We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance for the management of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG. The use of the internet pages of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG. Through this data protection declaration, our company seeks to inform the public about the type, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this data protection declaration.
Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG, as the controller responsible for the processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, for example by telephone.
1. Definitions
The data protection declaration of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand for both the public as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.
In this data protection declaration, we use, among others, the following terms:
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “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 is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
c) Processing
Processing is 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, organization, 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 is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.
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 analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.
f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is 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 organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing
Controller or controller responsible for the processing is 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 is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether it is a third party or not. However, public authorities which 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 is 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 authorized to process personal data.
k) Consent
Consent of the data subject is 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 related to data protection, is:
Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG
Kühtai 40
6183 Kühtai
Austria
Tel.: +43 5239 5207
Email: info@gerberhotels.com
Website: www.gerberhotels.com
3. Cookies
The internet pages of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.
Many internet pages and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited internet pages and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.
By using cookies, Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
Through a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. As mentioned before, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. A user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to enter access data each time they visit the website because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.
The data subject can, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.
4. Collection of General Data and Information
The website of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or an automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (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) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyberattack. Therefore, Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise and ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
5. Subscription to Our Newsletter
On the website of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines which personal data are transmitted to the controller when the newsletter is ordered.
Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG informs its customers and business partners regularly via a newsletter about company offers. The newsletter from our company can only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter mailing. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address registered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter mailing, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to prove whether the owner of the email address as the data subject is authorized to receive the newsletter.
When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of the registration. The collection of this data is necessary to understand the (possible) misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later date, and it therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.
The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email, as long as this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as could be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter offer, or in the event of a change in technical circumstances. There will be no transfer of personal data collected by the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given for the newsletter mailing, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link is found in each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller or to communicate this to the controller in a different way.
7. Contact via the website
The website of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG contains information required by law, which allows for quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, including a general address for so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller via email or through a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically stored. Such personal data, provided voluntarily by a data subject to the controller, will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be transferred to third parties.
8. Comment function on the blog on the website
Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG offers users the opportunity to leave individual comments on specific blog posts on a blog located on the controller's website. A blog is a publicly accessible portal on a website, where one or more individuals, called bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or express thoughts in blog posts. Blog posts are generally commentable by third parties.
If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, the comments made by the data subject, as well as details of the time of the comment and the username (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject, will be stored and published. Additionally, the IP address assigned to the data subject by their Internet Service Provider (ISP) is logged. The storage of the IP address is for security reasons and in the event the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content via a comment. Therefore, the storage of this personal data is in the controller’s own interest, enabling exoneration in case of legal violations. No transfer of this personal data to third parties occurs, unless required by law or for the defense of the controller's rights.
9. Subscription to comments in the blog on the website
The comments posted in the Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG blog can generally be subscribed to by third parties. Specifically, a commenter has the option to subscribe to follow-up comments on a particular blog post.
If a data subject opts to subscribe to comments, the controller will send an automatic confirmation email to verify, in a double opt-in procedure, whether the owner of the specified email address has chosen this option. The option to subscribe to comments can be terminated at any time.
10. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data
The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as provided by European directives and regulations or other applicable laws to which the controller is subject.
If the storage purpose no longer applies or a retention period prescribed by European directives, regulations, or other applicable law expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.
11. Rights of the data subject
a) Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right granted by European directives and regulations to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
b) Right to access
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to obtain, at any time, free information from the controller about the personal data stored about them and to receive a copy of that information. Furthermore, European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:
The data subject also has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject has the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to access, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
c) Right to rectification
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Additionally, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, considering the purposes of processing.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
d) Right to erasure (“Right to be forgotten”)
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request from the controller the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them, provided that one of the following grounds applies and the processing is not necessary:
If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored by Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.
If the personal data has been made public by Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG and our company, as the controller, is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Article 17(1) of the GDPR, Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG, taking into account available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of any links to, or copies or replication of, such personal data. The employee of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG will take the necessary steps in each individual case.
e) Right to restriction of processing
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:
If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG will arrange the restriction of the processing.
f) Right to data portability
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is 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, when exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and as long as this does not affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of Gerber Ges.m.b.H. & Co.KG at any time.
g) Right to Object
h) Automated Decisions in Individual Cases Including Profiling
If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decisions, they may at any time contact an employee of the controller responsible for processing.
i) Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent
12. Data Protection Provisions Regarding the Use and Application of Facebook
The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is an online meeting place, an internet-based community that typically allows users to communicate with one another and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the online community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect through friend requests.
