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Privacy Policy
Table of contents
- Privacy Policy Introduction and Overview
- Scope
- Legal bases
- Contact details of the data protection controller
- Storage Period
- Rights in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation
- Security of data processing operations
- Communications
- Cookies
- Web hosting
- Web Analytics
- Cookie Consent Management Platform
- Audio & Video
- Web Design Introduction
- Online Map Services Introduction
- Closing Remarks
Privacy Policy Introduction and Overview
We have written this privacy policy (version 11.12.2024-312918534) in order
to explain to you, in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable
national laws, which personal data (data for short) we as the controller – and
the processors commissioned by us (e.g. providers) – process, will process in
the future and what legal options you have. The terms used are to be considered
gender-neutral.
In short: We provide you with comprehensive information about any of your personal data we process.
In short: We provide you with comprehensive information about any of your personal data we process.
Privacy policies usually sound very technical and use legal terminology.
However, this privacy policy is intended to describe the most important things to
you as simply and transparently as possible. So long as it aids transparency,
technical terms are explained in a reader-friendly manner, links
to further information are provided and graphics are used. We
are thus informing in clear and simple language that we only process personal
data in the context of our business activities if there is a legal basis for
it. This is certainly not possible with brief, unclear and legal-technical
statements, as is often standard on the internet when it comes to data protection.
I hope you find the following explanations interesting and informative. Maybe
you will also find some information that you have not been familiar with.
If you still have questions, we kindly ask you to contact the responsible body named below or in the imprint, follow the existing links and look at further information on third-party sites. You can of course also find our contact details in the imprint.
If you still have questions, we kindly ask you to contact the responsible body named below or in the imprint, follow the existing links and look at further information on third-party sites. You can of course also find our contact details in the imprint.
Scope
This privacy policy applies to all personal data processed by our company
and to all personal data processed by companies commissioned by us
(processors). With the term personal data, we refer to information within the
meaning of Article 4 No. 1 GDPR, such as the name, email address and postal
address of a person. The processing of personal data ensures that we can offer
and invoice our services and products, be it online or offline. The scope of
this privacy policy includes:
·
all online presences (websites, online shops)
that we operate
·
Social media presences and email communication
·
mobile apps for smartphones and other devices
In short: This privacy policy applies to all areas in which
personal data is processed in a structured manner by the company via the
channels mentioned. Should we enter into legal relations with you outside of
these channels, we will inform you separately if necessary.
Legal bases
In the following privacy policy, we provide you with transparent information
on the legal principles and regulations, i.e. the legal bases of the General
Data Protection Regulation, which enable us to process personal data.
Whenever EU law is concerned, we refer to REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of April 27, 2016. You can of course access the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU online at EUR-Lex, the gateway to EU law, at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679.
Whenever EU law is concerned, we refer to REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of April 27, 2016. You can of course access the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU online at EUR-Lex, the gateway to EU law, at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679.
We only process your data if at least one of the following conditions
applies:
1.
Consent (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a
GDPR): You have given us your consent to process data for a specific purpose.
An example would be the storage of data you entered into a contact form.
2.
Contract (Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b
GDPR): We process your data in order to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual
obligations with you. For example, if we conclude a sales contract with you, we
need personal information in advance.
3.
Legal obligation (Article 6 Paragraph
1 lit. c GDPR): If we are subject to a legal obligation, we will process your
data. For example, we are legally required to keep invoices for our bookkeeping.
These usually contain personal data.
4.
Legitimate interests (Article 6
Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR): In the case of legitimate interests that do not
restrict your basic rights, we reserve the right to process personal data. For
example, we have to process certain data in order to be able to operate our
website securely and economically. Therefore, the processing is a legitimate
interest.
Other conditions such as making recordings in the interest of the public,
the exercise of official authority as well as the protection of vital interests
do not usually occur with us. Should such a legal basis be relevant, it will be
disclosed in the appropriate place.
In addition to the EU regulation, national laws also apply:
·
In Austria this is the Austrian
Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz), in short DSG.
·
In Germany this is the Federal
Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz), in short BDSG.
Should other regional or national laws apply, we will inform you about them
in the following sections.
Contact details of the data protection controller
If you have any questions about data protection or the processing of
personal data, you will find below the contact details of the controller in
accordance with Article 4(7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR):
Manfred Massoth / mbmSolution
Authorised to represent: –
E-Mail: info@mbm-solution.de
Phone: +49 6206 9090432
Company details: https://https://www.mbm-solution.de/impressum.html
Manfred Massoth / mbmSolution
Authorised to represent: –
E-Mail: info@mbm-solution.de
Phone: +49 6206 9090432
Company details: https://https://www.mbm-solution.de/impressum.html
Storage Period
It is a general criterion for us to store personal data only for as long as
is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. This
means that we delete personal data as soon as any reason for the data
processing no longer exists. In some cases, we are legally obliged to keep
certain data stored even after the original purpose no longer exists, such as
for accounting purposes.
If you want your data to be deleted or if you want to revoke your consent to
data processing, the data will be deleted as soon as possible, provided there
is no obligation to continue its storage.
We will inform you below about the specific duration of the respective data
processing, provided we have further information.
Rights in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation
In accordance with Articles 13, 14 of the GDPR, we inform you about the
following rights you have to ensure fair and transparent processing of data:
·
According to Article 15 DSGVO, you have the
right to information about whether we are processing data about you. If this is
the case, you have the right to receive a copy of the data and to know the
following information:
o for
what purpose we are processing;
o the
categories, i.e. the types of data that are processed;
o who
receives this data and if the data is transferred to third countries, how
security can be guaranteed;
o how
long the data will be stored;
o the
existence of the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing
and the right to object to processing;
o that
you can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (links to these
authorities can be found below);
o the
origin of the data if we have not collected it from you;
o Whether
profiling is carried out, i.e. whether data is automatically evaluated to
arrive at a personal profile of you.
·
You have a right to rectification of data
according to Article 16 GDPR, which means that we must correct data if you find
errors.
·
You have the right to erasure (“right to be
forgotten”) according to Article 17 GDPR, which specifically means that you may
request the deletion of your data.
·
According to Article 18 of the GDPR, you have
the right to restriction of processing, which means that we may only store the
data but not use it further.
·
According to Article 20 of the GDPR, you have
the right to data portability, which means that we will provide you with your
data in a standard format upon request.
·
According to Article 21 DSGVO, you have the
right to object, which entails a change in processing after enforcement.
o If
the processing of your data is based on Article 6(1)(e) (public interest,
exercise of official authority) or Article 6(1)(f) (legitimate interest), you
may object to the processing. We will then check as soon as possible whether we
can legally comply with this objection.
o If
data is used to conduct direct advertising, you may object to this type of data
processing at any time. We may then no longer use your data for direct
marketing.
o If
data is used to conduct profiling, you may object to this type of data
processing at any time. We may no longer use your data for profiling
thereafter.
·
According to Article 22 of the GDPR, you may
have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated
processing (for example, profiling).
·
You have the right to lodge a complaint under
Article 77 of the GDPR. This means that you can complain to the data protection
authority at any time if you believe that the data processing of personal data
violates the GDPR.
In short: you have rights – do not hesitate to contact the
responsible party listed above with us!
If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law
or your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can
complain to the supervisory authority. For Austria, this is the data protection
authority, whose website can be found at https://www.dsb.gv.at/.
In Germany, there is a data protection officer for each federal state. For more
information, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and
Freedom of Information (BfDI). The following local data protection authority
is responsible for our company:
Hessen Data protection authority
State Commissioner for Data Protection: Prof. Dr. Alexander
Roßnagel
Address: Postfach 31 63, 65021 Wiesbaden
Phone number: 06 11/140 80
E-mail address: poststelle@datenschutz.hessen.de
Website: https://datenschutz.hessen.de/
Address: Postfach 31 63, 65021 Wiesbaden
Phone number: 06 11/140 80
E-mail address: poststelle@datenschutz.hessen.de
Website: https://datenschutz.hessen.de/
Security of data processing operations
In order to protect personal data, we have implemented both technical and
organisational measures. We encrypt or pseudonymise personal data wherever this
is possible. Thus, we make it as difficult as we can for third parties to
extract personal information from our data.
Article 25 of the GDPR refers to “data protection by technical design and by
data protection-friendly default” which means that both software (e.g. forms)
and hardware (e.g. access to server rooms) appropriate safeguards and security
measures shall always be placed. If applicable, we will outline the specific
measures below.
TLS encryption with https
The terms TLS, encryption and https sound very technical, which they are
indeed. We use HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) to securely transfer
data on the Internet.
This means that the entire transmission of all data from your browser to our web server is secured – nobody can “listen in”.
This means that the entire transmission of all data from your browser to our web server is secured – nobody can “listen in”.
We have thus introduced an additional layer of security and meet privacy
requirements through technology design Article 25 Section 1 GDPR). With the use of TLS (Transport
Layer Security), which is an encryption protocol for safe data transfer on the
internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential information.
You can recognise the use of this safeguarding tool by the little lock-symbol , which is situated in your browser’s top left corner in the left of the internet address (e.g. examplepage.uk), as well as by the display of the letters https (instead of http) as a part of our web address.
If you want to know more about encryption, we recommend you to do a Google search for “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure wiki” to find good links to further information.
You can recognise the use of this safeguarding tool by the little lock-symbol , which is situated in your browser’s top left corner in the left of the internet address (e.g. examplepage.uk), as well as by the display of the letters https (instead of http) as a part of our web address.
If you want to know more about encryption, we recommend you to do a Google search for “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure wiki” to find good links to further information.
Communications
Communications Overview
👥 Affected parties: Anyone who communicates with us via phone, email or online form
🤝 Processed data: e. g. telephone number, name, email address or data entered in forms. You can find more details on this under the respective form of contact
📓 Purpose: handling communication with customers, business partners, etc.
📅 Storage duration: for the duration of the business case and the legal requirements
⚖️ Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: Anyone who communicates with us via phone, email or online form
🤝 Processed data: e. g. telephone number, name, email address or data entered in forms. You can find more details on this under the respective form of contact
📓 Purpose: handling communication with customers, business partners, etc.
📅 Storage duration: for the duration of the business case and the legal requirements
⚖️ Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract), Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests)
If you contact us and
communicate with us via phone, email or online form, your personal data
may be processed.
The data will be processed for handling and processing your request and for
the related business transaction. The data is stored for this period of time or
for as long as is legally required.
Affected persons
The above-mentioned processes affect all those who seek contact with us via
the communication channels we provide.
Telephone
When you call us, the call data is stored in a pseudonymised form on the
respective terminal device, as well as by the telecommunications provider that
is being used. In addition, data such as your name and telephone number may be
sent via email and stored for answering your inquiries. The data will be erased
as soon as the business case has ended and the legal requirements allow for its
erasure.
