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Liability for Contents

As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with § 7 para. 1 TMG (German Telemedia Act) and general laws. According to §§ 8 to 10 TMG, however, we are not obligated as a service provider to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general laws remain unaffected. However, liability in this regard is only possible from the time of knowledge of a specific infringement. Upon becoming aware of such violations, we will promptly remove the content.

Our offer contains links to external websites of third parties over whose contents we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for these external contents. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for the contents of the linked pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking. However, a permanent control of the contents of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a violation of the law. If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such links immediately.

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The content and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law. The reproduction, editing, distribution, and any kind of exploitation beyond the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this page are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Insofar as the content on this page was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. In particular, third-party content is identified as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly. If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such content immediately.

PRIVACY POLICY

We appreciate your interest in BitPointer GmbH and its services. It is essential for us that you can visit our website securely and with a good feeling. Therefore, we place great importance on protecting your privacy and data. In the following, we inform you about the handling of data collected within the scope of our online presence.

Privacy Policy

We are delighted with your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to the management of BitPointer GmbH. The use of the BitPointer GmbH’s websites is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use specific services of our company via our website, processing of personal data might become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary, and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, always occurs in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to BitPointer GmbH. Through this privacy policy, our company seeks to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, through this privacy policy, of the rights to which they are entitled.

BitPointer GmbH, as the data controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, internet-based data transmissions may, in principle, have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, such as by phone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of BitPointer GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy aims to be easily readable and understandable for the public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms in this privacy policy, among others:

  • a)    Personal Data

    Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific features expressing the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

  • b)    Data Subject

    A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

  • c)    Processing

    Processing is any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

  • d)    Restriction of Processing

    Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

  • e)    Profiling

    Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning job performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements of that natural person.

  • f)     Pseudonymization

    Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  • g)    Controller

    Controller or controller for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

  • h)    Processor

    Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

  • i)      Recipient

    Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

  • j)      Third Party

    Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

  • Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her for a specific purpose.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

The controller, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation and other data protection laws applicable in the European Union member states and other regulations with a data protection character, is:

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3. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

The data protection officer of the controller is:

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Any data subject can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with all questions and suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Cookies

The websites of BitPointer GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and saved on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows the visited internet pages and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, BitPointer GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

Through a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. Cookies, as mentioned above, allow us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to enter his access data again each time he visits the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently contradict the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the used internet browser, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

5. Collection of General Data and Information

With each visit to the website of BitPointer GmbH by a data subject or an automated system, a range of general data and information is collected. These general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The following can be recorded: (1) types and versions of browsers used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the subpages accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information serving to avert risks in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

BitPointer GmbH does not draw conclusions about the data subject when using this general data and information. Instead, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website as well as its advertising, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the necessary information for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore evaluated statistically by BitPointer GmbH on the one hand and, on the other hand, with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data from the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

6. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as required by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

When the purpose of storage is no longer applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

7. Rights of the Data Subject

  • a) Right to Confirmation

    Every data subject has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

  • b) Right to Information

    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to obtain information from the data controller at any time free of charge about the personal data stored about them and to receive a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator and regulator have granted the data subject the right to information about the following:

    • the purposes of processing
    • the categories of personal data processed
    • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular for recipients in third countries or international organizations
    • if possible, the envisaged duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
    • the existence of the right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, or restriction of processing by the controller, or the right to object to such processing
    • the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
    • if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data
    • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling according to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

    Furthermore, the data subject has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

    If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

  • c) Right to Rectification

    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement.

    If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

  • d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to request from the controller the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them if one of the following reasons applies and if processing is not necessary:

    • The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
    • The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing is based according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
    • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
    • The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
    • Erasure of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
    • The personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services according to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

    If one of the above reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored by BitPointer GmbH, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of BitPointer GmbH will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

    If personal data has been made public by BitPointer GmbH and our company, as the controller pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR, is obliged to delete the personal data, BitPointer GmbH, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data, as far as processing is not required. The employee of BitPointer GmbH will take the necessary measures on a case-by-case basis.

