied with, and to protect the data we process against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons.

Contact

At every court and every judicial authority within the Baden-Württemberg judiciary, there is a person responsible for data privacy available to answer any related questions.

Information regarding the official data protection officer is available on the websites, under the “Data privacy information” section in the “Service” menu.

Controller responsible for the website

Information on the controller responsible for the website is available in the website legal notice.