Email
If you communicate with us via email, your data is stored on the respective
terminal device (computer, laptop, smartphone, …) as well as on the email
server. The data will be deleted as soon as the business case has ended and the
legal requirements allow for its erasure.
Online forms
If you communicate with us using an online form, your data is stored on our
web server and, if necessary, forwarded to our email address. The data will be
erased as soon as the business case has ended and the legal requirements allow
for its erasure.
Legal bases
Data processing is based on the following legal bases:
·
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent): You give
us your consent to store your data and to continue to use it for the purposes
of the business case;
·
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract): For the
performance of a contract with you or a processor such as a telephone provider,
or if we have to process the data for pre-contractual activities, such as
preparing an offer;
·
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate
interests): We want to conduct our customer inquiries and business
communication in a professional manner. Thus, certain technical facilities such
email programs, Exchange servers and mobile network operators are necessary to
efficiently operate our communications.
Cookies
Cookies Overview
👥 Affected parties: visitors to the website
🤝 Purpose: depending on the respective cookie. You can find out more details below or from the software manufacturer that sets the cookie.
📓 Processed data: depends on the cookie used. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.
📅 Storage duration: can vary from hours to years, depending on the respective cookie
⚖️ Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: visitors to the website
🤝 Purpose: depending on the respective cookie. You can find out more details below or from the software manufacturer that sets the cookie.
📓 Processed data: depends on the cookie used. More details can be found below or from the manufacturer of the software that sets the cookie.
📅 Storage duration: can vary from hours to years, depending on the respective cookie
⚖️ Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What are cookies?
Our website uses HTTP-cookies to store user-specific data.
In the following we explain what cookies are and why they are used, so that you can better understand the following privacy policy.
In the following we explain what cookies are and why they are used, so that you can better understand the following privacy policy.
Whenever you surf the Internet, you are using a browser. Common browsers are
for example, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
Most websites store small text-files in your browser. These files are called
cookies.
It is important to note that cookies are very useful little helpers. Almost
every website uses cookies. More precisely, these are HTTP cookies, as there
are also other cookies for other uses. HTTP cookies are small files that our
website stores on your computer. These cookie files are automatically placed
into the cookie-folder, which is the “brain” of your browser. A cookie consists
of a name and a value. Moreover, to define a cookie, one or multiple attributes
must be specified.
Cookies store certain user data about you, such as language or personal page
settings. When you re-open our website to visit again, your browser submits
these “user-related” information back to our site. Thanks to cookies, our
website knows who you are and offers you the settings you are familiar to. In
some browsers, each cookie has its own file, while in others, such as Firefox,
all cookies are stored in one single file.
The following graphic shows a possible interaction between a web browser
such as Chrome and the web server. The web browser requests a website and
receives a cookie back from the server. The browser then uses this again as
soon as another page is requested.
There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party
cookies are created directly by our site, while third-party cookies are created
by partner-websites (e.g. Google Analytics). Each cookie must be evaluated
individually, as each cookie stores different data. The expiry time of a cookie
also varies from a few minutes to a few years. Cookies are not software
programs and do not contain viruses, trojans or other malware. Cookies also
cannot access your PC’s information.
This is an example of how cookie-files can look:
Name: _ga
Value: GA1.2.1326744211.152312918534-9
Purpose: Differentiation between website visitors
Expiry date: after 2 years
Value: GA1.2.1326744211.152312918534-9
Purpose: Differentiation between website visitors
Expiry date: after 2 years
A browser should support these minimum sizes:
·
At least 4096 bytes per cookie
·
At least 50 cookies per domain
·
At least 3000 cookies in total
Which types of cookies are there?
The exact cookies that we use, depend on the used services, which will be
outlined in the following sections of this privacy policy. Firstly, we will
briefly focus on the different types of HTTP-cookies.
There are 4 different types of cookies:
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary to ensure the basic functions of a website. They are needed when a user for example puts a product into their shopping cart, then continues surfing on different websites and comes back later in order to proceed to the checkout. These cookies ensure the shopping cart does not get deleted, even if the user closes their browser window.
These cookies are necessary to ensure the basic functions of a website. They are needed when a user for example puts a product into their shopping cart, then continues surfing on different websites and comes back later in order to proceed to the checkout. These cookies ensure the shopping cart does not get deleted, even if the user closes their browser window.
Purposive cookies
These cookies collect information about user behaviour and whether the user receives any error messages. Furthermore, these cookies record the website’s loading time as well as its behaviour in different browsers.
These cookies collect information about user behaviour and whether the user receives any error messages. Furthermore, these cookies record the website’s loading time as well as its behaviour in different browsers.
Target-orientated cookies
These cookies ensure better user-friendliness. Thus, information such as previously entered locations, fonts sizes or data in forms stay stored.
These cookies ensure better user-friendliness. Thus, information such as previously entered locations, fonts sizes or data in forms stay stored.
Advertising cookies
These cookies are also known as targeting cookies. They serve the purpose of delivering customised advertisements to the user. This can be very practical, but also rather annoying.
These cookies are also known as targeting cookies. They serve the purpose of delivering customised advertisements to the user. This can be very practical, but also rather annoying.
Upon your first visit to a website you are usually asked which of these
cookie-types you want to accept. Furthermore, this decision will of course also
be stored in a cookie.
If you want to learn more about cookies and do not mind technical
documentation, we recommend https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265, the Request for
Comments of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) called “HTTP State
Management Mechanism”.
Purpose of processing via cookies
The purpose ultimately depends on the respective cookie. You can find out
more details below or from the software manufacturer that sets the cookie.
Which data are processed?
Cookies are little helpers for a wide variety of tasks. Unfortunately, it is
not possible to tell which data is generally stored in cookies, but in the
privacy policy below we will inform you on what data is processed or stored.
Storage period of cookies
The storage period depends on the respective cookie and is further specified
below. Some cookies are erased after less than an hour, while others can remain
on a computer for several years.
You can also influence the storage duration yourself. You can manually erase
all cookies at any time in your browser (also see “Right of objection” below).
Furthermore, the latest instance cookies based on consent will be erased is
after you withdraw your consent. The legality of storage will remain unaffected
until then.
Right of objection – how can I erase cookies?
You can decide for yourself how and whether you want to use cookies.
Regardless of which service or website the cookies originate from, you always
have the option of erasing, deactivating or only partially accepting cookies.
You can for example block third-party cookies but allow all other cookies.
If you want to find out which cookies have been stored in your browser, or
if you want to change or erase cookie settings, you can find this option in
your browser settings:
Chrome: Clear, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Manage cookies and website data in Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies and site data in Firefox
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge
If you generally do not want cookies, you can set up your browser in a way
to notify you whenever a cookie is about to be set. This gives you the
opportunity to manually decide to either permit or deny the placement of every
single cookie. This procedure varies depending on the browser. Therefore, it
might be best for you to search for the instructions in Google. If you are
using Chrome, you could for example put the search term “delete cookies Chrome”
or “deactivate cookies Chrome” into Google.
Legal basis
The so-called “cookie directive” has existed since 2009. It states that the
storage of cookies requires your consent (Article 6 Paragraph
1 lit. a GDPR). Within countries of the EU, however, the reactions to these
guidelines still vary greatly. In Austria, however, this directive was
implemented in Section 165 (3) of the Telecommunications Act (2021). In
Germany, the cookie guidelines have not been implemented as national law.
Instead, this guideline was largely implemented in Section 15 (3) of the
Telemedia Act (TMG), which has been replaced by the Digital Services Act (DSA)
since May 2024.
For absolutely necessary cookies, even if no consent has been given, there
are legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), which in most cases are of
an economic nature. We want to offer our visitors a pleasant user experience on
our website. For this, certain cookies often are absolutely necessary.
This is exclusively done with your consent, unless absolutely necessary
cookies are used. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR.
In the following sections you will find more detail on the use of cookies,
provided the used software does use cookies.
Web hosting
Web hosting Overview
👥 Affected parties: visitors to the website
📓 Purpose: professional hosting of the website and security of operations
🤝 Processed data: IP address, time of website visit, browser used and other data. You can find more details on this below or at the respective web hosting provider.
📅 Storage period: dependent on the respective provider, but usually 2 weeks
⚖️ Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: visitors to the website
📓 Purpose: professional hosting of the website and security of operations
🤝 Processed data: IP address, time of website visit, browser used and other data. You can find more details on this below or at the respective web hosting provider.
📅 Storage period: dependent on the respective provider, but usually 2 weeks
⚖️ Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is web hosting?
Every time you visit a website nowadays, certain information – including
personal data – is automatically created and stored, including on this website.
This data should be processed as sparingly as possible, and only with good
reason. By website, we mean the entirety of all websites on your domain, i.e.
everything from the homepage to the very last subpage (like this one here). By
domain we mean example.uk or examplepage.com.
When you want to view a website on a screen, you use a program called a web
browser. You probably know the names of some web browsers: Google Chrome,
Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari.
The web browser has to connect to another computer which stores the
website’s code: the web server. Operating a web server is complicated and
time-consuming, which is why this is usually done by professional providers.
They offer web hosting and thus ensure the reliable and flawless storage of
website data.
Whenever the browser on your computer establishes a connection (desktop,
laptop, smartphone) and whenever data is being transferred to and from the web
server, personal data may be processed. After all, your computer stores data,
and the web server also has to retain the data for a period of time in order to
ensure it can operate properly.
Illustration:
Why do we process personal data?
The purposes of data processing are:
1.
Professional hosting of the website and operational
security
2.
To maintain the operational as well as IT security
3.
Anonymous evaluation of access patterns to improve our
offer, and if necessary, for prosecution or the pursuit of claims.li>
Which data are processed?
Even while you are visiting our website, our web server, that is the computer
on which this website is saved, usually automatically saves data such as
·
the full address (URL) of the accessed website
(e. g. https://www.examplepage.uk/examplesubpage.html?tid=312918534)
·
browser and browser version (e.g. Chrome 87)
·
the operating system used (e.g. Windows 10)
·
the address (URL) of the previously visited page
(referrer URL) (e. g. https://www.examplepage.uk/icamefromhere.html/)
·
the host name and the IP address of the device
from the website is being accessed from (e.g. COMPUTERNAME and 194.23.43.121)
·
date and time
·
in so-called web server log files
How long is the data stored?
Generally, the data mentioned above are stored for two weeks and are then
automatically deleted. We do not pass these data on to others, but we cannot
rule out the possibility that this data may be viewed by the authorities in the
event of illegal conduct.
In short: Your visit is logged by our provider (company
that runs our website on special computers (servers)), but we do not pass on
your data without your consent!
Legal basis
The lawfulness of processing personal data in the context of web hosting is
justified in Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (safeguarding of legitimate interests),
as the use of professional hosting with a provider is necessary to present the
company in a safe and user-friendly manner on the internet, as well as to have
the ability to track any attacks and claims, if necessary.
