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Privacy policy

Courtesy translation. This English version is provided for convenience only. In case of doubt, the German original applies.

Rechtsanwälte Melletat in a shared office

The address of our website is: http://www.melletat.de.

Data protection

We, as the operator of this website, take the protection of your personal data very seriously and are responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other national data protection laws of the Member States and further data protection provisions. Your personal data is collected and used exclusively within the framework of the statutory provisions of applicable data protection law. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about how we handle your personal data.

1. Controller for data processing within the meaning of Art. 4(7) GDPR

The controller for data processing is

  • Thomas Melletat
  • Hildesheimer Str. 372
  • 30880 Laatzen

VAT ID:
VAT identification number pursuant to Section 27 a of the German VAT Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz): DE115559296

As a rule, our website can be used without providing personal data.

When you contact us by e-mail, we store your e-mail address and, if you provide them, your name and telephone number in order to answer your questions. We delete the data arising in this context once storage is no longer necessary or, in the case of statutory retention obligations, restrict its processing. This data is not passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission on the internet (for example when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. Nevertheless, in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR we have implemented all technical precautions so that your data is protected against unauthorised access by third parties.

Legal basis and purpose of processing

We only collect and process your personal data if we are permitted to do so on the basis of a legal basis. Besides your express consent, further statutory legal bases may apply. In particular, our legitimate interest in preparing and concluding business relationships within the meaning of the provisions of Art. 6 GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Information, deletion, blocking

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing, as well as a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For this and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice (Impressum).
Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type/browser version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL

• Host name of the accessing computer

• Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of concrete indications of unlawful use.

Language cookie
To store your language setting, this website sets the cookie “pll_language” (content: language code, e.g. “en”; duration: 1 year). It is used solely to display the site in the selected or detected language and is technically necessary for this (Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG; Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). It contains no personal data and is not used for analytics or advertising.

Cookie banner and consent management
This website does not use tracking or advertising cookies. On your first visit, a notice banner asks whether content from third-party providers (currently: anwalt.de) may be loaded. Your choice is stored only locally in your browser (local storage, key “mk-consent”) so that the banner does not reappear on every visit. Together with your choice we store the time it was made; after 12 months we ask again. Nothing is transmitted to us or to third parties. Storing it is technically necessary to implement your decision (Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG; Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of the page.

Embedded content from anwalt.de (reviews and legal tips)
On our home page and on the profile page of attorney Thomas Melletat, we embed widgets from the lawyer directory anwalt.de (only with your consent) that show current reviews and legal tips. The provider is anwalt.de services AG, Rollnerstraße 8, 90408 Nuremberg, Germany. When the widgets load, your browser connects to the servers of widget.anwalt.de. In doing so, in particular your IP address and technical information about your browser (e.g. browser type, referrer URL, time of the request) are transmitted to the provider. We cannot rule out that anwalt.de sets or reads cookies or similar technologies on your device. We have no influence on the extent of the data processing by anwalt.de; for details, please refer to the privacy policy of anwalt.de at www.anwalt.de. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, Section 25(1) TDDDG). Without your consent, the content is not loaded and no connection to anwalt.de is established. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by clicking “Cookie settings” in the footer and choosing “Necessary only”. The page then reloads without the widgets.

Your rights as a data subject
As a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR, you have the following rights against us:

a. Right of access
You can request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing takes place, you can request information from us about the following:

  • the purposes for which the personal data is processed;
  • the categories of personal data that are processed;
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been or will be disclosed;
  • the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
  • the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to this processing;
  • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
  • all available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;

You also have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

b. Right to rectification
You also have a right to rectification and/or completion of your data if the processed personal data concerning you is inaccurate or incomplete.

c. Right to restriction of processing
You can request the restriction of the processing of the personal data concerning you under the following conditions:

  • if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period that enables the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  • the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and instead request the restriction of its use;
  • the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
  • if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been established whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds.

    Where the processing of the personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

d. Right to erasure
You can request that the personal data concerning you be erased without undue delay, and we are obliged to erase this data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

  • The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
  • You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  • You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
  • The personal data concerning you has been unlawfully processed.
  • The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to the offer of information society services pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

Where we have made the personal data concerning you public and are obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase it, we shall, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, that personal data.

The right to erasure does not apply to the extent that processing is necessary

  • for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
  • for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  • for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) GDPR;
  • for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, in so far as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
  • for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

e. Right to be informed
If you have exercised the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against us, we are obliged to communicate this rectification, erasure or restriction of processing to all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

f. Right to object
You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on those provisions. You are required to state the grounds.

We shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

g. Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us, to whom the personal data was provided, where

  • the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, and
  • the processing is carried out by automated means.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from us to another controller, where technically feasible. This must not adversely affect the freedoms and rights of others.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.


h. Right to withdraw declarations of consent
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

i. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of the personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.

Please address all requests and communication regarding your rights in relation to the processing of your personal data to: kanzlei@melletat.de

Links to websites of other providers

Our website may contain links to websites of other providers to which this privacy policy does not extend. After clicking on a link, we no longer have any influence on the processing of any data transmitted to the third party by clicking on the link (such as the IP address or the URL on which the link is located), since the behaviour of third parties is naturally beyond our control. We therefore cannot accept any responsibility for the processing of your data by third parties. Where the use of the websites of other providers involves the collection, processing or use of personal data, please refer to the privacy notices of the respective providers.

Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. This version is dated 4 December 2025.