Data protection information
Person responsible
The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is
Your rights as a data subject
You can exercise the following rights at any time in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) using the contact details provided:
- 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 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 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: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
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 for the following purposes in particular:
- Ensuring and evaluating system security and stability, in particular to detect misuse
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful 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 detecting misuse.
Receiver
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 makes it possible to identify the data subjects for a maximum of 3 months, unless a security-relevant event occurs (e.g. a DDoS attack).
In the event of such an incident, server log files are stored until the security-relevant incident has been rectified 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 cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.
Contradiction
Please read the information on your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.
Contact us
Nature and purpose of processing
There is a contact form on our website that can be used to contact us electronically. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored.
The following data is also stored at the time the message is sent:
- URL from which the request was made
It is possible to contact us via the e-mail addresses provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. This includes the date and time the email was sent, the email address, IP addresses and information about the servers involved in the email communication.
You can contact us via the telephone numbers provided. We collect log data that includes your telephone number and the duration of the call.
Regardless of the type of communication you choose, we collect the content of your request. Your data will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you.
Legal basis
The data is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our legitimate interest in processing your data is to enable you to contact us easily.
If you contact us to request a quote, the data will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).
Receiver
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 no later than 6 months after the contact has been processed.
If there is a contractual relationship, we are subject to the statutory retention periods. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax law 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.
Contradiction
Please read the information on your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data record that is created when a website is visited and stored temporarily on the website visitor's system. If the server of this website is called up again by the user of the website, the browser of the user of the website sends the previously received cookie back to the server. The server can evaluate the information received through this process. In particular, cookies can make it easier to navigate a website.
You can access detailed information about cookies and which cookies are used on this website and for what purpose at any time in the cookie settings.
Deleting cookies
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. You will also receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you will find the necessary information under the following links:
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/verwalten-von-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-anzeigen-zulassen-blockieren-l%C3%B6schen-und-verwenden-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
- 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
You can also prevent scripts from loading by default. NoScript only allows JavaScript, Java and other plugins to be executed on trusted domains of your choice.
Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from the provider of your browser (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/noscript/).
Technically necessary cookies
Nature and purpose of processing
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the accessing browser can be identified even after a page change.
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after a page change.
We need cookies for the following applications:
You can find an overview of the cookies used in our cookie consent tool.
Legal basis and legitimate interest
In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website and in the documentation of consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with a weighing up in accordance with §25 para. 2 TDDDG.
Receiver
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage duration
The respective storage period of the cookies can be found in the cookie consent tool.
Provision prescribed or required
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.
Contradiction
Please read the information on your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.
Information about your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR
Individual right of objection
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Article 4(4) GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Recipient of an objection
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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 send an e-mail to the person responsible named above.
Copyright information
This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG - the experts for External data protection officer (Version #2024-10-25).