Privacy Policy

This website is operated jointly by two entities. Depending on the services you use, different data controllers may be responsible:

For Legal Services:
Compound Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Grosse Hamburger Strasse 17
10115 Berlin, Germany
Email: contact@compound.law
Phone: +49 30 16638 1600

For Technology Services & Website Operation:
Compound Law Tech GmbH
Grosse Hamburger Strasse 17
10115 Berlin, Germany
Email: tech@compound.law
Phone: +49 30 16638 1600

In accordance with Article 26 GDPR, both entities have entered into a joint controller arrangement:

• Compound Law Tech GmbH is responsible for the technical operation of the website and processing of website analytics data

• Compound Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is responsible for processing personal data in connection with legal services inquiries and client relationships

• Both entities maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data

You may exercise your data protection rights with either entity.

Information Automatically Collected

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your visit, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Date and time of access
• Pages visited and time spent on pages

Information You Provide

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Name and professional title
• Email address
• Phone number
• Company name and position
• Information submitted through contact forms

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Providing legal services: Performance of contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
• Responding to inquiries: Legitimate interest / Pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b)(f) GDPR)
• Website analytics: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
• Legal obligations: Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)
• Marketing communications: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:

• Contact form inquiries: 6 months after final correspondence, unless a client relationship is established
• Client files (legal services): 10 years after completion of the matter (§ 50 BRAO)
• Accounting records: 10 years (§ 147 AO)
• Website analytics: 26 months
• Marketing consent: Until withdrawal

Communications with attorneys of Compound Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH are protected by attorney-client privilege (§ 43a BRAO, § 203 StGB). This means:

• Your communications with our attorneys are confidential

• We are legally prohibited from disclosing information shared with us without your consent

• This protection extends to all our staff members

Please note that general inquiries through the website before establishing an attorney-client relationship may not be protected by full privilege. For sensitive matters, please contact us directly.

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access (Article 15): You can request information about your personal data we process
• Right to Rectification (Article 16): You can request correction of inaccurate personal data
• Right to Erasure (Article 17): You can request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances
• Right to Data Portability (Article 20): You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to Object (Article 21): You can object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@compound.law.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us:

Email: contact@compound.law
Phone: +49 30 16638 1600

Last updated: January 2026