Privacy Policy
The person responsible for data processing is
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Hedwig Scharlipp
Kehler Straße 30
Freiburg, Germany
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Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below you will find detailed information on how we handle your data.
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1. Access data and hosting
You can visit our website without providing any personal data. Each time a website is accessed, the web server merely automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is analysed exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a weighing of interests, in the correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data is processed for as long as is necessary for the purposes described above.
Hosting
The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website will be processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision Israel, United Kingdom, USA.
The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.
There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Union.
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2. Data processing for contacting and customer communication
Contacting
When you contact us, we collect personal data to process your enquiries in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR if you voluntarily provide us with this data when contacting us (e.g. via contact form, live chat tool or e-mail). Mandatory fields are labelled as such, as in these cases we absolutely need the data to process your contact. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. After your enquiry has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
After your customer enquiry has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
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3. Cookies and other technologies
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General information
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).
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Privacy protection for end devices
When using our online offer, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your end device or access to information that is already stored in your end device does not require consent in this respect.
Any downstream data processing by cookies and other technologies
We use technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. preference settings of the website). These technologies collect and process the IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about your preferences). In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimised presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.
4. Use of cookies and other technologies for web analytics and advertising purposes
We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. The data collected in this context will be deleted once the purpose has ceased to apply and we have stopped using the respective technology. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Further information on your cancellation options can be found in the section ‘Cookies and other technologies’. Further information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, can be found under the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.
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5. Social media
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Our online presence on Instagram (by Meta), LinkedIn
If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned above, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place adverts within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the providers' data protection notices linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.
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Instagram (by Meta) is an offer of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (‘Meta Platforms Ireland’) The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transmitted to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. Data processing in the context of a visit to an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.
The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: Standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.
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LinkedIn is a service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (‘LinkedIn’). The information automatically collected by LinkedIn about your use of our online presence on LinkedIn is usually transmitted to a server of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA and stored there.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision USA.
The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.
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6. Contact options and your rights
Your rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights
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in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein
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in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to demand the immediate rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us
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in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary
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to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information
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for the fulfilment of a legal obligation;
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for reasons of public interest or
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is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
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in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
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the accuracy of the data is disputed by you
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the processing is unlawful, but you oppose the erasure of the data
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we no longer need the data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
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you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
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in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller
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in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.
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Right to object
Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests, which are overriding in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are grounds relating to your particular situation.
After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.
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Contact options
If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.