Privacy Policy and Legal Notice for KPMG Law's Social Media Channels
As of 07/2026
Privacy policy
Our business is based on trust. For KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, the protection of personal data (data protection) is a high priority. KPMG Law complies with all applicable data protection laws and also strives to continuously improve data protection. The following data protection information relates to the publicly accessible social media presences that KPMG Law maintains in order to communicate with users and provide information about KPMG Law’s activities:
I. General Information About KPMG Law’s Social Media Presence
1. what personal data is processed, by whom, for what purpose and on what legal basis?
1.1 Data processing by KPMG Law
KPMG Law collects and uses personal data from visitors to KPMG Law’s social media pages on the platforms listed in Section II in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, i.e., to the extent permitted by the EU GDPR or other applicable law, or where the user has consented to the processing.
Any visitor can contact KPMG Law via the contact options provided (e.g. e-mail contact) by direct message. This can also be done via the options provided by the respective providers (see Section II) by means of a public message that can be viewed by other users, or by means of a private message that can only be viewed by KPMG Law. The data transmitted to KPMG Law in this context will only be processed for the purpose of responding to the respective request.
Visitors to KPMG Law social media presences have the opportunity to use the available interactive functionalities, e.g. like buttons, sharing posts or comment functions. In this case, KPMG Law as well as other visitors may see personal data such as account names and the information entered.
The providers listed under Section II regularly provide KPMG Law with statistical data (referred to as “Insights” on Facebook, for example). This data generally does not allow KPMG Law to identify individual visitors, but it does provide KPMG Law with a statistical overview of data such as visitor numbers, page views, profile or link clicks, the reach of posts, information on visitor categorization—such as origin (city, country), age and gender demographics—and interests. X also provides KPMG Law with the usernames of the respective users in the “Top Mention” and “Top Follower” categories on a monthly basis.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, KPMG Law will retain personal data for as long as is necessary to carry out the purposes set out above. This is subject to statutory retention obligations. KPMG Law employees are instructed to regularly review the duration of the storage of personal data and to delete it if necessary.
KPMG Law can be contacted as follows:
KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Theodor-Heuss-Straße 5
D-70174 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 781923-400
Fax: +49 711 781923-455
E-mail: information@kpmg-law.com
The Data Protection Officer of KPMG Law can be contacted at the above postal address or by e-mail at de-datenschutz@kpmg.com.
1.2 Data processing by social media providers
The information provided under para. II process user data for their own purposes, such as market research and advertising, and create user profiles based on user behavior. This may also capture non-logged-in users. Among other things, cookies are used for this purpose, which are stored on the user’s end device. KPMG Law points out that data may be processed by the respective providers outside the EU / EEA. KPMG Law does not have any influence on the data processing by the companies listed under para. II and refers for further information and setting options (e.g. opt-out) to the respective information provided by the providers and described under Sec. II listed information.
2. what data protection rights do data subjects have?
Data subjects are generally entitled to information rights pursuant to Art. 15 EU GDPR about the processing of your personal data, rights to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 EU GDPR), erasure (Art. 17 EU GDPR), restriction of processing and data portability of the data brought in (Art. 18, 20 EU GDPR) as well as the right to object to use for marketing purposes as well as on the basis of processing based on a legitimate interest (Art. 21 EU GDPR).
Data subjects may contact KPMG Law at any time for this purpose. Inquiries relating to the items listed under no. 1.2 described processing operations can only be answered by the respective social media providers (see section II), as KPMG Law does not have access to this information.
In addition, there is also a right of appeal to a data protection supervisory authority. Data subjects may address their complaint to the authority of their place of residence, but in principle also to any other data protection supervisory authority.
II. social media provider
Below you will find the information provided by the social media platforms on which KPMG Law is represented as a company:
YouTube
YouTube services are provided by: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View CA 94043;
Information on Google’s privacy practices, contact information, and available settings (e.g., opting out of ad tracking) can be found here. Google also provides information on global data transfers here.
Linkedin Services are provided by: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland;
Information on LinkedIn’s privacy policy, contact options, and available settings (e.g., opting out of advertising tracking) is available here. LinkedIn also provides information on cross-border data transfers here.
X
X Services are provided by: X Internet Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07 IRELAND;
Information on data protection provided by X, contact information, and available settings (e.g., opting out of advertising tracking) can be found here.
Kununu
Kununu services are provided by: New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.
Information on Xing’s privacy policy, contact options, and available settings (e.g., opting out of advertising tracking) is available here.
Company information according to the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and the Service Information Obligations Ordinance (DL-InfoVO)
Company/Legal form
KPMG Law Limited Liability Law Firm
Managing Director
RA Mathias Oberndörfer
Registered office/Head office
Stuttgart
Registration
Stuttgart Local Court, HRB 721235
Contact
KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Theodor-Heuss-Straße 5
D-70174 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 781923-400
Fax: +49 711 781923-455
E-mail: information@kpmg-law.com
Branches/Locations
Berlin, Bielefeld, Bremen, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg im Breisgau, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, Mannheim, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg
Job title/country of award
Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Federal Republic of Germany
Sales tax identification number
DE 114216983
Bar Association
KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is a member of the Stuttgart Bar Association, located at Königstraße 14, 70173 Stuttgart. For further information, see http://www.rak-stuttgart.de/
Unless otherwise indicated, all attorneys of the Company are admitted to practice in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The addresses of the respective bar associations can be found at http://www.rechtsanwaltskammer.de
Professional regulations
The relevant professional regulations for lawyers are the Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO), the Professional Code for Lawyers (BORA), the Specialist Lawyers’ Code (FAO), the Lawyers’ Remuneration Act (RVG), the Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Union (CCBE) and the Act on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany (EuRAG).
You can find them at http://www.brak.de/
under the “Labor Law” section.
Details of the existing professional liability insurance policy required by § 59j BRAO: Insurer
AXA Versicherung AG
Colonia-Allee 10-20
51067 Cologne
Information on the spatial scope
The insurance coverage includes worldwide coverage for foreign law and foreign jurisdictions.
You can find them at http://www.brak.de/
under the “Labor Law” section.
Information on online dispute resolution platform (Article 14 (1) ODR Regulation) and consumer dispute resolution (Section 36 Consumer Dispute Resolution Act)
The European Commission provides an online dispute resolution platform, which you can find at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.
The competent consumer arbitration board for property-related disputes arising from an attorney-client relationship is the Bar Association’s Arbitration Board, Neue Grünstraße 17, 10179 Berlin, www.schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft.de.
Attorneys are not required to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is not willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board within the meaning of Section 2 of the Consumer Dispute Resolution Act.
Responsibility for editorial content
Claudia Endter
Location: Berlin
Phone: +49 30 2068 1271
E-Mail: cendter@kpmg.com
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Please address any inquiries in this regard to Claudia Endter(cendter@kpmg.com).
Information and liability
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Applicable law
The legal notices on this website as well as all questions and disputes in connection with this website are subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
