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DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS OF TEXSIB GMBH, 02736 BEIERSDORF

Your trust in the correct handling of your data is an important prerequisite for the success of our offer. Your data is processed in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. With this data protection declaration, we would like to inform you about how your data is processed when you use our website and other offers.

This privacy policy applies regardless of the domains, systems, platforms and end devices used by us on which our services are offered.

Disclaimer:

Please note that this document has been translated from the original German text. We have taken great care to provide an accurate translation, however, in the case of any discrepancies or inconsistencies between the two versions, the original German version shall prevail as the definitive and binding text. We do not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or misunderstandings that may arise from the translation. We recommend that users consult the original German version for reference and in legal matters.

 

  • Who is responsible for data processing and who can I contact?

The controller / responsible body is:

Name/Fa.:                              TEXSIB GmbH

Street no:                               Löbauer Straße 41

Zip code, City, Country:     02736 Beiersdorf, Deutschland

Telephone number:            035872/374-0

Webseite:                              https://www.texsib.com

E-mail address:                   datenschutz@texsib.com

  • Legal basis of the processing

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis (consent).

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR constitutes the legal basis for the processing (contractual purpose). This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR is the legal basis (legal obligation).

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(d) GDPR serves as the legal basis (protection of vital interests).

If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR constitutes the legal basis for the processing (balancing of legitimate interests). The legitimate interest of our company lies in the performance of our business activities.

  • Processing of access data and log files

Our website is designed in such a way that personal data is only requested when it is really necessary. You can stop using our website at any time by closing the browser or accessing another website.

When you use our website, we collect and use access data/log files such as the

– Name of your Internet service provider,
– the page from which you are visiting us or the name of the requested file,
– Date and time of the request,
– amount of data transferred,
– Message indicating whether the retrieval was successful,
– the incomplete IP address (first three blocks of digits) of the requesting computer,
– referring URLs,
– browser types used,
– operating systems used.

This data is processed for the purpose of enabling the use of the website (connection establishment), system security, technical administration of the network infrastructure and optimization of the website, thus on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR and for the protection of users and against other unauthorized use. GDPR and for the protection of users and against other unauthorized use. This data is not passed on to third parties or analyzed in any other way. A personal user profile is not
created. 

  • Processing of personal data in the context of contractual and own services

Personal data is also processed if you provide it, for example, when requesting samples, registering for our newsletter, asking questions via contact or by e-mail or used for services and own advertising purposes.

When you send a contact request, personal data such as IP address, surname, first name, interest, address, contact data (e-mail, telephone numbers) and possibly location data are collected through your entries for the execution of a legal transaction/contract fulfillment. Exactly which data is collected can be easily traced using the respective input masks. Any
customer account can be deleted at any time by unsubscribing or sending us a message. The data provided will be stored by us and used to process the desired legal transaction. We use the data provided by you without your separate consent exclusively for the necessary fulfillment and processing of the services offered, for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit b. GDPR.

Once the services have been completed, your data will be blocked for further use and deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law, unless you have expressly consented to the further use of your data or there is another legal justification.

Personal data is also processed when you subscribe to our newsletter. The data you provide for the newsletter (e.g. name and e-mail address) will be used by us for our own advertising purposes as well as for further electronic notifications with advertising information about our products, offers, promotions and our company for our newsletter after you have expressly consented to this.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via a link provided in the newsletter e-mail or by sending us a corresponding message, thereby revoking your consent. After you have unsubscribed, your e-mail address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list immediately.

The newsletter we send contains a so-called pixel tag, which is used to collect technical information such as IP address, browser, operating system, retrieval, retrieval time and links clicked on when the customer opens the newsletter. This information is used for technical improvement and better customization of our newsletter service for customers.

For inquiries to us via contact form, e-mail or live chat, personal data will be processed for the processing of contact requests and their handling in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR is processed.

The data collected when using the contact form can be seen from the contact form or depends on your message by email or live chat. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration.

Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, provided you wish this and there are no legal obligations to retain the data.

For our own advertising purposes, we reserve the right on the basis of legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. GDPR, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address, your e-mail address and – if we have received additional information from you as part of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, year of birth and your professional, industry or business name in summarized lists and to use them to send you interesting offers and information about our products. You can object to the storage and use of your data for this purpose at any time by sending us a message.

We use the data provided by you without your separate consent exclusively for the necessary fulfillment and processing of the services offered and on the basis of legitimate interests. Once the services have been fully processed, your data will be blocked for further use and deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law, unless you have expressly consented to the further use of your data or there is another legal justification.

The user will be informed transparently about the scope of any consent to be granted in connection with the registration for the respective service and the consent will be logged. The content of the consent given is made available to the user within the service for retrieval. If you do not give your consent, we ask for your understanding that you may not be able to participate in the respective service.

