Privacy policy

General information

Thank you for your interest in us and our website. At this point, we would like to inform you about the collection, storage, processing, transmission, blocking, deletion and use of personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This privacy policy can be accessed at any time via our website.

Our handling of data and its protection is based on the statutory provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

Personal data will only be collected and processed if this is expressly provided for by law, if the user has expressly consented to this, if this is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject, or if this is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests.

Status of the declaration

January 29, 2020

Data collected automatically when using the website

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data.

However, the functioning of the Internet is based on the fact that technical information is exchanged between the user’s computer/browser and the website operator’s server so that communication and data transmission can take place.

The transmitted data includes the date and time of access to the website, the files accessed and the amount of data sent, information about the browser and operating system as well as the Internet provider, if applicable, information about a website referring to us and the IP address(es) of the user at the time of accessing our website.

The registration and storage of this data is always anonymous and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about your person in this form; the data is also always deleted after use has ended. Exceptions to this are only made if we are legally obliged to do so or if you consent to this.

Collection and processing of personal data

When using our website, personal data is collected and processed insofar as this is necessary to enable or charge for the use of our website or for the establishment, content or amendment of a contractual relationship regarding the use of our website and the services offered via it.

Individual services, such as communication via the contact form, may require a login or the one-time provision of personal data such as name, address, telephone number, vehicle registration number, key numbers or e-mail address, as otherwise it is not possible to make meaningful use of these services. We are therefore entitled to collect and process the data for the duration and within the scope of use, whereby use of the services is voluntary.

Beyond this, personal data will only be collected and processed if you expressly consent to this. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Please note that by using services for which personal data must be collected, you give your consent to the collection and processing of the necessary data, which can be revoked at any time.

Transfer of personal data to third parties

In principle, your personal data will only be transferred to third parties if this is necessary for reasons of contract processing and billing in relation to the use of our website.

Data is also transferred if we are legally obliged to do so. This is the case, for example, if the competent public authorities request information in individual cases and this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger or to enforce intellectual property rights. Data is also transferred if this is necessary for other legitimate interests.

Beyond this, data will only be transmitted with your prior consent. Once consent has been given, it can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

However, in cases where your personal data is transferred to third parties, the scope of the data transfer is limited to the minimum necessary.

In the event that we outsource certain parts of data processing (“order processing”), we contractually oblige the processors to process personal data only in accordance with the requirements of data protection regulations and to guarantee the protection of the rights of the data subjects.

Revocation of consent

If you have given your consent, you can revoke this consent at any time without giving reasons with effect for the future. All you need to do is send us an informal message.

Storage of the data

The data is generally stored for as long as it is required for the purpose for which it was collected.

In addition, our obligations to store and ultimately delete the various data are determined in each case by the applicable statutory provisions; there may also be statutory and contractual retention obligations.

Cookies

In order to provide you with a more personalized service, we use so-called cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your end device (computer, smartphone, etc.). Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain permanently on your end device and enable us or our partner companies to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). However, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

Rights of the user

You have the right:

• in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
• in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
• in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller
• in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to withdraw your consent once given to us at any time. The consequence of this is that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future and
• to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

Webfonts (fonts)

This website may use so-called web fonts to display texts; these are fonts that are either stored on our server or provided by third-party providers. When you access our website, your browser loads the required font files into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

We regularly use the web font services “Adobe Fonts” (formerly “Typekit”) or “Google Web Fonts” as third-party services.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

In the course of providing the “Adobe Fonts” service, Adobe states that it does not place or use cookies on websites in order to offer its fonts. For more information on what information Adobe collects for the “Adobe Fonts” service, how this data is used and to whom the data is passed on, please visit https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

In the course of providing the “Google Fonts” service, Google states that it does not place or use cookies on websites in order to offer its fonts. You can find out what information Google collects for the “Google Fonts” service and how this data is used in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google ReCaptcha

This website may use the Google ReCaptcha application from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This is done to protect the website and its operator from unwanted spam and bots and to ensure the permanent accessibility and use of the website. This can be done in a visible form through user interaction (e.g. in the form of a picture puzzle that must be solved) or invisible to the user and without user interaction in the background.

Protection against the above-mentioned circumstances constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

To ensure this protection, the aforementioned company collects data in order to assign it to your Google account and, if no such account exists or you are not logged in, as a cookie to you or the browser you are using. If you do not wish this to happen, you must change the settings of your Google account accordingly or change the settings of your browser before using this service and this website. You have the right to object; you must assert this right against Google Inc. You can find out which data is collected in the process on the homepage https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de-DE. You can view the terms of use of the application at https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de-DE. By using our website, you consent to Google using the above-mentioned services and collecting data about you.

As Google Inc. does not rule out the possibility that your data may also be stored and/or processed outside the EU, we refer you to the Privacy Shield agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework Google Inc. is subject to this agreement.

Google Maps

This website may use Google Maps from Google Inc. (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) to improve the website and to make it easier to contact and find the website operator. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The aforementioned company collects data in order to associate it with your Google account and, if no such account exists or you are not logged in, to assign it to you as a cookie and to offer you various services (including personalized advertising). If you do not want this, you must change the settings of your Google account or your browser accordingly before using this service and this website. You have the right to object; you must assert this right against Google Inc.

You can find out exactly what data is collected on the website https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de-DE. You can view the terms of use of the application at https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de-DE. As Google Inc. does not rule out the possibility that your data may also be stored and/or processed outside the EU, we refer you to the Privacy Shield agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. Google Inc. is subject to this agreement.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”) for the purpose of designing and continuously optimizing our pages to meet your needs. In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as

• Browser type/version,
• operating system used,
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
• Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
• Time of the server request,

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of this website. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymized so that they cannot be assigned (IP masking).

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on(https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on the aforementioned link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by accessing the cookie settings and changing your selection there.

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found in the Google Analytics help section(https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de) or in Google’s privacy policy(https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de).

User analysis (visitor statistics) using “Matomo”

We use the open source software Matomo (https://de.matomo.org) for the statistical analysis of access to our website. Cookies are used for this purpose.

The data collected for statistical purposes is transferred to our web server, where it is anonymized and stored in pseudonymous user profiles. We shorten your IP address by the last two bytes. For example, 192.168.100.123 becomes 192.168.xxx.xxx. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website and to enable a needs-based design of the website. The information is not passed on to third parties. Under no circumstances is the IP address associated with other data relating to the user.

However, you have the right to object to this at any time by activating/deactivating the Matomo web analysis below. This information is stored in a cookie.

If you have deactivated the use of cookies, no data will be collected for statistical purposes.