Data protection

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Responsible in terms of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Mrs. Pamela Becker
Franklinstrasse 51
40479 Dusseldorf
Germany

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided by our data protection officer:

• Information about your data stored by us and their 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 your consent, you can revoke it at any time with future effect.
You can contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g. B. to the competent supervisory authority of the state of your residence or to the authority responsible for us as the responsible body.
A list of the supervisory authorities (for the non-public area) with address can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Type and purpose of processing:

If you access our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide 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.
They are processed in particular for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a problem-free connection to the website,

• ensuring smooth use of our website,

• Evaluation of system security and stability as well

• for other administrative purposes.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. We may statistically evaluate this type of information in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

Legal basis:

Processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Receiver:

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

Storage period:

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of the collection. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website when the respective session has ended.

Provision required or required:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. 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.

Registration on our website

Type and purpose of processing:

When registering for the use of our personalized services, some personal data are collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data (e.g. telephone number and email 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 when registering at any time. Of course, we will also provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time.

Legal basis:

The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of the user’s consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
If the registration serves the fulfillment of a contract to which the data subject is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Receiver:

The recipients of the data may be technical service providers who work as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage period:

Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent is available. After that, they will be deleted, provided there are no statutory retention requirements. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details provided at the end of this data protection declaration.

Provision required or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to the content and services we offer.

Provision of chargeable services

Type and purpose of processing:

We will ask for additional data to provide services that are subject to a charge, e.g. Payment details to process your order.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data required for the conclusion of the contract is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Receiver:

The recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage period:

We store this data in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper bookkeeping and tax law requirements.

Provision required or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. 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 email. Your name is provided so that you can address you personally in the newsletter and, if necessary, identify it if you want to exercise your rights as a data subject.
It is sufficient to enter your email address to receive the newsletter. When you register to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will only be used for this purpose. Subscribers can also be informed via email about circumstances that are relevant to the service or registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions).
For an effective registration we need a valid email address. In order to check that a registration is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. For this we log the order of the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email

and receipt of the response requested. Further data is not 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 expressly given consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we will regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by email to the email address you provided.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and their use for sending the newsletter at any time with future effect. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly from this website at any time or notify us of your revocation using the contact option at the end of this data protection notice.

Receiver:

The recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage period:

In this context, the data will only be processed as long as the corresponding consent is available. Then 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 form

Type and purpose of processing:

The data you have entered will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this, it is necessary to provide a valid email address and your name. This is used to assign the query and then answer it. The specification of further data is optional.

Legal basis:

The data entered in the contact form is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
By providing the contact form, we want to make it easy for you to contact us. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request an offer, the data entered in the contact form will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR).

Receiver:

The data may include processors.

Storage period:

Data is processed no later than 6 months after processing the administration.
If there is a contractual relationship, the retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and your data will expire after the expiry of these periods.

Concerns heard or heard:

The personal data clarifier concerned. We can obtain your own, only your, your and your names, your email address and the reason for the rights.

Use of Google Analytics

Art and purpose of the processes:

This website contains Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: “Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, also text files, which will be on the computer and affect the analysis of the authorization of the website by you. The information visible through the cookie about your access to this website is usually used and managed by a Google server in the USA. The IP anonymization on these websites, your Google IP address will be shortened solely by the memberships of the other Union or in other contracts representing the business contracts. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address and a Google server in the USA be lost and shortened there. On behalf of the trust of this website, Google uses this information to refer your users to the website, to receive reports about the websites, to use the websites and to use the websites and to manage the websites. The IP address transmitted by Google’s browser as part of concerns is not combined with other Google data.
The functions of data processing lie in the evaluation of the use of the website and in the compilation of reports on the development on the website. Additional rights are then to be provided on the basis of the use of the website and the Internet.

Legal basis:

The type of data based on the consent of the user (Art. 6 Para. 1 a GDPR).

Receiver:

Google is the processor of the data. For this we have concluded the order processing contract with Google.

Storage period:

The deletion of the data, which are no longer cost for our recording options.

Third country transfer:

Google contains your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU_US data protection 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 restrictions 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 their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.
In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data 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 Google Analytics tracking tool, the behavior of visitors to the website can be assessed and interests analyzed. For this we create a pseudonymous user profile.

Use of script libraries (Google web fonts)

Type and purpose of processing:

In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) on this website to display fonts.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the integration of Google web fonts and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Receiver:

Calling script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible – but currently unclear whether and if so for what purposes – that the operator collects Google data in this case.

Storage period:

We do not collect personal data by integrating Google web fonts.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

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 personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, the correct presentation of the content by standard fonts may not be possible.

Withdrawal of consent:

The JavaScript programming language is regularly used to display the content. You can therefore object to data processing by deactivating the execution of JavaScript in your browser or installing a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Embedded YouTube videos

Type and purpose of processing:

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The corresponding plugins are operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter “YouTube”). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
If a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube can be found in the provider’s data protection declaration, where you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) . Google processes your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Receiver:

Calling YouTube automatically triggers a connection to Google.

Duration of storage and withdrawal of consent:

Anyone who has deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google ad program will not have to expect such cookies when watching YouTube videos. YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser.
Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s data protection declaration at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

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 restrictions on the website.

SSL encryption

In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always corresponds to the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration then applies to your next visit.

Questions to the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

The data protection declaration was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (version # 2019-04-10).