Legal Notice / Privacy Policy

Legal Notice / Privacy Policy

DEDERICHS & REINECKE Public Relations GmbH & Co. KG
Schulterblatt 58
20357 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 40 20 91 98 220
Fax: +49 40 20 91 98 299
Email: info@dr-p.de

Registered office: Hamburg
Register court: Amtsgericht Hamburg (Hamburg Local Court)
Registration number: HRA 117386
VAT ID: DE183901127

General partner:
DEDERICHS & REINECKE GmbH
Managing directors: Oliver Dederichs, Thomas Reinecke
Register court: Amtsgericht Hamburg
Registration number: HRB 130119

Responsible for content pursuant to Section 18 (2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (MStV):
Oliver Dederichs, address as above

Disclaimer: Despite careful review, we accept no liability for the content of external links. The operators of linked pages are solely responsible for their content.

Privacy policy

Last updated: October 2026. This is a translation of our German privacy policy. In case of doubt, the German version prevails.

1. Controller

DEDERICHS & REINECKE Public Relations GmbH & Co. KG
Schulterblatt 58
20357 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 40 20 91 98 220
Email: info@dr-p.de
Website: https://dr-p.de

2. Data protection officer

Our external data protection officer is:

DataCo GmbH
Sandstr. 33
80335 Munich
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 89 7400 45840
Email: datenschutz@dataguard.de
Website: https://www.dataguard.de

You can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with questions about data protection.

We process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website, our content and our services, or where you have given your consent. Depending on the purpose, processing is based on the following legal grounds:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), in conjunction with Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) where information is stored on or accessed from your device
  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract or pre-contractual measures)
  • Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR (legal obligation)
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests)
  • Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG for storage on your device that is strictly necessary

Personal data is deleted as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies and no statutory retention obligations prevent deletion. We do not use automated decision-making, including profiling, within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

4. Hosting and server log files

Our website is hosted by WordPress.com. The provider is Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin, D02 AY86, Ireland, a company of Automattic Inc., USA (“Automattic”).

When you visit our website, information is automatically recorded in server log files, in particular:

  • IP address
  • date and time of the request
  • page or file requested
  • browser type and version
  • operating system
  • referrer URL

To deliver the website quickly and securely, WordPress.com uses its own content delivery network (CDN). Images, scripts and stylesheets are loaded from servers at c0.wp.com, i0.wp.com and s0.wp.com. In the process, your IP address is transmitted to Automattic.

We process this data to ensure the smooth, fast and secure operation of the website. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Log files are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for these purposes. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Automattic pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.

Automattic may also process data on servers in the USA. Such transfers are safeguarded by the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR). Further information: https://automattic.com/privacy/

5. SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by “https://” in your browser’s address bar.

6. Locally hosted fonts

Fonts and icons (e.g. Font Awesome) are embedded locally and delivered via the servers of our hosting provider (see section 4). No connection is made to third-party servers such as Google Fonts.

Our website uses cookies, small text files stored on your device. We set strictly necessary cookies on the basis of Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. All other cookies and similar technologies are only used with your consent (Section 25(1) TDDDG, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

We use the WordPress plugin Borlabs Cookie to manage your consent. It runs on the servers of our hosting provider (see section 4); no data is transmitted to the plugin’s manufacturer. Borlabs Cookie stores your choice in the cookie “borlabs-cookie” together with a randomly generated ID. The cookie is stored for 365 days, or 182 days if you only accept essential cookies. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7(1) GDPR (proof of consent).

Language selection

To remember the language version you have selected, we set the strictly necessary cookie “pll_language” (Polylang plugin). It contains only the language code and is deleted after one year.

You can withdraw your consent or change your settings at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR). This does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
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8. Web analytics with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4

If you have consented to the “Statistics” category, we use Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

Google Tag Manager is a tool we use to manage tracking codes on our website. The Tag Manager itself does not set cookies, but it processes your IP address when it loads.

Google Analytics 4 allows us to analyse how our website is used, for example which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay and how they find us. The following data in particular is processed:

  • truncated IP address (Google Analytics 4 does not store full IP addresses)
  • pages viewed and time spent
  • referrer URL
  • device, browser, operating system, screen resolution
  • approximate location (country, region, city)

For this purpose, Google sets the cookies “_ga” and “_ga_<ID>”, which contain a random user ID and expire after two years. Analytics data is deleted in Google Analytics after 14 months.

The legal basis is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Without your consent, neither Google Tag Manager nor Google Analytics is loaded.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. It cannot be ruled out that data is transferred to Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, so transfers are covered by an adequacy decision of the European Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

9. Contacting us by email and phone

If you contact us by email or phone, we process the information you provide (e.g. name, contact details, content of your enquiry) in order to handle your request. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures, and otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in responding to your enquiry.

The data is deleted once your enquiry has been fully dealt with, unless statutory retention obligations apply (in particular commercial and tax law retention periods of up to ten years).

10. Job applications

If you apply to us, we process the data you submit (e.g. contact details, cover letter, CV, references) in order to carry out the application process. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). If you voluntarily provide special categories of personal data, processing is based on Art. 9(2)(b) GDPR.

If you are hired, your data is transferred to your personnel file. Otherwise, we delete your application documents no later than six months after the process has ended. This period allows us to defend against possible claims under the German General Equal Treatment Act (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We only store your data for longer, for example for future vacancies, with your explicit consent.

11. Company profiles on social networks

We maintain profiles on social networks to inform people about our services and to communicate with interested parties. On our website, these profiles are included only as simple links. Data is only transmitted to the providers when you click a link and open the respective network.

When you visit our profiles, the providers process personal data under their own responsibility, often also for advertising and market research purposes and regardless of whether you have an account. For page statistics (“Insights”), we are joint controllers with the respective provider pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in up-to-date communication (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). You can exercise your data subject rights most effectively directly with the provider.

The providers may transfer data to the USA. Meta Platforms, Inc. and LinkedIn Corporation are certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

12. Your rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • right to withdraw consent with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Where we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you may object to the processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

To exercise your rights, simply send a message to info@dr-p.de or to our data protection officer.

Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is:

Der Hamburgische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 22, 7th floor
20459 Hamburg, Germany
https://datenschutz-hamburg.de

13. Changes to this privacy policy

We update this privacy policy whenever changes to our website or to legal requirements make it necessary. The version published here applies.