The responsible party in terms of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), is: Mortimer Barten Eberhardstr. 37 54290 Trier Germany Phone: +49 (0)172 8932745 Email:
Your Data Subject Rights
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided by our data protection officer:
- Information about your data stored by us and its processing,
- Correction of incorrect personal data,
- Deletion of your data stored by us,
- Restriction of data processing, if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations,
objection to the processing of your data by us and - Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us.
If you have given us consent, you can revoke this at any time with effect for the future. You can contact the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time with a complaint. Your competent supervisory authority depends on the federal state of your residence, your work or the alleged violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with address can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Purposes of data processing by the controller and third parties
We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. We do not transfer your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those stated. We will only share your personal data with third parties if:
- you have given your express consent to this,
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you,
- the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation,
the processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.
Collection of general information when you visit our website
When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected by means of a cookie. 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 and the like. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the content of web pages requested by you and is mandatory when using the Internet. In particular, it is processed for the following purposes:
- Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
- Ensuring a smooth use of our website,
- evaluation of system security and stability, and
- for other administrative purposes.
The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest from the aforementioned purposes for data collection. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Recipients of the data are only the responsible body and, if applicable, order processors. Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us, if necessary, in order to optimize our Internet presence and the technology behind it.
Cookies
Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. Through this, we automatically receive certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system and your connection to the Internet. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate your navigation and enable the correct display of our web pages. Under no circumstances will the data we collect 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 set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.
Registration On Our Website
When registering to use our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data such as telephone number and e-mail address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we offer only to registered users. Registered users also have the option, if necessary, to change or delete the data provided during registration at any time. Of course, we will also provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time. We will also be happy to correct or delete this data at your request, provided that there are no legal obligations to retain data. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.
SSL Encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.
Comment Function
When users leave comments on our website, in addition to this information, the time of their creation and the user name previously selected by the website visitor are also stored. This serves our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.
Newsletter
On the basis of your expressly given consent, we will send you our newsletter or comparable information regularly by e-mail to your specified e-mail address. For the receipt of the newsletter, the specification of your e-mail address is sufficient. When registering to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (for example, changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances). For an effective registration we need a valid e-mail address. In order to verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the "double-opt-in" procedure. For this purpose, we log the order of the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation e-mail and the receipt of the response requested herewith. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter and is not passed on to third parties. You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter dispatch at any time. You will find a corresponding link in each newsletter. In addition, you can unsubscribe at any time directly on this website or inform us of your wish to do so using the contact option provided at the end of this privacy policy.
Contact Form
If you contact us by e-mail or contact form regarding questions of any kind, you give us your voluntary consent for the purpose of contacting you. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address. This serves the assignment of the request and the subsequent response to the same. The provision of further data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions. After completion of your request, personal data will be deleted automatically.
Usage Of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (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 web pages, your IP address will be truncated beforehand 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. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information 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 data from Google. The purposes of data processing are to evaluate the use of the website and to compile reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, other related services shall then be provided. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator. 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 collection of 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 browser plugin available under the following link: Browser add on for the deactivation of Google Analytics. ZIn addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by by clicking this link. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This will prevent the collection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)
When our website is displayed, the standard fonts of your device are replaced with fonts. This is done in order to be able to display the text on our customer portal in a more readable and aesthetically pleasing manner. When replacing fonts, we decided on a data protection-friendly solution. We do not integrate external services such as Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts. Instead, we save the fonts to be replaced locally on our server. This has the advantage that when you access our site, your browser does not make a request to external font replacement services and therefore no data, in particular your IP address in connection with the address of our website, is transmitted to third parties.
YouTube
Description of processing
Our website uses services from “YouTube”, a video platform operated by YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter referred to as “YouTube”). YouTube is represented by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. We use YouTube by embedding individual videos from the platform on our website as a so-called iFrame so that they can be played directly on our website. The videos are integrated in the “extended data protection mode” offered on YouTube, i.e. H. No personal data from you will be transferred to Google as long as you do not play the videos. Only when a video is played is data transferred to Google, over which we have no influence. If you play a video embedded there on a subpage of our website, Google will be informed which subpage you visited and which video you watched. If necessary, your IP address will also be transmitted to Google. If you are logged in as a YouTube or Google user, Google assigns this information to your user account. Google saves your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising purposes, market research and/or to tailor Google websites to your needs. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, which you must contact Google directly to exercise. Further information about data protection at Google can be found at www.google.com/intl/de-DE/policies/privacy/.
