Privacy

1. Data protection at a glance

General notes

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. You will find detailed information below.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact Details can be found on the Legal Notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you give it to us, for example in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are mainly technical data, e.g. your Internet browser, operating system or time of the page call. This data is automatically collected as soon as you enter this website. In accordance with Art. 4 item 1. of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the Basic Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to only as “GDPR”), “processing” shall mean any operation or set of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures in connection with personal data, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, reading, querying, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, alignment or combination, restriction, deletion or destruction. The nature of the data processed can be divided into

• inventory data (e.g. names, addresses).
• Content data (e.g. text entries, photographs, videos).
• 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).

Legal bases of the basic data protection regulation (GDPR) are mainly

• Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a FADP) – The data subject has given his or her consent to the processing of personal data relating to him or her for one or more specific purposes.
• Fulfilment of a contract and pre-contractual enquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b. FADP) – Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. FADP) – The processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the responsible website operator or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data outweigh these.

Here you will find the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)and the German Federal Data Protection Act 2018.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behaviour can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following explanations.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to demand the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent for the future at any time. In addition, you have the right to demand, under certain circumstances, the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time about this and other questions about data protection at the contact address given in the imprint.

2. General notes and compulsory information

Data protection

We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how we do this and for what purpose. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

Responsible party 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, e-mail addresses, etc.). The person responsible for data processing on this website is: Rüdiger Buchholz, e-mail ruedi.retyres@gmail.com.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent already given at any time. For this purpose, an informal notification by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN PROVE THAT THERE ARE COMPELLING REASONS FOR PROCESSING WHICH ARE WORTHY OF PROTECTION AND WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR UNLESS THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE 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 MARKETING, INCLUDING PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the case of infringements of the DPAs, the persons concerned have a right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the suspected infringement. This right of appeal is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data, which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, handed over to you or to 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 take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, deletion and correction

The data processed by us will be deleted in accordance with the legal requirements as soon as their consent permitted for processing is revoked or other permissions cease to apply (e.g. if the purpose for which the data were processed ceases to apply or if they are not necessary for the purpose). Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correct or delete this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the contact details given in the imprint.

Right to limit processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time using the contact details given in the imprint. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases: If you dispute the correctness of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of the processing instead of the deletion. If we no longer need your personal data, but you do need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion. If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh the interests of the parties concerned, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Amendment and updating of the data protection declaration

We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as changes in the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes make it necessary for you to take action to cooperate (e.g. to give your consent) or to receive other individual notification. As far as we provide addresses, contact information and links of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, we ask you to note that these may change over time and ask you to check the information before contacting us.

3. Hosting and content delivery networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider in the USA (wordpress.com). The personal data collected on this website is stored in files (web server log files) on the provider’s servers. This may include IP addresses, date & time, the operating system used, browser and browser version, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, previous website accesses (referrer URL’s) and other data generated by a website. As a rule, web server log files are automatically deleted after two weeks. The use of the provider is in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and, if applicable, for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). Our provider will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its service obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.

4. Data collection on this website

Encryption and cookies

We use https on our Internet site. Through the use of TLS v1.3 at present, the data is transmitted encrypted on the Internet. You can view the currently used encryption protocol by entering our domain ruedi-retyres.com on the www.cdn77.com/tls-test. Our Internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser. Sometimes cookies from third party companies (partner websites) may also be stored on your terminal device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for displaying YouTube videos or Google Analytics). Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping basket function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising. Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions that you have requested (functional cookies, e.g. for the newsletter function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is given. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the cookies in question will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); the consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited. Insofar as cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately about this within the framework of this data protection declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the forms, including the contact data you provide there, with the time and IP address, will be saved for the purpose of processing and in the event of follow-up enquiries. We will not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), provided that the enquiry was made. The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose for which it was stored ceases to apply (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Request by e-mail or telephone

If you contact us by e-mail or telephone, your inquiry including all personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), provided that the enquiry was made. The data sent to us by you via contact enquiries remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose for which it was stored ceases to apply (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. We cannot guarantee secure transmission and the protection of your data in the case of enquiries by e-mail. We recommend never to send confidential data by e-mail without encryption

5. Embedded social media elements

Elements and links to social media (social media) are included on this website in order to display and access videos, images and texts and to give the possibility to rate them. When you visit our site, your web browser also transfers data to these social media services and stores it there. We have no influence and access to this transmission and storage of your data there.

