Privacy

We take the protection of your data seriously and generally strive to collect and store as little data as possible. Nevertheless, a certain amount of storage and evaluation of user data is necessary to ensure and improve the operation of this website. In principle, it is possible to use this Internet site without having to provide any personal data. There is also no assignment of data to a specific person – unless you tell us your name, for example in an e-mail, via one of our forms or as part of an order.

If you use one of the services offered on this website or this regularly also requires the collection, processing and storage of personal data, such as your name, address, email address or telephone number. This collection, processing and storage is generally carried out either on the basis of your previously obtained express consent or a corresponding legal authorization and on the basis of the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation and the German Federal Data Protection Act.

We would like to inform you here about the type, scope and purpose of the data collected, processed, stored and used by us via this website, as well as about your existing rights in this context.

We use SSL transport encryption on this site. This is used, among other things, to protect confidential content, such as inquiries to us. You can see that the connection is actually encrypted in the address line of your browser, which always begins with “https://” and confirms the existing SSL encryption with a green lock symbol.

Name and address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and the other provisions of data protection law is:

Thomas Michael Fritz
On the willow 7
35716 Dietzhölztal Ewersbach
Telephone: 02774-2461
thomas-michael.fritz@t-online.de

Definitions

Data protection law recognizes specific terminology, which we also use in this privacy statement in accordance with the legal definitions of the European General Data Protection Regulation. Therefore, in this privacy statement, the term “personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”);

“data subject” means
any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed; 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;

“processing”
any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;

“restriction of processing”
the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing;

“profiling”
any type of automated processing of personal data which consists in using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects relating to that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests,reliability, behavior, location or change of location; as a company committed to data protection, we refrain from any form of profiling;

“pseudonymization”
the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be allocated to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is stored separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data cannot be allocated to an identified or identifiable natural person;

“file system”
any structured collection of personal data accessible according to specified criteria, whether such collection is maintained in a centralized, decentralized, or functional or geographical manner;

“controller” (or: “controller”) 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 designation may be provided for under Union or Member State law;

“processor”
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller;

“recipient”
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether or not a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative task under Union or Member State law shall not be considered as recipients; the processing of such data by the aforementioned authorities shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection rules in accordance with the purposes of the processing;

“Third Party”
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body, other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons authorized to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor;

“Consent” of the data subject
any freely given specific, informed and unambiguous indication of his or her wishes in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act by which the data subject signifies his or her agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her;

“personal data breach” means.
a breach of security leading to the destruction, loss or alteration, whether accidental or unlawful, or to the unauthorized disclosure of or access to personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed;

“transborder processing”
a processing of personal data carried out in the context of the activities of establishments of a controller or a processor in the Union in more than one Member State, where the controller or processor is established in more than one Member State, or a processing of personal data carried out in the context of the activities of a single establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union which has or is likely to have a significant impact on data subjects in more than one Member State;

“relevant and reasoned objection” means.
an objection as to whether or not there is a breach of this Regulation or whether the intended measure against the controller or processor is in compliance with this Regulation, clearly indicating the scope of the risks posed by the draft decision in relation to the fundamental rights and freedoms of data subjects and, where applicable, the free flow of personal data within the Union.

Legal basis of data processing

The processing of personal data by us is based on the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation and the German Federal Data Protection Act:

For processing operations in which we obtain consent for a
specific processing purpose, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation.

To the extent that the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract,
to which the data subject is party(such as the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration) or for the performance of pre-contractual measures (e.g. in the case of inquiries about our products or services), the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary due to a legal obligation that applies to us, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations or commercial law retention requirements, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation.
To the extent that the processing of personal data should exceptionally be necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person, the processing would be carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(d) of the General Data Protection Regulation.
The processing of personal data that is necessary to protect a legitimate
interest of our company or a third party is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation, unless such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data. Such a legitimate interest also constitutes the conduct of our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

Logfiles

On our Internet server, as on other web servers, a log file is kept. In this log file, data records are stored in which the IP address with which you are traveling on the Internet and the Internet service provider you use, the date and time of each access to our website, the exact URL of the individual web page you are visiting, the data you requested from the server, general information about the web browser you used when accessing the website (in particular the browser type and version) and operating system, and in some cases the website from which you came to our Internet offer (the so-called “referrer”) are recorded. This information is required and used by us for the correct delivery of the respective website for statistical purposes, for the further improvement of our internet offer to permanently guarantee the functionality and integrity of our information technology systems, including the prevention of danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems, as well as in the event of an attack on our information technology systems to provide the necessary information to the law enforcement authorities. This data is collected anonymously by us and stored separately from any personal data provided to us by a data subject. The IP address is stored in a form shortened by the last octet.

