Legal notice of MAIER transport and warehouse logistics

Freiburg im Breisgau Registration Court/register number: commercial register 707 530
VAT ID no. according to Section 27a of the German Umsatzsteuergesetz [VAT Act]: DE 279 847 084

We work exclusively on the basis of the 2003 German Freight Forwarders’ Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp).

You can find the ADSP 2003 here:
ADSp (last updated 2003, English version)

In section 23 ADSp, these limit the statutory liability for damage to goods in accordance with Section 431 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) for damage in the forwarder’s custody to EUR 5/kg; in the case of multimodal transport, including sea transport, this is 2 SDR/kg as well as EUR 1 million or EUR 2 million or 2 SDR/kg per claim or event, whichever is higher. In addition, it is agreed that (1) Section 27 of the ADSp does not extend the liability of the forwarder or the attribution of fault to persons and other third parties in deviation from statutory provisions such as Section 507 of the HGB, Article 25 of the Montreal Convention, Article 36 of the Uniform Rules Concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM), Articles 20 & 21 of the Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI)* in favour of the client, (2) as the carrier in the cases of maritime negligence or fire on board listed in Section 512 Paragraph 2(1) of the HGB, the forwarder is only liable for their own negligence, (3) as carrier within the meaning of the CMNI, the forwarder shall not be liable for maritime negligence, fire on board or defects of the vessel under the conditions specified in Article 25 Paragraph 2 of the CMNI.

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Privacy policy
We are very pleased that you are interested in our company. Data protection is an especially high priority for the management of Maier Spedition GmbH. It is generally possible to use the website of Maier Spedition GmbH without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special services offered by our company via our website, it may become necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we usually obtain the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or phone number of a data subject, shall always be in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Maier Spedition GmbH. This privacy policy serves as a means for our company to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights through this privacy policy.
As the controller, Maier Spedition GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the greatest possible protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transfers may be subject to security vulnerabilities, meaning that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, such as by phone.

1. Definitions
The privacy policy of Maier Spedition GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy for the public, our customers and business partners to read and understand. To ensure this, we would like to explain the used terms in advance.
We use the following terms, among others, in this privacy policy:

a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject
Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller.

c) Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller
Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) Processor
Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient
Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) Third party
Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

k) Consent
Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and address of the controller
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data-protection nature is:

Maier Spedition GmbH
Carl-Benz-Str. 2
78224 Singen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)77318280
Email: info@spedition-maier.de
Website: www.spedition-maier.de

3. Name and address of the data protection officer
The data protection officer of the controller is:

Dirk Hellmich

Bechtle GmbH Bodensee
Schützenstraße 84
78315 Radolfzell

E-Mail: dirk.hellmich@bechtle.com

Any data subject may contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Cookies
The website of Maier Spedition GmbH uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via a browser.
Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain what’s called a cookie ID, a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters that websites and servers associate with the specific browser on which the cookie was stored. This allows websites and servers to distinguish the data subject’s browser from other browsers that store different cookies. A specific browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.
By using cookies, Maier Spedition GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookies.
Cookies allow the information and offers on our website to be optimised in the interests of the user. Cookies enable us, as already mentioned, to recognise users of our website, the purpose of which is to simplify their use of our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their login data each time they visit the website because this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie used for a shopping cart in an online shop, whereby the online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in their virtual shopping cart by means of a cookie.
The data subject can disable our website’s cookies at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the browser used and thus permanently object to the use of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via a browser or other software programme. This is possible in all common browsers. If the data subject deactivates cookies in the browser used, not all features of our website may be fully available.

5. Collection of general data and information
The website of Maier Spedition GmbH collects a range of general data and information whenever a data subject or automated system visits the website. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files. The following data may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (referrer), (4) the subsites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our IT systems.
Maier Spedition GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject when using the general data and information. Rather, this information is required in order to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimise the content of our website and the advertising thereof, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our IT systems and the technology of our website and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information they require for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. Therefore, Maier Spedition GmbH analyses anonymously collected data and information for statistical purposes and, most of all, for the purpose of increasing the data protection and data security of our company, with the aim of ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous server log file data are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

6. Registering on our website
The data subject has the option to register on the website of the controller by providing personal data. Precisely which personal data is transmitted to the controller in the process is determined by the respective input mask used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject shall be collected and stored exclusively for their own purposes and for internal use by the controller. The controller may arrange for the data to be transferred to one or more processors, such as a parcel delivery service, who will also use the personal data exclusively for an internal use attributable to the controller.
By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject, the date and the time of registration are also stored. This data is stored with the reasoning that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to enable us to get to the bottom of criminal offences that have been committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary for the protection of the controller. This data is generally not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so or if passing it on is conducive to criminal prosecution.
The data subject’s registration, through their voluntary provision of personal data, allows the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to their nature, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely erased from the controller’s database.
Upon request and at any time, the controller shall provide any data subject with information on what personal data are stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the controller shall amend or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, provided that this does not conflict with any legal obligation to retain the data. All of the controller’s staff shall be available to the data subject as contacts in this regard.

