Data Privacy Statement

1. About this Data Privacy Statement

1.1 What are Personal Data?

Personal data are detailed information about personal or factual relationships of a certain or discernible natural persons. This includes, for example, personal information such as name, address or telephone number, but also the computer hostname and the IP address when visiting a website.

1.2 What is the Purpose of this Data Privacy Statement?

If you use this website, various personal data are collected. This data privacy statement describes the measures that we have taken to protect your privacy as a visitor on this website. It explains what specific personal data we collect, how and through whom we process these and to what end they are utilized. Furthermore, we explain what rights you have in relation to your personal data.

The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and solely in the context of the legal data privacy regulations, as well as this data privacy statement.

1.3 What Are the Legal Provisions that Form the Basis of This Data Privacy Statement?

The notices on this page reflect the requirements of the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), as well as EU Regulation 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR).

1.4 Which Version of this Data Privacy Statement is Applicable?

This data privacy statement may be modified by us as needed at any time due to new legal requirements or changes in our offer. The current version of the data privacy statement at the time of the visit to this website is valid.

2. Who Are We?

2.1 Who is Responsible for the Data Collection on This Website?

As the provider pursuant to Section 5 of the TMG, we are simultaneously the persons responsible in the context of Art. 4, no. 7 of the GDPR, as well as the responsible authority in the context of Section 3, no. 7 of the BDSG. Our contact information can be found in the imprint imprint section of our website.

2.2 Who is Involved in Data Collection and Processing?

The collection and processing of personal data on this website are carried out by us, as well as additional, external service providers, such as the web host (provider) of this website, for example. For this purpose, we have created a record of processing activities that documents all actors involved, the applications used and the specific processing operations. We have concluded written contracts with the service providers involved for order processing, in accordance with Art. 28 of the GDPR. The records of processing activities and contracts can be viewed by the competent regulatory authorities.

2.3 Whom Can You Contact Here with Privacy Issues?

We do not have a dedicated data privacy officer, as we are not legally required to have one. For questions surrounding data privacy, you can get in touch with our company’s authorized representative indicated in the imprint.

3. For What Purpose Do We Collect, Process and Use the Data Collected?

We collect, process and use personal data through use of our website (usage data) on the basis of Art. 6, para. 1, let. F of the GDPR and only as far as necessary to

  1. allow the user to user the service;
  2. guarantee error-free provision of this website;
  3. determine and prevent abusive usage of the website.

Furthermore, we collect, process and use personal data as long as they are necessary for the justification of, content-related design of or change to the legal relationship (inventory data). This takes place on the bases of Art. 6, para. 1, let. B of the GDPR, which permits data processing for the purpose of performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

In no instance will personal data be passed on by us to third parties without the express consent of the affected person, except for the authorities indicated in this data privacy statement and for the purposes described.

4. How Do We Collect and Transmit Data?

4.1 How do we collect your data?

First, your data will be collected when you share them with us. This can be data that you voluntarily pass along to us via the offered contact methods, for example. Other data (usage data) are collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are especially technical data (for example, Internet browser, operating system or time of the page request). The collection of these data takes place automatically as soon as you visit our website.

4.2 What measures do we take to ensure that data is transmitted securely?

This site uses SSL and/or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us as a site operator. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’. Generally, a lock symbol is also displayed in the browser to the left of the Internet address.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet may have security vulnerabilities (for example, when communicating via email). Complete protection of data from being accessed by third parties is not possible.

5. What Data Do We Collect on our Website?

The following personal data are collected in our website:

5.1 Cookies

Our web pages make use of so-called cookies. Cookies are small text file that are located on your computer and that your browser saves. They do not harm your computer. They serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them or a certain period has expired. These cookies allow us, for example, to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, to accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies required to carry out digital communication or to provide certain functions which you wish to fulfil are stored on the basis of Art. 6, para. 1, let. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a valid interest in storing cookies for the technically optimized and error-free provision of its services. This website does only use functional cookies. It doesn’t use cookies to track or analyse your surfing behaviour.

5.2 Server-Log-Dateien

This website is maintained by an external service provider on a server and published on the Internet (hosted). The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files (usage data), which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:

  • browser type and browser version,
  • operating system used,
  • Internet addresses that direct to this website (referrer URLs),
  • Hostname of the accessing computer,
  • time of server request,
  • IP address.

The basis for processing this data is Art. 6, para. 1, let. f of the GDPR. The provider has a legitimate interest in relation to the purposes described in Section 3.

Usage data held by the provider is automatically deleted after 14 days. This data is not aggregated with other data sources. We have concluded a written order processing contract with the service provider to ensure that personal information is collected and processed exclusively in accordance with this data privacy statement.

5.3 Advertising

Auf dieser Website wird keine Werbung geschaltet.

5.4 Google reCAPTCHA

We use ‘Google reCAPTCHA’ (hereafter ‘reCAPTCHA’) on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireand (‘Google’).

reCAPTCHA is used to verify whether the data entry on our websites is done by a human or by an automated programme. To accomplish this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behaviour of the visitor to the website based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor starts the CAPTCHA procedure. Visitors are notified that an analysis is taking place and informed about it’s results. For analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (for example, the IP address, the website visitor’s visit time on the website, or mouse movements the user performs). The data collected during the analysis are forwarded to Google

Data processing is conducted on the basis of Art. 6, para. 1, let. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web sites from abusive automated spying and SPAM

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please see the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

5.5 Social Media

No links to social media are used on this website.

5.6 Maps

We use a Map provided by OpenStreetMap. No personal data of the website visitors is shared with the provider.

5.7 Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform representation of fonts. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireand (‘Google’). When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly

To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google learns that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts serves the consistent and appealing presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6, para. 1, let. f of the GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font will be used by your computer.

Please find more information on Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

6. Where and for How Long are Your Data Stored?

As a rule, we only collect the data necessary for the operation of our service. Data collected on our site are stored only within the territory of the European Union.

Beyond this, the location and duration of storage are dependent on the nature of the different data:

  1. Session data, which are required for the technical action of calling up the website (session cookies, as well as browser storage data) are stored exclusively on your own computer and usually deleted after you leave our website. You may personally delete session data at any time using your web browser. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, to accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
  2. Cookies are exclusively saved on your own computer. Cookies can have a pre-defined operating time, after which they are automatically deleted, or they can be stored over a longer term. You may personally delete cookies at any time using your web browser. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, to accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
  3. Server logs (usage data) are stored on the IT systems of our providers and automatically deleted after 14 days
  4. Customer data (inventory data) are deleted by us after the conclusion of a specific inquiry and/or order and the termination of the business relationship

Legal retention periods are generally unaffected.

7. What Rights Do You Have Regarding Your Own Data?

7.1 Right to Information, Correction, Blocking or Deletion of Your Data

You have the right at all times to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge. You also have a right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of these data. For this purpose and for further questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address indicated in the imprint.

7.2 Right to Revoke Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke prior consent at any time. Please contact the address indicated in the imprint. The legality of the data processing performed up until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

7.3 Right of Appeal to the Competent Supervisory Authority

In case of violations relating to data protection law, the person concerned has the right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the data protection officer for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where our company is based. A list of regulators and data protection officers and their contact details can be found under the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.