Whistleblower-Hotline

Reports on compliance issues can be made to Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte using a whistleblowing hotline which can be contacted at the following telephone number: +49 30 235987055. Insofar, Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte acts on behalf of Abbelen GmbH.

This hotline can be used to report information on criminal offenses and other compliance violations relating to Abbelen GmbH (as well as its subsidiaries).

Whistleblowers can make use of the hotline without providing their name or other personal information that could identify them. Depending on the information provided, however, it cannot be excluded that the whistleblower may be identified. In the following, we provide information on data processing within the framework of the whistleblowing hotline:

 

I. Responsible Body (Controller)

Responsible for data processing is:

Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Kaistraße 6, 40221 Düsseldorf
Telephone: +49 211 60035-0
Website: www.orthkluth.com

 

II. Data Protection Officer

You can reach our data protection officer as follows:

Dr. Michael Grobe-Einsler, Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Kaistraße 6, 40221 Düsseldorf
Telephone: +49 211 60035-450
E-Mail: datenschutzbeauftragter@orthkluth.com

 

III. Purpose and Scope of Data Processing

As part of the whistleblowing hotline, we process data provided by whistleblowers solely for the purpose of receiving, legally assessing, documenting and forwarding the information to the unit of Abbelen GmbH responsible for taking follow-up measures. Abbelen GmbH has a legitimate interest in using the whistleblowing hotline to provide the opportunity to report possible criminal offenses and other compliance violations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

The identity of whistleblowers is treated confidentially. We will not disclose their identity to Abbelen GmbH unless the whistleblowers expressly request us to do so. This also applies to the telephone number or e-mail address, if these are provided to us. However, it cannot be excluded that Abbelen GmbH may be able to infer the identity of the whistleblower from the information provided. Under certain circumstances, there may also exist legal obligations to pass on information about the identity of the whistleblower to other bodies (e.g. authorities/ courts).

We store data only for the duration of the processing of a report. Afterwards, all data will be completely erased.

 

IV. Data Subject Rights

Data subjects generally have a right of access to information about data processing, rectification or erasure or to restriction of data processing or a right of objection as well as a right to data portability. However, these rights may be excluded under certain circumstances.

Data subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.