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Privacy Policy 

Thank you for visiting our website. In the privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the handling of your data in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 

Controller 

The controller for the data processing described below is named in the legal notice. 

Usage data 

When you visit our websites, our web server temporarily evaluates so-called usage data for statistical purposes in order to improve the quality of our website. This data consists of the following data categories: 

  • the name and address of the requested content, 
  • the date and time of the query, 
  • the amount of data transferred, 
  • the access status (content transferred, content not found), 
  • the description of the used web browser and operating system used, 
  • the referral link, which indicates from which page you reached ours, 

The legal basis for the processing of usage data is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of providing the contents of the website and ensuring a device- and browser-optimised display. 

Storage of IP adresses for security purposes  

In addition, we store the complete IP address transmitted by your web browser with strict purpose limitation for a period of seven days in the legitimate interest of being able to detect, limit and eliminate attacks on our websites. We delete or anonymize the IP address when this period has expired. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. 

Data security 

In order to protect your data as comprehensively as possible from unwanted access, we implement technical and organisational measures. These measures include encryption procedures on our websites. Your data is transferred from your computer to our server and vice versa via the internet using TLS encryption. You can usually recognize this by the fact that the lock symbol in the status bar of your browser is closed and the address line begins with https://. 

Necessary cookies 

We use cookies on our websites, which are necessary for using our websites. 

Cookies are small text files that can be stored on and extracted from your device. There is a difference between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored for more than the duration of the session. 

We do not use these necessary cookies for analysis, tracking or advertising purposes. 

In some cases, these cookies only contain information on certain settings and are not linked to a person. They may also be necessary to enable user guidance, security and operating of the site. 

The legal basis for using these cookies is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. 

You can set your browser to inform you about the use of cookies. You can also delete cookies or prevent the setting of new cookies at any time by using the appropriate browser settings. Please note that if you delete certain cookies, our websites may not be displayed correctly and some functions may no longer be available. 

Consent banner 

We use a consent management platform (consent or cookie banner) on our websites. The processing in connection with the use of the consent management platform and the logging of the settings you have made is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to provide you with our content according to your preferences and to be able to prove your consent(s). The settings you have made, the consents you have given and parts of your usage data are stored in a cookie. This ensures that it is kept for further website visits and that your consents continue to be traceable. You can find more information about this under the section “Necessary cookies”. 

The provider of the consent management platform acts on our behalf and is strictly bound by our instructions (processor). A data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR has been concluded. 

Google Analytics 

We use the web analysis tool “Google Analytics” to design our websites in accordance with the needs of our visitors. Google Analytics creates usage profiles based on pseudonyms. For this purpose, permanent cookies are stored for a maximum of xxx on your device and accessed by us. This allows us to recognise returning visitors and count them as such. 

We are supported by Google Ireland Limited as a processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR when using the Google Analytics service. The data processing by Google may also take place outside the EU or the EEA (especially in the USA). With regard to Google, an adequate level of data protection is ensured due to the adequacy decision (EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework). Google is also obliged to conclude standard contractual clauses with further sub-processors. 

The legal basis for this data processing is your consent if you have given your consent via our consent banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time. To do so, please follow this link and make the appropriate settings via our banner. 

Embedded videos 

On our websites, we embed videos that are not stored on our servers. However, for reasons of data protection, no content from third-party providers is reloaded yet and the third-party provider will not receive any information, when you call up our web pages. 

Only when you give your consent via our consent banner the content of the third-party provider will be reloaded. The third-party provider is therefore able to obtain the information that you have accessed our site as well as the usage data that is technically required in this context. Additionally, the third-party provider is able to implement tracking technologies. We have no influence on the further data processing by the third-party provider. Your consent includes that contents of the third party provider are reloaded. 

The embedding is based on your consent, provided you have given your consent via our consent banner. If data is processed outside the EU or the EEA (in particular in the USA) in this context, we provide information about the level of data protection in the following table. 

Provider Adequate level of data protection Withdrawal of consent
Google (YouTube) For transfers to the U.S., an adequate level of data protection is ensured due to the certification of the provider under the adequacy decision (EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework). If you wish to withdraw your consent, please make the appropriate setting via our banner.

Access protected area 

If you wish to use our access-protected area, prior registration is necessary. 

We only collect the data required for registration and provision of the service. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in our legitimate interest to provide you with the services and information of the access-protected area. 

If we also collect data marked as voluntary, we process this on the basis of your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. To do so, please use the corresponding functions in the access-protected area or contact the e-mail address stated in the imprint. 

If you wish to permanently unsubscribe from our access-protected area (objection), please use the unsubscribe option in the access-protected area or contact the office named in the imprint. 

Storage period 

Unless we have already informed you in detail about the storage period, we delete personal data when they are no longer required for the aforementioned processing purposes and no legitimate interests or other (legal) reasons for storage prevent deletion. 

Data processors 

We share your data with service providers that support us in the operation of our websites and the associated processes as part of data processing on behalf of the controller pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. These are, for example, hosting service providers. Our service providers are strictly bounded by our instructions and are contractually obligated accordingly. 

In the following, we will name the processors with whom we work, if we have not already done so in the above text of the data protection declaration. If data may be processed outside the EU or the EEA in this context, we inform you about this in the following table. 

Processor Purpose Adequate level of data protection
TransIP Webhosting Processing only within EU/EEA

Your rights as a data subject 

When processing your personal data, the GDPR grants you certain rights as a data subject: 

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) 

You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data of you is being processed; if this is the case, you have the right to obtain information about the processed personal data and to receive the information listed in detail in Art. 15 GDPR. 

Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) 

You have the right to request the rectification of any inaccurate personal data relating to you and, where applicable, the completion of any incomplete data, without delay. 

Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) 

You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data without delay, provided that one of the reasons listed in detail in Art. 17 GDPR applies. 

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) 

You have the right to request the restriction of processing, for the duration of the assessment by the controller, if one of the requirements listed in Art. 18 GDPR is met, e.g. if you have objected to the processing. 

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) 

In certain cases, which are listed in detail in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request the transfer of this data to a third party. 

Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 GDPR) 

If the processing of data is based on your consent, you are entitled to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. Please note that the withdrawal of the consent only effective for the future. Processing that took place before the withdrawal is not affected. 

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) 

If data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (data processing for the protection of legitimate interests) or on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR (data processing for the protection of public interests or in the exercise of official authority), you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will then no longer process the personal data unless there are demonstrably compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. 

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR) 

Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection regulations. The right to lodge a complaint can be asserted in particular witha supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the suspected infringement. 

Asserting your rights 

Unless otherwise described above, please contact the controller of the data processing named in the imprint to assert your rights as a data subject. 

Contact details of our data protection officer 

Our external data protection officer will be happy to provide you with information on the subject of data protection under the following contact details: 

datenschutz nord GmbH  
Konsul-Smidt-Straße 88  
28217 Bremen  
Web: https://www.dsn-group.de/ 
E-mail: office@datenschutz-nord.de 

If you contact our data protection officer, please also state the controller for the data processing named in the imprint.