top of page

DATA PROTECTION

Responsible in terms of data protection laws, especially the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is: Spase Kulevski

Your Data Subject Rights You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our Data Protection Officer using the contact details provided:

​

  • Access your stored data and information about its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),

  • Rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),

  • Erasure of your stored data (Art. 17 GDPR),

  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),

  • Object to the processing of your data by 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 consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You can always file a complaint with a supervisory authority, for example, with the supervisory authority of your place of residence or with 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.

​

Cookies Type and Purpose of Processing: Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. This allows us to obtain certain data.

The following data described below is technically necessary for us to display our website and to ensure stability and security and must therefore be processed by us. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR:

​

  • IP address

  • Date and time of the request

  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

  • Content of the request (specific page)

  • Access status/HTTP status code

  • Each transmitted data volume

  • Previous page visited

  • Browser

  • Operating system

  • Language and version of the browser software

 

Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transmit viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate your navigation and enable the correct display of our websites. Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent. You can, of course, view our website without cookies in principle. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. Generally, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use your internet browser's help functions to learn how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

​

Storage Duration and Used Cookies: If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

If these cookies (also) affect personal data, we will inform you about this in the following sections. You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie stock via your browser settings. Additionally, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:

 

Registration on Our Website Type and Purpose of Processing: When you register to use our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data (e.g., phone number and email address). If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option to change or delete the data provided during registration at any time. We will also provide you with information about the personal data we hold about you at any time.

Legal Basis: The processing of the data entered during registration is based on the user's consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). If the registration serves the fulfillment of a contract to which the data subject is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

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

 

Storage Duration: Data will be processed in this context only as long as the corresponding consent exists. Afterwards, they will be deleted, provided there are no legal retention obligations. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.

 

Provision Prescribed or Required: The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Without providing your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our offered content and services.

Contact Form Type and Purpose of Processing: The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. This requires a valid email address and your name. This serves the allocation of the request and the subsequent response to the same. Providing additional data is optional.

 

Legal Basis: The processing of 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 facilitate an uncomplicated way for you to contact us. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions. If you contact us to request an offer, the data entered into the contact form will be processed for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipients: Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage Duration: Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the request has been processed. If it comes to a contractual relationship, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the HGB (German Commercial Code) and will delete your data after these periods have expired.

 

Provision Prescribed or Required: The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for the request.

Use of Google Analytics Type and Purpose of Processing: This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter "Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," text files stored on your computer, which allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before. 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 to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website 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 website activities. Based on the use of the website and the internet, other related services will then be provided.

 

Legal Basis: The processing of the data is based on the user's consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipients: The recipient of the data is Google as a processor. For this, we have concluded the corresponding data processing agreement with Google.

​

Storage Duration: Data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for our recording purposes.

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

​

Revocation of Consent: You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser Add On to deactivate Google Analytics. In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed 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.

Profiling: With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the behavior of visitors to the website can be evaluated and interests analyzed. For this, we create a pseudonymous user profile.

​

Changes to Our Data Protection Regulations We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to always comply with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. For your renewed visit, the new privacy policy will apply.

​

Questions for the Data Protection Officer If you have any questions about data protection, please email us or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly: Spase Kulevski

​

​

bottom of page