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Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company.

Data protection is of particular importance to the management of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG.

It is generally possible to use the internet pages of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG without providing any personal data. If a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG. Through this Privacy Policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of the rights to which they are entitled by means of this Privacy Policy.

As the controller responsible for processing, Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can fundamentally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example, by telephone.

1. Definitions

The Privacy Policy of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG is based on the terms used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when enacting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our Privacy Policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for both the public and our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance. We use, among others, the following terms in this Privacy Policy:

  1. Personal data

    Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

  2. Data subject

    Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

  3. Processing

    Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

  4. Restriction of processing

    Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

  5. Profiling

    Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

  6. Pseudonymisation

    Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  7. Controller or controller responsible for processing

    Controller or controller responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

  8. Processor

    Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

  9. Recipient

    Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

  10. Third party

    Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

  11. Consent

    Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and address of the controller

2.1

The controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union, and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG
Enscheder Str. 19
48599 Gronau
Germany
Tel.: 02562701060
Email: info@ziegler-treuhand.de
Website: www.ziegler-treuhand.de

2.2

Furthermore, the controller pursuant to Art. 4 (7) is:

Jürgen Oliver Ziegler
Enscheder Str. 19
48599 Gronau
Tel.: 02562701060
Email: info@ziegler-treuhand.de
Website: www.ziegler-treuhand.de

3. Cookies

3.1

The internet pages of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

3.2

Numerous internet pages and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters by which internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited internet pages and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

3.3

Through the use of cookies, Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG can provide more user-friendly services to the users of this website, which would not be possible without the cookie setting.

3.4

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the user's interest. Cookies enable us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website, because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

3.5

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

4.1

The website of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG collects a series of general data and information with each call of the website by a data subject or an automated system. These general data and information are stored in the log files of the server. Collected can be the (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-webpages which are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of an access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

4.2

When using these general data and information, Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore evaluated by Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG statistically and furthermore with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Registration on our website

5.1

The data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the controller by providing personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller results from the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for their own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, for example, a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.

5.2

By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject, the date, and time of registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that only in this way can the misuse of our services be prevented, and this data makes it possible to investigate committed criminal offenses if necessary. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. As a matter of principle, this data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on serves criminal prosecution.

5.3

The registration of the data subject with voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to their nature, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the data stock of the controller.

5.4

The controller shall at any time provide any data subject upon request with information about which personal data relating to the data subject are stored. Furthermore, the controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, provided that no legal storage obligations conflict with this. All employees of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this regard.

6. Subscription to our newsletter (Mailjet)

6.1

On the website of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company's free newsletter (Mailjet). Which personal data are transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter can be found in the input mask used for this purpose.

6.2

Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG informs its customers and business partners about company offers at regular intervals by means of a newsletter. Our company's newsletter can generally only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for newsletter dispatch. For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email serves to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

6.3

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary to be able to trace any (possible) misuse of a data subject's email address at a later date and therefore serves to legally protect the controller.

6.4

The personal data collected during registration for the newsletter are used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, newsletter subscribers could be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as might be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes in technical conditions. No personal data collected within the scope of the newsletter service will be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be canceled by the data subject at any time. Consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for newsletter dispatch can be revoked at any time (Art. 7 (3) GDPR). For the purpose of revoking consent, a corresponding link is provided in each newsletter. Furthermore, it is possible to unsubscribe from newsletter dispatch directly on the controller's website at any time or to inform the controller of this in another way.

6.5

We use Mailjet for sending newsletters. Mailjet is a service of Mailjet GmbH, Alt-Moabit 2, 10557 Berlin, Germany, hereinafter referred to as "Mailjet".

6.6

Mailjet also offers further data protection information at https://www.mailjet.de/privacy-policy/.

6.7

The legal basis for newsletter dispatch and analysis is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

7. Newsletter Tracking

7.1

The newsletters of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows for a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG can see whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject.

7.2

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller to optimize newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled to revoke their separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure in this regard at any time. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. Unsubscribing from the newsletter is automatically interpreted by Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG as a revocation.

8. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

8.1

The controller shall process and store personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

8.2

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal provisions.

