Privacy Policy

DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION

Data protection declaration

Introduction
With the following data protection declaration, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as “data”) that we process, for what purposes and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and in particular on our websites, in mobile applications and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as “online services”).

The terms used are not gender-specific.

As of November 30, 2020

Table of contents
Introduction
Controller
Overview of processing operations
Relevant legal bases
Security measures
Transfer and disclosure of personal data
Data processing in third countries
Use of cookies
Provision of the online offer and web hosting
Establishing contact
Newsletter and electronic notifications
Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
Presence on social networks (social media)
Plugins and embedded functions and content
Deletion of data
Amendments and updates to the privacy policy
Rights of the data subjects
Definitions
Controller

roestprofile.com is provided by:
Nadine Karbach
Lagerstrasse 1
30453 Hannover

Authorized representatives: Nadine Karbach
E-mail address: info@roestprofile.com

Overview of processing
The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.
Types of data processed
Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses).
Content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos).
Contact data (e.g. e-mail, phone numbers).
Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
Categories of data subjects
Communication partners.
Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing
Provision of our online services and user-friendliness.
Conversion measurement (measurement of the effectiveness of marketing measures).
Direct marketing (e.g. by email or post).
Contact requests and communication.
Profiling (creation of user profiles).
Remarketing.
Reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors).
Tracking (e.g. interest/behavior-related profiling, use of cookies).
Relevant legal bases
In the following, we will inform you of the legal bases of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, the national data protection requirements in your or our country of residence and domicile may apply. Furthermore, should more specific legal bases apply in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the data protection declaration.
Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) – The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.
Fulfilment of contract and pre-contractual requests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b. DSGVO) – The processing is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures that are carried out at the request of the data subject.
Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR) – Processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of 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, prevail.
National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the General Data Protection Regulation, national regulations for data protection in Germany apply. These include, in particular, the Act for the Protection against Misuse of Personal Data in Data Processing (Federal Data Protection Act – BDSG). In particular, the BDSG contains special provisions on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes and for transmission, as well as automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. It also regulates data processing for the purposes of the employment relationship (Section 26 BDSG), in particular with regard to the establishment, execution or termination of employment relationships and the consent of employees. Furthermore, the data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.
Security measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.
The measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data, as well as the access, input, disclosure, safeguarding of availability and its separation. Furthermore, we have set up procedures to ensure that data subjects’ rights are exercised, that data is deleted and that we respond to data being compromised. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development or selection of hardware, software and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings.
SSL encryption (https): We use SSL encryption to protect the data you transmit via our online services. You can recognize encrypted connections by the prefix https:// in the address line of your browser.
Transfer and disclosure of personal data
As part of our processing of personal data, it may be necessary to transfer the data to other departments, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons, or to disclose it to them. Recipients of this data may include, for example, payment institutions in the context of payment transactions, service providers contracted to perform IT tasks, or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data.
Data processing in third countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if the processing takes place in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to other persons, bodies or companies, this will only be done in accordance with the legal requirements.
Subject to express consent or contractually or legally required transmission, we process or allow the data to be processed only in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, contractual obligation through so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, if certifications or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 GDPR, information page of the EU Commission: ).
Use of cookies
Cookies are text files that contain data from websites or domains visited and are stored by a browser on the user’s computer. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user during or after their visit to an online service. The information stored may include, for example, the language settings on a website, the login status, a shopping cart or the place where a video was viewed. The term “cookies” also includes other technologies that perform the same functions as cookies (e.g. when user information is stored using pseudonymous online identifiers, also known as “user IDs”).
The following cookie types and functions are distinguished:
Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online service and closed his browser.
Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the browser has been closed. This means, for example, that the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, the interests of users, which are used to measure reach or for marketing purposes, can be stored in such a cookie.
First-party cookies: First-party cookies are set by ourselves.
Third-party cookies (also: third-party cookies): Third-party cookies are mainly used by advertisers (so-called third parties) to process user information.
Necessary (also: essential or absolutely necessary) cookies: Cookies may be absolutely necessary for the operation of a website (e.g. to store logins or other user input or for security reasons).
