Privacy policy

1. Privacy 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 is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy set out below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section "Information on the Controller" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. web browser, operating system or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You may contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection matter.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our prospective and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in our legitimate interest in providing our online services securely, quickly and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfil their service obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.

We use the following hosting providers:

IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Straße 57
56410 Montabaur
Germany

netcup GmbH
Daimlerstraße 25
76185 Karlsruhe
Germany

united-domains AG
Gautinger Straße 10
82319 Starnberg
Germany

3. 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 applicable data protection legislation and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various items of personal data are 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 happens.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Thore-Bjørn Haugen
Codepage e.K.
Marcusallee 16
28359 Bremen
Germany

Phone: +49 421 989 76 989
Email: info@code.page

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar data).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these grounds no longer apply.

General information on the lLegal bases for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data within the meaning of Art. 9(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(1)(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 is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for taking steps prior to entering into a contract, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the legal bases applicable in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to such external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, where we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), where we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or where another legal basis permits the disclosure. When using processors, we disclose our customers' personal data only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, an agreement governing joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are possible only with your express consent. You may withdraw consent that you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to the collection of data in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THOSE PROVISIONS. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS FOR ANY PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

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

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringements 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, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only where technically feasible.

Access, rectification and erasure

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, where applicable, the right to rectification or erasure of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, apart from storage, be processed only with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence 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 requests that you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data collection on this website

Server log files

The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

This data is not combined with data from other sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website; for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Requests by email, phone or fax

If you contact us by email, phone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your inquiry. We do not disclose this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where such consent has been requested; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us in connection with contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Social media

This privacy policy also applies to the following social media presences:

LinkedIn

We maintain a company page on the LinkedIn social network. In addition, the owner of our company also uses his personal LinkedIn profile for business purposes.

The following information concerning processing by us applies to the personal LinkedIn profile only insofar as the owner processes personal data through that profile for the business purposes of our company.

For users in the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is the controller responsible for the processing of personal data within the LinkedIn services. LinkedIn and we are joint controllers for the processing of personal data for the purpose of generating the Page Insights described below.

Processing by LinkedIn

When LinkedIn is used, LinkedIn processes personal data in accordance with its own privacy policies. This includes, in particular, data that you provide to LinkedIn as well as information about your use of the LinkedIn services and your interactions with profiles, company pages and content.

Further information on the nature, scope and purposes of the processing and on your rights vis-à-vis LinkedIn can be found in LinkedIn's Privacy Policy and European Privacy Notice.

LinkedIn states that it also processes personal data outside the European Union and the European Economic Area in connection with its services and, in particular, transfers data to the United States. According to LinkedIn, it uses legally recognized transfer mechanisms for this purpose, in particular adequacy decisions, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

Processing by us

If you contact us via our LinkedIn company page or, in a business context, via the owner's personal LinkedIn profile, or if you interact with content we publish there, we may process personal data that is accessible to us in connection with that interaction.

This may include, in particular, your name, information from your LinkedIn profile that is visible to us, and the content of messages, comments and other interactions.

We process this data in particular to respond to your inquiries, for business communication, to maintain customer, prospect and business contacts, and to present our company externally.

Where processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, it is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interests include, in particular, business communication and the presentation and communication of our company via LinkedIn.

If you are yourself a party to a contract and processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you, or if steps are taken at your request prior to entering into a contract, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The storage of personal data by LinkedIn is governed by LinkedIn's privacy policies. If we additionally store personal data outside LinkedIn, we delete it as soon as it is no longer required for the respective processing purposes and no statutory retention obligations or other legal grounds prevent deletion.

LinkedIn company page and Page Insights

LinkedIn provides us with statistical information about the use of our company page ("Page Insights").

When a LinkedIn member visits, follows or interacts with our company page, LinkedIn processes personal data to generate these Page Insights. According to LinkedIn, this includes, in particular, certain information from the LinkedIn profile, for example job function, country, industry, seniority, company size and employment status, as well as information about how the member interacts with our company page.

