The responsible body as defined by the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Joachim Lang, Manuel Dähn
Your rights as a data subject
You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our data protection officer:
Information about the information we hold about you and how this is handled (article 15 GDPR),
Correcting incorrect personal data (article 16 DPA),
Deletion of the information we hold about you (article 17 GDPR),
Restriction of data processing, insofar as we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (article 18 GDPR),
Objection to the processing of your data by us (article 21 GDPR) and
Data transferability, provided you have consented to data processing or have agreed a contract with us (article 20 GDPR).
If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
You may at any time submit a complaint to the supervisory authority responsible for you (article 77 GDPR in conjunction with Section 19 BDSG). Your local regulatory authority will vary according to the state of your residence, work or alleged violation. A list of the supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with their addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Collection of general information when visiting our website
the nature and purpose of the processing:
Information of a general nature is automatically collected whenever you access our website, i.e. when you do not register or otherwise submit information. This information (server log files) includes things like the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and similar. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be made about your person.
They are processed in particular for the following purposes:
Ensuring that the website can be connected without problems,
Ensuring the smooth use of our website,
Evaluation of system security and stability and
for other administrative purposes.
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind is evaluated statistically by us, if necessary, so that we can improve our Internet presence and the technology behind it.
Legal basis:
The processing is carried out in accordance with article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipient(s):
The only recipients of the data are the responsible body and possibly technical service providers who act as contract processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage duration:
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose when it was collected. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website, when the respective session has ended.
Provision is mandatory or necessary:
The provision of the personal information mentioned above is not required by law or by a contract., However, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed without your IP address. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason any objection is excluded.
Cookies
The nature and purpose of the processing:
Like many other websites, we also use what are known as "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are transferred to your hard drive from a website server. This automatically provides us with specific information such as your IP address, the browser and operating system you are using and how you connect to the Internet.
Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transfer viruses to a computer. We can use the information contained in cookies to make navigation easier for you and to ensure that our websites are displayed correctly.
Under no circumstances will the data collected by us be passed on to third parties or linked to personal information without your consent.
Of course you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Storage duration and cookies used:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:
doubleclick.net: 3 days
Google Analytics: 30 days
In the event that these cookies can (also) affect personal data, we will inform you about this in the following sections.
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory via your browser settings. You will also receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DEiewlocale=de_DE
Fee-based services
The nature and purpose of the processing:
For the purpose of providing services that are subject to a charge, we will ask you for additional information, such as payment details, so that we can complete your order.
Legal basis:
The processing of the data required for the conclusion of the contract is based on article 6 para.1 lit. b GDPR.
Recipient(s):
The only recipients of the data are the responsible body and, if applicable, contract processors.
Storage duration:
We store this data in our systems until the legal retention periods have expired. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax law requirements.
Provision is mandatory or necessary:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. If you do not provide your personal data, we cannot grant you access to the content and services we offer.
Use of Google Analytics
The nature and purpose of the processing:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: "Google"). Google Analytics uses what are known as "cookies", i.e. text files which are stored on your computer and which enable your use of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred 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, to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other information held by Google.
The purposes of the data processing are to evaluate the use of the website and to compile reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, further associated services can then be provided.
Legal basis:
The processing of data is based on the consent of the user (article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
Recipient(s):
The recipients of the data are the responsible body and Google as the processor. For this purpose, we have concluded the corresponding contract processing agreement with Google.
Storage duration:
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes.
Third country transfer:
Google processes your data in the USA and has subjected itself to the EU_US Privacy Shield www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. We have also concluded standard data protection clauses with Google for the use of Google Analytics.
Provision is mandatory or necessary:
Your personal information is provided on a voluntary basis, solely based on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in limited functionality of the website.
Withdrawal of consent:
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality 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) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at 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 on this link. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from recording data for this website and for this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Profiling:
With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the behaviour of visitors to the website can be evaluated and their interests analysed. We create a pseudonymous user profile for this purpose.
Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always meets the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your new visit.
Questions to the Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organisation directly:
