Personal data (mostly referred to as “data” in the following) will only be processed by us to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its contents and the services offered there.
According to art. 4 paragraph 1. Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” means any transaction carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures or any such series of transactions in connection with personal data, such as the collection, organization, sorting, storage, adaptation or modification, reading, querying, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or any other form of provision, comparison, or linking, restriction, deletion, or destruction.
With the following privacy policy we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, whenever we decide either alone or together with others about the purposes and means of the processing. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data as a result of this on their own responsibility.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as responsible persons
II. Rights of users and persons concerned
III. Information on data processing
I. Information about us as responsible persons
Responsible provider of this website in the sense of data protection law is:
ipse Communication GmbH
Albrechtstraße 14 B
10117 Berlin
Germany
Martina Dörmann
Tel. +49 (0) 30 288846-51
Fax +49 (0) 30 288846-46
E-mail m.doermann@ipse.de
II. Rights of users and persons concerned
Concerning the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to
- receive confirmation of whether data concerning them are processed, information on the data processed, further information on data processing and copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 GDPR);
- correction or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 GDPR);
- the immediate erasure of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, if further processing is required pursuant to Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR, to the restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
- receive the data concerning them and provided by them and transmit this data to other providers/responsible parties (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);
- complain to the supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that the data concerning them are processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (cf. also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data have been disclosed by the provider about any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of the processing which takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17, para. 1, 18 GDPR. However, this obligation shall not apply if such notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has a right to receive information about these recipients.
Users and data subjects also have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the data are processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permissible.
III. Information on data processing
Your data which is processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any legal storage obligations and no other information on individual processing procedures is provided below.
Server data
For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or to our web space provider via your Internet browser. With these so-called server log files, the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our Internet presence (referrer URL), the website(s) of our Internet presence that you visit, the date and time of the respective access as well as the IP address of the Internet connection from which our Internet presence is used are collected.
These data collected in this way will be temporarily stored, but not together with other data of yours.
This data is stored on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our Internet presence.
The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, all or part of the data will be excluded from deletion until the incident is finally resolved.
Cookies
a) Session-Cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are stored on your end device by the Internet browser you use. These cookies process – to an individual extent – certain information about you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure, as the processing enables, for example, the reproduction of our website in different languages or the offer of a shopping basket function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b.) GDPR, insofar as these cookies process data for contract initiation or contract execution.
If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our Internet presence. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.
When you close your Internet browser, these session cookies are deleted.
b) Third-Party-Cookies
If necessary, our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for the purpose of advertising, analysis, or the functionalities of our website.
Please refer to the following information for details, in particular for the purposes and the legal basis of the processing of such third-party cookies.
c) Possibility of Deletion
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies in the settings of your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. However, the steps and measures required depend on the Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. With so-called flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead, you need to change the setting of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash Player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
Should you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, however, this may lead to the fact that not all functions of our Internet presence are fully usable.
Contact inquiries
If you contact us via contact form or e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your request. Providing the data is necessary for processing and answering your inquiry – without their provision we cannot answer your inquiry or, if necessary, only to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted if your inquiry has been finally answered and there is no legal obligation to keep your data saved, e.g. in the case of a possible subsequent contract processing.
Google-Maps
On our website we use Google Maps to display our location and to create a route description. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter only called “Google”.
Due to the certification according to the EU-US-Privacy Shield
https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the EU privacy requirements are also met when data are processed in the USA.
To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
If you use the component Google Maps integrated into our Internet presence, Google stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed to display our location and create a route description. We cannot exclude that Google uses servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our Internet presence.
By connecting to Google in this way, Google can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the directions are to be transmitted.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. You will find details on this under “Cookies” above.
In addition, Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps are used in accordance with the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
Moreover, Google offers further information at:
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Fonts
Due to the certification according to the EU-US-Privacy Shield
https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google guarantees that the EU privacy requirements are also met when data are processed in the USA.
To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our Internet presence.
By connecting to Google in this way, Google can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the fonts are to be transmitted.
Moreover, Google offers further information at
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
especially concerning how to avoid data processing.
Template Privacy Policy by law firm Weiß & Partner