Data protection

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG. It is generally possible to use the Internet pages of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. Furthermore, data subjects will be informed of their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG, as the controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

  1. DEFINITIONS

The data protection declaration of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG is based on the terms used by the European Directive and Regulation Giver in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use, among other things, the following terms in this data protection declaration:

  1. A) PERSONAL DATA

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). A natural person shall be considered identifiable if they 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 characteristics which are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

  1. B) DATA SUBJECT

Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller

  1. C) PROCESSING

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

  1. D) RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

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

  1. E) PROFILING

Profiling means 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 analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

  1. F) PSEUDONYMISATION

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

  1. G) CONTROLLER OR CONTROLLER RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING

Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, 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 laid down 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.

  1. H) PROCESSOR

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

  1. I) RECIPIENT

Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

  1. 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 authorised to process personal data.

  1. K) CONSENT

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.

  1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CONTROLLER

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG
Hauptstraße 28
15806 Zossen
Tel.: 033769 – 410960
E-mail: info@mitteldeutscheenergie.de
Website: www.mitteldeutscheenergie.de

  1. COOKIES

The Internet pages of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG use cookies. Cookies are text files which are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous 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 string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A particular Internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

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

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the interests of the user. Cookies enable us, as already mentioned, 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 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 object to 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 Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable under certain circumstances.

  1. COLLECTION OF GENERAL DATA AND INFORMATION

The website of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The following can be recorded: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites which are 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 which serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG both statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

  1. CONTACT POSSIBILITY VIA THE INTERNET PAGE

Due to legal regulations, the website of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

  1. ROUTINE DELETION AND BLOCKING OF PERSONAL DATA

The controller shall process and store personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or insofar as this has been provided for by the European Directive and Regulation Giver or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation Giver or another competent legislator expires, the personal data shall be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

7. RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT

  1. A) RIGHT TO CONFIRMATION

Every data subject has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation Giver to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

  1. B) RIGHT TO INFORMATION

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation Giver to obtain at any time, free of charge, from the controller information on the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European Directive and Regulation Giver has granted the data subject access to the following information: the processing purpose the categories of personal data processed the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular to recipients in third countries or to international organisations if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information on the origin of the data the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and — at least in these cases — meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

  1. C) RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation Giver to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration, taking into account the purposes of the processing. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact an employee of the controller.

  1. D) RIGHT TO ERASURE (RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN)

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand from the controller that the personal data concerning them be deleted immediately, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary: The personal data have been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary. The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 letter a GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing. The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR. The personal data have been processed unlawfully. The deletion of the personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the controller is subject. The personal data were collected in relation to services offered by the information society pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR. If one of the aforementioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to arrange for the deletion of personal data stored at MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately. If the personal data have been made public by MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG and our company is obliged to delete the personal data pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR as the controller, MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform other data controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested these other data controllers to delete all links to these personal data or copies or replications of these personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The employee of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

  1. E) RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met: The accuracy of the personal data is disputed by the data subject, for a period that enables the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data. The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses the deletion of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data. The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs them for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims. The data subject has lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh those of the data subject. If one of the aforementioned conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored at MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG will arrange for the restriction of processing.

  1. F) RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them, which have been provided to a controller by the data subject, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that the processing is based on the consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 letter a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter b GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, 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, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 para. 1 GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transferred directly from one controller to another, insofar as this is technically feasible and insofar as this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons. To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG at any time.

  1. G) RIGHT TO OBJECT

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 letters e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. In the event of an objection, MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG processes personal data for the purpose of direct advertising, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG processing for the purposes of direct advertising, MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is carried out at MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG directly or another employee. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of services of the information society, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

  1. H) AUTOMATED DECISIONS IN INDIVIDUAL CASES INCLUDING PROFILING

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, 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, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorised by Union or member state law to which the controller is subject and that law contains appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, MdE-Mitteldeutsche Energie KG shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, which shall include at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to state their own position and to challenge the decision. If the data subject wishes to assert rights with regard to automated decisions, they may contact an employee of MdE – Mitteldeutsche Energie KG responsible for processing at any time.

  1. I) RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

  1. DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS ON THE USE AND APPLICATION OF ANALYSIS TOOLS AND ADVERTISING
  1. A) GOOGLE ANALYTICS (WITH ANONYMISATION FUNCTION)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. A web analytics service collects, among other things, data on which website a data subject has come to a website from (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website have been accessed or how often and for how long a subpage has been viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimise a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising. The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analytics via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, Google shortens and anonymises the IP address of the internet connection of the data subject when access to our websites is from a member state of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website. Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyse the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains 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 to enable commission settlements. By means of the cookie, personal information, such as the access time, the location from which an 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 internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programmes. Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is regarded by Google as an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later time, 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 within their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on. Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

  1. B) GOOGLE ANALYTICS REMARKETING

Our website uses the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This function makes it possible to link the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords. In this way, interest-based, personalised advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behaviour on one end device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC). If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browser history to your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalised advertising messages can be displayed on every end device on which you log in with your Google account. To support this function, Google Analytics collects google-authenticated IDs of users that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data in order to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising. You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalised advertising in your Google account; to do this, follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/. The summary of the collected data in your Google account is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent, which you can give or withdraw from Google (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). For data collection processes that are not merged into your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merging), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymised analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes. Further information and the data protection provisions can be found in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

  1. C) GOOGLE ADWORDS AND GOOGLE CONVERSION TRACKING

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). As part of Google AdWords, we use conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the internet browser stores on the user’s computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. Customers see the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. The storage of “conversion cookies” is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. More information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

  1. D) USE OF ANALYTICAL DATA FROM META (FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM)

We use advertisements on the Facebook and Instagram (Meta) platforms to increase traffic to our website mitteldeutscheenergie.de. As part of these advertising measures, Meta provides certain analytical data that help us to evaluate and optimize the effectiveness of our campaigns. This data includes, for example, information about how many people have seen our ads, clicked on them, or visited our website. All data is provided by Meta in aggregated form and does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individual persons. In addition, we use Meta cookies to enable better tracking of interactions between our ads and our website. Meta cookies store information about your user behavior, such as page views or clicks, and help us to make our advertising measures more targeted. These cookies are only set with your consent, which you can give when visiting our website via the cookie banner. We use this information exclusively to improve our advertising measures and to offer users a better experience on our website. Your privacy is our top priority. Therefore, the processing of this data takes place in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, including the GDPR. Further information on how Meta processes data can be found in the Meta Privacy Policy.

  1. PLUGINS AND TOOLS
  1. A) GOOGLE WEB FONTS

This page uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used. Further information on 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/.

  1. B) GOOGLE MAPS

This page uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transmission. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easier to find the places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

  1. LEGAL BASIS OF PROCESSING

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, in processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the 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 were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third parties. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f 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 protect 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 them. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

11. LEGITIMATE INTERESTS IN THE PROCESSING PURSUED BY THE CONTROLLER OR A THIRD PARTY

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

12. DURATION FOR WHICH THE PERSONAL DATA IS STORED

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

13. LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL DATA; NECESSITY FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONTRACT; OBLIGATION OF THE DATA SUBJECT TO PROVIDE THE PERSONAL DATA; POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF NON-PROVISION

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data, which must then be processed by us. The data subject is obliged, for example, to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Prior to the provision of personal data by the data subject, 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 what consequences the non-provision of the personal data would have.

14. EXISTENCE OF AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling. This privacy policy was created by the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which operates as an external data protection officer in Neu-Ulm.