privacy

General

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We want you to know when we collect which data and how we use them. In the course of the further development of our website and the implementation of new technologies, changes to this data protection declaration may become necessary. We therefore recommend that you reread this data protection declaration from time to time.

This data protection declaration explains to you the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data within our online offer and the associated websites, functions and content (hereinafter collectively referred to as "online offer" or "website").

With regard to the terms used, such as "personal data" or their "processing", we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data collection and processing

You can visit our site without providing any personal information. We only save access data without personal reference, such as the name of your Internet service provider, the page from which you are visiting us or the name of the requested file. These data are evaluated exclusively to improve our offer and do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.

The personal data of users processed in the context of this online offer, i.e. interested parties and visitors to our online offer, include inventory data (first and last name, zip code, email address, telephone, IP address) and content data (your details in the questionnaire).

We process personal data of users only in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations. This means that user data is only processed if there is legal permission. This means, in particular, if the data processing is necessary or required by law for the provision of our contractual services (e.g. processing of inquiries) and online services, the consent of the user is available, as well as due to our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in analysis, optimization and economic operation and security of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.

We would like to point out that the legal basis for the consent is Article 6 (1) (a). and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfill our services and carry out contractual measures Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b. GDPR, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfill our legal obligations Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c. GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to safeguard our legitimate interests is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.

Safety measures

We take organizational, contractual and technical security measures in accordance with the state of the art to ensure that the provisions of data protection laws are complied with and to protect the data processed by us against accidental or deliberate manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons.

Transfer of data to third parties and third party providers

A transfer of data to third parties only takes place within the framework of the legal requirements. We only pass on user data to third parties on the basis of consent given in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR or if this is necessary or required for contractual purposes on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR Basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f of the GDPR in the economic and effective operation of our business operations.

If we use subcontractors to provide our services, we take suitable legal precautions as well as appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions.

If, within the scope of this data protection declaration, content, tools or other means are used by other providers (hereinafter jointly referred to as "third-party providers") and their registered office is in a third country, it can be assumed that data will be transferred to the countries in which the third-party providers are based. Third countries are countries in which the GDPR is not a directly applicable law, i.e. basically countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area. The transfer of data to third countries takes place either if there is an adequate level of data protection, the consent of the user or other legal permission.

Provision of contractual services

We process inventory data (e.g. names and addresses as well as contact details of users) and content data (information in the questionnaire) for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit b. GDPR.

When using our online services, we save the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests, as well as the users in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is passed on to third parties if there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR or on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR in the economic and effective operation of our business operations .

contact

When contacting us (using the contact form), the information provided by the user is processed in order to process the contact request and to process it in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.

User information can be saved in our customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or a comparable request organization

Comments and contributions

If users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses are stored on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit.

This is done for our safety if someone leaves illegal content in comments and contributions (insults, prohibited political propaganda, etc.). In this case we can be prosecuted for the comment or contribution and are therefore interested in the identity of the author.

We also use the Antispam Bee plug-in, which compares and filters out the IP addresses of commentators with known spam e-mails.

Collection of access data and log files

We collect data on every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. The access data includes the name of the accessed website, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider .

For security reasons (e.g. to investigate acts of abuse or fraud), log file information is stored for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Data, the further storage of which is necessary for evidence purposes, are excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

Cookies are information that is transferred from our web server or third party web servers to the user's web browser and stored there for later retrieval. Cookies can be small files or other types of information storage.

We use "session cookies" that are only stored for the duration of the current visit to our online presence (e.g. to enable the use of our online offer at all). A randomly generated unique identification number, a so-called session ID, is stored in a session cookie. A cookie also contains information about its origin and the storage period. These cookies cannot store any other data. Session cookies are deleted when you have finished using our online offer and, for example, log out or close the browser.

In the context of this data protection declaration, users are informed about the use of cookies in the context of pseudonymous range measurement.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

You can use cookies, which are used for range measurement and advertising purposes, via the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and also the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/) contradict.

Integration of services and content from third parties

We use content or service offers from third-party providers within our online offer based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. Integrate services such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”). This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since they would not be able to send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We strive to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting time and other information about the use of our online offer, and can also be linked to such information from other sources.

The following illustration provides an overview of third-party providers and their content, along with links to their data protection declarations, which contain further information on the processing of data and, in some cases already mentioned here, options for objection (so-called opt-out):

External fonts from Google LLC, https://www.google.com/fonts ("Google Fonts"). The integration of Google Fonts takes place by calling up a server on Google (usually in the USA). Data protection:https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out:https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.

External CDN from Google LLC, e.g. Jquery. The Google CDN is integrated by calling up a server on Google (usually in the USA). Data protection:https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out:https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.

This website contains "Addthis" plugins that enable you to set bookmarks or share interesting website content. When using "Addthis", cookies are used. The data generated in this way (such as time of use or browser language) are transmitted to Add This LLC in the USA and processed there. More information on data processing by Add This LLC and the data protection maintained by Add This LLC can be found at http://www.addthis.com/privacy. In particular, this website contains information on the type of data processed and their intended use. We do not process the data concerned. By using the "Addthis" field, you agree to the data processing by Add This LLC to the extent shown on the website www.addthis.com. You can object to the use of your data at any time by using an "opt out cookie". Further details can also be found on the aforementioned Add This LLC website via the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and also the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or contradict the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/).

User rights

Users have the right, upon request, to receive information free of charge about the personal data that we have stored about them.

In addition, users have the right to correct incorrect data, restrict the processing and deletion of their personal data, if applicable, to assert their rights to data portability and, if unlawful data processing is assumed, to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Users can also revoke their consent, generally with effect for the future.

Deletion of data

The data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention requirements. If the user data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to user data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons.

According to legal requirements, storage takes place for 6 years in accordance with § 257 Paragraph 1 HGB (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 Paragraph 1 AO (books, records, management reports, Accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant for taxation, etc.).

Right to object

Users can object to the future processing of their personal data in accordance with the legal requirements at any time. The objection can in particular be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, blocking or deletion of data or revocation of consent, please contact the email address given in the legal notice.