  • e) Right to Restriction of Processing

    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions applies:

    • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use.
    • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

    If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by BitPointer GmbH, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of BitPointer GmbH will initiate the restriction of processing.

  • f) Right to Data Portability

    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

    Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and if this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

    To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of BitPointer GmbH at any time.

  • g) Right to Object

    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time, to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

    BitPointer GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

    If BitPointer GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to BitPointer GmbH processing for direct marketing purposes, BitPointer GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

    Additionally, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them by BitPointer GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

    To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of BitPointer GmbH or another employee directly. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by automated means using technical specifications.

  • h) Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling

    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

    If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, BitPointer GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

    To exercise rights related to automated decision-making, the data subject may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

  • Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator and regulator, to withdraw consent to the processing

8. Privacy Policy regarding the Use of Google AdSense

The data controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that facilitates the placement of advertising on third-party sites. Google AdSense operates on an algorithm that selects advertisements displayed on third-party sites based on the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows for interest-based targeting of Internet users, implemented through the generation of individual user profiles.

The operator of the Google AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense sets a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. The use of cookies has been explained above. By placing the cookie, Alphabet Inc. can analyze the usage of our website. With each visit to one of the individual pages on this website, operated by the data controller and on which a Google AdSense component is integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google AdSense component to transmit data to Alphabet Inc. for the purpose of online advertising and commission settlement. In the course of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, cookies already set by Alphabet Inc. can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons. A web beacon is a miniature graphic embedded in websites to enable log file recording and log file analysis, allowing for statistical evaluation. Using the embedded web beacon, Alphabet Inc. can recognize whether and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked by the data subject. Web beacons serve, among other things, to evaluate visitor traffic to a website.

Personal data and information, including the IP address, necessary for the collection and billing of displayed advertisements, are transferred to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America via Google AdSense. These personal data are stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may disclose this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

More detailed information on Google AdSense can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/adsense/start/.

9. Privacy Policy regarding the Use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The data controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service that collects, compiles, and evaluates data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service primarily serves to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of online advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The data controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analytics via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is truncated and anonymized by Google when accessing our websites from a member state of the European Union or another contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports showing activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. The use of cookies has been explained above. By placing the cookie, Google enables an analysis of the usage of our website. With each visit to one of the individual pages on this website, operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. In the course of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.

Using the cookie, personal information such as access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject is stored. Each time our websites are visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection, is transferred to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on at the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics through JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person attributable to their sphere of influence, there is the option of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable privacy policies of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

10. Privacy Policy regarding the Use of Google AdWords

The data controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads in both Google search results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables advertisers to specify certain keywords in advance, through which an ad will be displayed in Google search results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and adhering to previously defined keywords.

The operating company for Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on third-party websites and in the search results of the Google search engine, as well as displaying third-party advertising on our website.

If a person affected accesses our website through a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is placed on the person’s information technology system by Google. The use of cookies has been explained above. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and is not used for the identification of the person affected. The conversion cookie tracks whether specific subpages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, were accessed on our website, provided the cookie has not expired. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can determine whether a person affected, who accessed our website through an AdWords ad, generated revenue, i.e., completed a purchase or abandoned it.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. We, in turn, use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us through AdWords ads, i.e., to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the person affected.

Personal information, such as the websites visited by the person affected, is stored through the conversion cookie. Therefore, personal data, including the IP address of the person affected’s internet connection, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America with each visit to our websites. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The person affected can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the person affected’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the person affected has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the person affected must visit the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each internet browser used and make the desired settings there.

Additional information and the applicable privacy policies of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract, the contracting party of which is the data subject, such as in processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. In rare cases, processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our company were injured and his name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh such interests. Such processing operations are particularly allowed to us because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the data controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).

12. Legitimate Interests Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

13. Duration for Which the Personal Data Will Be Stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiration of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract.

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may result from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contractual partner). Occasionally, it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. The non-provision of personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

15. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automatic decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy was created with the assistance of the DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH Privacy Policy Generator in cooperation with Attorney for Data Protection Law Christian Solmecke.