Privacy policy

1. Contact details

Company responsible: designconcepts GmbH, Bismarckstraße 6, 78120 Furtwangen, Germany.
Contact by e-mail: , phone +49 (0)7723 91 20 06, fax +49 (0)7723 91 20 07

2. Collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose of their use

When you access our website, the browser used on your terminal device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

Name of the retrieved file
Date and time of the retrieval
Amount of data transferred
Message whether the retrieval was successful
Description of the type of web browser used
Operating system used
The previously visited page
Provider
Your IP address

The above data is processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
evaluation of system security and stability as well as
for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit.f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above. In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed explanations of this in sections 4 and 5 of this data protection declaration.

3. Transfer of data

We do not transfer your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

You have given your express consent to do so in accordance with Art.6 para.1 lit.a DSGVO,
The disclosure is necessary according to Art.6 Abs.1 lit.f DSGVO and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
In the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para.1 lit.c DSGVO, as well as this is legally permissible and required pursuant to Art. 6 para.1 lit.b DSGVO for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

4. Cookies

We use so-called cookies in some areas of our website. Through such file elements, your computer can be identified as a technical entity during your visit to this website, in order to facilitate the use of our offer - also for repeat visits.

However, you usually have the option of setting your Internet browser to inform you of the occurrence of cookies, so that you can allow or exclude them, or delete existing cookies. Please use the help function of your Internet browser to obtain information on how to change these settings. We would like to point out that individual functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies. Cookies do not allow a server to read private data from your computer or the data stored by another server. They do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses.

We base the use of cookies on Art. 6 (1) lit.f DSGVO: the processing is done to improve the functioning of our website. It is therefore necessary for the protection of our legitimate interests.

5. Use of Matomo and Google Maps

a) Matomo

If you have given your consent, this website uses Matomo (formerly Piwik), an open source software for statistical analysis of visitor access. The provider of the Matomo software is InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand.

Matomo sets a cookie (a text file) on your terminal device, with which your browser can be recognized. If subpages of our website are accessed, the following information is stored:

the IP address of the user, shortened by the last two bytes (anonymized)
the sub-page called up and the time of the call-up
the page from which the user accessed our website (referrer)
which browser with which plugins, which operating system and which screen resolution is used
the time spent on the website
the pages that are accessed from the sub-page called up
Matomo is used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. In this way, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer.

By anonymizing the IP address by six digits, we take into account the interest of the website visitor in the protection of personal data. The data is not used to personally identify the website user and is not merged with other data. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is not passed on to third parties.

Withdrawal of consent:

You can revoke your consent to the storage and analysis of your data by Matomo at any time via the link below. A so-called opt-out cookie will then be stored on your device, which is valid for two years. As a result, Matomo will not collect any session data. However, please note that the opt-out cookie will be deleted if you delete all cookies.

For more information on the privacy settings of the Matomo software, please see the following link: https://matomo.org/docs/privacy/.

You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

b) Google Maps

We also use the Google Maps offer on our website. This means that we can display interactive maps directly in the website and thus provide the end user with a convenient use of the map function.

By visiting our website, Google receives the information that you have called up the corresponding sub-page of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under point 2 a) of this declaration are transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider, please refer to the provider's privacy policy. There you will also receive further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield. You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Social plug-ins

We use social plug-ins of the social network Facebook on our website on the basis of Art. 6 para.1 lit.f DSGVO. The underlying promotional purpose is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the DSGVO. The responsibility for data protection compliant operation is to be ensured by their respective providers. The integration of these plugins by us takes place by way of the so-called two-click method in order to protect visitors to our website as best as possible.

Social media plugins from Facebook are used on our website to make their use more personal. For this purpose, we may use the "LIKE" or "SHARE" button. This is an offer from Facebook. When you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection with Facebook's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to your browser, which then integrates it into the website.

By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook account or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly assign your visit to our website to your Facebook account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the "LIKE" or "SHARE" button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on Facebook and displayed to your Facebook friends. Facebook may use this information for the purposes of advertising, market research and demand-oriented design of the Facebook pages. For this purpose, Facebook creates usage, interest and relationship profiles, e.g. to evaluate your use of our website with regard to the advertisements displayed to you on Facebook, to inform other Facebook users about your activities on our website and to provide other services associated with the use of Facebook.

If you do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our website to your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

7. Data subject rights

You are entitled to the following data subject rights:

a) Right to information

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed.

b) Correction/deletion/restriction of processing

Furthermore, you have the right to demand that we correct any inaccurate personal data relating to you without undue delay (right to rectification), delete personal data relating to you without undue delay (right to erasure) and restrict processing (right to restriction of processing).

c) Right to data portability

You have the right to receive personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format and to transfer this data to another controller.

d) Right of withdrawal

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

e) Right of objection

If the processing of personal data concerning you is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (Art. 6(1)(e) DSGVO) or for the protection of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO), you have the right to object.

f) Right of appeal

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, without prejudice to other legal remedies.

W&V;
RA Dr. Carsten Ulbrich