1&1 IONOS Webhosting Privacy Policy
What is 1&1 IONOS Web Hosting?
To host our website, we use the web hosting services of IONOS by 1&1. In
Germany, 1&1 IONOS SE is located at Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur.
In Austria, you can find 1&1 IONOS SE at Gumpendorfer Straße 142/PF 266,
1060 Vienna.
IONOS provides various web hosting services, including Domain, Website &
Shop, Hosting & WordPress, Marketing, Email & Office, IONOS Cloud, and
Server. With over 22 million domains, nearly 9 million customer contracts, and
100,000 servers, IONOS is one of the largest German players in web hosting. As
mentioned in our introduction to web hosting, data from you or your device is
also stored on IONOS servers through hosting. Primarily, your IP address,
recognized as personal data, is stored. Additionally, technical data such as
the URL of our website, the name of the internet browser, or the operating
system you use is also stored.
Why do we use 1&1 IONOS Web Hosting?
Founded in Germany in 1988, IONOS has over 30 years of experience. This
doesn’t mean the company hasn’t continually evolved technologically. The
combination of experience and innovative spirit provides a solid foundation for
our website. We want our website to function seamlessly 24/7 while ensuring a
high level of security. IONOS, with unlimited monthly traffic and ample storage
space, keeps our website powerful even with many visitors. We are satisfied
with the website speed, and the price-performance ratio currently meets our
requirements.
What data does 1&1 IONOS Web Hosting process?
1&1 IONOS Web Hosting can also process personal data from you. When you
visit our website, the following data from you or your computer is stored by
IONOS:
·
The previously visited website (also known as
Referrer)
·
The requested website (in this case, our
website)
·
Browser type and browser version
·
Your operating system and device type
·
Time of page access
·
Your IP address in anonymized form
The collected data is used to enhance the website’s security, identify
potential errors, and conduct anonymous statistical analyses. According to
IONOS, the anonymized IP address is only used to determine the access location.
How long and where are the data stored?
The data is stored on IONOS’s servers. In general, IONOS stores the data for
as long as necessary to fulfill its obligations. Visitor data is stored for 8
weeks. However, data may be stored longer, for example, to have evidence for
potential legal disputes. Visitor data is not disclosed to third parties and is
not transferred to a country outside the EU.
How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?
You have the right to access, correct, delete, and restrict the processing
of your personal data at any time. You can also revoke your consent to data
processing at any time.
If you want to disable, delete, or manage cookies in general, you can find
the relevant links to the instructions for the most common browsers under the
“Cookies” section.
Legal basis
From our perspective, there is a legitimate interest in using IONOS to offer
our online service. Professional hosting with a provider is necessary to
present our business on the internet securely and user-friendly and to track
potential cyber attacks. The corresponding legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f
GDPR (Legitimate interests).
You can find more information about data protection at IONOS in the Privacy
Policy at https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/. If
you have further questions about data protection, you can also contact IONOS’s
data protection team via email at datenschutz@ionos.de.
Web Analytics
Web Analytics Privacy
Policy Overview
👥 Affected parties: visitors to the website
🤝 Purpose: Evaluation of visitor information to optimise the website.
📓 Processed data: Access statistics that contain data such as access location, device data, access duration and time, navigation behaviour, click behaviour and IP addresses. You can find more details on this from the respective web analytics tool directly.
📅 Storage period: depending on the respective web analytics tool used
⚖️ Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: visitors to the website
🤝 Purpose: Evaluation of visitor information to optimise the website.
📓 Processed data: Access statistics that contain data such as access location, device data, access duration and time, navigation behaviour, click behaviour and IP addresses. You can find more details on this from the respective web analytics tool directly.
📅 Storage period: depending on the respective web analytics tool used
⚖️ Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is Web Analytics?
We use software on our website, which is known as web analytics, in order to
evaluate website visitor behaviour. Thus, data is collected, which the analytic
tool provider (also called tracking tool) stores, manages and processes.
Analyses of user behaviour on our website are created with this data, which we
as the website operator receive. Most tools also offer various testing options.
These enable us, to for example test which offers or content our visitors
prefer. For this, we may show you two different offers for a limited period of
time. After the test (a so-called A/B test) we know which product or content
our website visitors find more interesting. For such testing as well as for
various other analyses, user profiles are created and the respective data is
stored in cookies.
Why do we run Web Analytics?
We have a clear goal in mind when it comes to our website: we want to offer
our industry’s best website on the market. Therefore, we want to give you both,
the best and most interesting offer as well as comfort when you visit our
website. With web analysis tools, we can observe the behaviour of our website
visitors, and then improve our website accordingly for you and for us. For
example, we can see the average age of our visitors, where they come from, the
times our website gets visited the most, and which content or products are
particularly popular. All this information helps us to optimise our website and
adapt it to your needs, interests and wishes.
Which data are processed?
The exact data that is stored depends on the analysis tools that are being
used. But generally, data such as the content you view on our website are
stored, as well as e. g. which buttons or links you click, when you open a
page, which browser you use, which device (PC, tablet, smartphone, etc.) you
visit the website with, or which computer system you use. If you have agreed
that location data may also be collected, this data may also be processed by
the provider of the web analysis tool.
Moreover, your IP address is also stored. According to the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR), IP addresses are personal data. However, your IP
address is usually stored in a pseudonymised form (i.e. in an unrecognisable
and abbreviated form). No directly linkable data such as your name, age,
address or email address are stored for testing purposes, web analyses and web
optimisations. If this data is collected, it is retained in a pseudonymised
form. Therefore, it cannot be used to identify you as a person.
The following example shows Google Analytics’ functionality as an example
for client-based web tracking with JavaScript code.
The storage period of the respective data always depends on the provider.
Some cookies only retain data for a few minutes or until you leave the website,
while other cookies can store data for several years.
Duration of data processing
If we have any further information on the duration of data processing, you
will find it below. We generally only process personal data for as long as is
absolutely necessary to provide products and services. The storage period may
be extended if it is required by law, such as for accounting purposes for
example for accounting.
Right to object
You also have the option and the right to revoke your consent to the use of
cookies or third-party providers at any time. This works either via our cookie
management tool or via other opt-out functions. For example, you can also
prevent data processing by cookies by managing, deactivating or erasing cookies
in your browser.
Legal basis
The use of Web Analytics requires your consent, which we obtained with our
cookie popup. According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR (consent),
this consent represents the legal basis for the processing of personal data,
such as by collection through Web Analytics tools.
In addition to consent, we have a legitimate interest in analysing the
behaviour of website visitors, which enables us to technically and economically
improve our offer. With Web Analytics, we can recognise website errors,
identify attacks and improve profitability. The legal basis for this is Art.
6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR (legitimate interests). Nevertheless, we
only use these tools if you have given your consent.
Since Web Analytics tools use cookies, we recommend you to read our privacy
policy on cookies. If you want to find out which of your data are stored and
processed, you should read the privacy policies of the respective tools.
If available, information on special Web Analytics tools can be found in the
following sections.
Google Tag Manager Privacy Policy
Google Tag Manager Privacy
Policy Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Organisation of individual tracking tools
📓 Processed data: Google Tag Manager itself does not store any data. The data record tags of the web analytics tools used.
📅 Storage period: depending on the web analytics tool used
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Organisation of individual tracking tools
📓 Processed data: Google Tag Manager itself does not store any data. The data record tags of the web analytics tools used.
📅 Storage period: depending on the web analytics tool used
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is Google Tag
Manager?
We use Google Tag Manager by the company Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) for our website.
This Tag Manager is one of Google’s many helpful marketing products. With it, we can centrally integrate and manage code sections of various tracking tools, that we use on our website.
This Tag Manager is one of Google’s many helpful marketing products. With it, we can centrally integrate and manage code sections of various tracking tools, that we use on our website.
In this privacy statement we will explain in more detail, what Google Tag
Manager does, why we use it and to what extent your data is processed.
Google Tag Manager is an organising tool with which we can integrate and
manage website tags centrally and via a user interface. Tags are little code
sections which e.g. track your activities on our website. For this, segments of
JavaScript code are integrated to our site’s source text. The tags often come
from Google’s intern products, such as Google Ads or Google Analytics, but tags
from other companies can also be integrated and managed via the manager. Since
the tags have different tasks, they can collect browser data, feed marketing
tools with data, embed buttons, set cookies and track users across several
websites.
Why do we use Google Tag Manager for our website?
Everybody knows: Being organised is important! Of course, this also applies
to maintenance of our website. In order to organise and design our website as
well as possible for you and anyone who is interested in our products and
services, we rely on various tracking tools, such as Google Analytics.
The collected data shows us what interests you most, which of our services we should improve, and which other persons we should also display our services to. Furthermore, for this tracking to work, we must implement relevant JavaScript Codes to our website. While we could theoretically integrate every code section of every tracking tool separately into our source text, this would take too much time and we would lose overview. This is the reason why we use Google Tag Manager. We can easily integrate the necessary scripts and manage them from one place. Additionally, Google Tag Manager’s user interface is easy to operate, and requires no programming skills. Therefore, we can easily keep order in our jungle of tags.
The collected data shows us what interests you most, which of our services we should improve, and which other persons we should also display our services to. Furthermore, for this tracking to work, we must implement relevant JavaScript Codes to our website. While we could theoretically integrate every code section of every tracking tool separately into our source text, this would take too much time and we would lose overview. This is the reason why we use Google Tag Manager. We can easily integrate the necessary scripts and manage them from one place. Additionally, Google Tag Manager’s user interface is easy to operate, and requires no programming skills. Therefore, we can easily keep order in our jungle of tags.
What data is stored by Google Tag Manager?
Tag Manager itself is a domain that neither uses cookies nor stores data. It
merely functions as an “administrator“ of implemented tags. Data is collected
by the individual tags of the different web analysis tools. Therefore, in
Google Tag Manager the data is sent to the individual tracking tools and does
not get saved.
However, with the integrated tags of different web analysis tools such as
Google Analytics, this is quite different. Depending on the analysis tool used,
various data on your internet behaviour is collected, stored and processed with
the help of cookies. Please read our texts on data protection for more
information on the articular analysis and tracking tools we use on our website.
We allowed Google via the account settings for the Tag Manager to receive
anonymised data from us. However, this exclusively refers to the use of our Tag
Manager and not to your data, which are saved via code sections. We allow
Google and others, to receive selected data in anonymous form. Therefore, we
agree to the anonymised transfer of our website data. However, even after
extensive research we could not find out what summarised and anonymous data it
is exactly that gets transmitted. What we do know is that Google deleted any
info that could identify our website. Google combines the data with hundreds of
other anonymous website data and creates user trends as part of benchmarking
measures. Benchmarking is a process of comparing a company’s results with the
ones of competitors. As a result, processes can be optimised based on the
collected information.
