Privacy Notice
Controller The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Cetin Ak
Willy-Brandt-Platz 7
35576 Wetzlar
+49 163 1684249
Your Data Subject Rights You can exercise the following rights at any time under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by contacting us using the details provided:
- Right to access the data we store about you and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
- Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
- Right to erasure of the data we store about you (Art. 17 GDPR),
- Right to restrict data processing if we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
- Right to object to the processing of your data (Art. 21 GDPR),
- Right to data portability, provided you have consented to data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).
If you have given your consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
You can also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the relevant authority in your state of residence or the authority responsible for us as the controller.
A list of supervisory authorities (for the private sector) with addresses can be found here: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Processing Activities
Contacting Us
Nature and Purpose of Processing
Our website provides a contact form that can be used for electronic contact. When a user utilizes this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored.
At the time of submission, the following data is also stored:
- The URL from which the inquiry originated
- Contact can also be made via the provided email addresses. In this case, the personal data transmitted with the email, such as the date and time of sending the email, the email address, IP addresses, and information about the servers involved in the email communication, are stored.
You can contact us via the provided phone numbers. In this case, we collect log data including your phone number and the duration of the call.
Regardless of the communication method chosen, we collect the content of your inquiry. Your data is stored for the purpose of individual communication with you.
Legal Basis
Data processing is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our legitimate interest in processing your data is to enable uncomplicated communication.
If you contact us to request a quote, data processing is carried out to perform pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).
Recipients
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage Duration
Data will be deleted no later than 3 months after processing the contact request.
If a contractual relationship is formed, we are subject to legal retention periods, which generally last for 6 or 10 years due to proper accounting and tax law requirements.
Provision is Required or Necessary
Providing your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide the required data and the reason for the inquiry.
Right to Object
For more information about your right to object, please see the section below regarding Art. 21 GDPR.
Use of Tracking Tool Google Analytics
Nature and Purpose of Processing
If you have given your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 on this website, a web analytics service from Google Ireland Limited (Google Building, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland).
Google Analytics uses cookies that allow analysis of the website usage by you. The collected information is usually transferred to a server of Google in the USA and stored there.
Google Analytics has IP address anonymization enabled by default. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address is shortened by Google within the member states of the EU or the EEA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google according to the information available from Google.
During your visit to our website, your user behavior is recorded in the form of so-called events, such as:
- Page views
- Session starts
- Time spent
- User engagement
- First visit to a website
- Scrolling (when a visitor scrolls 90% to the end of the page)
- Clicks on external links
- Ads viewed or clicked
- Internal searches
- Interaction with video content
- Downloads
- Language settings
Additionally, the following information is collected:
- Your approximate location (region)
- Your IP address (in shortened form)
- Technical information such as browser, internet provider, device, and screen resolution
- The source of your visit (referrer URL), meaning the website or advertising medium through which you arrived at our website
For more information on terms of use and privacy, see: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activities, and provide additional services related to website and internet usage to the website operator.
Legal Basis
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
Recipients
We use technical service providers for the operation and maintenance of our website and for the analysis of cookies, who act as our data processors.
Further recipients of the data include Google Ireland Limited (Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland). Google Ireland Limited uses Google LLC in the USA (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) as a service provider.
Storage Duration
The data we send and associate with cookies will be automatically deleted after: [Please add information].
The maximum lifespan of the Google Analytics cookies is two years. Data that has reached its retention period will be deleted automatically once a month.
Third Country Transfer
Since Google’s headquarters is in the USA, it cannot be excluded that data may be processed on servers in the USA. As a result, there is a risk that your data may be processed by US authorities for control and surveillance purposes without you having any legal remedies. To establish an adequate level of data protection, we have concluded EU Standard Contractual Clauses with Google, which can be viewed here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/eu-c2c/
Withdrawal of Consent
You can withdraw your consent at any time in the cookie settings for future processing.
Additionally, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent data collection by Google Analytics for this website and this browser, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: Browser Add On to Disable Google Analytics.
Information about Your Right to Object Under Art. 21 GDPR
Individual Right to Object
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data that is based on Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision as defined in Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.
If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Recipients of the Objection
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Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adjust this privacy policy to ensure it complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., with the introduction of new services. The new privacy policy will apply to your subsequent visits.
Questions About Data Protection
If you have any questions about data protection, please send an email to the responsible party mentioned above.
Copyright information
This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG – the experts for external data protection officers (version #2024-10-25).