Cookies and usage profiles

Within the framework of the legal provisions, we may evaluate user profiles under a pseudonym for the provision of user-friendly services that would not be possible without the use of cookies, for advertising purposes, for market research and for the improvement of our services and Internet offerings, but only to the extent that you have not exercised your legal right to object to this use of your data. Some of our services require that we use so-called cookies.

Cookies are small amounts of data (text files) that your Internet browser stores on your computer. Cookies can store information about your visit to our website, which enables us to recognize your browser and distinguish it from the browsers of other data subjects.

Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies. However, you can reconfigure your browser at any time so that it rejects cookies or asks for your confirmation beforehand. If you reject cookies, however, this may mean that not all offers and functions of this website will function or be usable for you without interruption.

Further details on the use of cookies on this website – including the existing opt-out options – can be found in this privacy policy in the sections

on internal visitor statistics and
on visitor tracking by advertising networks.

E-mail and contact forms

If you send us an email or contact us via a contact form, the personal data voluntarily provided to us will be automatically stored and, if necessary, processed for the purpose of processing or contacting you. This includes – if provided by you – in particular your name, address or e-mail address, telephone number and

or e-mail address, your telephone number and other information voluntarily provided by you. If you contact us via a form provided on this website, the IP address used by you will also be stored. As a matter of principle, we only use the personal data collected in this way to the extent necessary to process your inquiries and orders. This data will not be passed on to third parties under any circumstances, unless we are legally obliged to do so.

Duration of storage, deletion and blocking of personal data

Personal data of the data subjects shall be processed or stored by the controller, subject to other legal provisions, only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage. A further determining criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period.

After the storage purposes no longer apply and existing statutory storage periods have expired, the personal data shall be blocked or deleted by the controller in accordance with the statutory regulations and requirements, even without a corresponding request by the data subject.

Your rights as a data subject

In the following, we describe the rights that every person affected by the processing of personal data has against the controller. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, you may contact our data protection officer or the controller at any time. We recommend that you notify us of your request either in writing or by eMail to the above address.

Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the following rights vis-à-vis the controller

the right to obtain confirmation,
i.e. the right to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed;

the right of access,
i.e. in case of processing of personal data, a right of access to such personal data and to the following information:

(a) the purposes of the processing;
b) the categories of personal data processed;
c) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations;
d) if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration;
(e) the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her, or the restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing;
(f) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
g) if the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information on the origin of the data;
(h) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the General Data Protection Regulation and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

in case of transfer of personal data to a third country or to an international organization, the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation in connection with the transfer;
the right to be provided with
a copy of the personal data subject to the processing. For any additional copies requested by the data subject, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on the administrative costs. If the Data Subject makes the request electronically, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless otherwise specified by the Data Subject. This right to receive a copy shall not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons;

the right to rectification
i.e. the right to obtain from the controller the rectification without delay of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration;

the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”).
i.e. the right to require the controller to erase personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to erase personal data without undue delay if one of the following grounds applies:

(a) the personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
(b) the data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(c) the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the General Data Protection Regulation.
d) The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
e) The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
(f) the personal data have been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1).

If the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers which process the personal data that a data subject has requested that they erase all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data.

This shall not apply insofar as the processing is necessary

a) for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
(b) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
(c) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) of the General Data Protection Regulation;
(d) for archiving, scientific or historical research purposes in the public interest or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation, where the said right is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or
(e) for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

The right to restriction of processing
i.e. the right of a data subject of personal data to obtain from the controller the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, and the controller is obliged to erase personal data without delay where one of the following grounds applies:

(a) 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,
(b) the processing is unlawful and the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data;
(c) the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
(d) the data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation, as long as it is not yet established whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

Where processing has been restricted hereunder, such personal data may be processed, except for storage, only with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of substantial public interest of the Union or of a Member State. A data subject who has obtained a restriction on processing shall be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

The right to data portability
i.e. the right of the data subject of the processing of personal data to receive the personal data concerning him or her which he or she has provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and he or she shall have the right to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that

(a) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation; and
(b) the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures.

When exercising his or her right to data portability, the data subject shall have the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible.This right shall not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons. The exercise of this right to data portability shall be without prejudice to the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”). This right does not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

The right to object,
i.e. the right of the person concerned by the processing of personal data to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation, including to any profiling based on those provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless it 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 personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to 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 the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject may exercise his or her right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

The data subject shall have the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

The right not to be subject to automated decision-making on a case-by-case basis (including profiling) which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her.
This does not apply if the decision

(a) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller,
(b) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law contains suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject; or
(c) is carried out with the explicit consent of the data subject.

In the cases referred to in points (a) and (c) above, the controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, which include, at least, the right to obtain the intervention of a data subject on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.

Automated decisions shall not be based on special categories of personal data unless the data subject has consented or the processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest on the basis of Union law or the law of a Member State which is proportionate to the aim pursued, respects the essence of the right to data protection and provides for adequate and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and interests of the data subject.