Privacy Policy

Using the website of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. Where the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory 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, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to Family Guidance Natalie Clauss. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data collected, used, and processed by us. Furthermore, data subjects are informed by means of this privacy policy about the rights to which they are entitled.

Family Guidance Natalie Clauss, as the controller responsible for processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may generally have security gaps, 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 Family Guidance Natalie Clauss is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology 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 means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are 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 means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's work performance, 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 controller responsible for the processing

Controller or controller responsible for the 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 law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.

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 other 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 law or the law of the Member States 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 means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which the data subject, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and address of the controller responsible for processing

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

• Family Guidance Natalie Clauss
• Alexandersfeld 70a
• 26127 Oldenburg
• Germany
• Phone: 044136130783
• Email: kontakt@natalieclauss.de
• Website: natalieclauss.de

3. Cookies

The websites of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss use cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and 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 enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A particular internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, Family Guidance Natalie Clauss can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the interest of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to enter access data again each time the website is visited because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the internet browser used and may 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

Each time the website of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss is accessed by a data subject or an automated system, the website collects a range of general data and information. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. The following may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the subpages 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 used for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Family Guidance Natalie Clauss does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the contents of our website correctly, (2) optimize the contents of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term 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. Therefore, Family Guidance Natalie Clauss analyzes anonymously collected data and information on the one hand statistically and on the other hand with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, ultimately ensuring 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. Subscription to our newsletter

On the website of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company's newsletter. Which personal data are transmitted when ordering the newsletter can be seen from the input form used for this purpose.

Family Guidance Natalie Clauss informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about offers from the company. Our company's newsletter can generally only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for newsletter delivery. For legal reasons, a confirmation email is sent to the email address entered for newsletter delivery for the first time using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) to the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the possible misuse of a data subject's email address at a later time and therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected in the context of a registration for the newsletter are used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, newsletter subscribers may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or for a related registration, as may be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter offer or changes in the technical circumstances. The personal data collected as part of the newsletter service are not passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. Consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given us for newsletter delivery, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, a corresponding link is included in every newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website of the controller at any time or to notify the controller of this in another way.

6. Newsletter tracking

The newsletters of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss do not contain any mechanisms for newsletter tracking.

7. Contact option via the website

Due to legal regulations, the website of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. These personal data are not passed on to third parties.

8. Comment function in the blog on the website

Family Guidance Natalie Clauss offers users the possibility to leave individual comments on individual blog posts in a blog located on the website of the controller. A blog is a portal maintained on a website, usually publicly accessible, in which one or more persons, called bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blog posts. Blog posts can generally be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment in the blog published on this website, information on the time of entry of the comment and the user name (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject are stored and published in addition to the comments left by the data subject. Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject is logged. This storage of the IP address takes place for security reasons and in the event that the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts unlawful content through a comment submitted. The storage of these personal data is therefore in the controller's own interest so that the controller could exculpate itself in the event of an infringement. These collected personal data are not passed on to third parties unless such disclosure is required by law or serves the legal defense of the controller.

9. Subscription to comments in the blog on the website

The comments made in the blog of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss can generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, it is possible for a commenter to subscribe to the comments following his or her comment on a particular blog post.

If a data subject decides to subscribe to comments, the controller sends an automatic confirmation email in order to verify, by means of the double opt-in procedure, whether the owner of the email address provided has really chosen this option. The option to subscribe to comments may be terminated at any time.

10. Routine erasure 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 where this has been provided for by the European legislator for directives and regulations or by another legislator in laws or provisions to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator for directives and regulations or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

11. Rights of the data subject

a) Right to confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, he or she 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 for directives and regulations to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information about the personal data stored concerning him or her and a copy of such information. Furthermore, the European legislator for directives and regulations has granted the data subject access to the following information:

• the purposes of the processing
• the categories of personal data concerned
• the recipients or categories of 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 request rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her, or restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
• the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: any available information as to their source
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (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 as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she 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 for directives and regulations to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she 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 the European legislator for directives and regulations to obtain from the controller the erasure without undue delay of personal data concerning him or her where one of the following grounds applies and insofar 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 consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
• The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.
• The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
• The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to arrange for the erasure of personal data stored by Family Guidance Natalie Clauss, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time. An employee of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss will ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

If the personal data have been made public by Family Guidance Natalie Clauss and our company, as controller, is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, Family Guidance Natalie Clauss shall, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such other controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of, those personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The employee of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss will arrange what is necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

• The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
• The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.
• The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
• The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the above-mentioned conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Family Guidance Natalie Clauss, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss will arrange 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 legislator for directives and regulations to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which were provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data were provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, insofar as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and where doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss 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 for directives and regulations to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.

