Data protection regulations

The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is

Mr. Gavin Thomson
Winterfeldstraße 17
Berlin 10781

Phone: 0174 540 9041
E-mail [email protected]

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer:

  • Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
  • Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g. the supervisory authority in your country of residence or the supervisory authority responsible for us as the controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html .

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Nature and purpose of processing

When you access our website – i.e. if you do not register or submit information – information of a general nature is automatically collected.
This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and similar.

Processing is carried out in particular for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a trouble-free website connection
  • Ensuring the smooth use of our website
  • Analysis of system security and stability and
  • For additional administrative purposes.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person.
Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

Legal basis

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 1 (f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Receiver

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who are commissioned as processors to operate and maintain our website.

Retention period

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.
For data used to provide the website, this is usually the case after the end of the respective session.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required.
However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed.
In addition, individual services may be unavailable or restricted.
For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Cookies

Nature and purpose of processing

Like many other websites, we use so-called “cookies”.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

Cookies provide us with certain information such as IP address, browser type and operating system used.

Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transfer viruses to a computer.
The information contained in cookies enables us to make it easier for you to navigate our website and to display our web pages correctly.

Under no circumstances will the data collected by us be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.

Of course you can also view our website without cookies.
Internet browsers are regularly configured to accept cookies.
In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings.
Please use the help function of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings and note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

Storage duration and cookies used

If you allow us to use cookies via your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

 

In the following sections, we will inform you about how these cookies can (also) affect personal data.

You can delete individual cookies or the entire set of cookies in your browser settings.
There you will also find information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or prevent their storage in advance.
The following links contain the information you need for the respective browser providers:

Registration on our website

Nature and purpose of processing

When registering to use our personalized services, some personal data such as name, address, contact and communication data (e.g. telephone number and e-mail address) are collected.
If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users.
Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data entered during registration at any time.
In addition, we will provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time.

Legal basis

The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of the user’s consent (Art.
6 para.
1 1 (a) GDPR).

If the registration fulfills obligations arising from a contract to which the data subject is a party, or if it serves to carry out pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
6 para.
1 1 (b) GDPR.

Receiver

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who are commissioned as processors to operate and maintain our website.

Retention period

Data processing in this context only takes place with the corresponding consent.
The data will then be deleted, provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to prevent deletion.
To contact us in this regard, please use the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent.
Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our content and services.

Contact form

Nature and purpose of processing

The data you enter will be used for individual communication with you.
A valid e-mail address and your name are required for this communication, which serves to organize your request and the respective subsequent response.
The provision of additional information is optional.

Legal basis

The data entered in the contact form is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art.
6 para.
1 1 (f) GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we would like to make it easy for you to contact us.
The information you provide will be used to process your request and stored for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request a quote, the information from the contact form will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art.
6 para.
1 1 (b) GDPR).

Receiver

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Retention period

The data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the request has been processed.

If we conclude a contract together, we observe the statutory retention periods of the German Commercial Code and delete your data after the respective prescribed periods.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary.
However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for your request.

Use of Google Analytics

Nature and purpose of processing

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: “Google”).
Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

The purposes of data processing are to analyze website usage and to compile reports on website activity.
Other services associated with the use of the website and the internet are provided.

Legal basis

The data is processed on the basis of the user’s consent (Art.
6 para.
1 1 (a) GDPR).

Receiver

The recipient of the data is Google as the processor.
For this purpose, we have concluded a corresponding contract with Google for commissioned data processing.

Retention period

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes.

Third country transfers

Google processes your data in the United States of America and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent.
If you prevent access, this may lead to functional restrictions on the website.

Revocation of consent

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent the transmission of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the plugin available at the following link: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics .

In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages, by clicking on this link which places an opt-out cookie on your device.
This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and for this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Profiling

With the help of the Google Analytics tracking tool, the surfing behavior of website visitors can be evaluated and their respective interests analyzed.
We create a pseudonymous user profile for this analysis.