Introduction

We, Marta Herford gGmbH, as the operator of the online service, are the responsible body for the processing of the personal data of the users of the online service. Our contact details can be found in the legal notice of the online service; the contact persons for questions regarding the processing of personal data are named directly in this data protection declaration.

We take the protection of your privacy and your private data very seriously. We collect, store and use your personal data only in accordance with the content of this data protection declaration and the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the national data protection regulations.

With this data protection declaration, we would like to inform you about the extent to which and for what purpose personal data is processed in connection with the use of the online service.

Personal Data

Personal data is information about an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes all information about your identity, such as your name, your email address or your postal address. Information that cannot be associated with your identity (such as statistical information, for example on the number of users of the online service), on the other hand, is not considered personal information.

You can generally use our online service without disclosing your identity and without providing personal data. We then only collect general information about your visit to our online service. However, some of the services offered require the collection of personal data from you. This data will then only be processed by us for the purposes of using this online service, in particular to provide the requested information. When collecting personal data, only the data that is absolutely necessary must be provided. In addition, further information may be possible, which is then voluntary information. We always point out whether it is mandatory fields or voluntary information. We will then inform you about the specific details in the corresponding section of this data protection declaration.

Automated decision-making based on your personal data does not take place in connection with the use of our online service.

Processing of Personal Information

Your data is stored by us on specially protected servers within the European Union. These are protected by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons. Access to your data is only possible for a few authorized persons. These are responsible for the technical, commercial or editorial maintenance of the servers. Despite regular checks, complete protection against all dangers is not possible.

Your personal data is transmitted over the Internet in encrypted form. We use TLS encryption (Transport Layer Security) for data transmission.

Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties

We use your personal information only to provide the services you have requested. If we use external service providers as part of the service provision, their access to the data is also exclusively for the purpose of providing the service. Through technical and organizational measures, we ensure compliance with data protection regulations and also oblige our external service providers to do so.

In addition, we will not pass on the data to third parties without your express consent, in particular not for advertising purposes. Your personal data will only be passed on if you have consented to the data transfer yourself or if we are entitled or obliged to do so due to legal provisions and/or official or court orders. This may include, in particular, the provision of information for the purposes of law enforcement, to avert danger or to enforce intellectual property rights.

If we transfer your personal data ourselves or through service providers to countries outside the European Union, we comply with the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. GDPR and also oblige our service providers to comply with these regulations. We will therefore only transfer your data to countries outside the European Union subject to the level of protection guaranteed by the GDPR. This level of protection is guaranteed in particular by an adequacy decision of the EU Commission or by suitable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

If we obtain consent for the processing of your personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis for the data processing.

If we process your personal data because this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or within the framework of a contract-like relationship with you, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR represents the legal basis for the data processing.

If we process your personal data to fulfill a legal obligation, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR is the legal basis for the data processing.

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR may also be considered as a legal basis for data processing if the processing of your personal data is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and your interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms do not require the protection of personal data.

Within the framework of this data protection declaration, we always point out on which legal basis we base the processing of your personal data.

Data Deletion and Storage Period

We generally delete or block your personal data whenever the purpose of storage no longer applies. However, storage may also take place if this is provided for by legal requirements to which we are subject, for example with regard to statutory retention and documentation obligations. In such a case, we will delete or block your personal data after the end of the corresponding requirements.

Use of our Online Service

Information about your Computer

Each time you access our online service, regardless of your registration, we collect the following information about your computer: the IP address of your computer, the request from your browser and the time of this request. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred are recorded as part of this request. We also collect product and version information about the browser used and the operating system of the computer. We also record from which website the access to the online service was made. The IP address of your computer is only stored for the duration of the use of the online service and is then deleted or anonymized by shortening it. The remaining data is stored for a limited period of time.

We use this data for the operation of the online service, in particular to identify and eliminate errors, to determine the utilization of the online service and to make adjustments or improvements. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are used for our online service – as on many websites. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that store certain settings and data for exchange with our online service via your browser. A cookie usually contains the name of the domain from which the cookie file was sent, as well as information about the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identification character.