Statistics, marketing and personalization cookies: Furthermore, cookies are generally also used in the context of reach measurement and when a user’s interests or behavior (e.g. viewing certain content, using functions, etc.) on individual websites are stored in a user profile. Such profiles are used, for example, to display content to users that matches their potential interests. This process is also referred to as “tracking”, i.e. tracking the potential interests of users. Insofar as we use cookies or “tracking” technologies, we will inform you separately in our data protection declaration or when obtaining your consent.
Notes on the legal basis: The legal basis on which we process your personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask you for your consent. If this is the case and you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis for processing your data is the declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed using cookies will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. in the commercial operation of our online services and their improvement) or, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations.
Storage duration: Unless we provide you with explicit information about the storage duration of permanent cookies (e.g. as part of a so-called cookie opt-in), please assume that the storage duration can be up to two years.
General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): Depending on whether the processing is based on consent or legal permission, you have the option at any time to revoke consent you have given or to object to the processing of your data using cookie technologies (collectively referred to as “opt-out”). You can initially declare your objection by means of your browser settings, e.g. by disabling the use of cookies (although this may also limit the functionality of our online services). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and . In addition, you can find further information on how to object in the information on the service providers and cookies used.
Processing of cookie data based on consent: Before we process data or have data processed in the context of the use of cookies, we ask users for their consent, which can be revoked at any time. Before consent has not been given, we only use cookies that are absolutely necessary for the operation of our online services.
Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a. GDPR), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).
Provision of online services and web hosting
In order to provide our online services securely and efficiently, we use the services of one or more web hosting providers from whose servers (or servers managed by them) the online services can be accessed. For these purposes, we may use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, as well as security and technical maintenance services.
The data processed in the context of providing the hosting offer may include all information relating to the users of our online offer that is collected in the course of use and communication. This regularly includes the IP address, which is necessary to be able to deliver the contents of online offers to browsers, and all entries made within our online offer or from websites.
Email delivery and hosting: The web hosting services we use also include the sending, receiving and storage of emails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders, as well as further information regarding the sending of emails (e.g. the providers involved) and the contents of the respective emails, are processed. The aforementioned data may also be processed for the purpose of detecting spam. Please note that e-mails are generally not sent in encrypted form over the internet. As a rule, e-mails are encrypted during transport, but (unless a so-called end-to-end encryption procedure is used) not on the servers from which they are sent and received. We therefore cannot assume any responsibility for the transmission of e-mails between the sender and their receipt on our server.
Collection of access data and log files: We ourselves (or our web hosting provider) collect data each time the server is accessed (so-called server log files). The server log files may include the address and name of the accessed web pages and files, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, a notification of successful access, the browser type and version, the user’s operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider.
The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the server (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks), and to ensure the utilization of the server and its stability.
Our web hosting provider is Estugo in Greifswald. The provider’s privacy policy can be found here:
Processed data types: content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: website visitors, users of online services.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).
Contact
When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the information provided by the requesting persons will be processed insofar as this is necessary to answer the contact requests and any requested measures.
The response to contact requests in the context of contractual or pre-contractual relationships is carried out to fulfill our contractual obligations or to respond to (pre)contractual requests and otherwise on the basis of the legitimate interests in responding to the requests.
Processed data types: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos).
Data subjects: Communication partners.
Purposes of Processing: Contact requests and communication.
Legal basis: Performance of a contract and prior requests (Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR), Legitimate Interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Newsletter and electronic notifications
We send newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications (hereinafter referred to as “newsletters”) only with the consent of the recipients or a legal permission. Insofar as the contents of a newsletter are specifically described in the context of registration, they are decisive for the consent of the users. In addition, our newsletters contain information about our services and us.
To subscribe to our newsletters, it is generally sufficient to provide your e-mail address. However, we may ask you to provide a name so that we can address you personally in the newsletter, or to provide further information if this is necessary for the purposes of the newsletter.
Double opt-in procedure: Registration for our newsletter is always carried out using a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registering, you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to prevent anyone from registering with someone else’s e-mail address. Registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove that the registration process meets legal requirements. This includes the storage of the registration and confirmation times as well as the IP address. Likewise, changes to your data stored with the delivery service provider are logged.
