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Privacy Policy

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

Ekrem Toumpar, Phereclus International GmbH, Grafenberger Allee 368, D-40235 Düsseldorf

Your Data Subject Rights

At any time, you can exercise the following rights by contacting our data protection officer using the contact details provided:

  • Information about your data stored with us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • Correction of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • Deletion of your data stored with us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • Objection to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR), and
  • Data portability if you have consented to data processing or have entered into 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 also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, e.g., the supervisory authority of your place of residence or the authority responsible for us.

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

Type and Purpose of Processing:

When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information, general information 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.

In particular, they are processed for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
  • Ensuring smooth use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability, as well as
  • for further administrative purposes.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us if necessary, to optimize our Internet presence and the technology behind it.

Legal Basis:

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage Duration:

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of collection. For data serving the provision of the website, this is generally the case when the respective session has ended.

Provision Prescribed or Necessary:

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 and services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Comment Function

Type and Purpose of Processing:

When users leave comments on our website, the time of their creation and the user name previously chosen by the website visitor are also stored in addition to these details. This serves our security since we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.

Legal Basis:

The processing of the data entered as a comment is carried out on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the comment function, we want to enable you to interact easily. The information provided will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage Duration:

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of collection. This is generally the case when communication with the user has been completed and the company can infer from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified.

Provision Prescribed or Necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our comment function.

Contact Form

Type and Purpose of Processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this, providing a valid email address and your name is required. This serves to assign the request and subsequently answer it. The provision of further data is optional.

Legal Basis:

The processing of the data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we want to make it easy for you to get in touch with us. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the data entered into the contact form will be carried out to perform pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage Duration:

Data will be deleted at the latest 6 months after the inquiry has been processed.

If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data after these periods have expired.

Provision Prescribed or Necessary:

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

Use of Script Libraries (Google Webfonts)

Type and Purpose of Processing:

To display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) on this website to display fonts.

Google’s privacy policy for the library operator can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Legal Basis:

The legal basis for the integration of Google Webfonts and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipients:

Calling script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. It is theoretically possible – but currently unclear if and for what purposes – that the operator, in this case Google, collects data.

Storage Duration:

We do not collect personal data by integrating Google Webfonts.

Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Third Country Transfer:

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

Provision Prescribed or Necessary:

The provision of personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without it, proper display of content may not be possible with standard fonts.

Revocation of Consent:

To display content, the programming language JavaScript is regularly used. You can object to data processing by disabling JavaScript execution in your browser or installing a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Use of Google Maps

Type and Purpose of Processing:

We use Google Maps on this website. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”). This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function.

Further information about data processing by Google can be found in Google’s privacy policy: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. In the privacy center, you can also change your personal privacy settings.

Detailed instructions on managing your own data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Legal Basis:

The legal basis for the integration of Google Maps and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipients:

By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged into Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account.

If you do not want the assignment in your Google profile, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or tailoring its website to your needs. Such evaluation is carried out (even for users not logged in) to provide tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right to object to the creation of these user profiles, which you must exercise by contacting Google.

Storage Duration:

We do not collect personal data by integrating Google Maps.

Third Country Transfer:

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

Revocation of Consent:

If you do not want Google to collect, process, or use data about you via our website, you can deactivate JavaScript in your browser settings. In this case, however, you cannot use our website or only to a limited extent.

Provision Prescribed or Necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. If you block access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Embedded YouTube Videos

Type and Purpose of Processing:

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the respective plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter “YouTube”). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube can be found in the provider’s privacy policies. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Google processes your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Legal Basis:

The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipients:

Accessing YouTube automatically triggers a connection to Google.

Storage Duration and Revocation of Consent:

If you have deactivated cookie storage for the Google Ads program, you will not have to expect such cookies even when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block cookie storage in your browser.

Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Third Country Transfer:

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

Provision Prescribed or Necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. If you block access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions for the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (version #2019-04-10).