We are pleased that you are visiting our websites and taking an interest in our company. We are serious about protecting and securing the personal data you have entrusted with us and would like you to feel safe and comfortable when visiting our websites and using our offers.
It is important to us that you know which personal data is collected when you use our offers and services and how we process it afterwards.
Purpose of data processing
To the extent that WE process personal data, we do it for the purposes stated in this data protection policy.
Processing of personal data
Accessing our website
We collect and store the IP address assigned to your computer in order to transmit the desired contents of our website to your computer (e.g. texts, pictures, files made available for download, etc.) (see Art. 6 para. 1 letter b GDPR). We also process this data in order to detect and prosecute abuse. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest in data processing is to ensure the proper functioning of our website and the transactions conducted on it.
To the extent that we process your data for the purpose of providing the functions of our website, as described above, you are contractually obligated to make this data available to us.
Other purposes
Personal data will also be processed when you provide this data to us of your own accord, whether for purposes of making a request or booking or ordering information materials or a newsletter. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 letter b GDPR. In this respect, the data we process includes customer data, employee data and the data of suppliers to the extent that such data is necessary for the purposes stated in this data protection policy.
To the extent that we process your data for purposes of receiving and processing your request, booking or (newsletter) order as described above, you are contractually obligated to make this data available to us. Without this data, we would not be able to provide these services.
If you have consented to the processing of your personal data (see Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR), you can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing performed on the basis of your consent before you revoked it.
Transfer to third parties
Information may possibly also be processed by other companies, but only to the extent necessary for the purposes stated in this data protection policy or to the extent that the other company operates as a service provider / job processing bound by our instructions.
We utilize service providers (located in Germany) in part to process data on our account (e.g. support in the processing of customer requests). In the cases described herein, the information is transferred to these third parties to allow for further processing. We select our external service providers carefully and regularly monitor them to ensure that your privacy continues to be protected.
The service providers are service providers/ job processors bound by our instructions and therefore we obligate them, among other things, to handle your data exclusively on the basis of our instructions and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. In particular, they are obligated to treat your data as strictly confidential and they are also prohibited from processing the data for other purposes than agreed.
Data is transferred to job processors on the basis of Art. 28 para. 1 GDPR.
We neither sell your data to third parties nor market it in any other way.
In addition, your data will be transferred to the criminal prosecution authorities and where applicable, to injured third parties without your express consent if that is necessary to investigate any unlawful use of our services or for law enforcement purposes. However, this will only happen if there are concrete indications of unlawful or abusive behavior. Data may also be transferred if this serves the purpose of enforcing the conditions of use or other agreements. We are also legally required to provide information to certain public authorities upon request. Such public authorities are criminal prosecution authorities, authorities pursuing administrative offenses punishable by fines, and tax authorities.
Such data will be transferred on the basis of our legitimate interests in combating abuse, prosecuting crimes and securing, asserting and enforcing claims except where such interests are overridden by your rights and interests in the protection of your data (Art. 6 para. 1 letter f GDPR).
Planned data transfer to third countries
A transfer to third countries is not planned at the present time; otherwise, the applicable legal conditions will be fulfilled. In particular, you will be informed of the recipients or categories of recipients in accordance with the legal requirements.
Security
We employ technical and organizational safeguards to protect the data you have provided to us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. The same applies when external services are purchased. The efficacy of our safeguards is reviewed and they are continually improved in line with technological advances. When personal data is entered, it is always encrypted before transmission.
Cookies
We use cookies in some areas to make our website more user-friendly for you and adapt it optimally to your needs. A cookie is a small file that is stored locally on your computer as soon as you visit a website. When you visit the website again from the same terminal device, the cookie shows (for example) that this is a repeat visit. Cookies also enable us to analyze the use of our website. The cookie does not contain any personal data and it is not suited for identifying you on the websites of third parties, including the websites of analytics providers.
We use the following types of cookies:
• Fundamental/ necessary cookies
These cookies are fundamentally important for the functioning of our website. Functions include the assignment of anonymous session IDs for the purpose of bundling multiple queries to one web server and the error-free functioning of registrations and orders.
• Functionality cookies
These cookies help us store the settings you have selected or support other functions when you navigate within our website. This way, we can note your preferred settings for your next visit and store your log-in data for certain areas of our website.
• Performance/ statistical cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our website (e.g. Internet browser used, number of visits, pages accessed and the length of time spent on the website). These cookies do not store information that would allow for the personal identification of visitors. The information collected with the aid of these cookies is aggregated and is therefore anonymous.
You can accept or reject the use of cookies – also for web tracking – in the settings of your web browser. You can configure your browser in such a way as to always reject the use of cookies or to be informed in advance when a cookie is stored. In this case, however, the functionality of the website may be impaired (e.g. for placing orders). Your browser also offers a function for deleting cookies (e.g. delete browser data). You can find additional information on this subject in the operating instructions and usually also in the settings of your Internet browser.
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