Instagram Plugin

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. By embedding Instagram content, we can show you buttons, photos or videos of Instagram directly on our website. When you visit web pages on our site that have an Instagram feature embedded, data is transferred, stored and processed to Instagram via cookies, whether or not you have an Instagram account. If you are logged in to your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your account. Since 2012, Instagram is part of Facebook products and uses the same systems and technologies as Facebook. Your data is therefore processed across all Facebook companies. Instagram shares the information it receives between the Facebook companies with external partners and with people you connect with around the world. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Instagram uses it. As an Instagram user, you can manage your data in the Instagram settings If you want to completely delete your data on Instagram, you must permanently delete your Instagram account You can manage, disable or delete the Instagram cookies in your browser. The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in the social media. Provided that a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. For further information, please refer to the Instagram privacy policy https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

Facebook Plugins (Like & Share button)

On this website plug-ins of the social network Facebook are integrated. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc.

1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, California 94025, which provides tools that enable Facebook to enhance its services and provide information about user activities outside of Facebook. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is transferred to the United States and other third countries. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like Button” (“Like”) on this website. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=us_US.

When you visit this website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. Facebook uses this information to compare the data with the data it has about you (if you are a Facebook member). If you click on the Facebook “Like-Button” while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes as well as to create user profiles. These profiles enable Facebook Ireland Ltd., for example, to promote the interests of users within and outside of Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation, https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update and the cookie policy https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies. Furthermore, you can contact the data protection officer of Facebook via a contact form https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970. Facebook Inc. is a member of the “EU-US Privacy Shield” and thereby declares compliance with the data protection regulations of the EU when processing data in the USA https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.

If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. If you want to completely delete your data on Facebook, you must permanently delete your Facebook account. You can manage, deactivate or delete the Facebook cookies in your browser there. The use of Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in the social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

YouTube Plugin

On this website functions of the YouTube service are integrated. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA. When you visit one of our websites that includes YouTube, a connection is made to YouTube’s servers in the USA. This connection is required in order to display the video on our website using your Internet browser. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. In doing so, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time as well as the website you visited. Furthermore, a connection to the advertising network “DoubleClick” of Google will be established. Furthermore, YouTube can store various cookies on your end device. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to gather video statistics, improve the user experience and prevent fraud. In this respect, we would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, especially in the USA. This may increase the risks for users in so far as, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The access possibility lies exclusively with YouTube. If you do not want YouTube to associate your visit to this website with your YouTube user account, please log out of your YouTube user account. If you want to completely delete your YouTube data, you must permanently delete your YouTube account. You can manage, disable or delete the YouTube cookies in your browser. The YouTube plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in the social media and an appealing presentation of his website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on the handling of user data at YouTube can be found in the YouTube privacy policy https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. YouTube is a member of the “EU-US Privacy Shield” and thereby declares compliance with the EU data protection regulations when processing data in the USA, https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

