Privacy Policy

 

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the “Controller’s Notice” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected or obtained after your consent when visiting the website through our IT systems. These primarily include technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and any further questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

Your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated when visiting this website, primarily through analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

 

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may primarily include IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our obligations towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, to the extent that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hoster(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hoster(s):

KCS Internet Solutions
Kröger GmbH
Sierichstraße 20
22301 Hamburg Winterhude

 

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Controller’s Notice

The controller for data processing on this website is:

Hendrik Budde
Consulting for Visualization
Quälkampsweg 93A
22880 Wedel

Phone: 0177 3 01 29 75
Email: hendrik@budde.tv

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a specific storage period is specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to exist. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will occur after these reasons cease to exist.

General Information about the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

If you have given consent to the processing of your personal data, we will process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In case of explicit consent to the transmission of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is carried out based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we will process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interests according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases for data processing in each individual case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. It is sometimes necessary to transfer personal data to these external entities. We only transfer personal data to external entities if it is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES THEREAFTER (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and have the right to transmit those data to another controller where technically feasible, if the processing is based on consent or necessary for the performance of a contract.

Information, correction, and deletion

You have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time within the scope of applicable legal provisions. Additionally, you have the right to rectify or erase this data and may contact us for further questions regarding personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. This right exists in the following cases:

  • If you contest the accuracy of your personal data, we will need time to verify its accuracy. During this period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, but you oppose erasure and request restriction instead.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance needs to be made between your interests and ours. Until it is determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, aside from storage, your data may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, 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 European Union or a Member State.

 

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.

Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of specific services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, providing specific functions requested by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audiences) (necessary cookies) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies and similar identification technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to be notified about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

You can find information about which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Real Cookie Banner

For the management of the cookies used and similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner.” Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the deployed cookies and similar technologies and related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your personal data. If you do not provide your personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.

Inquiry via Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your request including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to exist (e.g., after completing the processing of your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

 

5. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts

This site uses Google Fonts to display fonts uniformly, provided by Google. When a page is accessed, your browser downloads the necessary fonts into its cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google’s servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that this website was accessed through your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the consistent presentation of typography on its site. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is based solely on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG), to the extent that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined in TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA aimed at ensuring compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Adobe Fonts

We use Adobe Fonts for typography on the website. The provider is Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Saggart Dublin 24, Saggart, Dublin, D24dcw0, Ireland. The provider processes meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses) in the USA.

The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Processing is based on consents. Data subjects can revoke their consent at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided in our privacy policy. The revocation does not affect the legality of processing until the revocation.

The legal basis for transmission to a country outside the EEA is consent.

The data will be deleted once the purpose of collection ceases to exist and no retention obligation applies. Further information can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de