You may exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our Data Protection Officer using the contact details provided:
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- Access to the data we have stored about you and how it is processed.
- Correction of incorrect personal data.
- Deletion of your data stored with us.
- Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations.
- Objection to the processing of your data.
- Data portability if you have consented to data processing or have entered into a contract with us.
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If you have given us consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
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You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time. The relevant supervisory authority is determined by the federal state of your residence, place of work, or the alleged violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: [Supervisory Authorities](https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html).
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**PURPOSES OF DATA PROCESSING BY THE CONTROLLER AND THIRD PARTIES**
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We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned. We only share your personal data with third parties if:
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- You have given your express consent.
- Processing is required to fulfill a contract with you.
- Processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation.
- Processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests, and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding interest in the non-disclosure of your data.
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**DELETION OR BLOCKING OF DATA**
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We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. We, therefore, store your personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned here or as provided for by the various storage periods stipulated by law. After the respective purpose ceases to apply or these periods expire, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.
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**COLLECTION OF GENERAL INFORMATION WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE**
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When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected by means of a cookie. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet Service Provider, and similar data. This information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.
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This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the content of web pages requested by you and is mandatory when using the Internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:
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- Ensuring a trouble-free connection to the website.
- Ensuring the smooth use of our website.
- Evaluation of system security and stability, and
- For other administrative purposes.
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The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest in data collection for these purposes. We do not use your data to draw any conclusions about you as an individual. The recipients of the data are only the responsible office and possibly processors.
Anonymous information of this kind may be statistically analyzed by us to optimize our website and the technology behind it.
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**SSL ENCRYPTION**
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To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption techniques (e.g., SSL) over HTTPS.
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**NEWSLETTER**
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Based on your explicit consent, we will regularly send you our newsletter or similar information by email to your specified email address.
Providing your email address is sufficient to receive the newsletter. When you sign up for our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be notified via email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g., changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions).
For an effective registration, we need a valid email address. To verify that a subscription is genuinely made by the owner of an email address, we use the "double opt-in" procedure. This involves logging the request for the newsletter, sending a confirmation email, and receiving the requested response. No further data is collected. The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter and will not be disclosed to third parties.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter at any time. Each newsletter contains a corresponding link. You can also unsubscribe directly from this website or inform us of your request via the contact information provided at the end of this privacy notice.
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**CONTACT FORM**
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If you contact us by email or through a contact form with any questions, you are giving us your voluntary consent for the purpose of contacting you. A valid email address is required for this purpose. This allows us to assign the request and subsequently respond to it. The provision of additional data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions. Once your inquiry has been completed, your personal data will be automatically deleted.
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**CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY**
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We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will apply to your next visit.
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**QUESTIONS TO THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER**
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If you have any questions about data protection, please email us.