LinkedIn Plugin

On this website we use social plugins from the social network LinkedIn, which is operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA The social plug-ins may be feeds, content sharing or linking to our LinkedIn site. The LinkedIn plug-ins are clearly marked with the well-known LinkedIn logo and allow for example to share interesting content directly through our website. By embedding the plugin, data can be sent to LinkedIn, stored and processed there. In this respect, we would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, especially in the USA. This can increase the risks for the user in so far as, for example, later access to the user data can be made more difficult. We also have no access to this user data. The access possibility lies exclusively with LinkedIn. If you click on a LinkedIn plugin, for example to share our content, the platform stores personal data as so-called “active impressions”. This is the case regardless of whether you have a LinkedIn account or not. If you are logged in to LinkedIn, the information collected is associated with your account. Your browser connects directly to LinkedIn’s servers when you interact with our plug-ins, and logs your IP address, login information, device information, or information about your Internet or mobile service provider. If you access LinkedIn services from your smartphone, your location (after you have allowed it) may also be determined. LinkedIn may also share this information in hashed form with third party advertisers. Hashing means that a record is converted into a string. This makes it possible to encrypt the data so that people cannot be identified. If you do not want LinkedIn to associate your visit to this website with your LinkedIn user account, please log out of your LinkedIn user account. If you wish to completely delete your LinkedIn account, you must permanently delete your LinkedIn account. You can manage, deactivate or delete the LinkedIn cookies in your browser there. The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in the social media. Provided that a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on the purpose, scope, further processing and use of your data by LinkedIn, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the LinkedIn privacy policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. In addition, LinkedIn is a member of the EU-US Privacy Shield, and thereby declares its compliance with EU data protection regulations when processing data in the USA https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0.

Pinterest Plugin

On this website we use social plugins from the Pinterest social network, which is operated by Pinterest Europe Ltd, Palmerston House, 2nd Floor Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Pinterest Inc, 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA. When you access a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transfers protocol data to the Pinterest server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of websites visited that also contain Pinterest functions, the type and settings of the browser, the date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest and cookies. If you do not want Pinterest to associate your visit to this website with your Pinterest user account, please log out of your Pinterest user account. If you wish to completely delete your data on Pinterest, you must permanently delete your Pinterest account. You can manage, deactivate or delete the Pinterest cookies in your browser. The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in the social media. Provided that a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. Further information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Pinterest, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Pinterest’s Privacy Policy https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy. Pinterest is a member of the “EU-US Privacy Shield” and thereby declares that it complies with the data protection regulations of the EU when processing data in the USA https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt00000008VVzAAM&status=Active.

Gravatar Plugin

On this website we use the Gravatar plugin from Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Gravatar is automatically activated on all WordPress websites, among others. The function allows user images to be displayed in published articles or comments, provided the corresponding e-mail address is registered with https://gravatar.com/. With this function, data is sent to Gravatar or Automattic Inc., where it is stored and processed. Gravatar stands for “Globally Recognized Avatar” and this refers to a globally available avatar (a user image) that is linked to the e-mail address. As soon as a user enters the e-mail address on a website, which is also registered with Gravatar, a previously stored image is automatically displayed together with a published article or comment. As soon as you post a comment to a blog post that requires an e-mail address, WordPress checks whether the e-mail address is linked to an avatar at Gravatar. For this request, your email address is sent to the Gravatar or Automattic servers in encrypted or hashed form, including your IP address and our URL. This is to verify that this email address is registered with Gravatar. If it is, the image (Gravatar) stored there will be displayed together with the published comment. If you have registered an e-mail address with Gravatar and comment on our website, further data will be transmitted to Gravatar, stored and processed. In addition to IP address and data on user behaviour, this includes, for example, browser type, unique device ID, preferred language, data and time of page entry, operating system and information on the mobile network. Gravatar uses this information to improve its own services and offers and to gain better insight into the use of its own service. You have the right to access and delete your personal data at any time. If you have registered with Gravatar with an email address, you can delete your account or email address at any time. Since only when you use an email address registered with Gravatar will an image be displayed and data be transferred to Gravatar, you can also prevent your data from being transferred to Gravatar by commenting on our website or posting articles using an email address not registered with Gravatar. You can manage, deactivate or delete possible cookies that are set during the commenting process in your browser. Please note that any comment functions will then no longer be available to the full extent. For more information about the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Automattic and your rights and options to protect your privacy, please refer to Automattic’s Privacy Notice https://automattic.com/privacy/. Automattic is a member of the EU-US Privacy Shield, and thereby declares its compliance with the EU’s data protection requirements when processing data in the US https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000CbqcAAC.

