Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
The person responsible for data processing is:
Sabine Toliver
Olpketalstraße 140,
44229 Dortmund
Germany
We are pleased that you are interested in our website. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we will provide you with detailed information about how we handle your data.
1. Access data and hosting
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time you access a website, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offering. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offering in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests. All access data is processed for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out above.
Hosting
The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in forms provided for this purpose on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Israel, United Kingdom, USA.
The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for the transfer to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Union.
2. Data processing for contact and customer communication
Contact
When you contact us, we collect personal data to process your enquiries in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter b of GDPR if you voluntarily provide this to us when contacting us (e.g. via contact form, live chat tool or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. The data collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After your enquiry has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.
After your customer request has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiry of the tax and commercial retention periods in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we will inform you in this declaration.
3. Cookies and other technologies
3.1 General information
In order to make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically saved on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).
Protection of privacy on devices
When using our online offering, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device does not require consent.
For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you may have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your device.
Any subsequent data processing through cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. website preference settings). These technologies collect and process IP addresses, time of visits, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g. information about your preferences). As part of a balancing of interests, this serves the overriding legitimate interests of an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR.
We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.
If you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the privacy policy.
3.2 Use of the Wix Consent Manager Tool to manage consents
We use the Wix Consent Manager Tool on our website to inform you about the cookies and other technologies that we use on our website, as well as to obtain, manage and document your consent to the processing of your personal data by these technologies, if required. This is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter c of GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation under Art. 7 Para. 1 GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data, to which we are subject. The Wix Consent Manager Tool is an offer from Wix.com Ltd., 40 Nemal St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel ("Wix"). After submitting your cookie declaration on our website, the Wix web server stores your IP address, the date and time of your declaration, browser information, language and URL from which the declaration was sent, as well as information on your consent behavior. In addition, a cookie is used that contains the information on your consent behavior. Your data will be deleted after 365 days unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Israel, United Kingdom, USA.
The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for transfers to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: European Union standard data protection clauses.
3. Cookies and other technologies
3.1 General information
In order to make visiting our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically saved on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies).
Protection of privacy on devices
When using our online offering, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device does not require consent.
For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information in your device or access to information that is already stored in your device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you may have given will remain in effect until you adjust or reset the respective settings on your device.
Any subsequent data processing through cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. website preference settings). These technologies collect and process IP addresses, time of visits, device and browser information, and information about your use of our website (e.g. information about your preferences). As part of a balancing of interests, this serves the overriding legitimate interests of an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR.
We also use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this data protection declaration.
If you have consented to the use of the technologies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the privacy policy.
3.2 Use of the Wix Consent Manager Tool to manage consents
We use the Wix Consent Manager Tool on our website to inform you about the cookies and other technologies that we use on our website, as well as to obtain, manage and document your consent to the processing of your personal data by these technologies, if required. This is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter c of GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation under Art. 7 Para. 1 GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data, to which we are subject. The Wix Consent Manager Tool is an offer from Wix.com Ltd., 40 Nemal St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel ("Wix"). After submitting your cookie declaration on our website, the Wix web server stores your IP address, the date and time of your declaration, browser information, language and URL from which the declaration was sent, as well as information on your consent behavior. In addition, a cookie is used that contains the information on your consent behavior. Your data will be deleted after 365 days unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR or we reserve the right to use the data in any other way that is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Israel, United Kingdom, USA.
The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for transfers to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.
There is no adequate decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: European Union standard data protection clauses.
4. Use of cookies and other technologies for web analysis and advertising purposes
We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR. Once the purpose no longer applies and we no longer use the respective technology, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. You can find more information about your revocation options in the "Cookies and other technologies" section. You can find more information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, in the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.
5.2 Our online presence on Instagram (by Meta)
If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a of GDPR, when you visit our online presence on the social media mentioned above, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which user profiles will be created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are usually used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options to protect your privacy, please refer to the providers' data protection notices linked below. If you still need help with this, you can contact us.
Instagram (by Meta) is an offering from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. Data processing when visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. You can find more information (information on insights data) here.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined that there is an adequate level of data protection: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.
The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for transfers to third countries, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision from the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.
6. Contact options and your rights
6.1 Your rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
according to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
according to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
according to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary
to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
to fulfill a legal obligation;
for reasons of public interest or
to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
according to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, provided that
you dispute the accuracy of the data;
the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it;
we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or
you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another responsible party;
in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or place of work or our company headquarters for this purpose.
Right of objection
If we process personal data as explained above in order to protect our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have a right of objection if there are reasons arising from your particular situation.
After exercising your right of objection, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
This does not apply if the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose
6.2 Contact options
If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data, revocation of consent granted or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.