Information on Data Privacy
We naturally take all data privacy matters very seriously. Protecting the privacy of users on our websites at all times as part of our online offerings is very important for us. If and when users voluntarily provide personal information, it will be processed in accordance with the statutory data protection provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the version applicable since May 25, 2018, and the other statutory data protection provisions, in particular in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG). All data is treated confidentially. This data privacy statement describes in detail how data is handled.

As a matter of principle, we only process personal data of our users insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our contents and services. The processing of personal data of our users is regularly only carried out with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases in which obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.

If you contact us by e-mail, the data you provide voluntarily or necessarily will be stored by us in order to answer your questions or process your other requests. We delete or block the data accruing in this context after the storage is no longer necessary. In deviation from this, data may also be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the person responsible is subject.

If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you may revoke this consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) DSGVO. Such a revocation affects the permissibility of the processing of your personal data after you have expressed it to us.

1. E-mail-contact

1.1 Description and scope of data processing

Contact can be made via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored; in addition to your e-mail address, this usually includes your name and the transmitted message as well as other personal data, in particular data contained in the message or an attached signature. The data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

1.2 Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a and lit. f DSGVO. The processing is based on implied consent and on our legitimate interests.

1.3 Purpose of the data processing    

The processing of personal data serves solely to process the contact. The processing of your e-mail address and – if transmitted – your name is necessary in order to process your enquiry (personalised if necessary) and to prevent misuse and thereby ensure the security of our information technology systems; this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.

1.4 Duration of storage; possibility of revocation

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. 
For personal data sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. You have the option to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by e-mail, he or she can object to the storage of his or her personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case. 

2. Use of cookies

When you visit and use our website, cookies may be stored on your device. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user’s computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on their operating system. This cookie contains a unique character string that allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is accessed again.

Some cookies are essential, meaning they are technically necessary for the operation of our website. Other cookies are used for statistical purposes or to analyze access to our website, or for marketing purposes, or to enable the use of external media. 

The legal basis for processing data when using essential cookies is Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO. For all other cookies, the legal basis is your consent pursuant to Section 25 (1) TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. Where we do not process your data based on your explicit consent, processing of your personal data is carried out only to the extent that it is necessary for the protection of our legitimate interests or those of a third party and provided that such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms requiring the protection of personal data. We use essential cookies only.