ShareThis Plugin

On this website we use the ShareThis plugin from ShareThis, 3000 El Camino Real, 5 Palo Alto Square, Suite 150, Palo Alto, CA 94306, which are for example “share” plugins of various social media channels. These features allow you to share content from our website on social media channels. When you visit a website with a Share This feature, data about you may be transferred, stored and processed. The data collected by ShareThis is also used for individual advertisements. If you share content with ShareThis and you are logged in with the respective social media account, data such as your visit to our website and the sharing of content can be assigned to the user account of the respective social media channel. ShareThis uses cookies, pixels, HTTP headers and browser identifiers to collect data on your visitor behavior. In addition, some of this data is shared with third parties after pseudonymization. If you do not want to see any advertising based on data collected by ShareThis, you can use the opt-out button on https://www.sharethis.com/privacy/. This will set an opt-out cookie, which you are not allowed to delete in order to keep this setting. You can manage, deactivate or delete data that are stored via cookies in your browser. For further information on the processing of your data by ShareThis, please visit https://www.sharethis.com/privacy/. ShareThis is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. You can find more information on this at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L1HMAA0.

AddThis Plugin

On this website we use AddThis plugins from Oracle America Inc, 100 Oracle Pkwy, Redwood City, CA 94065, USA. These plug-ins allow you to share the content of our website quickly and easily with other people. If you visit a website with an AddThis function, data from you may be transferred, stored and processed by the AddThis company. AddThis develops software tools that are integrated into websites to enable users to distribute content on various social media channels or via e-mail. Furthermore, AddThis also offers functions that serve to analyse websites. The collected data is also used to offer Internet users interest-related advertising. By using the AddThis buttons, you can share interesting content from our website in various social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. If you share content with AddThis and you are logged in with the respective social media account, data such as your visit to our website and the sharing of content can be assigned to the user account of the respective social media channel. AddThis uses cookies, pixels, HTTP headers and browser identifiers to collect data on your visitor behaviour. In addition, some of this data is shared with third parties after pseudonymisation. AddThis also shares collected information with other companies. You can find more details on this at https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/addthis-privacy-policy.html. AddThis also uses the data received to create target groups and interest profiles and to offer interest-related advertising to users in the same advertising network. If you do not wish to see advertising based on data collected by AddThis, you can use the opt-out button at https://datacloudoptout.oracle.com/. This will set an opt-out cookie that you are not allowed to delete in order to keep this setting. You can manage, deactivate or delete possible further cookies set by AddThis in your browser. Oracle America is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. You can find more information on this at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt00000000181AAA.

6. Newsletter and Blog Comments

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. In addition to the e-mail address, the time and IP address are automatically collected. Further data is not collected or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use these data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass them on to third parties. The data entered in the newsletter registration form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do so, you only need to inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you have provided us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you have cancelled your subscription. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected. After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in compliance with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

