PRIVACY POLICY

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to the privacy policy provided below this text. This website utilizes Weglot as a translation plugin to facilitate multilingual access to our content, ensuring a better user experience for visitors from different language backgrounds.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily involves technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

For what purposes do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. When you access the website, Weglot may also collect data to enable real-time translations, helping us better serve our diverse audience.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to request information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have granted consent for data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint for further questions regarding data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

HOSTING AND CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website. The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly, and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

GENERAL NOTES AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what purposes we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs. We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

[Insert responsible entity name and contact details here]

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases as well as Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is carried out based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

If your 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 advertising purposes; this also applies to profiling related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address bar of the browser changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Right to Information, Blocking, Deletion, and Correction

Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing free of charge at any time, as well as the right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data if applicable. For this and further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.

  • If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data instead of deletion.

  • If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out between your and our interests. As long as it has not been established whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may – apart from their storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of substantial public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published in the imprint for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby contradicted. The operators of the sites expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the case of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example, through spam emails.

DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE

Cookies

The internet pages partially use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that your browser saves. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Cookies that are necessary for the performance of the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. As far as other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Referrer URL

  • Hostname of the accessing computer

  • Time of the server request

  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

CONTACT FORM

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form occurs exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

We will retain the data you provide in the contact form until you request us to delete it, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

REGISTERED USERS

On this website, users can register. The data entered during registration is used exclusively for the purposes of using the offer or service. The users can be informed via email about relevant information regarding their registration, such as changes in the scope of the offer or technical circumstances. The data collected during registration will not be shared with third parties. The processing of the data entered during registration occurs based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

The data collected during registration will be retained as long as you are registered on this website. You can request the deletion of your data at any time. If you have requested deletion, your data will be deleted unless there are legal obligations to retain it.