How long and where is the data stored?
When Google stores data, this is done on Google’s own servers. These servers
are located all over the world, with most of them being in America. At https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/?hl=en
you can read in detail where Google’s servers are.
In our individual data protection texts on the different tools you can find
out how long the respective tracking tools store your data.
How can I delete my data or prevent data retention?
Google Tag Manager itself does not set any cookies but manages different
tracking websites’ tags. In our data protection texts on the different tracking
tools you can find detailed information on how you can delete or manage your
data.
Please note that when using this tool, your data may also be stored and
processed outside the EU. Most third countries (including the USA) are not
considered secure under current European data protection law. Data must not be
transferred, stored and processed to insecure third countries, unless there are
suitable guarantees (such as EU standard contractual clauses) between us and
the non-European service provider.
Legal basis
The use of the Google Tag Manager requires your consent, which we obtained
via our cookie popup. According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent),
this consent is the legal basis for personal data processing, such as when it
is collected by web analytics tools.
In addition to consent, we have a legitimate interest in analysing the
behaviour of website visitors and thus technically and economically improving
our offer. With the help of Google Tag Managers we can also improve
profitability. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR
(legitimate interests). We only use Google Tag Manager if you have
given us your consent.
Google processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. Google is an
active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the
correct and secure transfer of personal data from EU citizens to the USA. More
information can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.
Additionally, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article
46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template clauses
provided by the EU Commission and are designed to ensure that your data
complies with European data protection standards, even when transferred and
stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
and the Standard Contractual Clauses, Google commits to maintaining the
European data protection level when processing your relevant data, even if the
data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on
an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and
the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2847.
You can find the Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which refer to the
Standard Contractual Clauses, at: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/
If you want to learn more about Google Tag Manager, we recommend their FAQs
at https://support.google.com/tagmanager/?hl=en#topic=3441530.
IONOS WebAnalytics Privacy Policy
IONOS WebAnalytics Privacy
Policy Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Evaluation of visitor information to optimise the website.
📓 Processed data: Access statistics that contain data such as the access location, device data, access duration and time and IP addresses in anonymised form.
📅 Storage period: depending on the contract period with IONOS WebAnalytics
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Evaluation of visitor information to optimise the website.
📓 Processed data: Access statistics that contain data such as the access location, device data, access duration and time and IP addresses in anonymised form.
📅 Storage period: depending on the contract period with IONOS WebAnalytics
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is IONOS
WebAnalytics?
We use the analysis tool IONOS WebAnalytics by the German company 1&1
IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany on our website. The
tool helps us to analyse our website. For this, data is collected and stored.
However, this tool does not collect any data that could identify you as a
person. Nevertheless, in this privacy policy we will give you more detailed
information on the processing and storage of your data and explain why we use
IONOS WebAnalytics.
As the name suggests, IONOS WebAnalytics is a tool that is used to analyse
our website. The software program collects data such as how long you have been
on our website, what buttons you click or which website has led you to us.
Frankly, this gives us a good overview of the user behaviour on our website.
This information is fully anonymous. Meaning, that with this data we cannot
identify you as a person, and only receive general usage information and
statistics.
Why do we use IONOS WebAnalytics on our website?
It is our goal to provide you the best possible experience on our website.
We are confident of our offers and want our website to be a helpful and useful
place for you. To ensure this, we have to adapt our website to your needs and
wishes as well as we can. A web analysis tool such as IONOS WebAnalytics and
the data it provides can improve our website accordingly. Furthermore, the
collected data can also be useful to us for making our advertising and
marketing measures more individual. However, with all these web analyses, the
protection of your personal data is important to us. Unlike other analysis
tools, IONOS WebAnalytics does not store or process any data that could
identify you as a person.
Which data are stored by IONOS WebAnalytics?
Your data are collected and stored using log files or a so-called pixel. A
pixel is a snippet of JavaScript code that loads various functions which can be
used for tracking user behaviour. WebAnalytics deliberately refrains from using
cookies.
IONOS does not retain any of your personal data. When you access a page,
your IP address is transmitted, but is then immediately anonymised and
processed in a way that makes it impossible to identify you as a person.
The following data are stored by IONOS WebAnalytics:
·
Your browser type and version
·
which website you visited before (referrer)
·
which specific site you have accessed on our
website
·
which operating system you are using
·
which device you are using (PC, tablet or
smartphone)
·
when you accessed our site
·
Your anonymised IP address
These data are not forwarded to any third party providers and are only used
for statistical evaluations.
How long and where are the data stored?
The data will be stored until our contract with IONOS WebAnalytics expires.
With a regular web hosting tariff, the data will be stored in our log
directory, which will generate graphical statistics. These logs are deleted
every 8 weeks. With a MyWebsite tariff, the data is identified by a pixel. In
this case, the data is only stored and processed internally at IONOS
WebAnalytics.
How can I erase my data or prevent data retention?
Generally, you reserve the right to information, correction or deletion and
restriction of the processing of your personal data at any time. Moreover, you
can revoke your consent to the processing of your data anytime. However, it is
not possible to delete this data since IONOS WebAnalytics neither stores or
processes any of your personal data, nor any data that could be assigned to you
as a person.
Legal basis
The use of IONOS WebAnalytics requires your consent, which we obtained via
our cookie popup. According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) ,
this consent is the legal basis for personal data processing, such as when it
is collected by web analytics tools.
In addition to consent, we have legitimate interest in analysing the
behaviour of website visitors and thus technically and economically improving
our offer. With the help of IONOS WebAnalytics, we can recognise website
errors, identify attacks and improve profitability. The legal basis for this is
Art. 6 para. 1 lit.f GDPR (legitimate interests).
Nevertheless, we only use IONOS WebAnalytics if you have given us your consent.
We hope we could provide you with the most important information on IONOS
WebAnalytics’ rather sparing data processing. If you want to learn more about
the tracking service, we recommend you to read the company’s privacy policy at https://www.ionos.co.uk/help/online-marketing/siteanalytics/information-collected-in-siteanalytics/?tid=312918534.
Cookie Consent Management Platform
Cookie Consent Management
Platform Overview
👥 Affected parties: Website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Obtaining and managing consent to certain cookies and thus the use of certain tools
📓 Processed data: data for managing cookie settings such as IP address, time of consent, type of consent and individual consent. You can find more details on this directly with the tool that is being used.
📅 Storage period: depends on the tool used, periods of several years can be assumed
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: Website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Obtaining and managing consent to certain cookies and thus the use of certain tools
📓 Processed data: data for managing cookie settings such as IP address, time of consent, type of consent and individual consent. You can find more details on this directly with the tool that is being used.
📅 Storage period: depends on the tool used, periods of several years can be assumed
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is a cookie consent
management platform?
We use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) software on our website that
makes it easier for us and you to handle the scripts and cookies used correctly
and securely. The software automatically creates a cookie pop-up, scans and
controls all scripts and cookies, provides you with the cookie consent required
under data protection law and helps you and us to keep track of all cookies.
Most cookie consent management tools identify and categorize all existing
cookies. As a website visitor, you then decide for yourself whether and which
scripts and cookies you allow or not. The following graphic shows the
relationship between browser, web server and CMP.
Why do we use a cookie management tool?
Our goal is to offer you the best possible transparency in the area of
data protection. We are also legally obliged to do so. We want to inform you
as well as possible about all tools and all cookies that can save and process
your data. It is also your right to decide for yourself which cookies you
accept and which you do not. In order to grant you this right, we first need to
know exactly which cookies actually landed on our website. Thanks to a cookie
management tool, which regularly scans the website for all cookies present, we
know about all cookies and can provide you with GDPR-compliant information. You
can then use the consent system to accept or reject cookies.
Which data are processed?
As part of our cookie management tool, you can manage each individual cookie
yourself and have complete control over the storage and processing of your
data. The declaration of your consent is stored so that we do not have to ask
you every time you visit our website and we can also prove your consent if
required by law. This is saved either in an opt-in cookie or on a server. The
storage time of your cookie consent varies depending on the provider of the
cookie management tool. Usually this data (e.g. pseudonymous user ID, time of
consent, detailed information on the cookie categories or tools, browser,
device information) is stored for up to two years.
Duration of data processing
We will inform you below about the duration of the data processing if we
have further information. In general, we only process personal data for as long
as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. Data
stored in cookies are stored for different lengths of time. Some cookies are
deleted after you leave the website, others may be stored in your browser for a
few years. The exact duration of the data processing depends on the tool used,
in most cases you should be prepared for a storage period of several years. In
the respective data protection declarations of the individual providers, you
will usually receive precise information about the duration of the data
processing.
Right of objection
You also have the right and the option to revoke your consent to the use of
cookies at any time. This works either via our cookie management tool or via
other opt-out functions. For example, you can also prevent data collection by
cookies by managing, deactivating or deleting cookies in your browser.
Information on special cookie management tools can be found – if available –
in the following sections.
Legal basis
If you agree to cookies, your personal data will be processed and stored via
these cookies. If we are allowed to use cookies with your consent (Article
6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR), this consent is also the legal basis for the use of
cookies and the processing of your data. In order to be able to manage the
consent to cookies and to enable you to give your consent, a cookie consent
management platform software is used. The use of this software enables us to
operate the website in an efficient and legally compliant manner, which is a legitimate
interest (Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR).
Cookiebot Privacy Policy
Cookiebot Privacy Policy
Overview
👥 Affected parties: Website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Obtaining consent to certain cookies and thus the use of certain tools
📓 Processed data: data for managing the cookie settings such as IP address, time of consent, type of consent and individual consent. You can find more details on this directly at the tool that is being used.
📅 Storage period: the data will be deleted after one year
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: Website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Obtaining consent to certain cookies and thus the use of certain tools
📓 Processed data: data for managing the cookie settings such as IP address, time of consent, type of consent and individual consent. You can find more details on this directly at the tool that is being used.
📅 Storage period: the data will be deleted after one year
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is Cookiebot?
We use functions of Cookiebot on our website. The company behind Cookiebot
is Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, DK. Cookiebot offers us the
opportunity to provide you with an extensive cookie notice (also known as a
cookie banner or cookie notice).
By using this function, your data can be sent to Cookiebot or Cybot, where it may be saved and processed. In this privacy policy we will inform you on why we use Cookiebot, what data is transmitted and how you can prevent the transmission of data.
By using this function, your data can be sent to Cookiebot or Cybot, where it may be saved and processed. In this privacy policy we will inform you on why we use Cookiebot, what data is transmitted and how you can prevent the transmission of data.
Cookiebot is a software product from Cybot. The software automatically
creates a GDPR-compliant cookie notice for our website visitors. The technology
behind Cookiebot also scans, controls and evaluates all cookies and tracking
measures on our website.
Why do we use Cookiebot on our website?