MailChimp

To send our newsletter we use services of the company MailChimp. The service is operated by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. The legal basis for the dispatch of the newsletter and the analysis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a.) GDPR. MailChimp is a cloud-based service i.e. we do not install MailChimp on our server, but use it on an external server. If you become a subscriber of our newsletter via our website, you confirm your membership in an e-mail list of MailChimp by e-mail. In order that MailChimp can also prove that you have registered, the date of registration and your IP address will be saved. For this purpose, your e-mail address and – if given – your name, country, language or location will be saved. This information is used to send you e-mails. MailChimp also shares information with third parties to improve its services and with third-party advertising partners to provide more relevant content and targeted advertising. By using “web beacons” (which are small graphics in HTML emails), MailChimp can determine whether the email has arrived, been opened and whether links have been clicked on. This information is stored on the MailChimp servers. Thereby we get statistical evaluations and see how well our newsletter was received by you. MailChimp may also use this information to improve its own service, for example to send you e-mails. All data collected by MailChimp is stored on American servers. They will only be deleted when a request is made by you. Either through us, in which case your personal data is permanently removed for us and anonymized in the Mailchimp reports. Or you can request the deletion of your data directly at MailChimp. Then all your data will be removed there and we will get a notification. During the newsletter registration process and when reading the newsletter outside the e-mail – e.g. in your web browser – MailChimp uses its own cookies, which you can manage, deactivate or delete in your browser. We have no influence on this data collection and use, for further information please visit https://mailchimp.com/legal/cookies/. and for information on data protection at MailChimp visit https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. Furthermore, MailChimp is a participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the transfer of personal data. You can find more information about this at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG.

Blog comments

The comment function in the blog is protected against spam by the WordPress tool Akismet. The operator of this service is the company Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. When processing your submitted comments, we usually collect your IP address, the website(s) of our website you are visiting, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the date and time you visited our website, browser type, operating system and mobile network information, language settings used and your length of stay on our website, together with the information you provided yourself, such as the comment and, if applicable, name, user name and email address. The data collected in this process is stored on an Automattic server in the USA and automatically compared with spam databases. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the prevention and elimination of spam comments on our website. The spam protection provided by Akismet is expressly referred to once again under the comment input field. Further information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Akismet and Automattic, as well as your rights and possibilities for protecting your privacy in this respect, can be found in the data protection notices of Akismet and Automattic at https://akismet.com/privacy/, https://automattic.com/privacy-notice/ (especially for visitors to websites protected with Akismet Anti-Spam), https://akismet.com/gdpr/ (notices on GDPR conformity) and https://automattic.com/privacy/. In addition, Automattic is a member of the EU-US Privacy Shield, and thereby declares its compliance with EU data protection regulations when processing data in the US https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000CbqcAAC&status=Active.

7. Other plugins and tools

Google WebFonts

For the uniform display of fonts, this website uses so-called Web Fonts, which are provided by Google. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display text and fonts correctly. To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers in the United States. This enables Google to know that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The version, screen resolution and name of your browser are also transmitted. The use of Google WebFonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform display of the font on his website. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq. In addition, you can read in Google’s data protection declaration what data Google generally collects and for what purpose it is used https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://adssettings.google.com. In addition, Google is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. You can find more information about this at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To use the functions of Google Maps it is necessary to store your IP address. In addition, the latitude and longitude coordinates of your location are also transferred. If you use the route planner function, the entered start address will also be saved. Google currently sets at least one cookie in your browser (name: NID, expiration date after 6 months). This cookie stores data about your user behaviour. Google uses this data primarily to optimize its own services and to provide individual, personalized advertising for you. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time. Google’s location and web activity data are stored for up to 18 months, depending on your settings. You can manually manage this data at any time in your browser using the cookies or deactivate them via your Google account. Terms of use for Google Maps can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/us_us/help/terms_maps/. You can also read in Google’s privacy policy what data Google generally collects and what it is used for https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. In addition, Google is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. You can find more information about this at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.