Family Guidance Natalie Clauss shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If Family Guidance Natalie Clauss processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Family Guidance Natalie Clauss to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Family Guidance Natalie Clauss will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by Family Guidance Natalie Clauss for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless the 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 contact any employee of Family Guidance Natalie Clauss or another employee directly. In addition, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is free to exercise his or her right to object 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 for directives and regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, 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 the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject's explicit consent, Family Guidance Natalie Clauss shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw data protection consent

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, he or she may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

12. Data protection provisions on the use and application of AddThis

The controller has integrated components of the company AddThis on this website. AddThis is a so-called bookmarking provider. The service enables simplified bookmarking of websites via buttons. By moving the mouse over the AddThis component or by clicking on it, a list of bookmarking and sharing services is displayed. AddThis is used on more than 15 million websites, and according to the operating company, the buttons are displayed more than 20 billion times per year.

The operating company of AddThis is AddThis, Inc., 1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which an AddThis component has been integrated is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective AddThis component to download data from the website www.addthis.com. As part of this technical process, AddThis obtains knowledge of the visit and of which specific individual page of this website is used by the information technology system used by the data subject. Furthermore, AddThis obtains knowledge of the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) to the computer system used by the data subject, the browser type, the browser language, the website accessed before our website, the date, and the time of the visit to our website. AddThis uses this data to create anonymized user profiles. The data and information transmitted to AddThis in this way enable AddThis itself, as well as affiliated companies or partner companies, to target visitors to the controller's websites with personalized and interest-based advertising.

AddThis displays personalized and interest-based advertising on the basis of a cookie set by the company. This cookie analyzes the individual surfing behavior of the computer system used by the data subject. The cookie stores the visits to websites originating from the computer system.

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

The data subject also has the option to permanently object to the processing of personal data by AddThis. To do this, the data subject must press the opt-out button under the link www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is stored on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies on the system of the data subject are deleted after an objection, the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.

With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is the possibility that the websites of the controller can no longer be fully used by the data subject.

The applicable data protection provisions of AddThis can be retrieved at www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

13. Data protection provisions on 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 internet-based social meeting place, an online community that generally enables users to communicate with one another and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enables the internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller for the processing of personal data 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 on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be retrieved at developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US. As part of this technical process, Facebook obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes with every call-up of our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected through 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 these personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the time our website is accessed; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of the Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at www.facebook.com/privacy/policy, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

14. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google AdSense

The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that enables the placement of advertising on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects the advertisements displayed on third-party sites to match the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense permits interest-based targeting of internet users, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.

The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google AdSense component has been integrated is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google AdSense component to transmit data to Alphabet Inc. for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions. As part of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Alphabet Inc., among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.

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

Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in websites to enable log file recording and log file analysis, through which a statistical evaluation can be performed. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Alphabet Inc. can recognize whether and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked by the data subject. Tracking pixels serve, among other things, to evaluate the flow of visitors to a website.

Through Google AdSense, personal data and information, which also include the IP address and are necessary for the collection and billing of the advertisements displayed, are transferred to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. These personal data are stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may pass on these personal data collected via the technical process to third parties under certain circumstances.

Google AdSense is explained in more detail at www.google.com/adsense/start/.

15. 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 may be qualified as an audiovisual platform and enables users to share photos and videos and also to redistribute 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.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a display of the corresponding Instagram component from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes with every call-up of our website by the data subject and for 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 always receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the time our website is accessed; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want this information transmitted to Instagram, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of the Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Instagram can be retrieved at help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

16. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Twitter

The controller has integrated components of Twitter on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and distribute so-called tweets, i.e. short messages limited to 140 characters. These short messages are accessible to everyone, including persons not registered with Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user's tweets. Furthermore, Twitter enables the addressing of a broad audience via hashtags, links, or retweets.

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

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a display of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information on the Twitter buttons can be retrieved at publish.twitter.com. As part of this technical process, Twitter obtains knowledge of 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 redistribute the contents of this website, to make this website known in the digital world, and to increase our visitor numbers.

If the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes with every call-up of our website by the data subject and for 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 activates one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it are assigned to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the time our website is accessed; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Twitter component or not. If the data subject does not want this information transmitted to Twitter, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of the Twitter account before accessing our website.

The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter can be retrieved at twitter.com/privacy.

17. Data protection provisions on the use and application of YouTube

The controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that enables video publishers to upload video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate, and comment on them, likewise free of charge. YouTube permits the publication of all kinds of videos, which is why complete film and television programs, as well as music videos, trailers, or videos made by users themselves, can be accessed via the internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated is called up, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be retrieved at www.youtube.com/about/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google obtain knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes, by calling up a subpage that contains a YouTube video, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the time our website is accessed; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of the YouTube account before accessing our website.

The data protection provisions published by YouTube, which can be retrieved at policies.google.com/privacy, provide information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

18. Legal basis for the processing

Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves 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 performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and his or her name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a physician, hospital, or other third parties. In that case, the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the above-mentioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, the legislator took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

19. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or by a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees.

20. Period for which the personal data are stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of that period, the corresponding data are routinely deleted if they are no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract.

21. Statutory or contractual provisions governing the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that subsequently have to be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being able to be concluded. Before personal data are provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is 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.

22. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy was created by the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as a data protection officer, in cooperation with RC GmbH, which recycles used computers, and the law firm WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE | Rechtsanwälte.

Source: dsgvo-muster-datenschutzerklaerung.dg-datenschutz.de