Privacy Policy

Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other applicable data protection laws in the member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:

Joscha Hasenkamp
Kleinstrasse 14
53332 Bornheim
(hereinafter “controller”, “we” or “us”)

A. General Information on Data Processing

1) Personal Data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes information such as your name, address, telephone number and email address, as well as the IP address that can be assigned to a connection. Information that cannot be directly linked to a person’s identity – such as preferred websites or the number of users of a page – does not constitute personal data.

2) Scope of the Processing of Personal Data

We generally collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of personal data of our users regularly only takes place with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal provisions.

3) Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

Where we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

For the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures.

Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party and such interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

4) Erasure of Data and Storage Period

The personal data of the data subject will be erased or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may also be carried out if this is provided for by the European or national legislature in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which we are subject. Data will also be blocked or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless further storage of the data is required for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

B. Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information. The following data are collected:

• Information about the browser type and version used
• The user’s operating system
• The user’s internet service provider
• The user’s IP address
• Date and time of access
• Websites from which the user’s system reaches our website (referrer)
• Websites accessed by the user’s system via our website

These data are stored in the log files of our system. They are not stored together with other personal data of the user.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and log files is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary in order to deliver the website to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

Storage in log files takes place to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data help us to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our IT systems.

These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Storage Period

The data are erased as soon as they are no longer necessary for achieving the purpose of their collection. In the case of data collected for provision of the website, this is when the respective session has ended.

In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after no more than six weeks. Longer storage is possible. In this case, IP addresses of users are erased or anonymized so that assignment to the accessing client is no longer possible.

Possibility of Objection and Removal

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. The user therefore has no possibility to object.

C. Use of Cookies

Our websites use “cookies” in several places. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. This makes it possible to store specific, user-related information on your PC while you visit our website. Cookies help us determine the frequency of use and number of users of a site and to make our internet offering as convenient and efficient as possible for you.

We use “session cookies”, which are stored temporarily only for the duration of your use of one of our websites. “Session cookies” are automatically deleted after your visit.

The following data are stored and transmitted in “session cookies”:

• Log-in information

In addition, we use “permanent cookies” to record information about visitors who repeatedly access one of our websites. The purpose of using these cookies is to offer you optimal user guidance and to recognize you again, so that repeated log-in is not necessary. The content of a permanent cookie is limited to an identification number. The name, IP address, etc. are not stored. No individual profiling of your usage behavior takes place.

When accessing our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and their consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. Reference is also made to this privacy policy.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes, where the user has given consent, is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

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 that the browser can be recognized even after a page change.

We need cookies for the following application:

• For the analysis tool Google Analytics

The user data collected through technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles.

The use of analysis cookies is carried out for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimize our offer.

In these purposes also lies our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Storage Period

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted from there to our site. Therefore, you as the user also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all features of the website in full.

Possibility of Objection and Removal

Use of our website is also possible without cookies. You can disable the storage of cookies in your browser, restrict it to certain websites, or set your browser to notify you as soon as a cookie is sent. Please note, however, that in this case you must expect a limited display of the site and a restricted user experience.

D. Requesting Information or Submitting Inquiries

On various parts of our websites, you can send inquiries or request information. In the contact form provided for this purpose, the user must enter their name, address, a telephone number and an email address. The data provided are stored by us and transmitted to partner companies in the industry relevant to the respective inquiry for the purpose of submitting an offer. Before submitting the inquiry, the user’s consent to the transfer of the data is obtained.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of sending such a request is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

The data entered are processed in order to submit an offer to the user in the area selected by them.

Storage Period

The data are deleted by us after the expiry of the statutory tax and commercial retention periods.

Possibility of Objection and Removal

The user may revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. In this case, all personal data stored in the course of the inquiry will be deleted.

E. Use of Google Analytics

Our website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will, however, be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to 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 shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and log files is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Purpose of Data Processing

On our behalf, Google will use the information collected to evaluate the use of our website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to website and internet usage.

Storage Period

Due to the activation of the anonymization tool, personal data are deleted immediately after collection.

Possibility of Objection and Removal

You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all features of this website in full. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

F. Rights of the Data Subject

If your personal data are processed, you are a “data subject” within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis us as the controller:

1) Right of Access

You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed by us. Where this is the case, you may request detailed information, including: the purposes of processing, the categories of data, recipients, storage periods, the existence of rights to rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and complaint, and any available information about the source of the data if they were not collected from you, as well as information on transfers to third countries and appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.

2) Right to Rectification

You have the right to obtain rectification and/or completion from us if the personal data concerning you that are processed are inaccurate or incomplete. We must carry out the rectification without undue delay.

3) Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)

You may request that we erase personal data concerning you without undue delay, where one of the grounds in Art. 17 GDPR applies (e.g. data no longer necessary for the purposes, withdrawal of consent without another legal ground, unlawful processing, etc.). Exceptions to the right to erasure apply, for example, if processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

4) Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to obtain restriction of processing where one of the conditions in Art. 18 GDPR is met (e.g. you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful and you oppose erasure, we no longer need the data but you require them for legal claims, or you have objected to processing pending verification).

5) Right to Notification

If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom personal data concerning you have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about those recipients.

6) Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another controller where the processing is based on consent or a contract and is carried out by automated means. You also have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

7) Right to Object

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to object to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on those provisions. In the event of an objection, we will no longer process the personal data concerning you 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.

8) Right to Withdraw Consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

9) Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.