Privacy Policy

We are delighted that you are interested in our company. Data protection is a particularly high priority for the management of ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus. It is generally possible to use the ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus website without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary 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, e-mail address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus. By means of this privacy policy, our company wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs data subjects of the rights to which they are entitled.

As the controller, ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can in principle 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.

Definitions

The privacy policy of ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus is based on the terms used by the European legislator in adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would first like to explain the terms used.

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
	A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.
c)	Processing
	Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d)	Restriction of processing
	Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its processing in the future.
e)	Profiling
	Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
f)	Pseudonymisation
	Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g)	Controller or controller responsible for processing
	Controller or controller 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 other body to which personal data is 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 authorised to process personal data.
k)	Consent
	Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

Name and address of the controller

ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus
Owner: SHT-Sozialunternehmen HoGa-Tourist GmbH
Kanalstraße 14-16
73728 Esslingen a.N.
Germany

Tel.: (+49) 711 / 31 05 89-0
E-Mail: ed.nn1793898144ioce@1793898144ofni1793898144
Website: www.ecoinn.de

Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer responsible for processing is:

Barth Regelwerk GmbH
Mr Achim Barth
Brunnengasse 3
73650 Winterbach
Germany
Tel.: (+49) 711 – 40070720
E-Mail: ed.kr1793898144ewleg1793898144er-ht1793898144rab@o1793898144fni1793898144

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

Cookies

The ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an internet browser.
Many 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 character string through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without setting cookies.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimised for the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognise 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 re-enter their login details each time they visit, 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 basket in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent our website from setting cookies at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the internet browser used, 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.

Collection of general data and information (log files)

The ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus website collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s 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 sub-pages accessed on our website via an accessing system,

(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 to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to

(1) deliver the content of our website correctly,

(2) optimise the content of our website and its advertising,

(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 cyber attack. ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus therefore analyses this anonymously collected data and information statistically on the one hand, and on the other with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, so as ultimately to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

SSL encryption of this website

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content and personal data, such as the details in the contact form that you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the browser’s address bar. There, instead of “http://” the prefix “https://” appears before the actual address. Depending on the browser you use, you will also see a padlock icon in your browser bar.

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

Contact via the website

Due to legal requirements, the website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is stored automatically. Such personal data, transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller, is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

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 or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the purpose of storage no longer applies, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

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 or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may contact our data protection officer or another 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, at any time and free of charge, information 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 being processed the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, 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 is not collected from the data subject: any available information as to its 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 a right of access as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact our data protection officer or another 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 obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject also has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact our data protection officer or another 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 to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary: The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary. The data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground 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 has been unlawfully processed. The personal data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject. The personal data was collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8(1) GDPR. If one of the above grounds applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus erased, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus or another employee will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with without delay. Where ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus has made the personal data public and our company, as the controller, is obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus 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 controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The data protection officer of ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus or another employee will arrange the necessary measures 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 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 the restriction of its use instead. The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, pending verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject. If one of the above conditions applies and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus or another employee 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 to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where 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, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 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 provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact the data protection officer appointed by ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus or another employee 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(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. In the event of an objection, ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus will no longer process the personal data 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 defence of legal claims. If ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus processing for direct marketing purposes, ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them carried out by ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact the data protection officer of ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus or another employee directly. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is also free to exercise their 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 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 performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, ECOINN das Umwelthotel am Campus 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 relating to automated decisions, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
i)	Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
	Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

Data protection for job applications and the application process

The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits application documents electronically, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the website. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of handling the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller prevent deletion. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager, a tool for managing website tags via a central interface. Google Tag Manager itself does not set any cookies or collect any personal data. It serves exclusively to implement tags, which in turn may collect data. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If tracking has been deactivated at domain or cookie level, this remains in effect for all tags implemented via Google Tag Manager.

Use of Google Analytics (with anonymisation function)

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics enables the collection, gathering and evaluation of data on the behaviour of visitors to our website. This includes information on which website a data subject came from to reach our site (referrer), which sub-pages were accessed, how long a user stays on a page and how often certain areas of the website are visited. These analyses serve to optimise our website and to evaluate online marketing measures.

