Unless otherwise stated, providing your personal data is neither legally nor contractually obligatory, nor required for conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as the processing procedures below do not state otherwise.
“Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person.
SERVER LOG FILES
You can use our websites without submitting personal data.
Every time our website is accessed, user data is transferred to us or our web hosts/IT service providers by your internet browser and stored in server log files. This stored data includes for example the name of the site called up, date and time of the request, the IP address, amount of data transferred and the provider making the request. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1) f) GDPR due to our legitimate interests in ensuring the smooth operation of our website as well as improving our services.
SSL ENCRYPTION (HTTPS PROTOCOL)
In order to protect the transmitted data in the best possible way, the website operator uses SSL encryption. Such an encrypted connection can be recognized by the prefix “https: //” in the page link in the address line of the browser. All data transmitted to this website by users (e.g. for inquiries) cannot be read by third parties thanks to SSL encryption.
CONTACT
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
Contact us at any time. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our legal notice.
CONTACT VIA E-MAIL
If you contact us proactively by e-mail, we shall collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The purpose of the data processing is to handle and respond to your contact request.
This data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for the purposes of our legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, on grounds relating to your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of personal data concerning you and carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We will only use your email address to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
COMMENTS
If you leave a comment on this website, your IP address will be saved. This is done on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f. GDPR and serves the security of us as the website operator: Because if your comment violates applicable law, we can be prosecuted, which is why we have an interest in the identity of the comment author.
PROTECTION OF THE WEBSITE WITH ITHEMES SECURITY
The iThemes Security plugin is used to protect against external attacks by hackers and bots. This plugin saves the IP addresses of the users of this site in order to initiate appropriate countermeasures in the event of any attacks. The IP addresses are only stored in the local WordPress database and are not transmitted to third parties.
The use of iThemes Security takes place in the interest of a safe use of this website and also serves to protect users from malware, trojans, etc. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR.
RIGHTS OF AFFECTED PERSONS AND DURATION OF STORAGE
DURATION OF STORAGE
After contractual processing has been completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with the retention periods prescribed by law, especially tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has elapsed, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.
RIGHTS OF THE AFFECTED PERSON
If the legal requirements are fulfilled, you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR.
RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY
You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed legally.
RIGHT TO OBJECT
If the data processing outlined here is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)f) GDPR, you have the right for reasons arising from your particular situation to object at any time to the processing of your data with future effect.
If the objection is successful, we will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests or rights and freedoms, or the processing is intended for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.