1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.
Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data, such as your internet browser, operating system or the time the page was accessed. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
If contracts can be concluded or initiated through the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders or other order inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data.
You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.
You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about data protection.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done using analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider or providers.
This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data and other data generated through a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly and efficiently through a professional provider pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
1blu GmbH
Riedemannweg 60
D-13627 Berlin
Germany
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with the above-mentioned service provider.
This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously.
We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you.
This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet, such as communication by email, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Katja Groesser
Weg nach Taucha 8
06686 Lützen
Germany
Phone: +49 157 88479339
Email: info@groessers.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names, email addresses or similar data.
Storage Period
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies.
If you make a justified request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data, such as tax or commercial retention periods. In the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed.
In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device, such as via device fingerprinting, data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
If your data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Information on Data Transfer to Third Countries Without Adequate Data Protection and to US Companies Not Certified under the DPF
We use tools from companies based in third countries that are not considered secure under data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. Please note that no level of data protection comparable to that of the EU can be guaranteed in countries that are not considered secure under data protection law.
Please note that the USA is generally considered a secure third country with a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU if the recipient is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or provides suitable additional safeguards.
Information on transfers to third countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties.
We only transfer personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, such as transferring data to tax authorities, if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer.
When using processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent.
You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising
Art. 21 GDPR
If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data.
This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy.
If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for direct advertising purposes, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of personal data concerning you for such advertising purposes.
This also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.
If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace or the place of the alleged violation.
The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, either for yourself or for a third party.
If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.
Access, Correction and Deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing.
You may also have a right to correction or deletion of this data.
You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You can contact us at any time to exercise this right.
The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may, apart from being stored, only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to Advertising Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials.
The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, such as spam emails.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called cookies. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device.
They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session, known as session cookies, or permanently, known as permanent cookies, on your device.
Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.
Cookies may originate from us, known as first-party cookies, or from third-party companies, known as third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites, such as cookies for processing payment services.
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them, such as the shopping cart function or the display of videos.
Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you, such as a shopping cart function, or to optimize the website, such as cookies for measuring web audiences, are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.
If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent, pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.
If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
If additional cookies and services are used on this website, this will be explained in this privacy policy.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions.
We do not pass this data on without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if this has been requested. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies, such as after your inquiry has been fully processed.
Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email, Telephone or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it, such as name and inquiry, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.
We do not pass this data on without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if this has been requested. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies, such as after your request has been fully processed.
Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.
5. Social Media
Social Media Elements with Shariff
Elements of social media are used on this website, such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn and Tumblr.
You can usually recognize social media elements by the respective social media logos.
To ensure data protection on this website, we use these elements only together with the so-called “Shariff” solution. This application prevents the social media elements integrated on this website from transferring your personal data to the respective provider when you first enter the page.
Only when you activate the respective social media element by clicking the corresponding button will a direct connection to the provider’s server be established. This constitutes consent.
As soon as you activate the social media element, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address.
If you are logged into your respective social media account at the same time, such as Facebook, the provider may be able to assign your visit to this website to your user account.
Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG. You may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.
The service is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on this website, we need your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter.
No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
You may withdraw your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.
The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data stored by us for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or after the purpose no longer applies.
We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings.
The data in the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not combined with other data.
This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters, as a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
7. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts
Local Hosting
This website uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts.
The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers takes place.
Further information about Google Fonts can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
Google’s privacy policy can be found at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Wordfence
We have integrated Wordfence on this website.
The provider is Defiant Inc., Defiant, Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Wordfence”.
Wordfence is used to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks.
For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to the Wordfence servers so that Wordfence can compare its databases with the accesses made to our website and, if necessary, block them.
The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting the website as effectively as possible against cyberattacks.
If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with the above-mentioned service provider.
This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Source: https://www.e-recht24.de