For the analysis, our website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_gat._anonymizeIp”, which shortens and thus anonymises IP addresses within the EU or the European Economic Area. This rules out any direct personal reference.

Google Analytics sets cookies, which are stored on the data subject’s device and enable an analysis of website use. When a page with an integrated Google Analytics component is visited, the data subject’s browser automatically transmits data to Google. This may include, among other things, the anonymised IP address, the time of access, the location of access and the frequency of visits. The data is stored by Google in the USA and may be passed on to third parties.

Objecting to data collection by Google Analytics

The storage of cookies can be prevented by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, this may mean that not all functions of this website can be used in full.

In addition, the collection and processing of the data generated by Google Analytics can be prevented by downloading and installing the browser add-on provided by Google to deactivate Google Analytics from the following link:
👉 https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Once installed, this add-on tells Google Analytics that no data about the visit may be transmitted to Google. If the device is formatted or the browser is reinstalled, the add-on must be installed again.

Further information on data processing by Google Analytics and Google’s current privacy policy can be found at the following links:
🔗 https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
🔗 https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html

Detailed information on Google Analytics is also available at the following link:
🔗 https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/

Data protection provisions on the use of Google AdWords

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google’s search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to define certain keywords in advance, by means of which an ad is displayed in Google’s search results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result with the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites by means of an automatic algorithm, taking into account the previously defined keywords.

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

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search results of the Google search engine, and to display third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, Google places a so-called conversion cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain sub-pages, for example the shopping basket of an online shop system, were accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a data subject who reached our website via an AdWords ad generated revenue, i.e. completed or abandoned a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. We in turn use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimise our AdWords ads in future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, such as the web pages visited by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is therefore 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 through the technical procedure to third parties.

As already explained above, the data subject can prevent our website from setting cookies at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the internet browser used, and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

The data subject also has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do so, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each internet browser they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Use of Instagram plugins

Our website integrates functions of the social network Instagram. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Meta”).

When a page containing an Instagram plugin is accessed (e.g. an embedded Instagram post or an “Instagram Follow” button), the data subject’s browser establishes a direct connection to Meta’s servers. Certain data is transmitted to Meta in the process, including the page visited, the user’s IP address and other device-related information.

If the data subject is logged in to Instagram while visiting our website, Meta can assign the visit to our website to the respective Instagram profile. This happens regardless of whether there is any interaction with the plugin (e.g. by liking or commenting on a post).

Objecting to data collection by Instagram

To prevent Instagram from assigning the visit to our website to their own user account, the data subject can log out of their Instagram account before visiting our website. Meta offers further options for restricting data collection and processing in the Instagram account settings.

Further information on the processing of personal data by Instagram can be found in Meta’s privacy policy:
🔗 https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy

Data protection provisions on the use of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is a social meeting place operated on the internet, an online community that generally 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 enables the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network 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 accessed, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical procedure, Facebook learns which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognises which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting each time they access our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the data subject’s Facebook account. If the data subject clicks one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or posts a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject’s personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.
Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the time of accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains the settings Facebook offers to protect the data subject’s privacy. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. The data subject can use such applications to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

Legal basis for processing

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as our company’s 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 supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(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 were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. The processing would then be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing operations not covered by any of the above legal bases are based on this legal basis if the 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 them. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator, which 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).

Legitimate interests pursued by the controller or 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 for the benefit of the wellbeing of all our employees and shareholders.

Period for which personal data is stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After this period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract.

Statutory or contractual requirements

Provision of personal data; necessity for concluding a contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide

We would like to 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 about the contracting party). Sometimes, in order to conclude a contract, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data which we must subsequently process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform 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 the consequences of failure to provide the personal data would be.

Existence of automated decision-making

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

This privacy policy was generated by the privacy policy generator of Datenschutz Karlsruhe in cooperation with RC GmbH, which recycles used laptops, and the file-sharing lawyers of WBS-LAW.