PRIVACY
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Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of quqii UG (limited liability). The use of the websites of quqii UG (limited liability) is basically 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 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, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to quqii UG (limited liability). With this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights through this privacy policy.

quqii UG (limited liability), as the controller responsible for processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most comprehensive protection possible of the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of quqii UG (limited liability) is based on the terms used by the European legislator when enacting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easily readable and understandable both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this privacy policy, 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 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, 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 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 organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

• g)    controller or processor responsible for processing

  Controller or processor responsible for processing 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 personal data are disclosed, whether 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 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 authorized to process personal data.

• k)    Consent

  Consent is any declaration of will given freely by the data subject for a specific case in an informed manner and unambiguously, either by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, by which the data subject indicates that they agree to the processing of the personal data concerning them.

2. Name and Address of the Controller Responsible for Processing

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 with data protection character is:

quqii UG (limited liability)

Blankeneser Chaussee 22 G

22869 Schenefeld

Germany

Tel.: +49 40 85507550

E-Mail: ✉

Website: www.quqii.com

3. Cookies

The websites of quqii UG (limited liability) use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Numerous websites 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 websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, quqii UG (limited liability) can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without setting cookies.

Using a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the interest of the user. Cookies enable us, as already mentioned, to recognize the users of our website again. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their login data every time they visit the website because this is taken over 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 shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by configuring the internet browser used accordingly and thus permanently object to 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 common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

4. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of quqii UG (limited liability) collects a series of general data and information with each call of the website by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information are stored in the server's log files. The data collected can include (1) the types and versions of browsers used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites 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 information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, quqii UG (limited liability) does not draw conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore evaluated by quqii UG (limited liability) on the one hand statistically and on the other hand with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. 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 storage purpose or as provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

6. Rights of the data subject

• a)    Right to confirmation

  Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

• b)    Right of access

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information at any time about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

  • the purposes of the processing
  • the categories of personal data processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • 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 rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing by the controller or the right to object to such processing
  • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information as to their source
  • the existence of automated decision-making including profiling pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) 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, the data subject has the right to obtain information about whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

  If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of 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 the European legislator to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to demand the completion of incomplete personal data — including by means of a supplementary statement — taking into account the purposes of the processing.

  If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they can contact an employee of the controller responsible for the processing 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 the European directive and regulation maker to demand from the controller that the personal data concerning them be deleted without delay, provided that one of the following reasons applies and as far as the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
  • The personal data were processed unlawfully.
  • The deletion of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data were collected in relation to offered information society services pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

  If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored by quqii UG (limited liability), they can contact an employee of the controller responsible for the processing at any time. The employee of quqii UG (limited liability) will ensure that the deletion request is complied with without delay.

  If the personal data have been made public by quqii UG (limited liability) and our company as controller is obliged to delete the personal data pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR, quqii UG (limited liability) will take appropriate measures, considering the available technology and implementation costs, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of all links to these personal data or copies or replications of these personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The employee of quqii UG (limited liability) will take the necessary action on a case-by-case basis.

• e)    Right to restriction of processing

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation maker to demand restriction of processing from the controller if one of the following conditions is met:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period that allows the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the deletion of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of their use.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

  If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by quqii UG (limited liability), they can contact an employee of the controller responsible for the processing at any time. The employee of quqii UG (limited liability) will arrange for the restriction of processing.

• f)     Right to data portability

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation maker 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 these data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data were provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) 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, the data subject has the right, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 para. 1 GDPR, to request that the personal data be transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that the rights and freedoms of other persons are not adversely affected.

  To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of quqii UG (limited liability) at any time.

• g)    Right to object

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 letters e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

  quqii UG (limited liability) will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

  If quqii UG (limited liability) processes personal data to carry out direct advertising, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such advertising purposes. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to the processing for direct advertising purposes to quqii UG (limited liability), quqii UG (limited liability) will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

  Furthermore, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them carried out by quqii UG (limited liability) for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

  To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of quqii UG (limited liability) or another employee. Furthermore, the data subject is free to exercise their right to object in connection with the use of information society services, regardless of Directive 2002/58/EC, by automated means using technical specifications.

• h)    Automated individual decision-making including profiling

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorized 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 the controller or (2) is based on the data subject's explicit consent, quqii UG (limited liability) shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including 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 the data subject wishes to assert rights with regard to automated decisions, they may contact an employee of the controller responsible for the processing at any time.

• i)      Right to revoke data protection consent

  Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

  If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to revoke consent, they may contact an employee of the controller responsible for the processing at any time.

7. Data protection provisions on the use and deployment of Facebook

The controller responsible for processing has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an online social meeting place, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or allows the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook enables users of the social network, among other things, 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 responsible for processing personal data, if a 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 responsible for processing and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, is accessed, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes with each call of our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or leaves a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook receives information via the Facebook component whenever the data subject visits our website, provided the data subject is logged into Facebook at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want such transmission of information 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 can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. Furthermore, it explains the settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. Additionally, various applications are available that allow the suppression of data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

8. Data protection provisions on the use and application 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 analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service records, among other things, data about which website a data subject came from (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is primarily used to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of online 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 addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google when access to our websites occurs from a member state of the European Union or from another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. 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 of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically instructed by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, 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 clicks and subsequently to enable commission accounting.

Personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored using the cookie. With each visit to our websites, 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 pass on this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by using the appropriate settings of the internet browser used, as already described above, and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website as well as the processing of this data by Google and to prevent such collection. For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on at the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and 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 data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person attributable to their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be accessed 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 this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

9. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Instagram

The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and enables users to share photos and videos and also to further distribute such data in other social networks.

The operating company of the Instagram services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

With each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically instructed by the respective Instagram component to download a representation of the corresponding Instagram component. As part of this technical process, Instagram obtains knowledge about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged into Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes with each call of our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram receives information via the Instagram component whenever the data subject visits our website, provided the data subject is logged into Instagram at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want such transmission of information to Instagram, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Instagram can be accessed at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

10. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Twitter

The controller responsible for processing has integrated components from Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual publicly accessible microblogging service where users can publish and share so-called Tweets, i.e., short messages limited to 280 characters. These short messages are accessible to everyone, including persons not registered with Twitter. However, the Tweets are also shown to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user's Tweets. Furthermore, Twitter enables addressing a broad audience through hashtags, links, or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

With each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller responsible for processing and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information about the Twitter buttons is available at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. As part of this technical process, Twitter gains knowledge about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to further disseminate the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital world, and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Twitter, Twitter recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and throughout the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted thereby are assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged into Twitter at the time of the visit to our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Twitter component or not. If the data subject does not want such transmission of information to Twitter, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Twitter account before visiting our website.

The applicable privacy policies of Twitter can be accessed at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.

11. Legal Basis for Processing

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case for processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as fulfilling tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our company were injured and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations may be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. This legal basis covers processing operations not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases when processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not override. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because they have been explicitly mentioned by the European legislator. It was considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

12. Legitimate Interests in Processing Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

13. Duration for Which Personal Data is Stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted unless it is still required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.

14. Legal or Contractual Provisions 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 legally required (e.g., tax regulations) or may also arise from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data, which must then 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 personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being concluded. 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 legally or contractually required or necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

15. 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 DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which conducts data protection audits in cooperation with Media Law Firm WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE created.