Cookies enable us to recognize your computer and make any default settings immediately available. The cookies we use are – as far as possible – so-called session cookies, which are automatically deleted after the end of the browser session. In some cases, cookies with a longer storage period may also be used so that your default settings and preferences can also be taken into account on your next visit to our online service.

Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set your browser so that it notifies you as soon as cookies are sent. It is also possible to manually delete cookies that have already been saved via the browser settings. Please note that you may only be able to use our online service to a limited extent or not at all if you refuse to store cookies or delete necessary cookies.

If cookies are not required for our online service, we will ask you for your consent to the use of cookies when you first access the online service. With regard to the non-essential cookies from third-party providers, you will find a more detailed description of the services of these third-party providers used by us below. The legal basis for the associated data processing, including any data transfer, is your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Once granted, consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future, in particular by changing the selected settings.

The legal basis for the use of necessary cookies is our legitimate interest in the proper provision of our online service within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR and – insofar as contracts are concluded or fulfilled via our online service – the fulfillment of the contract within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Integration of Services from Third-Party Providers

For some functions in our online service, we use services from third-party providers. The corresponding services are predominantly optional functions that must be explicitly selected or used by you. We have concluded contractual agreements with the respective providers for the provision or integration of their services and, within the scope of our possibilities, we make every effort to ensure that the third-party providers also provide transparent information about the scope of the processing of personal data and comply with data protection regulations.

Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (hereinafter: “Google”) for our online service. The Google Tag Manager is a tag management system (TMS) that can be used to manage tags, i.e. tracking codes and associated code fragments, on our website. Google services can be integrated into a website via the Google Tag Manager.

When using the Google Tag Manager, a connection is established to Google’s servers. This means that the IP address of the browser of the end device used by the visitor to these Internet pages is stored by Google. It cannot be ruled out that data will be transmitted to Google in the USA in this context and that US security authorities may be able to access the data. However, cookies are not set in connection with the use of the Google Tag Manager.

Further information on the Google Tag Manager and data processing by Google can be found here:
https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6102821?hl=de

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Our legal basis for the use of the Google Tag Manager is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the tracking codes in our online service, which enable us to analyze the use of our online service and to improve and personalize our services.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics for statistical evaluations. Google Analytics is a web analysis service from Google.

As part of Google Analytics, Google uses cookies for the evaluations, among other things. The type and scope of the use and evaluation of cookies are determined by Google. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the online service is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. It cannot be ruled out that data will be transmitted to the USA and that government agencies may be able to access this data. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server and shortened there.

On our behalf, Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the online service, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us as the operator of the online service with other services associated with website and internet use. In addition, Google may use the data for its own purposes. As part of these purposes, Google, for example, creates a profile of user behavior or links the data with other data, for example with an existing Google account. We have no influence whatsoever on these data processing operations. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. For more information, please refer to Google’s data protection information, which is linked for you below.

We also use the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the following paragraph. Further information on the “demographic characteristics” function can be found at Google at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2799357?hl=de.

You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Further information on this can be found at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de or http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html (general information on Google Analytics and data protection). We would like to point out that Google Analytics has been extended on our website with the code “anonymizeIp();” in order to anonymize IP addresses, whereby the last octet is deleted.

Our legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Google Fonts

This page uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If corresponding consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Retargeting and Remarketing

Retargeting or remarketing refers to technologies in which users who have previously visited a specific website are shown relevant advertising even after leaving this website. For this purpose, it is necessary to recognize Internet users beyond their own website, for which cookies from the corresponding service providers are used; in addition, previous user behavior is taken into account. If a user, for example, looks at certain products, these or similar products can later be displayed to him/her as advertising on other websites. This is personalized advertising that is adapted to the needs of the individual users. This personalized advertising does not require the user to be identified beyond recognition. The data used for retargeting or remarketing is therefore not merged with other data by us.

We use such technologies for placing advertisements on the internet. We use third-party providers to place the advertisements. Among other things, we use offers from Google that enable the automatic display of products that are of interest to the internet user. This function is implemented by cookies. It cannot be ruled out that data will be transferred to Google in the USA in the course of this process and that US security authorities will gain access to the corresponding data.

Associated cookies are only set with your consent. Our legal basis is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Further information on this technology can be found in the Google data protection regulations at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de. The installation of cookies for Google Remarketing and Google AdWords Conversion Tracking can also be prevented from the outset by setting the respective browser software by calling up the website http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ads/ and changing the corresponding setting.