Insofar as personal data of members in the European Economic Area or Switzerland is processed for the purpose of generating Page Insights, LinkedIn and we are joint controllers for this processing within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.

The Page Insights provided to us by LinkedIn consist of aggregated data. LinkedIn does not provide us with personal data relating to individual members as part of Page Insights and does not enable us to attribute the Page Insights data to individual members.

The processing of personal data in connection with our use of Page Insights is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in statistically evaluating the use of our LinkedIn company page and in analyzing and improving our communication and external presentation there.

The allocation of data protection obligations between LinkedIn and us in connection with Page Insights is governed by the "Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum", which forms part of the LinkedIn Pages Terms. Under that addendum, LinkedIn assumes responsibility in particular for providing Page Insights and for fulfilling the data protection obligations specified in more detail in the addendum with regard to the processing of Page Insights data.

Irrespective of this allocation of responsibilities, data subjects may exercise their rights in relation to the jointly controlled processing against either LinkedIn or us. If we receive a request relating to the processing of Page Insights data, we forward it to LinkedIn in accordance with the "Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum" and support LinkedIn in handling it.

Further information can be found at:

YouTube

We maintain a business channel on the YouTube video platform.

For users in the European Economic Area and Switzerland, YouTube is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Processing by Google and YouTube

When YouTube is used, Google processes personal data in accordance with its own privacy policies. This includes, in particular, data that you provide to Google or YouTube as well as information about your use of the services and your interactions with channels, videos and other content.

Google may process, in particular, information about content you have viewed, search queries and interactions, as well as device, browser, IP address and activity data. Depending on your use, your settings and whether you are signed in to a Google Account, additional account, activity and location information may also be processed.

Further information on the nature, scope and purposes of the processing and on your rights vis-à-vis Google can be found in Google's Privacy Policy and YouTube's privacy information.

Google operates servers in various countries. Personal data may therefore also be processed outside the European Economic Area. According to Google, relevant international data transfers are based, among other things, on adequacy decisions, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and, where required, Standard Contractual Clauses.

Processing by us

If you interact with our YouTube channel or with content we publish there, we may process personal data that is accessible to us in connection with that interaction.

This may include, in particular, your YouTube channel or profile name, profile information visible to us, comments you have published and other interactions visible to us. If you have configured the visibility of your channel subscriptions accordingly, we may also be able to see that you have subscribed to our channel.

We process this data in particular to communicate with users, respond to comments and inquiries, moderate our channel, maintain customer, prospect and business contacts, and present our company externally.

Where processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, it is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interests include, in particular, communication with users, managing and moderating our YouTube channel, and presenting and communicating our company via YouTube.

If you are yourself a party to a contract and processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you, or if steps are taken at your request prior to entering into a contract, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The storage of personal data by Google or YouTube is governed by Google's privacy policies. If we additionally store personal data outside YouTube, we delete it as soon as it is no longer required for the respective processing purposes and no statutory retention obligations or other legal grounds prevent deletion.

YouTube Analytics

YouTube provides us via YouTube Studio with statistical information about the use of our channel and our content ("YouTube Analytics").

This may include, in particular, information on views, watch time, audience retention, subscriber development and traffic sources. Depending on the availability of sufficient data, we may also be provided with statistical information about our audience, for example age groups, gender, countries or regions.

Certain data in YouTube Analytics may be restricted for privacy or system-related reasons, in particular if there is insufficient data for the relevant analysis. This applies, among other things, to certain demographic, geographic and audience-related analyses.

We use the analytics information provided by YouTube to statistically evaluate the use of our channel and to analyze and improve our content and communication on YouTube.

Insofar as personal data is processed by us in connection with our use of YouTube Analytics, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in analyzing and improving our business presence on YouTube and the content we provide there.

Further information can be found at:


Source: https://www.e-recht24.de (individually supplemented, adapted and translated)


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