Privacy Policy for tom-dreibrodt.de

As a user of our website, you will find all the necessary information in this privacy policy regarding how, to what extent, and for what purpose we or third parties collect and use data from you. The collection and use of your data strictly adhere to the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG). We are particularly committed to the confidentiality of your personal data and therefore work strictly within the limits that the legal requirements impose on us. However, we do not want to miss the opportunity to point out the general risks of internet usage over which we have no influence. Especially in email communication, your data is not secure without further precautions and may be intercepted by third parties under certain circumstances.

Collection of Access Data

The delivery and presentation of content on our website technically require the collection of certain data. When you access our website, these so-called server log files are recorded by us or the web space provider. These log files do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you and your person. This website is hosted on a server provided by 'IONOS' (formerly '1und1'). The corresponding information consists of the name of the website, the file, the current date, the data volume, the web browser and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet provider, the referrer URL as the page from which you switched to our site, and the corresponding IP address. These statistics also provide us with the following anonymous information: the number of visitors to this page, page views per session, most visited pages, duration of visits, referring pages (e.g., search engines or direct entry of the URL), as well as browser information. We use this data exclusively for statistical purposes. The information supports the provision and continuous improvement of our offering. We also reserve the right to subsequently check the mentioned data if there is a suspicion of illegal use of our offering.

Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may primarily involve IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.

The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host:

IONOS SE

Elgendorfer Str. 57

56410 Montabaur

IONOS WebAnalytics

This website uses the analysis services of IONOS WebAnalytics (hereinafter: IONOS). The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, D – 56410 Montabaur. As part of the analysis with IONOS, visitor numbers and behavior (e.g., number of page views, duration of a website visit, bounce rates), visitor sources (i.e., from which page the visitor comes), visitor locations, and technical data (browser and operating system versions) can be analyzed. For this purpose, IONOS stores the following data in particular:

Referrer (previously visited website)

Requested website or file

Browser type and browser version

Operating system used

Device type used

Time of access

IP address in anonymized form (used only to determine the location of access)

According to IONOS, data collection is fully anonymized, so it cannot be traced back to individual persons. Cookies are not stored by IONOS WebAnalytics.

The storage and analysis of the data are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website offering and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information on data collection and processing by IONOS WebAnalytics, please refer to IONOS' privacy policy at the following link: 

https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/index.php?id=6

 

Google Analytics

"This website uses Google Analytics only if consent for the processing of personal data of users under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR is given. The service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, is used within the legitimate interest of designing the website efficiently and user-friendly. With your consent, your visit to the website is forwarded to Google. Subsequently, Google collects and analyzes user behavior. In the process, data is transferred to the USA. IP addresses are anonymized, so that no allocation is possible (IP masking).

The user data of the website is used for the following purposes:

Improvement of the website and better achievement of website goals,

Assignment of users of the website to a specific company,

Creation of user profiles in pseudonymized form,

Used content of our online offering,

Location data,

IP addresses,

Device information.

For this purpose, cookies are used. The collection of data generated by the cookie and related to the use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google can be prevented by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: [Link to Google Analytics Opt-out].

An opt-out cookie is set to prevent the collection of your data on future visits to this website: [Google Analytics Opt-out]. More information about how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: 

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de,%20https://www.cookiechoices.org/

To ensure data processing in compliance with data protection regulations, a data processing agreement has been concluded with Google. Further information on data protection can be found on the following Google website:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Calendly

On our website, you have the opportunity to schedule appointments with us. For appointment booking, we use the tool 'Calendly.' The provider is Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, 10th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30363, USA (hereinafter 'Calendly').

For the purpose of scheduling appointments, you enter the requested data and the desired date into the designated form. The entered data is used for the planning, execution, and, if necessary, follow-up of the appointment. The appointment data is stored for us on Calendly's servers, and you can view its privacy policy here: [Link to Calendly Privacy Policy].

The data you enter will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in making appointment scheduling as uncomplicated as possible for interested parties and customers. If appropriate consent is requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in accordance with TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:

 https://calendly.com/pages/dpa.

Inquiry via email, phone, or fax

When you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not disclose this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if requested.