7. Contact via the website
Due to statutory provisions, the website of Maier Spedition GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact to be made with our company as well as immediate communication with us, including a general electronic mail address (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data provided voluntarily by a data subject to the controller shall be stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

8. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The controller shall process and store personal data of the data subject only for the time necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or where provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

9. Rights of the data subject

a) Right of confirmation
Any data subject shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to request from the controller confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may at any time contact a member of the controller’s staff.

b) Right to access
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, access to and a copy of the personal data relating to them that have been stored. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
The purposes of the processing
The categories of personal data concerned
The recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
Where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
The existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: any available information as to their source
The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and Article 22(4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, where personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of this and the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may at any time contact a member of the controller’s staff.

c) Right to rectification
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the prompt rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they may contact a member of the controller’s staff at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to request from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and provided the processing is not necessary:
The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing
The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
The personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to arrange for the deletion of personal data stored by Maier Spedition GmbH, they may at any time contact a member of the controller’s staff. The staff member of Maier Spedition GmbH will ensure that the request for erasure is complied with without undue delay.
Where Maier Spedition GmbH has made the personal data public and our company as the controller is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR to erase the personal data, Maier Spedition GmbH, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, provided the processing is not necessary. The staff member of Maier Spedition GmbH will arrange for the necessary action to be taken in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to request from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to arrange for the restriction of personal data stored by Maier Spedition GmbH, they may contact a member of the controller’s staff at any time. The staff member of Maier Spedition GmbH will arrange for the restriction of processing to take place.

f) Right to data portability
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them that they have provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. The data subject also has the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
If a data subject wishes to exercise their right to data portability, they may at any time contact a member of Maier Spedition GmbH’s staff.

g) Right to object
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right to object, granted by the European legislator, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning them that is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.
Maier Spedition GmbH shall no longer process the personal data where the right to object is exercised unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or the processing is required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where personal data are processed by Maier Spedition GmbH for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. Where the data subject objects to processing by Maier Spedition GmbH for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed by Maier Spedition GmbH for such purposes.
Where personal data are processed by Maier Spedition GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, the data subject, on grounds relating to their particular situation, shall have the right to object to processing of personal data concerning them, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
If a data subject wishes to exercise their right to object, they may at any time directly contact any member of Maier Spedition GmbH’s staff. Furthermore, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject may exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal similarly significant effects concerning them, provided the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Maier Spedition GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.
If a data subject wishes to exercise their rights concerning automated decision-making, they may at any time directly contact any member of the controller’s staff.

i) Right to revoke consent concerning data protection
Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw their consent at any time.
If a data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may at any time directly contact any member of the controller’s staff.

j) Right to complain about the handling of your data
You also have the opportunity to contact our data protection officer or a data protection authority.
The data protection authority responsible for Maier Spedition GmbH is: Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz in BW
Lautenschlagerstrasse 20
70173 Stuttgart
Phone number: 0711 615541-0, Fax number: 0711 615541-15
Email poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de

10. Data protection in job applications and during the job application process
The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of proceeding with the application procedure. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends the relevant application documents to the controller electronically, for example by email or via an online form on the website. If the data controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents shall be automatically erased two months after the notification of the rejection decision, provided that the controller has no other legitimate interests that oppose the erasure. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the German Act on Equal Treatment (AGG).

11. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymisation feature)
The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation feature) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, collation and evaluation of data on the behaviour of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analytics service collects data on the website that brought a data subject to another website (known as ‘referrers’), which subpages of the website were accessed and how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimise a website and to analyse the cost-benefit of internet advertising.
The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Irland („Google“).
The controller uses the application ‘_gat._anonymizeIp’ for web analytics via Google Analytics. By means of this application, the IP address of the internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymised by Google if our websites are accessed from a Member State of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information collected for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, for compiling reports for us about website activity on our website and for providing other services relating to activity on our website.
Google Analytics sets a cookie on the IT system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. Setting the cookie enables Google to analyse the use of our website. Each time a data subject accesses one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analytics. As part of this technical procedure, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and their clicks, and subsequently to calculate commission.
The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the place from which access originated and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Each time you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may share this personal data collected through the technical process with third parties.
The data subject can disable our website’s cookies, as already described, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the browser used and thus permanently object to the use of cookies. Changing the settings of the browser in question in such a manner would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the IT system of the data subject. In addition, cookies that have already been set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the browser or other software programme.
Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics that is related to the use of this website as well as to the processing of this data by Google and to prevent such processing. To do so, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the IT system of the data subject is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. It is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on if it is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within their sphere of control.

Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=de and https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/gb/. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

12. Privacy Policy regarding the use and application of Google Fonts
We incorporate the fonts (“Google Fonts”) of the provider Google, whereby the user’s data is solely used for the purpose of displaying the fonts in the user’s browser. The integration is based on our legitimate interests in a technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts, their uniform representation, as well as considering possible licensing restrictions for their integration. Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

13. Privacy Policy regulations on the use and application of Google reCaptcha
We incorporate the function “ReCaptcha” to detect bots during newsletter subscription. The user’s behavior (e.g. mouse movements or queries) is evaluated to distinguish between humans and bots.
The legal basis for the use is Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. f DSGVO. There is a legitimate interest in protecting this website from bots and spam.
Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy;

14. Privacy Policy regarding the use and application of Google Tag Manager
This website uses the Google Tag Manager provided by Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. This service allows website tags to be managed via an interface. The Tag Manager tool itself (which implements the tags) is a cookie-less domain, meaning in principal no cookies are used and no personal data is collected. The Google Tag Manager triggers other tags which may collect data. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made at a domain or cookie level it remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.
Further information can be found at http://www.google.com/tagmanager/use-policy.html.
As part of these services, the collected data can be transferred to another country outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and to a country that does not have a suitable level of data protection. If data are transferred to the USA, there is a risk that your data may be processed by US authorities for control and monitoring purposes, without you possibly having legal remedies.

15. Privacy Policy regarding the use and application of Google Maps
On our website, we use Google Maps (API) from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). To ensure data protection, Google Maps is deactivated when you first visit this website. A direct connection to the servers of Google is only established when you activate Google Maps independently (consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent at any time here. This procedure prevents your data from being transferred to Google the first time you enter the site. Once activated, Google Maps will store your IP address. This is then usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
A third country transmission happens, so in this case the risk exists that your data could be processed by US authorities for control and surveillance purposes, without you possibly having legal remedies.
Additional information on the handling of user data can be found in the privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .

16. Privacy Policy regarding the use and application of Vimeo
The integration of Vimeo content is done by embedding a Javascript tag. Simply inserting a Vimeo provided code into the code of a website displays the content and its layout are loaded from the Vimeo servers.
In order to be able to play the Vimeo content, we need your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) EU-DS-GVO), which you – if you have not already given it in the context of your cookie selection – can give via the button in the area of the respective video. By clicking on the play button, you consent to your IP address being transmitted to Vimeo (Vimeo, LLC555 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 United States), and the provider sets cookies in your browser. For your convenience, we store your consent for 30 days in a so-called local storage object that we store in your browser. Once given, consent can be revoked at any time here.

17. Social Media

We have a presence on various “social media” platforms to communicate with customers, prospects, and users registered there and to be able to inform them about our services.
We would like to point out that you use these platforms and their functions at your own risk. This applies particularly to the use of interactive functions (such as commenting, sharing, rating).
We also highlight the fact that your data may be processed outside of the European Union.

In addition, your data can be processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on your usage behavior and resulting interests. As a result, advertisements that presumably correspond to your interests can be displayed within and outside the platforms. Normally, cookies are stored on your computer for this purpose. Regardless, data that is not directly collected from your devices can also be stored in the user profiles (especially if you are a member of the respective platforms and are logged into them).
As the provider of this information service, we do not collect or process additional data from your use of our service.

The processing of users’ personal data is based on our legitimate interests in effectively informing users and communicating with them according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S.1 lit. f. GDPR. If the respective providers ask you for consent to data processing (i.e., your agreement by ticking a checkbox or confirming a button), the legal basis for processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 S.1 lit. a., Art. 7 GDPR.
Possibility to object
If you are a member of a social network and do not want the network to collect data about you via our presence and link this with your stored member data on the respective network, you must log out of the respective network before visiting our presence, delete the cookies present on the device, and close and restart your browser. However, after re-logging in, you will be recognisable to the network as a specific user again. For a detailed presentation of the respective processing and the possibilities for objection (opt-out), we refer to the linked information provided by the providers.
In case of information requests and the assertion of user rights, we also point out that these can be claimed most effectively from the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can take direct appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need help, you can contact us.

Facebook (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.)
Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads

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18. Legal basis of the processing
Point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR serves as our company’s legal basis for instances of processing where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the 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 as is the case, for example, with instances of processing that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service in return, the processing is based on point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. The same applies to instances of processing that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation due to which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on point (c) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and, as a result, their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information needed to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. The processing would then be based on point (d) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. Finally, instances of processing may be based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override these interests. We are permitted to carry out such instances of processing in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator, which took the view that a legitimate interest could exist if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 of the GDPR).

19. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party
If the processing of personal data is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities in the interest of the well-being of all our staff and our shareholders.

20. Duration for which the personal data are stored
The criterion for the duration that personal data are stored is the respective statutory retention period. After the deadline, the corresponding data is routinely erased if it is no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract.

21. Legal or contractual requirements to provide the personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of not proving personal data
We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. due to tax regulations) or may also be required due to contractual regulations (e.g. the contractual partner’s details). In order to conclude a contract, it may sometimes be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. The data subject must contact one of our staff members before providing us with their personal data. Our staff member will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether they are required to provide their personal data by law, according to contract or whether it is necessary for the conclusion of a contract, as well as whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

22. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.
This privacy policy was created by the data protection declaration generator of the DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH [German Society for Data Protection], which acts as the external data protection officer in Munich, in cooperation with the Cologne-based IT and data protection lawyer Christian Solmecke.