Privacy Policy

Controller

The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Data Protection Officer: A data protection officer is not required by law for our company and has not been appointed.

Your Rights as a Data Subject

Using the contact details provided, you can exercise the following rights at any time in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
• Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
• Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
• Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
• Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
• Data portability, provided you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
You can contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g. the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or the authority responsible for us as the responsible body.
A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: bfdi.bund.de.

Processing Activities

Collection of General Information when Visiting our Website

Nature and Purpose of Processing:
When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address and similar.

They are processed in particular for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a problem-free connection to the website
• Ensuring smooth use of the website
• Ensuring and evaluating system security and stability, in particular for misuse detection
• for technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website as well as ensuring system security and misuse detection.

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage Duration:
Data is stored in server log files in a form that allows the identification of data subjects for a maximum of 7 days; unless a security-relevant event occurs (e.g. a DDoS attack). In the event of such an event, server log files are stored until the security-relevant event has been eliminated and fully clarified.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.

Objection:
Read the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Contacting Us

Nature and Purpose of Processing:
A contact form is available on our website which can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this possibility, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored: IP address of the requesting device, date and time of the request, URL from which the request was made.

Contact is possible via the provided email addresses. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the email will be stored. This includes date and time of email dispatch, email address, IP addresses and information on the servers involved in email communication.

You can contact us via the provided telephone numbers. Here we collect log data containing your telephone number and the duration of the call.

Regardless of the chosen communication method, we collect the content of your request. Your data will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you.

Legal Basis:
The processing of data is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest in processing your data is to enable uncomplicated contact. If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of data is carried out for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage Duration:
Data will be deleted at the latest 7 days after processing the contact request. If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to statutory retention periods. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax requirements.

Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with the necessary data and the reason for the request.

Objection:
Read the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Information about your Right to Object under Art. 21 GDPR

Right to Object on a Case-by-Case Basis

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.

If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Recipient of an Objection

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions about Data Protection

If you have any questions about data protection, please write us an email to the responsible person mentioned above.

Copyright Notices

This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG - the experts for external data protection officers (Version #2024-10-25).