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Datenschutz-Grundverordnung / General Data Protection Regulation

Privacy policy

 

This Privacy Policy clarifies the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "Data") within our online offer and the websites, functions and content associated with it, as well as external online presences, such as .B our social media profile. (collectively referred to hereinafter as "Online Offer"). With regard to the terms used, such as .B"processing" or "responsible", we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Responsible

Benedikt RuskeGötzenmühlweg 8

61350 Bad Homburg

Phone 0162 6556868


Types of data processed:

- Inventory data (e..B., names, addresses).- Contact details (e.B., e-mail, telephone numbers).- Content data (e..B., text entries, photographs, videos).- Usage data (e..B, visited websites, interest in content, access times).- Meta/communication data (e..B, device information, IP addresses).

Categories of affected persons

Visitors and users of the online offer (in the following we also refer to the data subjects as "users").

Purpose of processing

- Providing the online offer, its functions and contents.- Answering contact requests and communication with users.- Security measures.- Reach measurement/marketing

Terms used

"Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('the data subject'); Identifiable is a natural person who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by associasuring an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.B cookie) or one or more specific characteristics that are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.' Processing means any operation or series of operations carried out with or without the help of automated procedures in connection with personal data. The term goes far and covers virtually every use of data. The "responsible person" is the natural or legal person, authority, body or other body that decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
 

Relevant legal bases

In accordance with Article 13 GDPR, we shall inform you of the legal bases of our data processing operations. Unless the legal basis is mentioned in the data protection declaration, the legal basis for obtaining consents is Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and to carry out contractual measures as well as answering requests is Art. 6(1) lit.b GDPR, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfil our legal obligations is Art.c. , and the legal basis for processing in order to safeguard our legitimate interests is Art. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Cooperation with processors and third parties

If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transmit them to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done on the basis of a legal permission (e.B. if a transfer of the data to third parties, such as to payment service providers, in accordance with Art. 6 sec. 1 lit.b GDPR is required for the fulfilment of the contract), you have consented to this only on the basis of a legal permission (e.B. , provides for a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.B. in the use of agents, web hosts, etc.). If we entrust third parties with the processing of data on the basis of a so-called "order processing contract", this is done on the basis of Article 28 GDPR.
 

Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if we do so in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this will only be done if it is done in order to fulfil our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual authorisations, we process or have the data processed in a third country only if the special conditions of Art. 44 e.g. GDPR are met. This means that the processing is carried out .B on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of an EU-compliant level of data protection (e.B. for the US through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognised special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and for information on such data as well as for further information and copy of the data in accordance with Article 15 GDPR. They have accordingly. Article 16 GDPR the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of the inaccurate data concerning you. In accordance with Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to request that the data in question be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to require a restriction on the processing of the data in accordance with Article 18 GDPR. You have the right to request that the data concerning you, which you have provided to us, be received in accordance with Article 20 GDPR and request its transmission to other controllers. They also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 GDPR.

Withdrawal

You have the right to revoke consents given in accordance with Art. 7 sec. 3 GDPR with effect for the future

Right to object

You may object at any time to the future processing of the data concerning you in accordance with Article 21 GDPR. The opposition may be made in particular against the processing for direct marketing purposes.

Cookies and right of objection in the case of direct marketing

"Cookies" means small files that are stored on users' computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store the information about a user (or.dem device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit within an online offer. Temporary cookies, or "session cookies" or "transient cookies", are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes their browser. In such a cookie, for example.B the contents of a shopping cart can be stored in an online shop or a login block. Cookies are called "permanent" or "persistent" and remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example.B the login status can be saved if the users visit them after several days. Similarly, such a cookie may store the interests of users who are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. "Third-party cookie" means cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for the online offer (otherwise, if it is only its cookies, it is called "first-party cookies"). We may use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this within the scope of our data protection declaration. If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies may lead to functional limitations of this online offer. A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be explained by a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site


http://www.aboutads.info/choices/  or the EU site  http://www.youronlinechoices.com/.  Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the settings of the browser. Please note that not all functions of this online offer can be used.

Deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in their processing in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in the context of this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for their purpose and the deletion is not precluded by legal retention obligations. Unless the data is deleted because it is necessary for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example.B to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons. According to legal requirements in Germany, the retention is carried out in particular for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 (1) of the German Commercial Code (HGB (commercial books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual accounts, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) as well as for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 (1) AO (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.). According to legal requirements in Austria, the storage is carried out in particular for 7 J in accordance with Section 132 para. 1 BAO (accounting documents, receipts/invoices, accounts, receipts, business papers, statement of income and expenses, etc.), for 22 years in connection with land and for 10 years in the case of documents relating to electronically supplied services, telecommunications, radio and television services provided to non-entrepreneurs in EU Member States for which the Mini-One Stop-Shop (MOSS) is used.
 

Hosting

The hosting services we use are intended to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services that we use for the purpose of operating this online offer. In doing so, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors of this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer in accordance with Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f GDPR i.V.m. Art. 28 GDPR (contract processing contract).
 

Collection of access data and log files

We, or our hosting provider, collect data on every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f. GDPR. The access data includes the name of the website accessed, file, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting Provider.Logfile information are stored for security reasons (e.B. to investigate abuse or fraud) for a maximum period of 7 days. Data, the further retention of which is necessary for the purpose of proof, is excluded from deletion until the relevant incident is finally clarified.
 

Online social media presences

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with the customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services there. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply. Unless otherwise stated in our privacy policy, we process the data of the users as long as they communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e..B compose posts on our online presences or send us messages.
 

Integration of third-party services and content

Within our online offer, we use third-party content or service offerings based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f. GDPR) content or service offerings from third parties in order to integrate their content and services, such as .B videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "Content"). This always presupposes that the third parties to this content perceive the IP address of the users, since they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. We make every effort to use only those content whose respective providers use the IP address only for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may include, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting time and other information on the use of our online offer, as well as being linked to such information from other sources.

Xing

Within our online offer, functions and contents of the Xing service can be integrated, offered by XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. This may include, for example.B content such as images, videos or texts and buttons, which allow users to express their favors regarding the content, subscribe to the authors of the content or our contributions. If the users are members of the Xing platform, Xing can assign the call of the above-ced content and functions to the profiles of the users there. Xing Privacy Policy: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection. 

Linkedin

Within our online offer, functions and contents of the LinkedIn service can be integrated, offered by LinkedIn AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. This may include, for example.B content such as images, videos or texts and buttons, which allow users to express their favors regarding the content, subscribe to the authors of the content or our contributions. If the users are members of the LinkedIn platform, LinkedIn can assign the call of the above-ced content and functions to the profiles of the users there. LinkedIn Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. . LinkedIn is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law(https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active). Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-Out:  https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

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