The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is Annette Meisl, Venloerstrasse 213, 50823 Köln (hereinafter "responsible party" or "we" or "us").
General Information on Data Processing
1) Personal Data
Personal data is individual information about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes information such as name, address, telephone number and email address, but also the IP address that can be assigned to a connection. Information that cannot be directly linked to a person's identity – such as preferred websites or the number of users of a page – is not personal data.
2) Scope of processing personal data
We collect and use personal data of our users in principle only to the extent that this is necessary for providing a functional website as well as our content and services. The collection and use of personal data of our users generally occurs only after the user's consent. An exception applies in cases where prior obtaining of consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.
3) Legal basis for the processing of personal data
To the extent that we obtain consent from the data subject for processing operations of personal data, Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data.
For the processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
If processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing.
4) Data deletion and storage duration
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may also occur beyond this if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in union law regulations, laws or other provisions to which we are subject. Blocking or deletion of the data also occurs when a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned norms expires, unless there is a necessity for further storage of the data for conclusion of a contract or contract fulfillment.
Provision of the website and creation of log files
Every time our website is accessed, data and information is collected by us through an automated system.
The following data is collected in this process:
Information about the browser type and version used
The user's operating system
The user's Internet Service Provider
The IP address of the user
Date and time of access
Websites from which the user's system reaches our internet site (Referrer)
Websites that are accessed from the user's system via our website
This data is stored in the log files of our system. Storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place
Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR
Purpose of data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.
The storage in log files is carried out to ensure the functionality of the website. Furthermore, the data serves us for optimizing the website and for ensuring or securing our information technology systems.
Our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR also lies in these purposes.
Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for achieving the purpose of its collection. In the case of data collection for providing the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
In the case of data storage in log files, this occurs after six weeks at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the users' IP addresses are deleted or anonymized so that assignment to the calling client is no longer possible.
Possibility of objection and removal
The collection of data for providing the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the internet site. Consequently, there is no possibility for objection on the part of the user.
Contact via email
Contact can be made through our website via the provided email address. When contacting us via email, your email address and your message are transmitted to us and stored by us.
Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If email contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Purpose of data processing
The processing of personal data from the email serves us solely for handling the contact request. This also constitutes the required legitimate interest in processing the data.
Duration of storage
The data will be deleted after the expiration of commercial and tax law retention obligations.
Possibility of objection and removal
The sender of an email has the option at any time to object to the storage of their personal data. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. The revocation can be made by sending an email or by contacting us by telephone or mail.
All personal data that was stored in the course of making contact will be deleted in this case.
Rights of the data subject
If personal data is processed from you, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights against us ("the controller"):
1) Right to information
You can request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.
If such processing exists, you can request the following information from us:
1. the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
2. the categories of personal data that are processed;
3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will still be disclosed;
4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage duration;
5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by us or a right to object to such processing;
6. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
7. all available information about the origin of the data, if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
You have the right to request information about whether personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.
2) Right to rectification
You have a right to rectification and/or completion if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The rectification must be carried out by us without delay.
3) Right to erasure
3.1) You may demand from us that the personal data concerning you be deleted without delay, and we are obligated to delete this data without delay, provided that one of the following reasons applies:
1. The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
2. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
3. You object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
4. The personal data concerning you was processed unlawfully.
5. The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Federal Republic of Germany.
6. The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.
3.2) The right to erasure does not exist insofar as the processing is necessary
1. for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
2. for the fulfillment of a legal obligation that requires processing under the law of the Union or the Federal Republic of Germany, or for the performance of a task that is in the public interest;
3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i as well as Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;
4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in para. 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the realization of the objectives of that processing, or
5. for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
4) Right to restriction of processing
Under the following conditions, you can request the restriction of processing of personal data concerning you:
1. if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a duration that enables us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
2. the processing is unlawful and you refuse the deletion of the personal data and instead demand the restriction of the use of the personal data;
3. we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
4. if you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate grounds override your grounds.
If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data may – apart from storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, 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 a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been limited according to the aforementioned requirements, you will be notified by us before the restriction is lifted.
5) Right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, we are obligated to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves to be impossible or involves disproportionate effort.
You also have the right to be informed about these recipients.
6) Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format. Furthermore, you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us, provided that
1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
2. processing is carried out using automated procedures.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to obtain that the personal data concerning you are transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be impaired thereby.
The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
7) Right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
After an objection, we will no longer process personal data concerning you, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If personal data concerning you is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, 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 connected to such direct marketing.
If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – to exercise your right of objection by means of automated procedures in which technical specifications are used.
8) Right to revoke the data protection consent declaration
You have the right to withdraw your data protection consent declaration at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
9) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right 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.
WordPress Stats
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WordPress Stats uses cookies that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookies about the use of our website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymized after processing and before storage.
"WordPress-Stats" cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
The storage of "WordPress Stats" cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising.
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