Responsible person
The responsible person within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Markus Vitt
Data protection officer
We have appointed the following as data protection officer:
Vitt Foundry Solutions
Your rights as a data subject
You can exercise the following rights at any time in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) using the contact details provided:
- Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
- Correction of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
- Deletion of your data stored by 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 by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
- Data portability, provided that you have consented to data processing or have concluded 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 contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, for example the competent supervisory authority in the federal state in which you reside or the authority responsible for us as the controller.
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.
Processing activities
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 provide information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and similar.
They are processed in particular for the following purposes:
- for technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
Legal basis and legitimate interest
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website as well as ensuring system security and misuse detection.
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as contract processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage period
Data is stored in server log files in a form that allows the identification of the data subjects for a maximum of 14 days; unless a security-relevant event occurs (e.g. a DDoS attack).
In the event of such an event, server log files will be stored until the security-relevant event has been eliminated and fully clarified.
Provision required 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 may be unavailable or restricted.
Contradiction
Please read the information about your right of objection under Art. 21 GDPR below.
Contact can be made using the email addresses provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the email will be stored. This includes the date and time the email was sent, email address, IP addresses and information about the servers involved in the email communication.
Sie können Sie über die bereitgestellten Telefonnummern Kontakt zu uns aufnehmen. Hierbei erheben wir Protokolldaten, die Ihre Telefonnummer und die Dauer des Gesprächs beinhalten.
Regardless of the communication method you choose, we collect the content of your request. Your data will be stored for the purpose of communicating with you individually.
Legal basis
The data is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our legitimate interest in processing your data is to enable you to contact us easily.
If you contact us to request a quote, the data will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as contract processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage period
Data will be deleted no later than six months after the contact has been processed.
If a contractual relationship is entered into, we are subject to the statutory retention periods. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax requirements.
Provision required or necessary
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with the necessary data and the reason for the request.
Contradiction
Please read the information about your right of objection under Art. 21 GDPR below.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data set that is created when a website is visited and temporarily stored on the website visitor's system. If the server of this website is accessed again by the website user, the website user's browser sends the previously received cookie back to the server. The server can evaluate the information obtained through this process. Cookies can make navigating a website easier in particular.
You can access detailed information about cookies, and which cookies are used on this website and for what purpose, at any time in the cookie settings.
Deleting cookies
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. You will also 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:
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/verwalten-von-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-anzeigen-zulassen-blockieren-l%C3%B6schen-und-verwenden-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
- Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE
Additionally, you can prevent the loading of so-called scripts by default. NoScript allows JavaScript, Java and other plugins to be executed only on trusted domains of your choice.
Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from your browser provider (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/noscript/).
Technically necessary cookies
Type and purpose of processing
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the browser that is accessing the website can be identified even after a page change.
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after changing pages.
We need cookies for the following applications:
You can find an overview of the cookies used in our Cookie Consent Tool.
Legal basis and legitimate interest
In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website and in the documentation of consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in conjunction with a balancing of interests in accordance with Section 25 (2) TDDDG.
Recipient
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage period
Please refer to the Cookie Consent Tool for the respective storage period of the cookies.
Provision required or necessary
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.
Contradiction
Please read the information about your right of objection under Art. 21 GDPR below.
Information about your right of objection according to Art. 21 GDPR
Case-specific right of objection
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests), for reasons related to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or unless the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
Recipient of an objection
Markus Vitt
Change to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with the 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 about data protection
If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email to the person responsible named above.
Copyright Notices
This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG – the experts for external data protection officer (Version #2024-08-06).