1. Imprint / Data according to the Telecommunications Act (TDG)

Dr. Winkelmann & Dr. Vogt
Rechtsanwälte und Notar
Lawyers and Notary
Ludwigsplatz 8
64283 Darmstadt

Legal form: Civil-law partnership

- represented exclusively by the partners Dr. Thomas Winkelmann, Rechtsanwalt und Notar (lawyer and notary) and Dr. Dieter Vogt, Rechtsanwalt (lawyer) -

Tel.: 0049 6151/17825
Fax: 0049 6151/178282

Mail: Kanzlei@winkelmann-vogt.de

USt-IdNr.: DE 232848916

The lawyers of this law firm are registered under the job description „Rechtsanwalt“ in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the supervisory German Law Society in Frankfurt am Main, Bockenheimer Anlage 36, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Tel.: 0049 69/17009801, Fax: 0049 69/17009850 (http://www.rechtsanwaltskammer-ffm.de).

Practice of law is regulated by the Rules and Regulations for the German Bar (BRAO,)the occupational regulations for solicitors (BORA), the regulations for specialized lawyers (FAO), the law on reimbursement for lawyers (RVG) and by the professional rules of lawyers of the European Union. For mandates granted before 01.07.2004 the rules and regulations for Federal German lawyers’ fees (BRAGO) will continue to apply instead of the RVG. These occupational legal standards have been published in the Federal Law Gazette and can also be inspected on the website of the German Law Society. (http://www.brak.de/seiten/06.php#tdg).

The lawyer and notary, Dr. Thomas Winkelmann, is also a member of the Professional Association of Notaries Frankfurt am Main, Bockenheimer Anlage 36, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Tel.: 0049 69/17009802, Fax: 0049 69/17009825.
He is authorized to use the job description „Notary“ in the Federal Republic of Germany. Supervision is the responsibility of the President of the District Court, Darmstadt.

Practising the profession of notary is regulated by the national rules and regulations for (German) notaries (BNotO), the law for notarial certification (BeurkG), the guidelines of the association of notaries, the service regulations for notaries (DONot), regulations on costs (KostO) and the European codex of notarial canons of professional etiquette. These occupational legal standards have been published in the Federal Law Gazette and can also be inspected on the website of the National Association of Notaries. (http://www.bnotk.de/Berufsrecht/Ueberblick.Berufsrecht.html)

2. Exclusion of liability

We do not check the contents of external links. The specific suppliers carry sole responsibility and liability for the content of external websites that can be accessed by link from ours and also for the content of external websites that can possibly establish links to our web offer. We will NOT adopt the contents of such external websites.

We will take no liability for disadvantages that may arise if a third party spies out information from a contact e-mail or any other technical form of contact. Neither will we take liability for any disadvantage occurring as a result of the non-observance of deadlines that have been conveyed by e-mail or other technical form without the sender having contacted a responsible member of this law firm either personally or by telephone after conveyance, in order to discuss the contents of the conveyed message before deadline expiry. You are requested, therefore, to always contact one of our lawyers either personally or per telephone concerning all matters for which deadlines have been set.

Any information or opinions contained in this website, including the external links, serve solely as general information and do not represent legal information or any other kind of professional advice. On no account should this be understood as specific counselling or used as a substitute for specialized advice. We undertake no liability for any disadvantages that may arise as a result of trust placed in the information contained in this website including the external links.

3. Data protection

All persons mentioned in our web offer object to commercial use of any kind being made of their data and object to the transmission of their data to a third party (§ 28 Federal Data Protection Law - BDSG).

Any data or personal information made known to us by a third party in the course of contact approach (personal, per telephone, written, electronic or any other form) may be used for the business of this law office and saved in our EDP system and further processed for the purpose of executing the mandates with which we have been entrusted. Transmission to a third party, especially for commercial reasons, will not take place. Furthermore, we observe, of course, all obligations arising from the occupational law governing lawyers and notaries, in particular the obligation of secrecy concerning the information and personal data which have become known to us.

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4. Protection by copyright

All texts, graphs and images - especially pictures and logos - are protected by copyright. Any utilization or exploitation not especially authorized by the Copyright Act requires a previous written declaration of consent by the supplier or the owner of the rights. Utilization or exploitation of the photographs of the lawyers or employees of this law office is strictly prohibited. A declaration of consent for the use or exploitation is necessary in particular for any translation, duplication, storage (EDP), handling or for processing or reproduction in data banks and other electronic systems and media. Photocopies, printouts and downloads may only be produced for personal use.

 
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