Name and Contact Information of the Data Controller according to Article 4(7) GDPR

Security and Protection of Your Personal Data

We consider it our top priority to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data you provide and to protect it from unauthorized access. Therefore, we apply the utmost care and the latest security standards to ensure maximum protection of your personal data.

As a private-sector company, we are subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We have implemented technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data protection regulations are observed by both us and our external service providers.

Definitions of Terms

The legislator requires that personal data be processed lawfully, in good faith, and in a manner that is understandable to the data subject (“Lawfulness, Fairness, Transparency”). To ensure this, we inform you about the specific legal definitions that are also used in this privacy policy:

1. Personal Data
“Personal data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific factors that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

2. Processing
“Processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

3. Restriction of Processing
“Restriction of processing” means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

4. Profiling
“Profiling” means any type of automated processing of personal data that involves using the personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, particularly to analyze or predict aspects regarding the person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

5. Pseudonymisierung
„Pseudonymisierung“ ist die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten in einer Weise, dass die personenbezogenen Daten ohne Hinzuziehung zusätzlicher Informationen nicht mehr einer spezifischen betroffenen Person zugeordnet werden können, sofern diese zusätzlichen Informationen gesondert aufbewahrt werden und technischen und organisatorischen Maßnahmen unterliegen, die gewährleisten, dass die personenbezogenen Daten nicht einer identifizierten oder identifizierbaren natürlichen Person zugewiesen werden können.

6. Filing System
“Filing system” means any structured collection of personal data that is accessible according to specific criteria, whether centralized, decentralized, or organized according to functional or geographical considerations.

7. Controller
“Controller” means a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body that alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data; if the purposes and means of such processing are laid down by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for their designation may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.

8. Processor
“Processor” means a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

9. Recipient
“Recipient” means a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether they are a third party. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the course of a specific investigation under Union law or the law of the Member States are not considered recipients; the processing of such data by these authorities is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and for the purposes of the processing.

10. Third Party
“Third party” means a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body, other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process the personal data.

11. Consent
“Consent” of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes, in the form of a statement or a clear affirmative action, through which the data subject signifies their agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

Lawfulness of Processing

The processing of personal data is only lawful if there is a legal basis for the processing. According to Article 6(1) letters a – f of the GDPR, the legal basis for processing may include, in particular:

a. The data subject has given their consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes;
b. the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
c. the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
d. the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
e. the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
f. the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data, override those interests, especially when the data subject is a child.

Information on the Collection of Personal Data

(1) Below, we provide information on the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data includes, for example, name, address, email addresses, and user behavior.

(2) When you contact us via email or through a contact form, the data you provide (your email address, and if applicable, your name and phone number) will be stored by us in order to respond to your inquiries. We will delete the data collected in this context once it is no longer necessary to store it, or we will restrict its processing if legal retention obligations apply.

Collection of Personal Data When Visiting Our Website
When you use the website for informational purposes only, meaning if you do not register or provide us with any other information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. In order to view our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display our website and ensure its stability and security (the legal basis is Article 6(1) Sentence 1 letter f of the GDPR):

– IP address
– Date and time of the request
– Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
– Content of the request (specific page)
– Access status/HTTP status code
– Amount of data transmitted
– Website from which the request originates
– Browser
– Operating system and its interface
– Language and version of the browser software.

Use of Cookies

(1) In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you are using, through which certain information is sent to the entity that set the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They are used to make the internet offering more user-friendly and effective overall.

(2) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
– Transient cookies (see a.)
– Persistent cookies (see b.).

a. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. This includes, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, which allows various requests from your browser to be assigned to the same session. This enables your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

b. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined duration, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies at any time through the security settings of your browser.

c. You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, reject the acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies. “Third-party cookies” are cookies set by a third party, meaning not by the website you are currently visiting. Please note that by disabling cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of this website.

d. We use cookies to recognize you on subsequent visits if you have an account with us. Otherwise, you would need to log in again for each visit.

e. The Flash cookies used are not captured by your browser but by your Flash plug-in. Additionally, we use HTML5 storage objects that are stored on your device. These objects store the required data independently of the browser you use and do not have an automatic expiration date. If you do not wish to process Flash cookies, you need to install an appropriate add-on, such as “Better Privacy” for Mozilla Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/) or the Adobe Flash Killer Cookie for Google Chrome. You can prevent the use of HTML5 storage objects by using your browser’s private mode. Furthermore, we recommend regularly deleting your cookies and browser history manually.

Other features and services of our website
(1) In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. In such cases, you will generally need to provide additional personal data, which we use to provide the respective service, and for which the previously mentioned principles of data processing apply.

(2) In some cases, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions, and are regularly monitored.

(3) Furthermore, we may share your personal data with third parties if participation in promotions, sweepstakes, contract conclusions, or similar services are offered by us in collaboration with partners. You will receive more detailed information about this when you provide your personal data or below in the description of the offer.

(4) If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you about the implications of this circumstance in the description of the offer.

Children
Our services are generally aimed at adults. Persons under the age of 18 should not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians.

Rights of the data subject

(1) Withdrawal of Consent
If the processing of personal data is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until the withdrawal. You can contact us at any time to exercise your right to withdraw.