We take data protection very seriously. We want to show you exactly what is
happening on our website and which of your data is stored. Cookiebot helps us
to get a good overview of all our cookies (first- and third-party cookies).
This enables us to be transparent and to inform you precisely on the use of
cookies on our website. Cookiebot ensures you always receive an up-to-date and
GDPR compliant cookie notice, so you can decide yourself which cookies you
allow or deny.
What data are stored by Cookiebot?
If you allow cookies, the following data will be transmitted to Cybot, where
it is stored and processed.
·
IP address (in anonymous form, the last 3 digits
are replaced with 0)
·
date and time of your consent
·
our website‘s URL
·
technical browser data
·
encrypted, anonymous key
·
the cookies you allowed (as status of consent)
If you have allowed the use of cookies, the following cookies get set by
Cookiebot:
Name: CookieConsent
Value: {stamp:’P7to4eNgIHvJvDerjKneBsmJQd9312918534-2
Purpose:Your consent status is stored in this cookie. This enables our website to read and follow the current status even for future visits.
Expiry date: after one year
Value: {stamp:’P7to4eNgIHvJvDerjKneBsmJQd9312918534-2
Purpose:Your consent status is stored in this cookie. This enables our website to read and follow the current status even for future visits.
Expiry date: after one year
Name: CookieConsentBulkTicket
Value: kDSPWpA%2fjhljZKClPqsncfR8SveTnNWhys5NojaxdFYBPjZ2PaDnUw%3d%3312918534-6
Purpose:This cookie is placed if you allow all cookies and thus have activated “collective consent”. The cookie then stores its own, random and unique ID.
Expiry date: after one year
Value: kDSPWpA%2fjhljZKClPqsncfR8SveTnNWhys5NojaxdFYBPjZ2PaDnUw%3d%3312918534-6
Purpose:This cookie is placed if you allow all cookies and thus have activated “collective consent”. The cookie then stores its own, random and unique ID.
Expiry date: after one year
Note: Please keep in mind that this is an exemplary list
and that we do not claim for this list to be exhaustive. In the cookie
statement at https://www.cookiebot.com/en/cookie-declaration/ you can
read which further cookies may be used.
According to Cybot’s privacy policy, the company does not sell any personal
information. However, Cybot shares data with trustworthy third-parties or
subcontractors who help the company achieve its business goals. Data may also
be transferred if it is legally required.
How long and where is the data stored?
All collected data is only transferred and stored within the European Union.
The data is saved in an Azure data centre (with the cloud provider Microsoft).
At https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/global-infrastructure/regions/
you can find out more on all “Azure regions”. All user data will be deleted by
Cookiebot 12 months after registration (cookie consent) or immediately after
termination of the Cookiebot service.
How can I erase my data or prevent data retention?
You have the right to access and delete your personal data at any time. You
can prevent data collection and storage, by e.g. rejecting the use of cookies
via the cookie notice. Furthermore, your browser offers another option to
prevent data processing or to manage it according to your wishes. Depending on
the browser, the cookie settings work a little differently. Here you will find
the instructions for the most popular browsers:
Chrome: Clear, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Manage cookies and website data in Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies and site data in Firefox
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge
Legal basis
If you agree to cookies, your personal data will be processed and stored via
these cookies. If we are allowed to use cookies with your consent (Article
6 (1) (a) GDPR), your consent is the legal basis for the use of cookies and the
processing of your data. Cookiebot is used to give you the option to give your
consent and to manage your cookie consent. The use of this software enables us
to operate the website in an efficient and legally compliant manner, which is a
legitimate interest (Article 6 (1) lit.f GDPR).
If you want to learn more about the data protection guidelines of
“Cookiebot” or the company Cybot, we recommend you to read their privacy policy
at https://www.cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy/.
Audio & Video
Audio & Video Privacy
Policy Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: service optimisation
📓 Processed data: Data such as contact details, user behaviour, device information and IP addresses can be stored.
You can find more details in the Privacy Policy below.
📅 Storage period: data are retained for as long as necessary for the provision of the service
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: service optimisation
📓 Processed data: Data such as contact details, user behaviour, device information and IP addresses can be stored.
You can find more details in the Privacy Policy below.
📅 Storage period: data are retained for as long as necessary for the provision of the service
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What are audio and video
elements?
We have integrated audio and video elements to our website. Therefore, you
can watch videos or listen to music/podcasts directly via our website. This
content is delivered by service providers and is obtained from the respective
providers’ servers.
Audio and video elements are integrated functional elements of platforms
such as YouTube, Vimeo or Spotify. It is usually free of charge to use these
portals, but they can also contain paid content. With the integrated elements,
you can listen to or view any of their content on our website.
If you use audio or video elements on our website, your personal data may
get transmitted to as well as processed and retained by service providers.
Why do we use audio & video elements on our website?
We of course want to provide you with the best offer on our website. And we
are aware that content is no longer just conveyed in text and static images.
Instead of just giving you a link to a video, we offer you audio and video
formats directly on our website. These are entertaining or informative, but
ideally they are both. Our service therefore gets expanded and it gets easier
for you to access interesting content. In addition to our texts and images, we
thus also offer video and/or audio content.
Which data are retained by audio & video elements?
When you visit a page on our website with e.g. an embedded video, your
server connects to the service provider’s server. Thus, your data will also be
transferred to the third-party provider, where it will be stored. Certain data
is collected and stored regardless of whether you have an account with the
third party provider or not. This usually includes your IP address, browser
type, operating system and other general information about your device. Most
providers also collect information on your web activity. This e.g. includes the
session duration, bounce rate, the buttons you clicked or information about the
website you are using the service on. This data is mostly stored via cookies or
pixel tags (also known as web beacons). Any data that is pseudonymised usually
gets stored in your browser via cookies. In the respective provider’s Privacy
Policy, you can always find more information on the data that is stored and
processed.
Duration of data processing
You can find out exactly how long the data is stored on the third-party
provider’s servers either in a lower point of the respective tool’s Privacy
Policy or in the provider’s Privacy Policy. Generally, personal data is only
processed for as long as is absolutely necessary for the provision of our
services or products. This usually also applies to third-party providers. In
most cases, you can assume that certain data will be stored on third-party
providers’ servers for several years. Data can be retained for different
amounts of time, especially when stored in cookies. Some cookies are deleted
after you leave a website, while others may be stored in your browser for a few
years.
Right to object
You also retain the right and the option to revoke your consent to the use
of cookies or third-party providers at any time. This can be done either via
our cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. You can e.g. also
prevent data retention via cookies by managing, deactivating or erasing cookies
in your browser. The legality of the processing up to the point of revocation
remains unaffected.
Since the integrated audio and video functions on our site usually also use
cookies, we recommend you to also read our general Privacy Policy on cookies.
You can find out more about the handling and storage of your data in the
Privacy Policies of the respective third party providers.
Legal basis
If you have consented to the processing and storage of your data by
integrated audio and video elements, your consent is considered the legal basis
for data processing (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Generally,
your data is also stored and processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art.
6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in maintaining fast and good communication with
you or other customers and business partners. We only use the integrated audio
and video elements if you have consented to it.
YouTube Data API Privacy Policy
We also use the YouTube feature YouTube Data API. The provider of this
service is the American company Google Inc. The responsible entity for the
European region is the Irish company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House,
Barrow Street Dublin 4, Irland).
Google processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. Google is an
active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the
correct and secure transfer of personal data from EU citizens to the USA. More
information can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.
Additionally, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article
46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template clauses
provided by the EU Commission and are designed to ensure that your data
complies with European data protection standards, even when transferred and
stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through the EU-US Data Privacy
Framework and the Standard Contractual Clauses, Google commits to maintaining
the European data protection level when processing your relevant data, even if
the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based
on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and
the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2847.
You can find the Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which refer to the
Standard Contractual Clauses, at: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/
You can find out more about Googles’ data processing in their privacy policy
at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US.
YouTube Privacy Policy
YouTube Privacy Policy
Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: optimising our service
📓 Processed data: Data such as contact details, data on user behaviour, information about your device and IP address may be stored.
You can find more details on this in the privacy policy below.
📅 Storage period: data are generally stored for as long as is necessary for the purpose of the service
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: optimising our service
📓 Processed data: Data such as contact details, data on user behaviour, information about your device and IP address may be stored.
You can find more details on this in the privacy policy below.
📅 Storage period: data are generally stored for as long as is necessary for the purpose of the service
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is YouTube?
We have integrated YouTube videos to our website. Therefore, we can show you
interesting videos directly on our site. YouTube is a video portal, which has
been a subsidiary company of Google LLC since 2006. The video portal is
operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you
visit a page on our website that contains an embedded YouTube video, your
browser automatically connects to the servers of YouTube or Google. Thereby,
certain data are transferred (depending on the settings). Google is responsible
for YouTube’s data processing and therefore Google’s data protection applies.
In the following we will explain in more detail which data is processed, why
we have integrated YouTube videos and how you can manage or clear your data.
On YouTube, users can watch, rate, comment or upload videos for free. Over
the past few years, YouTube has become one of the most important social media
channels worldwide. For us to be able to display videos on our website, YouTube
provides a code snippet that we have integrated to our website.
Why do we use YouTube videos on our website?
YouTube is the video platform with the most visitors and best content. We
strive to offer you the best possible user experience on our website, which of
course includes interesting videos. With the help of our embedded videos, we
can provide you other helpful content in addition to our texts and images.
Additionally, embedded videos make it easier for our website to be found on the
Google search engine. Moreover, if we place ads via Google Ads, Google only
shows these ads to people who are interested in our offers, thanks to the
collected data.
What data is stored by YouTube?
As soon as you visit one of our pages with an integrated YouTube, YouTube
places at least one cookie that stores your IP address and our URL. If you are
logged into your YouTube account, by using cookies YouTube can usually
associate your interactions on our website with your profile. This includes
data such as session duration, bounce rate, approximate location, technical
information such as browser type, screen resolution or your Internet provider.
Additional data can include contact details, potential ratings, shared content
via social media or YouTube videos you added to your favourites.
If you are not logged in to a Google or YouTube account, Google stores data
with a unique identifier linked to your device, browser or app. Thereby, e.g.
your preferred language setting is maintained. However, many interaction data
cannot be saved since less cookies are set.
In the following list we show you cookies that were placed in the browser
during a test. On the one hand, we show cookies that were set without being
logged into a YouTube account. On the other hand, we show you what cookies were
placed while being logged in. We do not claim for this list to be exhaustive,
as user data always depend on how you interact with YouTube.
Name: YSC
Value: b9-CV6ojI5Y312918534-1
Purpose: This cookie registers a unique ID to store statistics of the video that was viewed.
Expiry date: after end of session
Value: b9-CV6ojI5Y312918534-1
Purpose: This cookie registers a unique ID to store statistics of the video that was viewed.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: PREF
Value: f1=50000000
Purpose: This cookie also registers your unique ID. Google receives statistics via PREF on how you use YouTube videos on our website.