 

  • Use of cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages out of legitimate interest. These are small text files that are stored on your end device.

Cookies can be transmitted to a website when it is accessed and thus enable the user to be identified. Cookies help to simplify the use of websites for users. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser. Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Cookies that have been set can be deleted. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality, in particular the ordering of products on our website, may be restricted. We use the “Real Cookie Banner” consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at

<a href=”https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/” rel=”noreferrer” target=”_blank”>https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/</a>.

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

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

 

  • Note on web analysis services

On the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, we use the following web analysis services to analyze and optimize our offers:

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by clicking on the following link.

Download and install the browser plugin. (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de)

As an alternative to the browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that prevents the collection by Google Analytics within this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again): Deactivate Google Analytics

The website uses Facebook, Facebook marketing due to our legitimate interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer and for these purposes the so-called “Facebook pixel” of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are resident in the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”).

Facebook is certified under the so-called Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

With the help of the Facebook pixel, it is possible for Facebook to determine the visitors of our online offer as a target group for the display of ads (so-called “Facebook ads”). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to display the Facebook ads placed by us only to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited) that we transmit to Facebook (so-called “custom audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interest of users and are not annoying. With the help of the Facebook pixel, we can also track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so- called “conversion”).

The Facebook pixel is integrated directly by Facebook when you visit our website and can store a so-called cookie, i.e. a small file, on your device. If you subsequently log in to Facebook or visit Facebook while logged in, the visit to our online offer will be noted in your profile. The data collected about you is anonymous to us, so it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and can be used by Facebook and for its own market research and advertising purposes. If we transmit data to Facebook for matching purposes, this data is encrypted locally in the browser and only then transmitted to Facebook via a secure https connection. The sole purpose of this is to establish a comparison with the data that is also encrypted by Facebook.

Furthermore, when using the Facebook pixel, we use the additional function “extended matching” (where data such as telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or Facebook IDs of users) to create target groups (“Custom Audiences” or “Look Alike Audiences”) are transmitted to Facebook (encrypted). Further information on “extended matching”:

https://www.facebook.com/business/help/611774685654668).

The processing of data by Facebook takes place within the framework of Facebook’s data usage policy. Accordingly, general information on the display of Facebook ads can be found in Facebook’s data usage policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. Specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works can be
found in Facebook’s help section:

https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616.

You can object to the collection by the Facebook pixel and use of your data to display Facebook ads. To set which types of ads are displayed to you within Facebook, you can go to the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions on the settings for usage-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. The settings are platform-
independent, i.e. they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

You can also object to the use of cookies for reach measurement and advertising purposes via the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative
(http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and additionally the US website
(http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website
(http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/).

 

  • General information on the use of Facebook, Google +1, Twitter and
    Instagram

On the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, we use the following plugins to analyze and optimize our offers:

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) from the social networks Facebook and Google+, the microblogging services Twitter and Instagram. These services are offered by the companies Facebook Inc, Google Inc, Twitter Inc and Instagram LLC (“providers”).

Facebook is operated by Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). An overview of the Facebook plugins and their appearance can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins

Google+ is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). An overview of the Google plugins and their appearance can be found here: https://developers.google.com/+/web/

Twitter is operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Twitter”). An overview of the Twitter buttons and their appearance can be found here: https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons

Instagram is operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”). An overview of the Instagram buttons and their appearance can be found here: http://blog.instagram.com/post/36222022872/introducing-instagram-badges

When you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of Facebook, Google, Twitter or Instagram. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by the respective provider and integrated into the page. By integrating the plugins, the providers receive the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a profile or are not currently logged in. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a server of the respective provider in the USA and stored there.

If you are logged in to one of the services, the providers can directly associate your visit to our website with your profile on Facebook, Google+, Twitter or Instagram. If you interact with the plugins, for example the “Like” button, the “+1” button, the If you click on the “Tweet” or “Instagram” button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a server of the provider and stored there. The information is also stored on the social network, on your Twitter or Instagram account. Instagram account and displayed there to your contacts. The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the providers’ data protection notices.

Data protection information from Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Data protection information from Google: htttp://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html

Data protection information from Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy

Data protection information from Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

If you do not want Google, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to assign the data collected via our website directly to your profile in the respective service, you must log out of the respective service before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with the script blocker “NoScript” (http:/ noscript.net/).

 

  • Third-party services and content, transfer and transmission of data

On the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, we use third-party services to analyze and optimize our offers. In these cases, the third-party providers can perceive the IP address of the users of the third-party content or this is necessary for the implementation of the third-party providers’ offers. The third-party providers used may also use pixel tags to evaluate information about visitor traffic and use it for statistical or marketing purposes. This information can also be stored in cookies and on users’ end devices. These cookies may then contain technical information on the browser used, operating system, time of visit and other information on the use of our website and may be linked to this information from other sources.