Purpose
The processing takes place in order to be able to show you videos on our website.
Legal basis
The processing is necessary to protect the overriding legitimate interests of the person responsible (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in the purpose stated in Section 14.2.
Recipients and transmission to third countries
By integrating YouTube, personal data may be transmitted to YouTube LLC or Google. Google also processes your personal data in the USA.
Social Plugins
Social plugins from the providers listed below are used on our websites. You can recognize the plugins by the fact that they are marked with the corresponding logo. Information, which may also include personal data, may be sent to the service provider via these plugins and may be used by the service provider. We prevent the unconscious and unintentional collection and transmission of data to the service provider through a 2-click solution. To activate a desired social plugin, it must first be activated by clicking on the corresponding button. Only this activation of the plugin also triggers the collection of information and its transmission to the service provider. We do not collect any personal data ourselves by means of the social plugins or about their use. We have no influence on what data an activated plugin collects and how it is used by the provider. Currently, it must be assumed that a direct connection to the provider's services is established and that at least the IP address and device-related information is collected and used. There is also the possibility that the service providers try to save cookies on the computer used. Please refer to the data protection information of the respective service provider to find out which specific data is collected and how it is used. Note: If you are logged into Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as a visitor to a particular page. We have integrated the social media buttons of the following companies on our website: FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, WhatsApp.
Facebook Plugins (Like-Buttons etc.)
This website uses plugins of the provider Facebook.com, which are provided by the company Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 in the USA. Users of our website on which the Facebook plugin is installed are hereby informed that a connection to Facebook is established through the plugin, whereby a transmission to your browser is carried out so that the plugin appears on the website.
Furthermore, through its use, data is forwarded to the Facebook servers, which contain information about your website visits to our homepage. For logged-in Facebook users, this results in the usage data being assigned to their personal Facebook account.
As soon as you actively use the Facebook plugin as a logged-in Facebook user (e.g. by clicking the "Like" button or using the comment function), this data is transferred to your Facebook account and published. You can only bypass this by logging out of your Facebook account beforehand.
For further information regarding the use of data by Facebook, please refer to the data protection regulations on Facebook.
SoundCloud
Description of processing
Our website uses services from “SoundCloud”, a platform for audio material operated by SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany. We use SoundCloud by embedding individual audio files or playlists from the platform on our website as a so-called iFrame so that they can be played directly on our website. If you visit a subpage of our website where an audio file is embedded, a connection will be established to the SoundCloud servers and the audio file will be displayed within our website. This tells SoundCloud which website you visited. Your IP address may also be transferred to SoundCloud. When you play an embedded audio file, this information is also shared with SoundCloud. If you are logged in as a SoundCloud user, SoundCloud assigns this data to your user account. Further information about data protection at SoundCloud can be found at soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.
Purpose
The processing takes place in order to be able to integrate playable audio files or playlists from SoundCloud on our website.
Legal basis
The processing is necessary to protect the overriding legitimate interests of the person responsible (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in the purpose stated in Section 18.2.
Recipients
By using the SoundCloud service, personal data may be transmitted to the company SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Spotify
Description of processing
Our website uses plugins from “Spotify”, an audio streaming platform operated by Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You can find an overview of the Spotify plug-ins at: developer.spotify.com We use Spotify by embedding individual audio files, albums or playlists from the platform on our website as a so-called iFrame, so that they can be displayed directly on our website Stream can be played. If you visit a subpage of our website where a Spotify plugin is embedded, a connection will be established to the Spotify servers and the plugin will be displayed within our website. This tells Spotify which website you have visited. If necessary, your IP address will also be transferred to Spotify. When you play an embedded audio file, album or playlist, this information is also passed on to Spotify. If you are logged in as a Spotify user, Spotify assigns this data to your user account. If you do not want Spotify to be able to assign your visit to our pages to your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account. Further information about data protection at Spotify can be found at www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy
Purpose
The processing takes place in order to be able to integrate playable audio files, albums or playlists from Spotify on our website.
Legal basis
The processing is necessary to protect the overriding legitimate interests of the person responsible (Article 6 (1) (F) GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in the purpose stated in Section 18.2.
Recipients and transmission to third countries
By using the Spotify service, personal data may be transmitted to the company Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. Spotify also processes this data on servers outside the EU.
Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection statement will then apply to your next visit.
Questions for the data protection officer
If you have questions about data protection, please write us an email or contact directly the person responsible for data protection in our organization: Mortimer Barten (