Expiry date: after 8 months
Value: f1=50000000
Purpose: This cookie also registers your unique ID. Google receives statistics via PREF on how you use YouTube videos on our website.
Expiry date: after 8 months
Name: GPS
Value: 1
Purpose: This cookie registers your unique ID on mobile devices to track GPS locations.
Expiry date: after 30 minutes
Value: 1
Purpose: This cookie registers your unique ID on mobile devices to track GPS locations.
Expiry date: after 30 minutes
Name: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Value: 95Chz8bagyU
Purpose: This cookie tries to estimate the user’s internet bandwith on our sites (that have built-in YouTube videos).
Expiry date: after 8 months
Value: 95Chz8bagyU
Purpose: This cookie tries to estimate the user’s internet bandwith on our sites (that have built-in YouTube videos).
Expiry date: after 8 months
Further cookies that are placed when you are logged into your YouTube
account:
Name: APISID
Value: zILlvClZSkqGsSwI/AU1aZI6HY7312918534-
Purpose: This cookie is used to create a profile on your interests. This data is then used for personalised advertisements.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Value: zILlvClZSkqGsSwI/AU1aZI6HY7312918534-
Purpose: This cookie is used to create a profile on your interests. This data is then used for personalised advertisements.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: CONSENT
Value: YES+AT.de+20150628-20-0
Purpose: The cookie stores the status of a user’s consent to the use of various Google services. CONSENT also provides safety measures to protect users from unauthorised attacks.
Expiry date: after 19 years
Value: YES+AT.de+20150628-20-0
Purpose: The cookie stores the status of a user’s consent to the use of various Google services. CONSENT also provides safety measures to protect users from unauthorised attacks.
Expiry date: after 19 years
Name: HSID
Value: AcRwpgUik9Dveht0I
Purpose: This cookie is used to create a profile on your interests. This data helps to display customised ads.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Value: AcRwpgUik9Dveht0I
Purpose: This cookie is used to create a profile on your interests. This data helps to display customised ads.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: LOGIN_INFO
Value: AFmmF2swRQIhALl6aL…
Purpose: This cookie stores information on your login data.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Value: AFmmF2swRQIhALl6aL…
Purpose: This cookie stores information on your login data.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: SAPISID
Value: 7oaPxoG-pZsJuuF5/AnUdDUIsJ9iJz2vdM
Purpose: This cookie identifies your browser and device. It is used to create a profile on your interests.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Value: 7oaPxoG-pZsJuuF5/AnUdDUIsJ9iJz2vdM
Purpose: This cookie identifies your browser and device. It is used to create a profile on your interests.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: SID
Value: oQfNKjAsI312918534-
Purpose: This cookie stores your Google Account ID and your last login time, in a digitally signed and encrypted form.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Value: oQfNKjAsI312918534-
Purpose: This cookie stores your Google Account ID and your last login time, in a digitally signed and encrypted form.
Expiry date: after 2 years
Name: SIDCC
Value: AN0-TYuqub2JOcDTyL
Purpose: This cookie stores information on how you use the website and on what advertisements you may have seen before visiting our website.
Expiry date: after 3 months
Value: AN0-TYuqub2JOcDTyL
Purpose: This cookie stores information on how you use the website and on what advertisements you may have seen before visiting our website.
Expiry date: after 3 months
How long and where is the data stored?
The data YouTube receive and process on you are stored on Google’s servers.
Most of these servers are in America. At https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/locations/?hl=en
you can see where Google’s data centres are located. Your data is distributed
across the servers. Therefore, the data can be retrieved quicker and is better
protected against manipulation.
Google stores collected data for different periods of time. You can delete
some data anytime, while other data are automatically deleted after a certain
time, and still other data are stored by Google for a long time. Some data
(such as elements on “My activity”, photos, documents or products) that are
saved in your Google account are stored until you delete them. Moreover, you
can delete some data associated with your device, browser, or app, even if you
are not signed into a Google Account.
How can I erase my data or prevent data retention?
Generally, you can delete data manually in your Google account. Furthermore,
in 2019 an automatic deletion of location and activity data was introduced.
Depending on what you decide on, it deletes stored information either after 3
or 18 months.
Regardless of whether you have a Google account or not, you can set your
browser to delete or deactivate cookies placed by Google. These settings vary
depending on the browser you use. The following instructions will show how to
manage cookies in your browser:
Chrome: Clear, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Manage cookies and website data in Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies and site data in Firefox
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge
If you generally do not want to allow any cookies, you can set your browser
to always notify you when a cookie is about to be set. This will enable you to
decide to either allow or permit each individual cookie.
Legal basis
If you have consented processing and storage of your data by integrated
YouTube elements, this consent is the legal basis for data processing (Art.
6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Generally, your data is also stored and
processed on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit.
f GDPR) to maintain fast and good communication with you or other
customers and business partners. Nevertheless, we only use integrated YouTube
elements if you have given your consent. YouTube also sets cookies in your
browser to store data. We therefore recommend you to read our privacy policy on
cookies carefully and to take a look at the privacy policy or the cookie policy
of the respective service provider.
Google processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. Google is an
active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the
correct and secure transfer of personal data from EU citizens to the USA. More
information can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.
Additionally, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article
46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template clauses
provided by the EU Commission and are designed to ensure that your data
complies with European data protection standards, even when transferred and
stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through the EU-US Data Privacy
Framework and the Standard Contractual Clauses, Google commits to maintaining
the European data protection level when processing your relevant data, even if
the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based
on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and
the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2847.
You can find the Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which refer to the
Standard Contractual Clauses, at: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/
Since YouTube is a subsidiary company of Google, Google’s privacy statement
applies to both. If you want to learn more about how your data is handled, we
recommend the privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
YouTube Subscribe Button Privacy Policy
We have integrated the YouTube subscribe button to our website, which you
can recognise by the classic YouTube logo. The logo shows the words “Subscribe”
or “YouTube” in white letters against a red background, with a white “Play”
symbol on the left. The button may also be displayed in a different design.
Our YouTube channel consistently offers you funny, interesting or exciting
videos. With the built-in “Subscribe” button you can subscribe to our channel
directly via our website and do not need to go to YouTube’s website for it.
With this feature, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to access our
comprehensive content. Please note that YouTube may save and process your data.
If you see a built-in subscription button on our page, YouTube sets at least
one cookie, according to Google. This cookie stores your IP address and our
URL. It also allows YouTube to receive information about your browser, your
approximate location and your default language. In our test the following four
cookies were placed, without us being logged into YouTube:
Name: YSC
Value: b9-CV6ojI5312918534Y
Purpose: This cookie registers a unique ID, which stores statistics of the viewed video.
Expiry date: after end of session
Value: b9-CV6ojI5312918534Y
Purpose: This cookie registers a unique ID, which stores statistics of the viewed video.
Expiry date: after end of session
Name: PREF
Value: f1=50000000
Purpose:This cookie also registers your unique ID. Google uses PREF to get statistics on how you interact with YouTube videos on our website.
Expiry date: after 8 months
Value: f1=50000000
Purpose:This cookie also registers your unique ID. Google uses PREF to get statistics on how you interact with YouTube videos on our website.
Expiry date: after 8 months
Name: GPS
Value: 1
Purpose:This cookie registers your unique ID on mobile devices to track your GPS location.
Expiry date: after 30 minutes
Value: 1
Purpose:This cookie registers your unique ID on mobile devices to track your GPS location.
Expiry date: after 30 minutes
Name: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Value: 31291853495Chz8bagyU
Purpose: This cookie tries to estimate the user’s internet bandwith on our website (that contain built-in YouTube video).
Expiry date: after 8 months
Value: 31291853495Chz8bagyU
Purpose: This cookie tries to estimate the user’s internet bandwith on our website (that contain built-in YouTube video).
Expiry date: after 8 months
Note: These cookies were set after a test, thus we do not
claim for the list to be exhaustive.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube may store many of the
actions and interactions you make on our website via cookies, to then assign
them to your YouTube account. This gives YouTube information on e.g. how long
you have been browsing our website, which browser type you use, which screen
resolution you prefer or what actions you take.
On the one hand, YouTube uses this data to improve its own services and
offers, and on the other hand to provide analyses and statistics for
advertisers (who use Google Ads).
YouTube IFrame Player Privacy Policy
We also use the YouTube IFrame Player to embed videos on our website. The
provider of this service is the American company Google Inc. The responsible
entity for the European region is the Irish company Google Ireland Limited
(Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Irland).
Google processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. Google is an
active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the
correct and secure transfer of personal data from EU citizens to the USA. More
information can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.
Additionally, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article
46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template clauses
provided by the EU Commission and are designed to ensure that your data
complies with European data protection standards, even when transferred and
stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through the EU-US Data Privacy
Framework and the Standard Contractual Clauses, Google commits to maintaining
the European data protection level when processing your relevant data, even if
the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based
on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and
the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2847.
You can find the Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which refer to the
Standard Contractual Clauses, at: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/
You can find out more about Googles’ data processing in their privacy policy
at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US.
YouTube-Video-Widget Privacy Policy
We also use the video widget by YouTube on our website. The provider of this
service is the American company Google Inc. The responsible entity for the
European region is the Irish company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House,
Barrow Street Dublin 4, Irland).
Google processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. Google is an
active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the
correct and secure transfer of personal data from EU citizens to the USA. More
information can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.
Additionally, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article
46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template clauses provided
by the EU Commission and are designed to ensure that your data complies with
European data protection standards, even when transferred and stored in third
countries (such as the USA). Through the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the
Standard Contractual Clauses, Google commits to maintaining the European data
protection level when processing your relevant data, even if the data is
stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based on an
implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and the
corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2847.
You can find the Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which refer to the
Standard Contractual Clauses, at: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/
You can find out more about Googles’ data processing in their privacy policy
at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US.
Web Design Introduction
Web Design Privacy Policy
Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: improvement of user experience
📓 Processed data: depends heavily on the services used. Usually, data such as IP address, technical data, language settings, browser version, screen resolution and browser name are processed. You can find more details directly with the respective web design tools.
📅 Storage duration: depends on the tools used
⚖️ Legal bases: Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: improvement of user experience
📓 Processed data: depends heavily on the services used. Usually, data such as IP address, technical data, language settings, browser version, screen resolution and browser name are processed. You can find more details directly with the respective web design tools.
📅 Storage duration: depends on the tools used
⚖️ Legal bases: Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is web design?
We use various tools on our website for the purpose of our web design.
