Data Protection at a Glance

General Information The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Responsible Authority" section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data? Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include data entered into a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this and for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time. Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

Hosting

We host the contents of our website with the following provider: IONOS

The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files including your IP addresses. Details can be found in IONOS's privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy. The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website in a reliable manner. If consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is processed only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Responsible Authority:

Dr. Elisabeth Exler DEUTSCH FOKUS Valentin-Senger-Str. 94 60389 Frankfurt Tel.: 0176 344 390 71

Email: info@deutsch-fokus.de

The responsible authority is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Period Unless a specific storage period is specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply.

Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information about the relevant legal basis will be provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. This may require the transmission of personal data to these external entities. We only pass on personal data to external entities if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using data processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers based on a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You have the right to object to the collection of data in certain cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR). IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PAR. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. 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 THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right, within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, to obtain free information at any time about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, the right to correct or delete this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need them for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may – apart from their storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data Collection on this Website

Data Collection on this Website

Cookies Our websites use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets that do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion by your web browser occurs. Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes. Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audiences), are stored based on Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time. You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them, as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Information about which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Contact Form If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR) if it has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time. The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after processing your request has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry via Email, Telephone, or Fax

When you contact us via email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including any resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not disclose this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1) of the GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), or on your consent (Article 6(1) of the GDPR), if requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data transmitted to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Analysis Tools and Advertising

IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses the analytics services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D-56410 Montabaur. Within the framework of analyses with IONOS, visitor numbers and behavior (e.g., number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e., from which page the visitor comes), visitor locations, and technical data (browser and operating system versions) can be analyzed. For this purpose, IONOS stores the following data in particular:

Referrer (previously visited website) requested website or file browser type and version operating system used type of device used time of access

IP address in anonymized form (used only to determine the location of access). According to IONOS, data collection is fully anonymized, so it cannot be traced back to individual persons. Cookies are not stored by IONOS WebAnalytics. The storage and analysis of data are based on Article 6(1) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If consent has been requested, processing is based exclusively on Article 6(1) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the German Telemedia Act (TTDSG), to the extent that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics, please refer to IONOS's privacy policy at the following link: IONOS Privacy Policy

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a legally required contract ensuring that the service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Source: e-recht24.de