Privacy poliy
1. Information about the collection of personal data
a. Below you will find information on the collection of personal data when using this website. Personal data includes all information that can be personally attributed to you, such as your name, address, email, or online identifiers like your IP address. We explain on which legal basis this is done, for what purposes the data is used, as well as how and for what purpose this is done. We also mention the defined criteria for the storage duration.
b. The controller according to Art. 4 para. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is ...
c. On the one hand, data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by making an inquiry. Additionally, data is automatically collected when you visit the website, both for technical reasons and for the purpose of statistical analysis of user behavior. Details on the respective processes and ways to prevent this can be found in the following sections. In operating the website, we use external service providers to process your data. These providers have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions, and are regularly monitored.
2. Your Rights
You have the right:
according to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time. This will result in us not continuing the data processing that was based on this consent in the future;
according to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your processed personal data. In particular, you can request information on the purposes of the processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of a right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the source of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
according to Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or completion of your stored personal data;
according to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the deletion of your stored personal data unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for fulfilling a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims;
according to Art. 18 GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its deletion, and we no longer need the data, but you require it for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, or you have objected to the processing according to Art. 21 GDPR;
according to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request its transfer to another controller;
according to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data based on a balancing of interests if there are reasons arising from your particular situation. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory data protection authority about the processing of your personal data by us in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.
For further questions, you can also contact us at any time using the contact details provided in the imprint.
3. Collection of personal data when visiting this website
When using the website purely for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not provide us with any other information, data that is technically necessary to display the website and ensure its stability and security will be collected. The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the performance of pre-contractual measures is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our offer. The legal basis for the collection is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
a. This data includes the retrieved domain, date and time of retrieval, request (HTTP request), transferred bytes, description of the user’s browser, IP address, and HTTP status code. Additionally, the number of page views is recorded. This data is not combined with other data. We do not have direct access to the data. The data can only be accessed by the provider of the web server for security purposes and is automatically deleted after three days. Additionally, the data is only aggregated and anonymized for statistical purposes.
b. When using the website, text information, so-called cookies, is stored on your computer via your internet browser. Our cookies only store the so-called session ID, i.e., a unique combination of characters. Your computer returns the cookie information, enabling multiple related requests from a user to be recognized and assigned to a session. You are also recognized when you return to the website. These are so-called session cookies or transient cookies that are automatically deleted when you close the browser. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your internet browser accordingly, potentially restrict it, and delete existing cookies at any time. You control the storage of cookies yourself. Without cookies, not all functions of the website may be fully usable.
4. Additional functions and offers of our website
In addition to purely informational use of our website, you have the option to send us an inquiry, after which we store the data you provide for processing the request and follow-up questions. Processing to provide contractual or pre-contractual services is determined by the underlying contractual relationship and is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Processing of data not required for such services is carried out solely based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The data collected is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for its intended purpose and if there are no legal retention obligations opposing the deletion. If we are required to store data longer due to commercial and tax law retention and documentation obligations, processing is restricted. This means the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. According to § 147 para. 1 and 3 of the German Fiscal Code (AO), § 257 para. 1 and 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB), and § 14b para. 1 of the German Value Added Tax Act (UStG), a 10-year retention period applies to books and records, annual financial statements, accounting documents, invoices, and other documents, as well as a 6-year retention period for other business documents, such as received or sent commercial or business letters and other documents relevant for taxation. The retention period begins at the end of the calendar year. There is no transfer to third parties.
5. Objection and withdrawal against the processing of your data
a. You can withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time. Such a withdrawal affects the permissibility of the processing of your data after it has been declared.
b. If we base the processing of your personal data on a balancing of interests, you can object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is not necessary, especially for the fulfillment of a contract with you, which we present in the following description of the functions. In case of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either stop or adapt the data processing, or show you our compelling legitimate grounds for continuing the processing.
c. You can, of course, object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. You can inform us of your advertising objection using the contact details provided in the imprint.
6. Integration of Google Maps
a. We use the Google Maps service on this website. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function. The provider of this service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and easy location of the places indicated by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
b. By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under section 3 lit. a of this declaration is transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged in to or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research, and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide demand-oriented advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.
c. We have neither influence on the collected data and data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data collection, the purposes of the processing, and the storage periods. We also have no information on the deletion of the collected data. Further information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the data protection declarations of the provider. There you will also find further information about your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
7. Use of Google Analytics
a. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. We use Google Analytics for our legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our website. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and that allow 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. This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizelp()". Due to the activation of IP anonymization, your IP address is shortened 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 shortened there. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Insofar as the data collected about you has a personal reference, this is immediately excluded and the personal data is therefore immediately deleted. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator.
b. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Alternatively to the browser add-on or on mobile devices, you can prevent future collection by setting an opt-out cookie. Please click on this link to set the opt-out cookie: Set opt-out cookie for Google Analytics. If you delete your cookies, you will need to set the cookie again.
c. Information of the third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. User conditions: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, data protection overview: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, and the privacy policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.