Contrary to common belief, web design is not just about making our website look
nice, but rather also about functionality and performance. But of course, a
good-looking website is also a major goal of professional web design. Web
design is a part of media design and deals with the visual as well as the
structural and functional design of a website. Our aim with our web design is
to improve your experience on our site. In web design jargon, this is called
User Experience (UX) and usability. User Experience entails all impressions and
experiences that website visitors come across on a website. What is more,
usability is part of the User Experience, as it determines how user-friendly a
website is. This includes the clear structuring of content, subpages or
products, along with how quickly and easily the website enables you to find
what you are looking for. In order to offer you the best possible experience on
our website, we also use so-called third-party web design tools. Therefore, all
tools and services that help improve our website’s design are classified under
the category “web design”. This may, for example, include fonts, various
plugins or other integrated web design functions.
Why do we use web design tools?
The way you absorb information on a website depends very much on its
structure, functionality and visual perception. Therefore, good and
professional web design has become increasingly important for us. We are constantly
working on improving our site as a way of further extending our services for
you as a website visitor. Furthermore, a beautiful and functioning website also
has economic advantages for us. Needless to say, you will only visit it and
take advantage of our offers if you feel completely at ease.
What data is stored by web design tools?
When you visit our website, any web design elements integrated into our
pages may process your data. The exact data that is processed depends on the
tools used. Below you can see exactly which tools we use for our website. For
more information about data processing, we recommend you also read the
respective privacy policy of the respective tools. There you can usually find
out which data is processed, whether cookies are used and how long the data is
stored. Moreover, fonts such as Google Fonts, for example, also automatically
transmit information such as your language settings, IP address, browser
version, browser screen resolution and browser name to Google’s servers.
Duration of data processing
Data processing times are very individual and depend on the web design
elements used. For example, when cookies are used, the retention period can be
as little as a minute, but it may also be a few years. Please make yourself familiar
with this topic. You may for example read our general section on cookies as
well as the Privacy Policies of the tools used. There you can likely find out
exactly which cookies are used and what information is stored there. For
example, Google Font files are stored for one year, in order to improve the
loading speed of a website. In principle, data is only kept for as long as is
necessary to provide the service. But legal requirements may require data to be
stored for longer.
Right to object
You also retain the right and the option to revoke your consent to the use
of cookies or third-party providers at any time. You can do this either via our
cookie management tool or via other opt-out functions. You can also prevent
cookies from collecting your data by managing, deactivating or deleting the
cookies in your browser. However, among web design elements (typically fonts)
there is also data that cannot be erased easily. This is the case whenever data
is automatically collected as soon as a page is accessed and then directly
transmitted to a third party (e.g. Google). In these cases, please contact the
support of the respective provider. In the case of Google, you can reach
support at https://support.google.com/?hl=de.
Legal Basis
If you have consented to the use of web design tools, this consent serves as
the legal basis for the relevant data processing. According to Article 6 (1)
(a) GDPR (consent), your consent represents the legal basis for the processing of
personal data, as it may occur when it is collected by web design tools. We
also have a legitimate interest in web design to improve on our website. After
all, only then can we provide you with a beautiful and professional web offer.
The corresponding legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate
interests). However, we strongly want to emphasise once more that we only use
web design tools if you have given your consent.
You can find information on different web design tools – if available – in
the following sections.
Google Fonts Privacy Policy
Google Fonts Privacy Policy
Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: service optimisation
📓 Processed data: data such as IP address, CSS and font requests
You can find more details on this in the Privacy Policy below.
📅 Storage period: Google stores font files for one year
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: service optimisation
📓 Processed data: data such as IP address, CSS and font requests
You can find more details on this in the Privacy Policy below.
📅 Storage period: Google stores font files for one year
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What are Google Fonts?
On our website we use Google Fonts, by the company Google Inc. (1600
Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).
To use Google Fonts, you must log in and set up a password. Furthermore, no
cookies will be saved in your browser. The data (CSS, Fonts) will be requested
via the Google domains fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. According to
Google, all requests for CSS and fonts are fully separated from any other
Google services. If you have a Google account, you do not need to worry that
your Google account details are transmitted to Google while you use Google
Fonts. Google records the use of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) as well as the
utilised fonts and stores these data securely. We will have a detailed look at
how exactly the data storage works.
Google Fonts (previously Google Web Fonts) is a directory with over 800
fonts that Google
provides its users free of charge.
Many of these fonts have been published under the SIL Open Font License license,
while others have been published under the Apache license. Both are free
software licenses.
Why do we use Google Fonts on our website?
With Google Fonts we can use different fonts on our website and do not have
to upload them to our own server. Google Fonts is an important element which
helps to keep the quality of our website high. All Google fonts are
automatically optimised for the web, which saves data volume and is an
advantage especially for the use of mobile terminal devices. When you use our
website, the low data size provides fast loading times. Moreover, Google Fonts
are secure Web Fonts. Various image synthesis systems (rendering) can lead to
errors in different browsers, operating systems and mobile terminal devices.
These errors could optically distort parts of texts or entire websites. Due to
the fast Content Delivery Network (CDN) there are no cross-platform issues with
Google Fonts. All common browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple
Safari, Opera) are supported by Google Fonts, and it reliably operates on most
modern mobile operating systems, including Android 2.2+ and iOS 4.2+ (iPhone,
iPad, iPod). We also use Google Fonts for presenting our entire online service
as pleasantly and as uniformly as possible.
Which data is stored by Google?
Whenever you visit our website, the fonts are reloaded by a Google server.
Through this external cue, data gets transferred to Google’s servers.
Therefore, this makes Google recognise that you (or your IP-address) is
visiting our website. The Google Fonts API was developed to reduce the usage,
storage and gathering of end user data to the minimum needed for the proper
depiction of fonts. What is more, API stands for „Application Programming
Interface“ and works as a software data intermediary.
Google Fonts stores CSS and font requests safely with Google, and therefore
it is protected. Using its collected usage figures, Google can determine how
popular the individual fonts are. Google publishes the results on internal
analysis pages, such as Google Analytics. Moreover, Google also utilises data
of ist own web crawler, in order to determine which websites are using Google
fonts. This data is published in Google Fonts’ BigQuery database. Enterpreneurs
and developers use Google’s webservice BigQuery to be able to inspect and move
big volumes of data.
One more thing that should be considered, is that every request for Google
Fonts automatically transmits information such as language preferences, IP
address, browser version, as well as the browser’s screen resolution and name
to Google’s servers. It cannot be clearly identified if this data is saved, as
Google has not directly declared it.
How long and where is the data stored?
Google saves requests for CSS assets for one day in a tag on their servers,
which are primarily located outside of the EU. This makes it possible for us to
use the fonts by means of a Google stylesheet. With the help of a stylesheet,
e.g. designs or fonts of a website can get changed swiftly and easily.
Any font related data is stored with Google for one year. This is because
Google’s aim is to fundamentally boost websites’ loading times. With millions
of websites referring to the same fonts, they are buffered after the first
visit and instantly reappear on any other websites that are visited thereafter.
Sometimes Google updates font files to either reduce the data sizes, increase
the language coverage or to improve the design.
How can I erase my data or prevent it being stored?
The data Google stores for either a day or a year cannot be deleted easily.
Upon opening the page this data is automatically transmitted to Google. In
order to clear the data ahead of time, you have to contact Google’s support at https://support.google.com/?hl=en-GB&tid=312918534.
The only way for you to prevent the retention of your data is by not visiting
our website.
Unlike other web fonts, Google offers us unrestricted access to all its
fonts. Thus, we have a vast sea of font types at our disposal, which helps us
to get the most out of our website. You can find out more answers and
information on Google Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?tid=312918534.
While Google does address relevant elements on data protection at this link, it
does not contain any detailed information on data retention.
It proofs rather difficult to receive any precise information on stored data by Google.
It proofs rather difficult to receive any precise information on stored data by Google.
Legal basis
If you have consented to the use of Google Fonts, your consent is the legal
basis for the corresponding data processing. According to Art. 6
Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (Consent) your consent is the legal basis for
the processing of personal data, as can occur when it is processed by Google
Fonts.
We also have a legitimate interest in using Google Font to optimise our
online service. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6 para.
1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests). Nevertheless, we only use Google
Font if you have given your consent to it.
Google processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. Google is an
active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the
correct and secure transfer of personal data from EU citizens to the USA. More
information can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.
Additionally, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article
46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template clauses
provided by the EU Commission and are designed to ensure that your data
complies with European data protection standards, even when transferred and
stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through the EU-US Data Privacy
Framework and the Standard Contractual Clauses, Google commits to maintaining
the European data protection level when processing your relevant data, even if
the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based
on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and
the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2847.
You can find the Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which refer to the
Standard Contractual Clauses, at: https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/
You can find more information on which data is generally retained by Google
and what this data is used at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.
Google Fonts Local Privacy Policy
On our website we use Google Fonts, by the company Google Inc. The
responsible entity for the European area is Google Ireland Limited (Gordon
House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland). We have integrated Google fonts
locally, i.e. on our web server and not on Google’s servers. This means that no
connection to Google’s servers and therefore no data transfer or retention take
place.
What are Google Fonts?
Google Fonts was previously called Google Web Fonts. It is an interactive
list with over 800 fonts which Google offer for
free use. With the use of Google Fonts, it is possible to utilise fonts without
uploading them to your own server. In order to prevent any transfer of
information to Google’s servers, we downloaded the fonts to our own server.
This way we can comply with data privacy and do not transmit any data to Google
Fonts.
Online Map Services Introduction
Online Map Services Privacy
Policy Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Improvement of user experience
📓 Processed data: the data that is processed depends heavily on the services used. Usually, it is your IP address, location data, search queries and/or technical data. You can find more details on this under the respective tools used.
📅 Storage duration: depends on the tools used
⚖️ Legal bases: Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: Improvement of user experience
📓 Processed data: the data that is processed depends heavily on the services used. Usually, it is your IP address, location data, search queries and/or technical data. You can find more details on this under the respective tools used.
📅 Storage duration: depends on the tools used
⚖️ Legal bases: Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What are Online Map
Services?
We also use online map services for our website as an extended service.
Google Maps is probably the service you are most familiar with. But there are
also other providers out there that specialise in creating digital maps. These
services allow the display of locations, route maps or other geographical
information directly via our website. Thanks to an integrated map service, you
no longer have to leave our website to e. g. view the route to a location. In
order to ensure that the online map can run on our website, we have integrated
map sections within our HTML code. This way the services can display street
maps, the earth’s surface, or aerial or satellite imagery. If you use the
built-in map service, your data will be transferred to the tool used, where it
will be retained. This may also include your personal data.
Why do we use Online Map Services on our website?
Generally speaking, it is imperative for us to offer you a pleasant time on
our website. Of course, we know that you will most likely only enjoy your time
here if you can easily find your way around and find all the information you
need quickly and easily. Therefore, we decided that an online map system may be
a significant optimisation of our website’s service. After all, you can use the
map system to easily view route descriptions, locations or any other points of
interest – without leaving our site. Needless to say, it is certainly also very
practical that you can easily see where our company headquarters are so that
you can find us quickly and safely. As you can see, there are just a lot of
advantages – and we clearly consider online map services on our website to be
part of our customer service.