Deletion and restriction of processing: We may store the unsubscribed e-mail addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them in order to be able to prove a previously given consent. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of a possible defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that at the same time the former existence of a consent is confirmed. In the case of obligations to permanently observe contradictions, we reserve the right to store the e-mail address solely for this purpose in a block list (so-called “block list”).
The registration process is logged on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purpose of providing evidence of the proper course of the process. Insofar as we commission a service provider to send e-mails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure sending system.
Notes on legal bases: The newsletter is sent on the basis of the consent of the recipient or, if consent is not required, on the basis of our legitimate interests in direct marketing, provided and to the extent that this is permitted by law, e.g. in the case of advertising to existing customers. Insofar as we commission a service provider to send e-mails, this is done on the basis of our legitimate interests. The registration process is recorded on the basis of our legitimate interests in order to prove that it has been carried out in accordance with the law.
Content: In our newsletter, we inform you weekly about new articles that we publish on roestprofile.de.
Analysis and performance measurement: The newsletters contain a so-called “web-beacon”, i.e., a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from our server when the newsletter is opened or, if we use a mailing service provider, from their server. As part of this retrieval, technical information such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of the retrieval, are initially collected.
This information is used for the technical improvement of our newsletter based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. This analysis also includes determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked. For technical reasons, this information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is neither our nor, if used, the e-mail service provider’s intention to observe individual users. Rather, the evaluations serve us to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.
The evaluation of the newsletter and the measurement of success are carried out, subject to the express consent of the user, on the basis of our legitimate interests for the purposes of using a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves both our business interests and meets the expectations of the user.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to separately revoke the performance measurement; in this case, the entire newsletter subscription must be canceled or objected to.
We send our emails through the service provider MailerLite. You can find the privacy policy here:
Processed data types: Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), Contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses), Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times).
Data subjects: Communication partners.
Purposes of processing: Direct marketing (e.g. by email or post).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. a GDPR), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. f GDPR).
Right of objection (opt-out): You can cancel the receipt of our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke your consent or object to further receipt. You will find a link to cancel the newsletter either at the end of each newsletter or you can use one of the contact options given above, preferably email.
Web analysis, monitoring and optimization
The web analysis (also referred to as “reach measurement”) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to our online offering and may include behavior, interests or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of the reach analysis, we can, for example, recognize at what time our online offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or invite reuse. We can also identify which areas require optimization.
In addition to web analysis, we can also use test procedures to test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components.
For these purposes, so-called user profiles can be created and stored in a file (so-called “cookie”) or similar procedures with the same purpose can be used. This information may include, for example, the content viewed, the websites visited and the elements and technical information used there, such as the browser and computer system used, as well as information on usage times. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, this may also be processed, depending on the provider.
The users’ IP addresses are also stored. However, we use an IP masking procedure (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. In general, no clear user data (such as email addresses or names) is stored in the context of web analysis, A/B testing and optimization, but pseudonyms. This means that we and the providers of the software used do not know the actual identity of the users, but only the information stored in their profiles for the purposes of the respective procedures.
Notes on the legal basis: If we ask users for their consent to use third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in efficient, economic and user-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration.
VG Wort / Scalable Central Measurement System: We use “session cookies” from VG Wort, Munich, to measure access to texts in order to determine the probability of copying. Session cookies are small pieces of information that a provider stores in the main memory of a visitor’s computer. A randomly generated unique identification number, a so-called session ID, is stored in a session cookie. In addition, a cookie contains information about its origin and the storage period. Session cookies cannot store any other data. These measurements are carried out by Kantar Germany GmbH using the Scalable Central Measurement Method (SZM). They help to determine the copying probability of individual texts for the remuneration of legal claims of authors and publishers. We do not collect any personal data via cookies.
The scalable and centralized measurement method collects anonymous measurement data. To recognize computer systems, the access rate measurement uses either a session cookie or a signature that is created from various automatically transmitted information from your browser. IP addresses are only processed in anonymized form. The procedure was developed with data protection in mind. The sole purpose of the procedure is to determine the probability of individual texts being copied. At no time will individual users be identified. Your identity will always remain protected. You will not receive any advertising through the system.
Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of Processing: Web Analytics (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors), Targeting (e.g. profiling based on interests and behaviour, use of cookies), Conversion Tracking (Measurement of the effectiveness of marketing activities), Profiling (Creating user profiles).
Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a. GDPR), Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).
Services and service providers used:
VG Wort / Scalable Central Measurement Method: VG Wort / Scalable Central Measurement Method; Service provider: Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT (VG WORT), Untere Weidenstraße 5, 81543 Munich, Germany; Website: https://www.vgwort.de; Privacy Policy: https://www.vgwort.de/hilfsseiten/datenschutz.html.
Prosodia VG Wort / WordPress Plug In for counting marks
Privacy Policy of the provider:

GENERAL INFORMATION ON DATA PROCESSING SCOPE OF THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
We process personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional plug-in. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases in which prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATAInsofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data person, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis. When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. Insofar as the processing of personal data is required to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR as the legal basis. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR as the legal basis . If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing. DATA DELETION AND STORAGE TIME The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. Storage beyond this period may occur if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Blocking or deletion of the data also takes place when a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract. DATA TRANSFER The data transfer in the internet to our server is done via HTTPS and TLS protocol in an encrypted manner. An unencrypted transmission by our server is not possible. The data is encrypted by our plugin or your web browser, then transmitted and finally decrypted by our server.PROVISION OF THE PLUGINSDESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF DATA PROCESSINGThe plugin does not send any data to the manufacturer without the user’s consent. Data that can be sent to the manufacturer is listed below. The plugin does not create or collect any usage data. CHECK FUNCTION FOR COUNT MARKS DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF DATA PROCESSING You have the option of having us check the count marks integrated by the plugin on your website. This is done via the “Check” link, which can be found in several places in the plug-in. When you click on this check link, the following data is sent to our server: The data that is sent to us when you access a web browser is only stored in our system’s log files if an error occurs when the corresponding page is accessed. The user’s IP address or other data that would enable the data to be assigned to a user is not affected by this. The data contained in the check link is used by our server to test whether the public counter mark is on the website (WordPress post/page) contained in the check link. We temporarily store the user’s IP address solely for the purpose of determining how often the user utilizes the review function within a given time interval. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user. LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f or a GDPR.PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING: The temporary storage of the IP address by the server is necessary to enable the requested website to be delivered to the user’s computer. To do this, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session. The temporary storage of the data in the check link is necessary to carry out the check. We store the user’s IP address temporarily solely to protect our check function against misuse (excessive use). DURATION OF STORAGE The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collection for the purpose of providing the check function for counting marks, this is the case when the respective session has ended. The data is not stored permanently. We store the user’s IP address for a maximum of one day for the protection of our system. OPPOSITION AND REMOVAL OPTION The storage of data in log files in the event of an error is essential for the operation of the check function for counting marks. Consequently, the user has no right to object. The storage of the user’s IP address is essential to protect our system. Consequently, the user has no right to object. The user can activate the use of the check function for counting marks via a checkbox in the “Privacy” section/menu in order to use it, or deactivate it in order to object to its use. This checkbox is disabled by default.RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECTIf your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:RIGHT OF CONFIRMATIONYou have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing has occurred, you can request the following information from the controller:You have the right to request information about whether your personal data is being transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR relating to the transfer.RIGHT TO CORRECTIONYou have a right to correction and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller shall make the correction without undue delay.RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSINGUnder the following conditions, you can request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you:If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may only be processed – apart from being stored – with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. If the processing restriction has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted. RIGHT TO ERASURE Erasure obligation: You You have the right to request from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller has the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:Information to third partiesWhere the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data. Taking into account available technology and implementation costs, appropriate measures, including technical measures, to inform data processors who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or of copies or replications of this personal data. Exceptions: The right to deletion does not exist insofar as the processing is necessary. :RIGHT TO INFORMATION: If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing vis-à-vis the controller, the controller is obliged to communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to request from the controller information about those recipients. RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data has been provided, provided thatIn exercising this right, you also have the right to request that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from one controller to another, insofar as this is technically feasible. The rights and freedoms of others must not be affected by this. The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. RIGHT TO OBJECT You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. e or f GDPR shall be subject to an objection; this shall also apply to any profiling based on these provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes. You have the option, in Right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you and carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, including profiling based on these provisions. This also applies to profiling associated with such direct advertising. If you object to processing for direct advertising purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for such purposes. You have the option, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.Right to revoke declaration of consent under data protection lawYou have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.AUTOMATIC DECISION-MAKING IN INDIVIDUAL CASES, INCLUDING PROFILINGYou have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This shall not apply if the decision is based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless Art. 9 (2) lit. a or g GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests. With regard to the aforementioned cases, the controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests , including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to challenge the decision.RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO A SUPERVISORY AUTHORITYWithout prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority , in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or place of alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of the personal data concerning you is against the DSGVO violates. The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been submitted will inform the complainant of the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 DSGVO.
