Scope of the processing of personal data

As a matter of principle, we collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent that this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our content and services. The collection and use of personal data of our users is regularly only carried out with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases where it is not possible to obtain prior consent for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving 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.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make it necessary to process personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. d DSGVO serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the former interest, Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing.

Data deletion and storage duration

The personal data of the data subject shall be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. In addition, storage may take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Blocking or deletion of data also takes place when a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

Newsletter

The newsletter is sent using the service provider "MailChimp", a newsletter sending platform of the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

You can view the service provider's privacy policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.

The service provider is used on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO and a contract processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 para. 3 p. 1 DSGVO.

The service provider may use the data of the recipients in pseudonymous form, i.e. without assignment to a user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g. to technically optimize the dispatch and presentation of the newsletter or for statistical purposes.

However, the service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them itself or to pass the data on to third parties.

Web analytics - Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by the operated and provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies" (see above under point 5.). These enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. stored there. In the case of activation of IP anonymization on this website, however website, however, your IP address will be transmitted by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the in the USA and shortened there.

The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not IP address is not merged with other data from Google.

Purpose of data collection

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use the information to evaluate your use of the website and to compile reports on website activities. to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide other services related to the use of the website and the Internet. services to the website operator.

Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of their collection. For the data from the usage analysis by Google, this is the case after the case after 14 months.

Possibility of objection and elimination

By changing the settings in your Internet browser you can you can disable or restrict the transfer of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website disabled, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website can be used to their full extent.

You can also block the collection of the data generated by the cookie data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google. by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link Browser-Plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de