Use of YouTube

Our online offer includes YouTube videos, for the playback of which we use a plugin from the YouTube service operated by Google (hereinafter: “YouTube”). The service is operated by Google.

We use the YouTube service in enhanced data protection mode in order to protect your privacy as much as possible. When you access a website of our online offer on which a YouTube video is embedded, Google initially only receives the information necessary for the embedding and no cookies are set for usage analysis. Only when you play the embedded video does Google receive more extensive information; Google may also set cookies to analyze your user behavior. When the video is played, the YouTube servers of Google are informed, for example, via which page of our online offer you are playing the video.

If you are logged into your Google account, you enable Google or YouTube to directly assign your surfing behavior to your personal Google profile. We therefore recommend that you only play embedded YouTube videos if you agree to the associated data processing by Google. You can prevent the data being assigned to your Google profile by logging out of your YouTube account. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, which also applies to YouTube.

We use YouTube so that we can show you videos and better inform you about us and our services. The legal basis for the integration of the videos is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR; however, the playing of the videos and the associated further data processing only take place on the basis of your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Communication with Us

You can contact us in various ways. We would also be happy to inform you with our newsletter by e-mail.

Newsletter

When you register for our newsletter, your e-mail address will be used for our own advertising purposes until you unsubscribe. You will receive regular information by e-mail on the current topics you have requested, as well as e-mails on special occasions, for example in the case of special promotions. The e-mails can be personalized and individualized based on our information about you.

For registration to our newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, unless you have given us your consent in writing, i.e. we will only send you a newsletter by e-mail if you have previously expressly confirmed to us that we should activate the newsletter dispatch. We will then send you a notification e-mail and ask you to confirm that you would like to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in this e-mail.

The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, if you have expressly registered for the newsletter. Within the framework of the legal requirements, it may also be possible that you receive our newsletter from us without express consent because you have ordered goods or services from us, we have received your e-mail address in this context and you have not objected to receiving information by e-mail. In this case, our legitimate interest in the transmission of direct advertising pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR is to be regarded as the legal basis.

As part of sending the newsletter, a reach measurement takes place, for which we use the “Brevo” service of Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin (“Brevo”). With the help of Brevo, we record the extent to which the newsletter is accessed and can – as with the visit to our online offer – collect information about your computer. Insofar as personal data is collected in this context, this serves the purpose of optimizing our newsletter and its reach; these purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. The evaluation takes place in any case solely on a statistical level, i.e. without reference to the individual recipient.

If you no longer wish to receive newsletters from us at all, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future or object to the further receipt of the newsletter, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. Simply use the unsubscribe link contained in each newsletter or send a message to us or our data protection officer.

Press Distribution List

If you as a journalist*in would like to be included in the press distribution list, we collect the personal data that you provide in the corresponding contact form, in particular name and e-mail address. We also store the IP address as well as the date and time of the request. We process the data transmitted via the contact form exclusively for inclusion in our press distribution list. You can decide for yourself whether you transmit the requested data to us via the contact form; alternatively, you can also personally request to be included in the press distribution list. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Tripadvisor

If you were satisfied with our service, you are welcome to rate us on Tripadvisor. Of course, you can also express justified criticism via the rating platform, but in most cases it makes more sense to contact us directly and clarify the matter with us. We have provided corresponding links to the Tripadvisor platform in our online offer, which lead directly to the corresponding page and display our current rating. For the display of the current rating, it is technically necessary that the respective contents are reloaded directly from the respective platform. The data protection conditions of the platforms apply to the contents and external websites of the platforms, which we have linked below.

Tripadvisor: https://tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/de-privacy-policy

We are of the opinion that the display of the current ratings serves transparency and is in our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you would like to submit a rating on the pages of the rating platforms or read the previous ratings, the calling up of the linked websites is at the same time the legal basis for the associated data processing by the respective provider.

Social Media

In addition to our online offer, we also use various social media channels for the transmission of information and communication, to which you will then find links in our online offer. Specifically, we use the social networks Facebook, Instagram, Google+ and Pinterest, the career network Xing and the short message service Twitter. You can recognize the links by the respective logo of the providers.