9. Rights of the data subject

  1. Right to confirmation, Art. 15 GDPR

    Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

  2. Right to information, Art. 15 GDPR

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain at any time from the controller free information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

    • the purposes of the processing
    • the categories of personal data concerned
    • the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
    • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
    • the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
    • the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
    • where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source
    • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the 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

    Furthermore, the data subject has a right to obtain information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

  3. Right to rectification, Art. 16 GDPR

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

  4. Right to erasure (right to be forgotten), Art. 17 GDPR

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and as long as the processing is not necessary:

    • The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
    • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
    • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
    • The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
    • The personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
    • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

    If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller. An employee of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG will ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

    Where Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG has made the personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR to erase the personal data, Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers which are processing the personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as the processing is not required. The employee of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

  5. Right to restriction of processing, Art. 18 GDPR

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

    • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
    • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

    If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of processing of personal data stored by Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG, he or she may at any time contact an employee of the controller. The employee of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG will arrange for the restriction of processing.

  6. Right to data portability, Art. 20 GDPR

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which he or she has provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

    Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact an employee of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG.

  7. Right to object, Art. 21 GDPR

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

    Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

    Where Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

    In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

  8. Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

    Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject's explicit consent.

    If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is made with the data subject's explicit consent, Ziegler Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. Treuhand KG shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to assert rights concerning automated decisions, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

  9. Right to withdraw data protection consent

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw his or her consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise his or her right to withdraw consent, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

10. Use of Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel)

10.1

This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook/Meta for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

10.2

This allows the behavior of page visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This enables the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.

10.3

The collected data is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so a connection to the respective user profile is possible, and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with Facebook's Data Policy (https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This enables Facebook to place advertisements on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. As the site operator, we have no influence on this use of the data. The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

10.4

We use the extended matching function within the Meta Pixel. Extended matching allows us to transmit various types of data (e.g., place of residence, federal state, postal code, used email addresses, names, gender, date of birth or telephone number) of our customers and interested parties that we collect via our website to Meta (Facebook). By activating this, we can tailor our advertising campaigns on Facebook even more precisely to people who are interested in our offers. In addition, extended matching improves the assignment of website conversions and expands custom audiences. Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing carried out by Facebook after the transfer is not part of the joint responsibility. Our jointly owed obligations have been laid down in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. Data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

10.5

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and
https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Further information on the protection of your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection notices: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .

You can also deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function in the ad settings section at
https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance:
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

11. Integration of YouTube Videos

11.1

We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube".

11.2

We use YouTube in conjunction with the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" feature to show you videos. If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The legal basis can also be Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" feature means that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to the YouTube server when you actually start a video.

11.3

Without this "Enhanced Privacy," a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you access one of our internet pages on which a YouTube video is embedded. This connection is necessary to be able to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least collect and process your IP address, the date and time, and the internet page you visited. In addition, a connection to Google's advertising network "DoubleClick" is established.

11.4

If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.

11.5

For the purpose of functionality and to analyze usage behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your internet browser. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings in your internet browser. Further information on this can be found above under "Cookies". Google provides further information on the collection and use of data as well as your related rights and protection options at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

11.6

We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/interested parties. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.

11.7

In this respect, we point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, particularly in the USA. This may entail increased risks for users, for example, that later access to user data may be more difficult. We also do not have access to this user data. Access is exclusively with YouTube. YouTube's privacy notices can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

11.8

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

12. Legal basis of processing

12.1

Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations in our company for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

12.2

The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.

12.3

In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his or her name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. d GDPR.

12.4

Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are particularly permitted to us because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He was of the opinion that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).

13. Legitimate interests in processing pursued by the controller or a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

14. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract.

15. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data
necessity for the conclusion of the contract
obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data
possible consequences of non-provision

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Non-provision of the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is legally or contractually required or necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the non-provision of the personal data would have.

16. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.


This partially adopted privacy policy was created by the EU LegalTech specialist from Willing & Able, who also developed the system for digital contract signing. The texts of the privacy policy generator were created and published by Prof. Dr. h.c. Heiko Jonny Maniero and lawyer Christian Solmecke. In addition, traffic3.net (sample privacy policy for the Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel)) and the sample privacy policy of the law firm Weiß & Partner partly serve as further sources.

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