The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

 

Facebook plugins

This website integrates plugins from the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, Facebook states that the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on this website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: [Link to Facebook Plugin Overview].

When you visit this website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at: 

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

The use of Facebook plugins is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the widest possible visibility on social media. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

To the extent that personal data is collected on our website and forwarded to Facebook using the tool described here, we and Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook. The processing by Facebook that takes place after the data has been transmitted is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations that we jointly share have been documented in an agreement on joint processing. The wording of the agreement can be found here: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Data subject rights (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obligated to forward them to Facebook

Video Conferencing and Online Meeting Tools - Zoom.

There is the possibility to register for video conferences and online meetings by providing personal data. For this purpose, the video conferencing and online meeting tool Zoom Video Communications, Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd., Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA is used.

Zoom processes the data as a data processor on servers in the EU. The level of data protection in the USA is also ensured through the conclusion of EU standard contractual clauses: [Link to Zoom Privacy and Legal].

Data is entered into an input mask and transmitted to and stored by the website operator. The following data is collected during the registration process:

Email address

First name

IP address

HTTP data

Form cookie data

Registration and login data

User profile data

Content of accessed conferences, online meetings, or webinars.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the performance of a contract to which you are a party (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). If we explicitly request your consent, the legal basis for data processing is the user's consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. For the registration and login process, the legal basis is a balancing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). It is our legitimate interest to legally document your registration for video conferences and online meetings.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. The data will be stored as long as the user is registered for video conferences and online meetings. This is the case if the data is no longer required for the performance of the contract during the registration process or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. Even after the contract has been concluded, there may be a need to store personal data of the contractual partner in order to comply with contractual or legal obligations.

PayPal

We offer the option to process the payment transaction through the payment service provider PayPal (PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg). This corresponds to our legitimate interest in providing an efficient and secure payment method (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). In this context, we provide the following data to PayPal to the extent necessary for the performance of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR):

First name

Last name

Address

Email address

Phone number

The processing of the data provided in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the transmission of your personal data, we cannot process a payment via PayPal. [You have the option to choose a different payment method.]

PayPal carries out a credit check for various services such as payment by direct debit to ensure your willingness and ability to pay. This corresponds to PayPal's legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and serves the performance of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). For this purpose, your data (name, address, date of birth, bank account details) is forwarded to credit agencies. We have no influence on this process and only receive the result of whether the payment has been executed or declined, or whether a review is pending.

For more information on objection and removal options regarding PayPal, please visit: [Link to PayPal Privacy Information].

Your data will be stored until the completion of the payment process, including the period required for processing refunds, debt collection, and fraud prevention.

https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api-basics/notifications/ipn/IPNIntro/

Do you have further questions?

If you have further questions regarding the storage and use of your personal data, or if you have questions that go beyond the scope of this privacy policy, please feel free to contact our data protection officer. We are always available to provide information and clarification

Legal Notice / Disclaimer

We welcome everyone interested in our website.

I declare that at the time of setting the link, the respective linked pages were free of illegal content. Furthermore, metal-cooking.de has no influence on the current and future design and content of the linked pages. Therefore, we hereby expressly distance ourselves from all content of all linked/associated pages that have been changed after the link was set. The provider of the linked/associated page is solely liable for illegal, incorrect, or incomplete content and, in particular, for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information.

We would like to point out that this website and all the information on the website are subject to German law. Every user who goes beyond this disclaimer to access our individual pages acknowledges, by continuing to browse the page, that the relationship between him/her and us is governed exclusively by German law. We cannot guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information on this website.

We cannot exclude the possibility that our websites also contain information from third parties. We assume no liability for this information. This also applies in particular to links to other websites, which we check regularly for illegal content, but cannot provide any guarantee for. The content of these pages does not represent our opinion; the links are only published to enhance the diversity of information.

All texts and graphics on our websites are protected by copyright or other protective rights. The use or reproduction of these graphics and texts is not permitted without our prior written consent.

In order to keep the website up to date, we will of course change and/or supplement the texts as necessary. There is no liability arising from the content of the website.

No part of this presentation may be edited, reproduced, or published outside of this presentation in analog or digital form, in any form whatsoever, without the prior written consent of the copyright holders. Violations will be prosecuted under criminal law.