Controller within the meaning of the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Uta Strack
Alpenblickstraße 14
82386 Oberhausen
Germany
Your Rights as Data Subject
Under the contact details provided by our data protection officer, you can exercise the following rights at any time:
Information about your stored data and their processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
Deletion of your stored data (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 you have consented to 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 also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, 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/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.
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 provide 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 the like.
They are processed in particular for the following purposes:
Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring smooth use of our website,
Evaluation of system security and stability, as well as
for the optimization of our website.
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. This type of information is evaluated statistically by us if necessary, in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.
Legal basis and legitimate interest:
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage duration:
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose of collection. This is generally the case for data that is used to provide the website when the respective session is ended.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.
Newsletter
Nature and purpose of processing:
For the delivery of our newsletter, we collect personal data that is transmitted to us via an input mask.
For an effective registration, we need a valid email address. To verify that an registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we log the registration for the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the response requested with this.
Legal basis:
Based on your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by email to your specified email address.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. In each newsletter, there is also a corresponding link for this purpose. You can also unsubscribe at any time directly on this website or inform us of your revocation via the contact option provided at the end of this data protection notice.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage duration:
The data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent is available. Afterward, it will be deleted.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Without existing consent, we regret that we cannot send you our newsletter.
Revocation of consent:
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. The unsubscribe can be made via the link included in each email or by contacting the data protection officer listed below or the person responsible for data protection.
Contact Form
Nature and purpose of processing:
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, the specification of a valid email address and your name is required. This serves to assign the request and subsequently answer it. Providing further data is optional.
Legal basis:
The processing of the data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
By providing the contact form, we want to make it easy for you to contact us. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the data entered into the contact form will take place to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be processors.
Storage duration:
Data will be deleted at the latest 6 months after processing the request.
If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods have expired.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, your email address, and the reason for the request.
Use of Google Analytics
If you have given your consent, Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: “Google”), is used on this website. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable 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. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, 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 before. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.
In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and for this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Use of Script Libraries (Google Web Fonts)
In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/) on this website. Google Web Fonts are transferred to your browser’s cache to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Web Fonts or prohibits access, content will be displayed in a standard font.
The call of script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible – but currently also unclear whether and for what purposes – that operators of corresponding libraries collect data.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Embedded Vimeo Videos
We embed Vimeo videos on our website. Vimeo is operated by Vimeo.com Inc, 555 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 United States (“Vimeo”). When you visit a page with the Vimeo plugin, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. Vimeo is then informed which pages you visit.
If a Vimeo video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy (https://vimeo.com/privacy).
SSL Encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.
Information about Your Right to Object Pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR
Right to Object on a Case-by-Case Basis
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4(4) GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Recipient of an Objection
Uta Strack
Alpenblickstraße 14
82386 Oberhausen
Germany
Amendment of Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g., when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration will then apply to your next visit.