The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The controller for personal data processing, if the data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the controller and containing a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in), is accessed, the web browser on the data subject's IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_GB. During this technical procedure, Facebook is informed about which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visited each time they access our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and associated with the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, such as the “Like” button, or submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged in to Facebook during the access to our website, regardless of whether they click on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.
The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at [https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/](https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/), provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the privacy settings options that Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, there are various applications available that allow users to block data transfers to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to prevent the transmission of data to Facebook.
13. Data Protection Provisions for the Use of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)
The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis involves the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data about the website from which a data subject has come (the so-called referrer), which subpages were accessed, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analysis is primarily used to optimize a website and to conduct cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.
The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
The controller uses the “_gat._anonymizeIp” feature for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this add-on, the IP address of the data subject's internet connection is anonymized by Google if access to our websites originates from a member state of the European Union or another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information to evaluate the use of our website and to compile online reports showing the activities on our websites, as well as to provide other services related to the use of our website.
Google Analytics Privacy Policy
Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the affected person. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the affected person is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data for the purpose of online analysis to Google. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the affected person, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently to enable commission settlements.
Through the cookie, personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the affected person, is stored. With each visit to our websites, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the affected person, 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 these personal data collected through the technical process with third parties under certain circumstances.
The affected person can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used, and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the affected person. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.
Additionally, the affected person has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of these data by Google, and to prevent such processing. To do this, the affected person must download and install a browser add-on via the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information on the visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is regarded by Google as an objection. If the information technology system of the affected person is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the affected person must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or disabled by the affected person or another person for whom the affected person is responsible, there is the option of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be retrieved at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at the following link: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.
14. Privacy Policy for the Use and Application of Google AdWords
The data controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to display ads in Google's search engine results as well as in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to set certain keywords in advance, whereby an ad is displayed in Google’s search engine results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result with the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to relevant internet pages using an automatic algorithm while considering the previously set keywords.
The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertisements on third-party websites and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertisements on our website.
If an affected person reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is placed on the information technology system of the affected person by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and does not serve to identify the affected person. Using the conversion cookie, it can be tracked whether specific sub-pages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, have been accessed on our website, as long as the cookie has not expired. Both we and Google can track whether an affected person who reached our website via an AdWords ad generated revenue, meaning whether a purchase was made or abandoned.
The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, to evaluate the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad, and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other advertisers using Google AdWords receive information from Google that would enable the identification of the affected person.
Using the conversion cookie, personal information, such as the internet pages visited by the affected person, is stored. Therefore, with each visit to our websites, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the affected person, 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 these personal data collected through the technical process with third parties under certain circumstances.
The affected person can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used, and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the affected person. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.
Moreover, the affected person has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the affected person must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the internet browsers used and make the desired settings there.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be retrieved at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
15. Privacy Policy for the Use and Application of Instagram
The data controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and allows users to share photos and videos and disseminate such data in other social networks.
The operating company of Instagram services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
With each call to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the affected person is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a representation of the corresponding component of Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram gains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is being visited by the affected person.
If the affected person is simultaneously logged in to Instagram, Instagram recognizes with each visit to our website by the affected person and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage the affected person visits. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned to the respective Instagram account of the affected person. If the affected person activates one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it will be assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the affected person and stored and processed by Instagram.
Instagram receives information about the affected person visiting our website whenever the affected person is logged in to Instagram at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the affected person clicks on the Instagram component or not. If the affected person does not want the transmission of this information to Instagram, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Instagram can be retrieved at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
16. Legal Basis for Processing
Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract to which the affected person is a party, as is the case, for example, in processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or benefits, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations required for the performance of pre-contractual measures, for instance, in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, processing of personal data may be necessary to protect vital interests of the affected person or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured in our company and, consequently, their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information needed to be disclosed to a doctor, a hospital, or other third parties. In such cases, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations may be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations not covered by any of the above legal bases if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms of the affected person
17. Legitimate Interests in Processing Pursued by the Data Controller or a Third Party
If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is to conduct our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.
18. Duration for Which Personal Data Will Be Stored
The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiration of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.
19. Legal or Contractual Regulations for Providing Personal Data; Necessity for Contract Conclusion; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-provision
We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual arrangements (e.g., information about the contracting party). In some cases, it may be necessary for a contracting party to provide us with personal data, which must then be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obligated to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would result in the inability to conclude the contract with the data subject. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contractually necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences non-provision of the personal data may have.
20. Existence of Automated Decision-Making
As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.
This privacy policy was created using the privacy policy generator of the DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which operates as an external data protection officer in Düsseldorf, in cooperation with the Cologne data protection lawyer Christian Solmecke.