(2) Right to Confirmation
You have the right to request confirmation from the controller as to whether we are processing personal data concerning you. You can request this confirmation at any time using the contact details provided above.

(3) Right of Access
If personal data is being processed, you have the right to request information about these personal data and the following details at any time:

a. The purposes of the processing;
b. the categories of personal data that are being processed;
c. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, especially recipients in third countries or international organizations;
d. where possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration;
e. the existence of the right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, or the right to restrict processing by the controller, or the right to object to such processing;
f. the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
g. if the personal data are not collected from the data subject, all available information about the source of the data;
h. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, as referred to in Article 22 paragraphs 1 and 4 of the GDPR, and—at least in these cases—meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing on the data subject.

If personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 GDPR in relation to the transfer. We will provide a copy of the personal data that is the subject of the processing. For any additional copies requested by you, we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If the request is made electronically, the information will be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless otherwise specified. The right to obtain a copy pursuant to paragraph 3 must not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

(4) Right to rectification
You have the right to obtain from us without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

(5) Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
You have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and we have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

a. The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
b. The data subject withdraws their consent, on which the processing was based according to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
c. The data subject objects to the processing under Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing under Article 21(2) GDPR.
d. The personal data was processed unlawfully.
e. The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
f. The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered, in accordance with Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If the controller has made the personal data public and is obligated to delete it under paragraph 1, they shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, considering the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform controllers processing the personal data that a data subject has requested the deletion of all links to, or copies or replications of, these personal data.

The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) does not apply insofar as the processing is necessary for:

– the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
– to comply with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject, or to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
– for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) of the GDPR;
– for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) of the GDPR, insofar as the right mentioned in paragraph 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
– for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

(6) Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data if one of the following conditions is met:

a.  the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data,
b. the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the deletion of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of its use;
c. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or
d. the data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If the processing is restricted under the conditions mentioned above, the personal data – apart from storage – shall only be processed with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of substantial public interest of the Union or a Member State.

To exercise the right to restriction of processing, the data subject may contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.

(7) Recht auf Datenübertragbarkeit
Sie haben das Recht, die Sie betreffenden personenbezogenen Daten, die Sie uns bereitgestellt haben, in einem strukturierten, gängigen und maschinenlesbaren Format zu erhalten, und Sie haben das Recht, diese Daten einem anderen Verantwortlichen ohne Behinderung durch den Verantwortlichen, dem die personenbezogenen Daten bereitgestellt wurden, zu übermitteln, sofern:

a. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a), or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and

b. the processing is carried out by automated means.

In exercising the right to data portability under paragraph 1, you have the right to request that the personal data be transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The exercise of the right to data portability does not affect the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”). This right does not apply to processing that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

(8) Right to object
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 (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes; this includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In the context of using information society services, you may exercise your right to object through automated means, including the use of technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data, which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes under Article 89(1), unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

You can exercise the right to object at any time by contacting the respective controller.

(9) Automated Decisions in Individual Cases, Including Profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – that has legal effects on you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:

a. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller,

b. is authorized based on legal provisions of the Union or the member states to which the controller is subject, and these legal provisions contain appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms, as well as the legitimate interests, of the data subject, or

c. is based on the explicit consent of the data subject.

The controller takes appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data subject, which at least include the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

The data subject may exercise this right at any time by contacting the respective controller.

(10) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You also have the right, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes this Regulation.

(11) Right to an effective judicial remedy
Without prejudice to any available administrative or non-judicial remedy, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to an effective judicial remedy where you consider that your rights under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data in non-compliance with this Regulation.

Use of Google Analytics

(1) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” text files that are stored on your computer and allow for 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. If IP anonymization is enabled on this website, however, your IP address will be 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. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator.

(2) The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

(3) You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. Additionally, you can prevent the collection of 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 this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:  tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

(4) This website uses Google Analytics with the “_anonymizeIp()” extension. This means that IP addresses are shortened and processed further, ensuring that they can no longer be linked to any individual. If any data collected about you is personally identifiable, it will be immediately anonymized, and the personal data will be promptly deleted.

(5) We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website and to improve it on a regular basis. The statistics obtained allow us to enhance our offering and make it more attractive for you as a user. In exceptional cases where personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield.  www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Article 6(1) sentence 1 letter f of the GDPR.

(6) Informationen des Drittanbieters: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436?1001. Nutzerbedingungen: www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, Übersicht zum Datenschutz: www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, sowie die Datenschutzerklärung: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

(7) This website also uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of visitor traffic, which is carried out via a User-ID. You can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in your customer account under “My Data,” “Personal Data.”

Integration of Google Maps

(1) On this website, we use the Google Maps service. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map feature.

(2) By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page on our website. Additionally, the data mentioned in § 3 of this statement is transmitted. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged into or if no user account exists. If you are logged into Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not wish for this association with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or the tailored design of its website. Such evaluation is carried out, particularly (even for users who are not logged in), to deliver targeted 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, and for the exercise of this right, you need to contact Google.

(3) For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plugin provider, you can refer to the provider’s privacy policy. There, you will also find further information regarding your rights and options for protecting your privacy:  www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google processes your personal data in the USA and has certified its compliance with the EU-US Privacy Shield.  www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to correctly display text and fonts.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must establish a connection to Google’s servers. This allows Google to learn that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of providing a consistent and attractive presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

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