Protection of personal data is of utmost importance. The privacy policy described here refers to personal data. I will treat your personal data as confidential information and in accordance with legal requirements. The use of this website is generally possible without specifying personal data. If you do disclose personal data to me, this is done on an expressly voluntary basis.

Contact details of the data controller (Art. 13 (1) (a) GDPR)

Purposes for which personal data are collected (Art. 13 (1) (c) and (d) GDPR)

I collect, process and use personal data for the performance of contracts concluded with the data subjects and for internal business processes. These include administering and supporting customers, suppliers and prospects, initiating and negotiating contracts, creating internally used statistics, performing internal and external audits, and meeting my fiscal and legal obligations.

The data needed for these purposes includes address and contact information, contract data, billing data, payment data as well as support information.

Personal data will only be processed if at least one of the following applies:

• The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
• Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
• Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which I am subject (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR).

Recipients of the personal data (Art. 13 (1) (e) GDPR)

I use your personal data for fulfilling the contract concluded with you, and your personal data will only be passed on to third parties that are:

• public authorities, where required by law, or
• service providers, provided this is necessary for the purposes mentioned above (under a data processing or confidentiality agreement, where applicable)

Personal data will not be transferred to a third country.

Period for which the personal data will be stored (Art. 13 (2) (a) GDPR)

Your personal data will be deleted after the retention period required by law or by contractual agreement expires, or when it is no longer needed for the purposes mentioned above.

Right to request access to personal data (Art. 13 (2) (b) GDPR)

You have the right to request from me access to your personal data as well as information on the data recipients and the purpose of the data collection. Please contact me by telephone or e-mail to request this type of information on the data collected.

Right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of personal data (Art. 13 (2) (b) GDPR)

You have the right to request from me the rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of your personal data, provided that this does not violate any legal requirements or prevent performance of the contract concluded with you.

Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 13 (2) (d) GDPR)

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority.

Requirement of providing personal data (Art. 13 (2) (e) GDPR)

Provision of personal data may be a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. Failure to provide the personal data necessary to enter into a contract between us can prevent the contract from being concluded.

Right to object to processing (Art. 13 (2) (b) GDPR)

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data or to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data, provided that this does not violate any legal requirements or prevent fulfillment of the contract concluded with you.

Server log files

When you visit this website, certain log files (so called server log files) submitted by your browser will be automatically collected and stored by the provider hosting this website. This includes the following information:

• browser type and version,
• operating system used,
• referrer URL (web page leading to the visit of this website),
• host name of the requesting computer (IP address), and
• the time of the server request.

Collecting this data is intended to combat cyber attacks and for statistical purposes. This data will not be correlated with a particular individual. It will not be combined with other data sources. It will not be passed on to third parties, unless this is required by law, and it will be deleted as legally required when it is no longer necessary for the purposes described.

jQuery

This website uses jQuery, a JavaScript library required for the proper functioning of the website. The library is linked via ajax.googleapis.com, requiring personal data such as your IP address to be stored, managed and processed by the US-based OpenJS Foundation.

jQuery is distributed via a network operated by StackPath, a US-based enterprise using aggregated, anonymized data for security and service purposes. This data cannot be used to identify you as a person. The personal data required for the service will only be retained as long as it is necessary for service delivery, legal obligations, in dispute settlements and for contractual obligations. It can be stored in America or the EEA.

To prevent data transmission, you can always disable JavaScript execution in your browser or use a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this can impair the functionality of this website.

StackPath privacy policy: https://www.stackpath.com/legal/privacy-statement

OpenJS Foundation privacy policy: https://openjsf.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2019/11/OpenJS-Foundation-Privacy-Policy-2019-11-15.pdf

Please take note of the information provided above detailing your right to object to the processing of your personal data.

Additional information

This website does not use cookies or services such as Google Analytics, nor does it offer payment options. The servers used for operating this website are located in Germany.

Please be aware that data transfer on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security flaws. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.