By clicking on the links, the corresponding social media pages are opened, for which the provisions and data protection notices of the respective providers generally apply. We have summarized an overview of the respective notices of the providers for you below.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Google+: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/?hl=de

Pinterest: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy

Xing: https://www.xing.com/privacy

Before calling up the corresponding links, no personal information is transmitted to the respective providers. Your calling up of the linked page is at the same time the basis for the data processing by the respective providers.

The following information on the associated processing of your personal data also applies to our use of the social media channels Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook Fanpage

In addition to our own online offer, we also operate a fan page on the social network Facebook. Via the fan page, we provide information about our activities and offer a channel for communication. The social network Facebook is operated by Facebook Ireland Li-mited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter: “Facebook”).

Delimitation of responsibility:
Within the scope of the possibilities at Facebook, we try to ensure the protection of your privacy and your private data. As far as your personal data is processed by us in connection with the visit of the fan page, the explanations in this data protection declaration apply without restriction. Due to the integration of the fan page into the offer of Facebook, it must also be noted that personal data is processed by Facebook at the same time. We have no influence on the data processing by Facebook; in particular, Facebook is not acting as a processor for us under our responsibility. For the data processing by Facebook, the guidelines of Facebook apply – at least according to the information provided by Facebook – which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

In terms of data protection law, a joint responsibility of Facebook and us for the operation of the fan page or the evaluation of the user*in data when visiting the fan page is to be assumed. In accordance with the data protection regulations, we have reached an agreement with Facebook in the internal relationship to delimit the responsibility.

Facebook Insights:
Facebook offers the operators*in of fan pages the possibility to obtain an overview of the use of the fan page and its users*in via the functions Page Insights. Above all, statistical data can be called up and evaluated via Page Insights. We use the data from Page Insights to make the fan page as attractive and efficient as possible. For this purpose, Facebook provides us with data that Facebook has generated itself. Further information on the functioning and responsibility for the function Page Insights is provided by Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

Messenger:
Facebook offers users who are registered with Facebook the possibility of direct communication via the Facebook Messenger. As far as you contact us via the Messenger, the transmitted data will be stored and used by us exclusively for the answering of your inquiry. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR as well as our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the collection and processing of customer*inquiries, in the evaluation of customer*inquiries as well as the abuse control.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For your personal data, this is the case when the respective conversation is terminated. The conversation is terminated for us when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. You have the possibility to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time; in this case, the data will be deleted by us immediately if there is no basis for further storage.

Further information about Facebook:
If you have any questions about the use of personal data by us in connection with the use of the fan page on Facebook, you are welcome to contact us and our data protection officer at any time. The contact details and the communication channels are explained in our data protection declaration. If you have any questions about data protection at Facebook, we would like to ask you to contact Facebook directly. General information on the safe use of social networks is also provided by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) on its website at https://www.bsi-fuer-buerger.de/BSIFB/DE/DigitaleGesellschaft/SozialeNetze/sozialeNetze_node.html.

Instagram Account

In addition to our own online offer, we also operate an account on the social network Instagram. Via the Instagram account, we provide information about our activities and offer a channel for communication. The social network Instagram is operated by Facebook.

Data protection responsibility:
Within the scope of the possibilities at Instagram, we try to ensure the protection of your privacy and your private data. As far as your personal data is processed by us in connection with the visit of the Instagram account, the explanations in this data protection declaration apply without restriction. Due to the integration of the account into the offer of Facebook, it must also be noted that personal data is processed by Facebook at the same time. We have no influence on the data processing by Facebook; in particular, Facebook is not acting as a processor for us under our responsibility. For the data processing by Facebook, the guidelines of Facebook apply – at least according to the information provided by Facebook – which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/help/instagram/519522125107875.

In terms of data protection law, two separate responsibilities of Facebook and us for the operation of the account on Instagram and the associated communication and evaluation possibilities are to be assumed. As far as your personal data is processed by us in connection with your visit to our Instagram presence and we alone decide on the purposes and means of this data processing, we are responsible for this data processing. This is usually the case when you communicate directly with us via the “Instagram Direct Messaging” function and transmit your data to us. As far as your personal data is processed by Facebook and Facebook alone decides on the purposes and means of data processing, Facebook alone is responsible for this data processing. This applies in particular to the evaluation of user*in behavior by Facebook for its own purposes.