is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and the data controller
is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
is based on your explicit consent.
the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR, and
the processing is carried out by automated means.
to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information,
to fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under the law of the Union or of the Member States to which the controller is subject, or to carry out a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been transferred to the controller,
for reasons of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i as well as Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR,
for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(3) of the GDPR in so far as the right referred to 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.
The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed,
You withdraw consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1), or point (a) of Article 9(2) GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing,
you object to the processing in accordance with Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Article 21(2) of the GDPR,
the personal data concerning you has been unlawfully processed,
the personal data concerning you has to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject,
the personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.
if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that enables the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data,
the processing is unlawful and you refuse to allow the personal data to be deleted and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted,
the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require them for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
if you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds.
the purposes for which the personal data are processed,
the categories of personal data that are processed,
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed,
the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage duration,
the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing;
the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
When you access our website using a web browser:
Information about the type of web browser and the version used,
the user’s operating system,
the user’s IP address,
the date and time of access,
the website from which the user’s system accesses our server,
data contained in the test link:
the public counter,
the link to the website (WordPress post/page) on which the counter should be located.
WP Statistics for web analysis. The privacy policy of this provider can be found here: https://wp-statistics.com/privacy-and-policy/
Presence on social networks (social media)
We maintain an online presence within social networks and, in this context, process user data in order to communicate with active users or to provide information about us.
We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce user rights.
Furthermore, user data is generally processed within social networks for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and the resulting interests of users. The user profiles can in turn be used to place advertisements inside and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users’ computers, in which the usage behavior and the interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (in particular if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).
For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the opt-out options, please refer to the data protection declarations and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
We would also like to point out that requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to the user data and can take appropriate action and provide information directly. However, if you require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Facebook: We are jointly responsible with Facebook Ireland Ltd. for the collection (but not further processing) of data from visitors to our Facebook page (so-called “fan page”). This data includes information about the types of content that users view or interact with, or the actions they take (see “Things you and others have done and provided” in the Facebook Data Policy: ), as well as information about the devices used by the users (e.g. IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data; see “Device Information” in the Facebook Data Policy Statement: ). As explained in the Facebook Data Policy under “How do we use this information?”, Facebook also collects and uses information to provide analytics services, known as “Page Insights”, to page administrators so that they can understand how people interact with their pages and the content associated with them. We have entered into a special agreement with Facebook (“Information on Page Insights”, ), which specifically addresses the security measures that Facebook must observe and in which Facebook has agreed to fulfill the rights of data subjects (i.e., users can, for example, address requests for information or deletion directly to Facebook). The rights of users (in particular with regard to information, deletion, objection and complaints to the relevant supervisory authority) are not restricted by the agreements with Facebook. Further information can be found in the “Information on Page Insights” ().
Processed data types: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, phone numbers), content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos), usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of Processing: contact requests and communication, tracking (e.g. interest/behavioral profiling, use of cookies), remarketing, reach measurement (e.g. access statistics, recognition of returning visitors).
Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1) (f) GDPR).
Services and Service Providers Used:
Instagram: Social network; Service provider: Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, parent company: Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; Website: https://www.instagram.com; Privacy Policy: .