What data is stored by Online Map Services?
If you open a page on our website with an online map function installed,
your personal data may be transmitted to the relevant service, where it may be
stored. This usually includes your IP address, which may also be used to
determine your approximate location. In addition to your IP address, data such
as the search terms you entered, as well as your longitude and latitude
coordinates will be stored. If you e. g. enter an address for route planning,
this data will also be stored. This data is not stored by us but instead on the
servers of the integrated tools. You can think of it like this: You may be on
our website, but when you interact with a mapping service, that interaction is
actually happening on their website. Moreover, in order for the service to function
properly, at least one cookie is usually set in your browser. As an example,
Google Maps also uses cookies to record user behaviour, with which it can
optimise its own service and offer personalised advertising. You can find out
more about cookies in our “Cookies” section.
How long and where is the data stored?
Every online map service processes different user data. Provided we have
further information, we will inform you about the duration of data processing
in the corresponding sections on the individual tools below. Generally,
personal data is only retained for as long as is necessary to provide the
service. Google Maps e. g. stores certain data for a specified period of time,
but you must erase other data yourself. At Mapbox, for example, your IP address
is stored for 30 days after which it is deleted. As you can see, each tool
stores data for different lengths of time. We thus recommend you take a closer
look at the privacy policies of the tools used.
The providers may use cookies to store data on your user behaviour in
relation to their map services. You can find more information about cookies in
our “Cookies” section, but in the individual providers’ privacy policies you
can most probably also find out which cookies may be used. In most cases, however,
this is only an indicative list and is not exhaustive.
Right to object
You always have the possibility and the right to access your personal data
and to object to its use and processing. You can also revoke the consent you
gave to us at any time. This is usually easiest through the cookie consent
tool. However, there are other opt-out tools that you can use. You can also
manage, erase or deactivate any cookies set by the used providers yourself with
just a few mouse clicks. However, this may lead to some service functions
stopping to work as usual. It also depends on your browser how you can manage
cookies there. In our “Cookies” section you will find links to instructions of
the most popular browsers.
Legal Basis
If you have agreed to the use of an online map service, the legal basis for
the corresponding data processing is this consent. According to Article 6
Paragraph 1 lit. (consent) this consent is the legal basis for the processing
of personal data as may occur when collected by an online map service.
We also have a legitimate interest in using an online map service to
optimise our service on our website. The corresponding legal basis for this is
Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interests). However, we only use an online
map service if you have given your consent. We definitely wanted to stress this
point once again.
You can find information on specific online map services – if available – in
the following sections.
Google Maps Privacy Policy
Google Maps Privacy Policy
Overview
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: service optimisation
📓 Processed data: data such as entered search terms, IP address as well as latitude and longitude coordinates.
You can find more details on this in the Privacy Policy below.
📅 Storage duration: depending on the retained data
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
👥 Affected parties: website visitors
🤝 Purpose: service optimisation
📓 Processed data: data such as entered search terms, IP address as well as latitude and longitude coordinates.
You can find more details on this in the Privacy Policy below.
📅 Storage duration: depending on the retained data
⚖️ Legal bases: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests)
What is Google Maps?
On our website we use Google Maps of the company Google Inc. (1600
Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). With the use of Google
Maps, we can show you locations in a better way and can therefore adjust our
service to your needs. Due to the utilisation of Google Maps, data gets
transferred to Google and is saved on Google’s servers. In the following, we
want to explain in detail what Google Maps is, why we use this Google service,
what data is stored and how you can prevent this.
Google Maps is an internet maps service of the company Google Inc. With
Google Maps you can search for exact locations of cities, sights,
accommodations or businesses online via a PC, a tablet or an app. If businesses
are represented on Google My Business, the respective location as well as other
information about the company are shown there. In order to show route
directions, a location’s map sections can be integrated in a website through a
HTML-code. Google Maps depicts the earth’s surface as either a road map or as
air and satellite images. Due to the street view and high-quality satellite
images, it is possible for exact representations to be made.
Why do we use Google Maps on our website?
The efforts we make on this page have the goal of giving you a useful and
meaningful experience on our website. Through the integration of Google Maps,
we can offer you essential information on various locations. Therefore, you can
spot our office address with one glance. Furthermore, the route directions
always show you the best and fastest way to us. You can retrieve the route
directions for traveling either by car, by public transport, on foot or by
bike. The integration of Google Maps is a part of our customer service.
What data is stored by Google Maps?
For Google Maps to offer its full services, the company must collect and
store your data. This includes your entered search terms, your IP-address as
well as your longitude and latitude coordinates. When you use the route-planner
function, the entered start address is stored also. However, this data
retention happens on Google Maps‘ websites. We can only inform you about it but
cannot influence it in any way. Since we have included Google Maps on our
website, Google will set at least one cookie (Name: NID) into your browser.
This cookie saves data on your user behaviour. Google primarily uses this data
to optimise ist own services and to provide you with individual, personalised
advertisements.
The following cookies are set in your browser due to the integration of
Google Maps:
Name: NID
Value: 188=h26c1Ktha7fCQTx8rXgLyATyITJ312918534-5
Purpose: Google uses NID in order to adjust advertisments to your Google searches. With the cookie’s help Google “remembers“ your most frequently entered search queries or your previous interaction with ads. That way you always receive customised adertisments. The cookie contains a unique ID, wich Google uses to collect your personal settings for advertising porposes.
Expiration date: after 6 months
Value: 188=h26c1Ktha7fCQTx8rXgLyATyITJ312918534-5
Purpose: Google uses NID in order to adjust advertisments to your Google searches. With the cookie’s help Google “remembers“ your most frequently entered search queries or your previous interaction with ads. That way you always receive customised adertisments. The cookie contains a unique ID, wich Google uses to collect your personal settings for advertising porposes.
Expiration date: after 6 months
Note: We cannot guarantee completeness of the information
on saved data. This is, because especially concerning the use of cookies,
changes can happen anytime. To identify the cookie NID, a test page was
created, to which Google Maps was included.
How long and where is the data stored?
There are Google servers in data centres across the entire planet. However,
most servers are in America. For this reason, your data is widely stored in the
USA. Here you can read in detail about where the Google servers are located: https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/locations/?hl=en
Google distributes data to various data carriers. This makes it possible to
retrieve the data faster and to better protect it from possible attempted
manipulations. Every server has emergency programs. Thus, should for example a
problem with Google’s hardware occur or should a natural disaster impact the
servers, any data will quite certainly stay protected.
Moreover, Google saves some data for a specified period. With some other
data on the other hand, Google only offers the opportunity for deleting it
manually. Furthermore, the company anonymises information (e.g. advertising
data) in server logs, by deleting a part of the IP-address and cookie
information after 9 to 18 months.
How can I erase my data, or prevent data retention?
Due to the automatic delete function for location and activity data, which
was introduced in 2019, information that is used for determining your location
and web or app activity is saved for either 3 or 18 months, depending on your
preferred decision, and is deleted thereafter. Furthermore, it is possible to
delete this data manually from your browser history via your Google account
anytime. If you want to prevent the determination of your location altogether,
you must pause the category “Web and app activity” in your Google account.
Click on “Data and personalisation” and then choose the option “Activity
controls”. Here you can switch the activities on or off.
Moreover, in your browser you can deactivate, delete or manage individual
cookies. This function can differ a little, depending on what browser you are
using. The following instructions will show you how to manage cookies in your
browser:
Chrome: Clear, enable and manage cookies in Chrome
Safari: Manage cookies and website data in Safari
Firefox: Clear cookies and site data in Firefox
Internet Explorer: Delete and manage cookies
Microsoft Edge: Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge
If you generally do not want to permit any cookies, you can set up your
browser in a way that ensures you get informed whenever a cookie is about to be
placed. That way you can decide to either permit or refuse every single cookie.
Please note, that when using this tool, your data may also be stored and
processed outside the EU. Most third countries (including the USA) are not
considered secure under current European data protection law. Data to insecure
third countries must not simply be transferred to, stored and processed there
unless there are suitable guarantees (such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses)
between us and the non-European service provider.
Legal basis
If you have consented to the use of Google Maps, your consent is the legal
basis for the corresponding data processing. According to Art. 6
paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) this consent is the legal basis for
the processing of personal data, as can occur when processed by Google Maps.
We also have a legitimate interest in using Google Maps to optimise our
online service. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6 para.
1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests). Nevertheless, we only use Google
Maps if you have given your consent to it.
Google processes data from you, among other things, in the USA. Google is an
active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which regulates the
correct and secure transfer of personal data from EU citizens to the USA. More
information can be found at https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.
Additionally, Google uses so-called Standard Contractual Clauses (Article
46(2) and (3) GDPR). Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) are template clauses
provided by the EU Commission and are designed to ensure that your data
complies with European data protection standards, even when transferred and
stored in third countries (such as the USA). Through the EU-US Data Privacy
Framework and the Standard Contractual Clauses, Google commits to maintaining
the European data protection level when processing your relevant data, even if
the data is stored, processed, and managed in the USA. These clauses are based
on an implementing decision of the EU Commission. You can find the decision and
the corresponding Standard Contractual Clauses here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2847.
The Google Ads Data Processing Terms, which reference the standard contractual
clauses, can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/en/adsprocessorterms/.
If you want to find out more about Google’s data processing, we recommend
you to read the company’s own Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.
Closing Remarks
Congratulations! If you are reading these lines, you have most likely
familiarised yourself with our entire Privacy Policy – or at least scrolled
down here. As you can see from the scope of our Privacy Policy, we do not take
the protection of your personal data lightly.
We find it important to inform you about the processing of your personal data to the best of our abilities. In doing so, we not only want to tell you which data is processed but also explain to you why we use various software programs. In general, Privacy Policies have very technical and legal jargon. However, since most of you are not web developers or solicitors, we wanted to take a different approach and explain the facts in simple and clear language. Of course, this is not always possible due to the subject matter. Therefore, you can also find a more detailed explanation of the most important terms at the end of the Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about data protection on our website, please do not hesitate to contact us or the responsible body. We wish you all the best and hope to soon welcome you to our website again.
All texts are copyrighted.We find it important to inform you about the processing of your personal data to the best of our abilities. In doing so, we not only want to tell you which data is processed but also explain to you why we use various software programs. In general, Privacy Policies have very technical and legal jargon. However, since most of you are not web developers or solicitors, we wanted to take a different approach and explain the facts in simple and clear language. Of course, this is not always possible due to the subject matter. Therefore, you can also find a more detailed explanation of the most important terms at the end of the Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about data protection on our website, please do not hesitate to contact us or the responsible body. We wish you all the best and hope to soon welcome you to our website again.