Your rights as a person affected
You can exercise the following rights at any time under the contact details of our Data Protection Officer:
- Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
- rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
- deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
- Restriction of data processing, provided that we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
- Objection to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
- Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).
If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
You can complain to a supervisory authority at any time, e.g. to the competent supervisory authority of the state of your domicile or to the competent authority for us as the responsible authority.
A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with address is available at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Collecting general information when visiting our website
Type 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 the like.
In particular, they are processed for the following purposes:
- Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
- Ensuring the smooth use of our website,
- Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
- for other administrative purposes.
We do not use your information to draw conclusions about you. Information of this kind may be provided by us. statistically evaluated in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.
Legal basis:
The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(6) of the 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipient:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage time:
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of the collection. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website when the respective session is finished.
Provision required or required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.
Cookies
Type and purpose of processing:
Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.
This gives us certain data such as IP address, browser used and operating system.
Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transmit viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate your navigation and enable the correct display of our websites.
In no case will the data collected by us be passed on to third parties or a link to personal data will be established without your consent.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via the settings of your browser. Please use the help features of your Internet browser to learn how to change these settings. Please note that some features of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.
Storage time and cookies used:
Insofar as you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:
30 days
Insofar as these cookies (also) may affect personal data, we will inform you about them in the following sections.
You can use your browser settings to delete individual cookies or the entire cookie collection. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
- Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE
Registration on our website
Type and purpose of processing:
When registering for the use of our personalised services, some personal data are collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data (e.g. telephone number and e-mail address). If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data provided at any time when registering. Of course, we also provide you with information about the personal data we store about you at any time.
Legal basis:
The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of the user’s consent (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a GDPR).
If the registration is for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data shall be Article 6(4) of the 1 lit. b GDPR.
Recipient:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage time:
Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent has been given. Thereafter, they will be deleted, unless there are statutory retention obligations. To contact us in this connection, please use the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.
Provision required or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to the content and services we offer.
Newsletter
Type and purpose of processing:
Your data will only be used to send you the subscribed newsletter by e-mail. Your name will be provided in order to be able to address you personally in the newsletter and, if necessary, to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data-affected person.
To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your e-mail address. When you register to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will only be used for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances).
For effective registration, we need a valid e-mail address. In order to verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we log the order of the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation e-mail and the receipt of the requested response. No further data will be collected. The data will only be used for sending the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.
Legal basis:
On the basis of your explicit consent (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by e-mail to your specified e-mail address.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. In each newsletter you will find a corresponding link. In addition, you can also unsubscribe directly from this website at any time or inform us of your withdrawal via the contact option provided at the end of this data protection notice.
Recipient:
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage time:
The data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent has been given. After that, they will be deleted.
Provision required or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent. Unfortunately, we cannot send you our newsletter without existing consent.
Contact
Type and purpose of processing:
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. This requires a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used to assign the request and then answer it. Specifying additional data is optional.
Legal basis:
The data entered in the contact form are processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f GDPR).
By providing the contact form, we would like to enable you to contact us in an uncomplicated manner. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request as well as for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request an offer, the data entered in the contact form will be processed for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. b GDPR).
Recipient:
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage time:
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the request.
Insofar as a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after the expiry of these periods.
Provision required or required:
Your personal data will be provided voluntarily. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for the request.
Using Google Analytics
Type and purpose of processing:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these websites, your IP address will be truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and other services relating to website activity and internet usage. to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
The purposes of data processing lie in the evaluation of the use of the website and in the compilation of reports on activities on the website. On the basis of the use of the website and the Internet, other related services will then be provided.
Legal basis:
The processing of the data is carried out on the basis of the consent of the user (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a GDPR).
Recipient:
The recipient of the data is Google as a processor. For this purpose, we have concluded the corresponding order processing contract with Google.
Storage time:
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for our recording purposes.
Third country transfer:
Google processes your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU_US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
Provision required or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional limitations on the website.
Withdrawal of consent:
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to the full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by using the data available at the following link. Download and install browser plugin: Browser Add On to disable Google Analytics.
In addition to or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie is installed on your device. This prevents the collection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Profiling:
With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the behaviour of visitors to the website can be evaluated and the interests analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.