Instagram Insights:
Facebook offers the operators of Instagram accounts the possibility to obtain an overview of the use of the account and its users*in via the function “Instagram Insights”. Above all, statistical data can be called up and evaluated via Instagram Insights. We use the data from Instagram Insights to make the Instagram account as attractive and efficient as possible. For this purpose, Facebook provides us with data that Facebook has generated itself under its own responsibility. The data that we receive from Facebook is mostly anonymized data and statistics. As far as we receive personal data in this context, we are responsible for our further processing of this data for the evaluation of the use of our Instagram account.

Further information on Instagram Insights is available from Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/788388387972460.

Instagram Direct Messaging:
On Instagram, you have the possibility to communicate directly with us via the function “Instagram Direct Messaging”. As far as you contact us via the Instagram Direct Messaging function, the transmitted data will be stored and used by us exclusively for the answering of your inquiry. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR as well as our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the collection and processing of customer*inquiries, in the evaluation of customer*inquiries as well as the abuse control.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For your personal data, this is the case when the respective conversation is terminated. The conversation is terminated for us when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. You have the possibility to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time; in this case, the data will be deleted by us immediately if there is no basis for further storage.

Further information on Instagram:
If you have any questions regarding our use of personal data in connection with your use of our Instagram account, please feel free to contact us and our data protection officer at any time. The contact details and communication channels are explained in our privacy policy. If you have questions about data protection concerning the Instagram social network offered by Facebook, we kindly ask you to contact Facebook directly. We would also like to point out that the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) provides general information on the secure use of social networks on its website at https://www.bsi-fuer-buerger.de/BSIFB/DE/DigitaleGesellschaft/SozialeNetze/sozialeNetze_node.html.

Your Rights and Contact

We attach great importance to explaining the processing of your personal data as transparently as possible and to informing you about your rights. If you require further information or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at any time so that we can address your concerns.

Data Subject Rights

You have extensive rights regarding the processing of your personal data. Firstly, you have a comprehensive right to information and may, if applicable, request the rectification and/or erasure or blocking of your personal data. You may also request a restriction of processing and have a right to object. Furthermore, with regard to the personal data you have provided to us, you have a right to data portability.

If you wish to assert any of your rights and/or obtain further information, please contact our customer service. Alternatively, you may also contact our data protection officer.

Withdrawal of Consent and Right to Object

Any consent you have given can be freely withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Our customer service and our data protection officer are also available as contact persons for this.

If the processing of your personal data is not based on consent but on another legal basis, you may object to this data processing. Your objection will lead to a review and, if applicable, termination of the data processing. You will be informed of the outcome of the review and will receive – should the data processing nevertheless continue – further information from us explaining why the data processing is permissible.

Data Protection Officer and Contact

We have appointed an external data protection officer who supports us in data protection matters and whom you can also contact directly. For questions regarding our handling of personal data or for further information on data protection topics, our data protection officer and their team are at your disposal:

Attorney Dr. Sebastian Meyer, LL.M.
C/O BRANDI Attorneys-at-Law

Adenauerplatz 1, 33602 Bielefeld
Phone: 0521 / 96535-812
Email: datenschutz @ brandi.net

If you wish to contact our data protection officer personally by email, you can also reach him at sebastian.meyer@brandi.net.

Complaints

If you believe that our processing of your personal data is not in compliance with this privacy policy or the applicable data protection regulations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You may lodge a complaint with our data protection officer. The data protection officer will then examine the matter and inform you of the outcome of the examination.

Further Information and Amendments

Links to other Websites

Our online offering may contain links to other websites. These links are usually identified as such. We have no influence on the extent to which the applicable data protection regulations are observed on the linked websites. We therefore recommend that you also inform yourself about the respective privacy policies on other websites.

Amendments to this Privacy Policy

The status of this privacy policy is indicated by the date (below). We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future. Amendments are made in particular in the event of technical adjustments to the online offering or changes in data protection regulations. The current version of the privacy policy is always directly accessible via the online offering. We recommend that you regularly inform yourself about amendments to this privacy policy.

Status of this Privacy Policy: April 2021