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Privacy Policy

We are delighted about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particular importance to the management of VINYL-CHECK. Use of the VINYL-CHECK website is in principle possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. Where the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to VINYL-CHECK. 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, VINYL-CHECK has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of the personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of VINYL-CHECK is based on the terms used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

Among others, we use the following terms in this privacy policy:

a) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

c) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is 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 their processing in the future.

e) Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to 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 are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing

Controller or controller responsible for the processing means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union 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 another body to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union 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, the controller, the 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 he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and address of the controller responsible for the processing

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

Sascha Deutsch
Hintergasse 10
65326 Aarbergen 
Germany
Tel.: +49 157 82201896
Email: kontakt@vinyl-check.de
Website: www.vinyl-check.de

3. Cookies

The VINYL-CHECK website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string by 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 particular internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.

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

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimised in the interest of 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. The user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to enter their access data again on every visit to the website, 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 that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of 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 under certain circumstances.

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4. Collection of general data and information

With each call-up of the VINYL-CHECK website by a data subject or an automated system, a series of general data and information is collected. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. 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 which are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of an 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 that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, VINYL-CHECK draws no 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 the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber-attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by VINYL-CHECK on the one hand statistically and, furthermore, with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, in order ultimately to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or where provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

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

6. Rights of the data subject

a) Right of 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 him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

b) Right of access

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller at any time, free of charge, information about the personal data stored about him or her 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 that are processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international 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 from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data concerning the data subject or restriction of processing, or to object to such processing
  • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: any available information as to their source
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and — at least in those cases — meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has a right of access as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where 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, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject 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, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis 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 have been unlawfully processed.
  • 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.
  • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above grounds applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored at VINYL-CHECK erased, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of VINYL-CHECK will arrange for the request for erasure to be complied with without delay.

Where the personal data have been made public by VINYL-CHECK and our company, as the controller, is obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, VINYL-CHECK, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers which are processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such other controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The employee of VINYL-CHECK will arrange what is necessary in the individual case.

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 instead the restriction of their use.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored at VINYL-CHECK, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of VINYL-CHECK will arrange the restriction of the 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 him or her, which were provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been 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 his or her 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 where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of VINYL-CHECK 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, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.

In the event of an objection, VINYL-CHECK 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 for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where VINYL-CHECK processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of the 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 VINYL-CHECK to processing for direct marketing purposes, VINYL-CHECK will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by VINYL-CHECK for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact any employee of VINYL-CHECK directly or any other employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, unless the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, 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 the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, VINYL-CHECK shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, which include at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, he or she can contact an 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 his or her right to withdraw consent, he or she can contact an employee of the controller at any time.

7. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the internet, an online community that usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences, or enables the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables the 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 responsible for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With each call-up of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. In the course of this technical procedure, Facebook obtains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognises with each call-up of our website by the data subject, and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject’s personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives, via the Facebook component, information that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether or not the data subject clicks on the Facebook component. If the data subject does not want such information to be transmitted to Facebook, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Facebook account before calling up our website.

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

8. Data protection provisions on the use and application of functions of the Amazon partner programme

As a participant in the Amazon partner programme, the controller has integrated Amazon components on this website. The Amazon components were designed by Amazon with the aim of referring customers, via advertisements, to various websites of the Amazon Group, in particular Amazon.co.uk, Local.Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, BuyVIP.com, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it and Amazon.es, in return for payment of a commission. By using the Amazon components, the controller can generate advertising revenue.

The operating company of these Amazon components is Amazon EU S.à.r.l, 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Amazon places a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. With each individual call-up of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which an Amazon component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Amazon component to transmit data to Amazon for the purposes of online advertising and the settlement of commissions. In the course of this technical procedure, Amazon obtains knowledge of personal data which Amazon uses to trace the origin of orders received by Amazon and, subsequently, to enable commission settlement. Among other things, Amazon can trace that the data subject has clicked on a partner link on our website.

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

Further information and the applicable privacy provisions of Amazon can be accessed at https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=3312401.

9. Data protection provisions on the use and application of functions of the jpc partner programme

As a participant in the jpc partner programme, the controller has integrated components of jpc-schallplatten Versandhandelsgesellschaft mbH on this website. The jpc components were designed by jpc with the aim of referring customers, via advertisements and links, to the website www.jpc.de , which specialises in music, film and book products. By using the jpc components, the controller can generate advertising revenue.

The operating company of these jpc components is jpc-schallplatten Versandhandelsgesellschaft mbH, Lübecker Straße 9, 49124 Georgsmarienhütte, Germany.

jpc places a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. With each individual call-up of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a jpc component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective jpc component to transmit data to jpc for the purposes of online advertising and the settlement of commissions. In the course of this technical procedure, jpc obtains knowledge of personal data which jpc uses to trace the origin of orders received by jpc and, subsequently, to enable commission settlement. Among other things, jpc can trace that the data subject has clicked on a partner link on our website.

These cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The controller has a legitimate interest in this processing, as the amount of his affiliate remuneration can only be determined by means of the cookies.

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

Further information and the applicable privacy provisions of jpc can be accessed at https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/home/static/-/page/rechtliches.html#head-datenschutz.

10. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Instagram

The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and allows users to share photos and videos and also to redistribute such data in other social networks.

The operating company of the Instagram services is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With each call-up of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a display of the corresponding component from Instagram. In the course of this technical procedure, Instagram obtains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognises with each call-up of our website by the data subject, and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific sub-page the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted in this way are assigned to the data subject’s personal Instagram user account and are stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives, via the Instagram component, information that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time as calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether or not the data subject clicks on the Instagram component. If the data subject does not want such information to be transmitted to Instagram, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Instagram account before calling up our website.

Further information and the applicable privacy provisions of Instagram can be accessed at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

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

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

The operating company of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

With each call-up of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. In the course of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google obtain knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognises, when a sub-page containing a YouTube video is called up, which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google always receive, via the YouTube component, information that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time as calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether or not the data subject clicks on a YouTube video. If the data subject does not want such information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her YouTube account before calling up our website.

The privacy provisions published by YouTube, available at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

12. Legal basis of the processing

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. Where 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 that are 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 that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries about our products or services. Where our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, for example 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 become necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and his or her name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, a hospital or other third parties. The processing would then be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases, if the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47, second sentence, GDPR).

13. Legitimate interests in the processing 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 in favour of the well-being of all our employees.

14. Period for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the period for which personal data are stored is the respective statutory retention period. After the period has expired, the corresponding data are routinely erased, provided that they are no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract.

15. Statutory or contractual requirements to provide personal data; necessity for entering into a contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Occasionally, in order to conclude a contract, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data which we subsequently have to process. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with him or her. 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 one of our employees. Our employee 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.

16. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automatic decision-making or profiling.