Google Analytics

This site uses the analysis tracking tool Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The Google Analytics service is used to analyse the usage behaviour of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our website. In order for Google Analytics to work, a tracking code is built into the code of our website. When you visit our website, this code records various actions that you perform on our website. As soon as you leave our website, this data is sent to the Google Analytics servers and stored there. Labels such as cookies and app instance IDs measure your interactions on our website. Interactions are all kinds of actions you perform on our website. If you also use other Google systems (such as a Google account), data generated by Google Analytics may be linked to third-party cookies. Google creates so-called heat maps. Heatmaps show exactly those areas that you click on. In this way we get information about what you click on our site. Other data includes contact details, any ratings you may have given us, how you play media (e.g. when you play a video on our site), how you share content via social media or how you add it to your favorites. This list does not claim to be exhaustive and serves only as a general orientation for data storage by Google Analytics. Your data is usually stored on American servers. Google Analytics has a standard retention period of 26 months for your user data. Then your user data will be deleted. According to the data protection laws of the European Union, you have the right to obtain information about your data, update, delete or restrict it. With the help of the browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js) you can prevent Google Analytics from using your data. If you’d like to learn more about the tracking service, we recommend the links https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/ and https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. At https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en, Google provides further information on data protection laws, including information on how to prevent the use of data. In addition, Google offers a so-called deactivation add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en along with further information on this. This add-on can be installed with all common Internet browsers and offers you further control options over the data that Google collects when you call up our website. In addition, you can read in Google’s privacy policy what data Google generally collects and for what purpose it is used https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Furthermore, Google is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. You can find more information about this at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.

Google Ads

In the context of advertising measures we use the conversion tracking Google Ads on our website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This free tracking tool allows us to better tailor our advertising offer to your interests and needs. A conversion occurs when you go from being a purely interested website visitor to an acting visitor. This happens whenever you click on our ad and then perform another action, such as visiting our website. With Google’s conversion tracking tool, we record what happens after a user clicks on our Google Ads ad. For example, we can see whether users have signed up for our newsletter. When you click on one of our Google Ads ads, the “conversion” cookie from a Google domain is stored on your computer (usually in your browser) or mobile device. We have no influence on how Google uses the collected data. You can manage, block, deactivate or delete the Google conversion tracking cookie in your browser. If you do not want cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. This allows you to decide whether or not to accept each cookie. Downloading and installing the https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996 browser plug-in also deactivates all advertising cookies. Please note, however, that by deactivating these cookies you do not prevent the advertising from appearing, but only personalized advertising. You can also read in Google’s privacy policy what data Google generally collects and what it is used for https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Furthermore, Google is an active participant in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, which regulates the correct and secure transfer of personal data. You can find more information about this at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI.

Jetpack – WordPress Stats

This page uses Jetpack with the extension “WordPress Stats”. This is a web analytics service provided by Automattic Inc, 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. The service Jetpack – WordPress Stats is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website. For the analysis of the usage behaviour Jetpack – WordPress Stats stores cookies via your internet browser on your end device. During processing, your IP address, the website(s) of our Internet presence that you visit, the website from which you have switched to our Internet presence (referrer URL), your length of stay on our Internet presence and the frequency with which one of our websites is called up are recorded. The data collected in this process is stored on an Automattic server in the USA. However, your IP address will be anonymised immediately after processing and even before it is saved. You can manage, deactivate or delete these cookies in your browser. For more information about the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Automattic and your rights and options for protecting your privacy, please see Automattic’s Privacy Notice https://automattic.com/privacy/. Automattic is a member of the EU-US Privacy Shield, and as such, Automattic declares that it complies with the EU’s data protection requirements when processing data in the US https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000CbqcAAC.

OpenStreetMap

This site uses OpenStreetMap, a service of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB 4 0 WS, United Kingdom. When you call up one of our Internet pages in which the OpenStreetMap service is integrated, OpenStreetMap stores a cookie on your terminal device via your Internet browser. Through this, your user settings and user data are processed for the purpose of displaying the page or ensuring the functionality of the OpenStreetMap service. This processing enables OpenStreetMap to identify the website from which your request was sent and the IP address to which the response should be sent. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our Internet presence. If you do not agree with this processing, you can manage, block, deactivate or delete the OpenStreetMap cookies in your browser. OpenStreetMap offers further information on the collection and use of data as well as on your rights and possibilities for protecting your privacy at https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy.

This privacy statement was generated originally in German language by the following free sources:

e-recht24.de
Privacy protection generator by AdSimple in cooperation with hashtagmann.de
Sample privacy statement of the law firm Weiß & Partner
Privacy protection generator.de by Dr. Thomas Schwenke