Facebook: Social network; Service provider: Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, parent company: Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy; Opt-Out: Settings for Advertisements: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
Plugins and embedded functions and content
We integrate functional and content elements into our online offering that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”). These may be, for example, graphics, videos or social media buttons as well as posts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”).
The integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the IP address of the user, since they would not be able to send the content to the user’s browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content or these functions. We endeavor to use only content from providers who use the IP address solely for the purpose of delivering the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. 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, but is not limited to, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring web pages, time of visit and other information regarding the use of our online services.
Notes on legal bases: If we ask users for their consent to use third-party providers, the legal basis for processing data is consent. Otherwise, user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in efficient, economic and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to draw your attention to the information on the use of cookies in this data protection declaration.
Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of Processing: Provision of our online services and usability.
Deletion of data
The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as the permissions granted for processing are revoked or other permissions cease to apply (e.g. if the purpose of processing this data no longer applies or if it is not required for the purpose).
If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing is limited to these purposes. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons or that must be stored to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person.
Further information on the deletion of personal data can also be found in the individual data protection notices of this data protection declaration.
Amendments and updates to the data protection declaration
We ask you to regularly review the content of our data protection declaration. We will amend the data protection declaration as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary.
We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.
If we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this data protection declaration, please note that the addresses may change over time and please check the information before contacting us.
Rights of the persons concerned
As a data subject, you have various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR:
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.
Where personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
Right to revoke consent: You have the right to revoke consent at any time.
Right to information: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data, as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with legal requirements.
Right to rectification: You have the right, in accordance with the law, to request the completion of data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.
Right to erasure and restriction of processing: You have the right, in accordance with the law, to request that data concerning you be erased immediately or, alternatively, to request that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the law.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller.
Complaint to the supervisory authority: You also have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
Definitions
This section provides an overview of the terms used in this data protection declaration. Many of the terms are taken from the law and defined above all in Art. 4 GDPR. The legal definitions are binding. The following explanations, on the other hand, are intended primarily to aid understanding. The terms are sorted in alphabetical order.
IP masking: “IP masking” refers to a method in which the last octet, i.e. the last two numbers of an IP address, are deleted so that the IP address can no longer be used to uniquely identify a person. IP masking is therefore a means of pseudonymizing processing procedures, particularly in online marketing.
Conversion tracking: Conversion tracking (also known as “visitor action evaluation”) is a process that can be used to determine the effectiveness of marketing measures. To do this, a cookie is usually stored on the user’s device within the websites on which the marketing measures take place, and then retrieved again on the target website. For example, this enables us to track whether the ads we have placed on other websites have been successful.
Personal data: “Personal data” means 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 (e.g. a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Profiling: “Profiling” refers to any type of automated processing of personal data that involves the use of this personal data to analyze, evaluate or predict certain personal aspects relating to a natural person (depending on the type of profiling, this may include information regarding age, gender, location data and movement data, interaction with websites and their content, shopping behavior, social interactions with other people) to analyze, evaluate or predict them (e.g. interests in certain content or products, clicking behavior on a website or location). Cookies and web beacons are often used for profiling purposes.
Reach measurement: Reach measurement (also known as web analytics) is used to evaluate the flow of visitors to an online offering and may include the behavior or interests of visitors in certain information, such as the content of websites. With the help of reach analysis, website owners can, for example, recognize at what time visitors visit their website and what content they are interested in. This enables them, for example, to better adapt the content of the website to the needs of their visitors. Pseudonymous cookies and web beacons are often used for reach analysis in order to recognize returning visitors and thus obtain more precise analyses of the use of an online offer.
Remarketing: “Remarketing” or “retargeting” is when, for example, for advertising purposes, a record is kept of which products a user on a website has shown an interest in, in order to remind the user of these products on other websites, e.g. in advertisements.
Tracking: “Tracking” refers to the process of tracking the behavior of users across multiple online offerings. As a rule, behavioral and interest information is stored in cookies or on the servers of the tracking technology providers with regard to the online offerings used (so-called profiling). This information can then be used, for example, to display advertisements to users that are likely to correspond to their interests.
Controller: The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
Processing: “Processing” refers to any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means. The term is broad and encompasses practically every instance of data handling, including collection, analysis, storage, transmission and deletion.
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