Privacy Policy

Webhosting

We use an internet service provider to provide our online presence. Our website is stored on the server of that internet service provider (hosting) and made available on the Internet. Here, the Internet service provider processes contact data, contract data, usage data, inventory data as well as meta and communication data on our behalf. Name and address of the Internet service provider:

netcup GmbH, Daimlerstraße 25, 76185 Karlsruhe, Germany

Storage duration/​deletion

We delete or block your personal data as soon as the purpose of the storage is achieved or has expired. Any further storage will only take place if this is assigned to us by national or European regulations. A suspension or deletion of the data takes place if the storage period prescribed in the respective regulations expires, unless we need your data for the fulfillment of a contract concluded between us or if this is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Information about the contact options we offer

As far as you contact us via e-mail, social media, telephone, fax, mail, contact form or any other way and provide us with personal data such as your name, telephone number or e-mail address, or other information about yourself or your concern this data will be stored and processed to handle your request.

Legal basis: If you submit your request in the context of contractual or pre-contractual relations with us, the legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b. GDPR. If your request does not fall into any of the above categories, our legitimate interest in the processing of your data is to answer your request properly and in your favour, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Deletion: The personal data collected by us will be deleted, if it is no longer needed. We check the requirement every 2 years. You can also revoke the data processing at any time.

Our Online Presence on Social Networks

We operate online presences within the social networks listed below. When you visit one of these presences, the respective provider collects and processes the data detailed below. Generally, this data is collected for advertising and market research purposes, and usage profiles are created. Data can be stored in usage profiles regardless of the device you use. This is especially the case if you are a member of the respective platform and logged in. The usage profiles can be used by the providers to display interest-based advertising to you. You have the right to object to the creation of user profiles. To exercise this right, you must contact the respective provider.

We would like to point out that, depending on the provider's country of residence listed below, the data collected via its platform may be transferred and processed outside the European Union. In this case, there is a risk that the data protection level required by the GDPR is not maintained and the enforcement of your rights may not be possible or only with difficulty.

Affected Data:

• Inventory and contact data (e.g., name, address, phone number, email address)
• Content data (e.g., posts, photos, videos)
• Usage data (e.g., access times, clicked websites)
• Communication data (e.g., information about the used device, IP address).

Purpose of Processing: Communication and marketing, tracking and analysis of user behavior

Legal Basis: Consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, legitimate interests Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR

Objection Options: For the respective objection options (opt-out), we refer to the information linked below from the providers.

We maintain online presences on the following social networks :

• Instagram
  Service provider: Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park CA 94025, USA
  Parent company: Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
  EU headquarters: Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
  Website: instagram.com
  Privacy Policy: instagram.com/about/legal/privacy

Your rights under the GDPR

According to the GDPR, you have the following rights, which you can assert with us at any time:

The right to obtain information: According to Art. 15 GDPR, you can request confirmation of whether and which personal data we process from you. In addition, you can request free of charge information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed or the planned storage period, the right of rectification, deletion, limitation of processing or opposition, the existence of a right of appeal and the origin of the data, if it was not collected by us. You also have the right to know whether your personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organisation. If so, you have the right to obtain information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer.

The right to demand correction: Pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you may request to correct or complete the personal data relating to you and stored in our possession.

The right to demand deletion: According to Art. 17 DSGVO you have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, as far as we do not need it for the following purposes:

• to fulfill a legal obligation,
• to assert, exercise or defend legal claims,
• to exercise the right of free expression and information or
• for the purposes of public interest referred to in Article 17 (3) (c) and (d) of the GDPR.

The right to demand restriction: According to Art. 18 GDPR you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, if:

• The accuracy of the data is disputed by you, for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of your personal information,
• the processing of your data is unlawful, but you reject its deletion and instead demand the restriction of the use of the data,
• I no longer need your personal information for processing purposes, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend your rights,
• You have lodged an objection against the processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, but it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons that justified us despite your objection to further processing outweigh your rights.

The right to demand disclosure: If you have asserted the right of rectification, deletion or restriction of your personal data processed by us, we are obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been made available about the correction or deletion or the limitation of the processing of the data requested by you unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed by us about these recipients.

The right to demand data portability: Pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, you may request that we provide you with the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, standard and machine-readable format, or request that we send it to another person in charge.

The right of appeal: According to Art. 77 GDPR you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. For this you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence, your job or your residence.

The right of withdrawal

You have the right at any time to object to the processing of the personal data concerning you, which is based on a balance of interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), for reasons that arise from your particular situation. This is especially the case if the data processing is not required to fulfill a contract. If you exercise your right of objection, we ask you to explain the reasons. we will then no longer process your personal information, unless we can prove to you that compelling legitimate reasons for data processing outweigh your interests and rights.

Regardless of the foregoing, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for advertising and data analysis purposes.

Please direct your objection to our contact address given above.

Web Analysis and Statistics

To track visitor flows on our website and evaluate them statistically, we use web analysis services. These services collect data, such as the website you came from to access our site (so-called referrers), the pages you accessed on our website, how long you visited our pages, and what interactions you performed there. Additionally, data about the browser, computer system, and device type you use are collected. Furthermore, demographic information such as age or gender can be recorded as pseudonymous values. If you have consented to the collection of your location data, these may also be processed depending on the provider.

To collect and store this data, the web analysis service we use typically sets a cookie on your device, which also collects your assigned IP address. However, this is shortened using an IP masking procedure so that the IP address can no longer be associated with your visit to our website. Moreover, no clear data such as names or email addresses are stored. Neither we nor the service we use know the identity of the visitors to our website.

When collecting data, the service provider may create pseudonymous usage profiles with information from the use of different devices by using cookies.

Please note that depending on the country where the service provider mentioned below is based, the data collected through the service may be transferred and processed outside the European Union. In this case, there is a risk that the level of data protection required by the GDPR may not be maintained and that enforcing your rights may not be possible or may only be possible with difficulty.

Affected Data:

• Usage data (e.g., access times, clicked web pages)
• Communication data (e.g., information about the device used, IP address)

Affected Persons: Users of our online offerings

Processing Purpose: Reach measurement, campaign success tracking, remarketing, as well as interest- and behavior-based marketing

Legal Basis: If we have asked for your consent before using the respective service, this constitutes the legal basis under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Otherwise, we use the respective service based on our legitimate interest in analyzing visitor flows to our website to continuously improve its functions, offerings, and user experience under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

We use the following web analysis services:

Google Analytics 4

Service Provider: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
EU Office: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
Website: marketingplatform.google.com/intl/en/about/analytics/
Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Note on Data Transfer to Google Analytics Servers: When accessing our website within the EU (based on geographic location according to IP address), your assigned IP address is collected exclusively via servers in the EU and used as geolocation data before being immediately deleted. It is neither logged nor otherwise used. The remaining measurement data are then forwarded to Google Analytics servers for evaluation.
Opt-Out Option: If you do not want your data to be used by Google Analytics, you can set an opt-out plugin that will prevent your data from being collected on our website in the future. You can find this plugin here: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Safety measures

Incidentally, we take technical and organisational security measures according to the state of the art in order to comply with the provisions of data protection laws and to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties.Actuality and change of this privacy policy.

Validity of and changes to this data protection declaration

This privacy policy is currently valid and has been updated on August 2018. Due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to adapt this Privacy Policy.

This privacy policy has been created using SOS Recht. The Privacy Statement Generator can be found here . The Privacy Statement Generator is an offer of MMR Müller Müller Rößner Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft based in Berlin.