On the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, we also use various service providers to fulfill our contracts. These include, in particular, payment processors, credit rating services, assembly and shipping service providers and freight forwarders.

If you use the payment services of third parties (in particular PayPal), the respective terms and conditions and data protection notices of these payment providers apply.

When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “purchase on account” via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, as part of the payment processing. PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “purchase on account” via PayPal. PayPal uses the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. Among other things, address data is included in the calculation of the score values. Further data protection information, including information on the credit agencies used, can be found in PayPal’s privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

 

  • Data security

In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to ensure the accuracy of the data and to ensure the legitimate use of the data, we have implemented technical and organizational procedures to secure and protect the data we collect online. We use technical and organizational measures to secure our website and other systems against loss, destruction, access, modification or dissemination of your data by unauthorized persons.

Data is transmitted between your browser and our server in encrypted form. Your personal data is encrypted during any order process and transmitted over the Internet using SSL encryption.

 

  • Contact options

If a contact form is available on our website, this can be used to contact us electronically. Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided. If the data subject contacts us via one of these channels, the personal data transmitted by you will be stored automatically. The data is stored solely for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. The data will not be passed on to third parties.

 

  • Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose of storage. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject.

As soon as the storage purpose no longer applies or a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned regulations expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted.

 

  • Rights of the data subject

Every data subject has the right of access under Article 15 GDPR, the right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR, the right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR, the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR, the right to object under Article 21 GDPR and the right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR. The restrictions under Sections 34 and 35 BDSG apply to the right of access and the right to erasure. In addition, there is a right of appeal to a competent data protection supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR in conjunction with Section 19 BDSG).

You can withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. This also applies to the revocation of declarations of consent given to us before the General Data Protection Regulation came into force, i.e. before May 25, 2018. Please note that the revocation is only effective for the future. Processing that took place before the withdrawal is not affected.

 

Right to object pursuant to Article 21 GDPR

    1. Individual right of objection

    You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) GDPR (data processing in the public interest) and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests).

    If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

    2. Right to object to the processing of data for direct marketing purposes

    In individual cases, we process your personal data for the purpose of direct advertising. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising.

    If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

    Right to information

    You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you can request the following information from the controller:

    1. the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
    2. the categories of personal data that are processed;
    3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
    4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specificinformation on this is not possible, criteria for determining the duration of storage;
    5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
    6. the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
    7. all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
    8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

    You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

    Right to rectification

    You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller must make the correction without delay.

    Right to restriction of processing

    You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:

    1. if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
    2. the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
    3. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
    4. if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.

    If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may only be processed – apart from being stored – with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

    Right to erasure

    You have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

    1. The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
    2. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
    3. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
    4. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
    5. The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
    6. The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

    If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR, it shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data.

    The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary

    1. to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    2. for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
    3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;
    4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in para. 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
    5. for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

    Right to information

    If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right vis-à-vis the controller to be informed about these recipients.

    Right to data portability

    You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where

    1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
    2. the processing is carried out using automated procedures.

    In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be impaired by this.

    The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

    Right of objection

    You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.

    The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

    If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

    If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

    You have the option, in connection with the use of information society services – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.

    Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

    You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

    Automated decision in individual cases including profiling

    You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

    1. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
    2. is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
    3. with your express consent.

    However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

    With regard to the cases referred to in a. and c., the data controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

    Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

    Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

    The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.

    • Disclosure of data to third parties

    Data will not be passed on to third parties for commercial or non-commercial purposes other than those described in this data protection declaration – not even in excerpts. Anything else only applies if you have given your express consent or if the data transfer is justified on the basis of the applicable legal provisions. A comparison with other databases does not take place.

    • Duration of storage of personal data

    We process and store your personal data as long as it is necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations. Personal data is therefore stored for the duration of the respective statutory retention period. If the data is no longer required for the fulfillment of contractual or legal obligations, it is regularly deleted, unless its – temporary – further processing is necessary for the following purposes:

    Fulfillment of retention obligations under commercial and tax law: The German Commercial Code (HGB) and the German Fiscal Code (AO) should be mentioned in particular. The retention and documentation periods specified there are two to ten years.

    Preservation of evidence within the framework of statutory limitation periods. According to §§195ff. of the German Civil Code (BGB), these limitation periods can be up to 3o years, whereby the regular limitation period is 3 years.

    • Questions and tips

    If you have any further questions about data protection with regard to our offers and services, you can contact us via the e-mail addresses provided. We will then try to answer your questions and dispel any concerns you may have.

    The version of the data protection declaration available online at the time of your visit always applies to the use of our website. We reserve the right to amend this data protection declaration at any time in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. You should therefore visit our website regularly and take note of any changes.

    • Retrievability of the privacy policy

    You can call up and print out the current version of this data protection declaration under the “Data protection” link.

    Status May 2018