Privacy Policy
We process personal data (hereinafter generally referred to as “data”) only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered through it.
Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the “GDPR”), “processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data or sets of 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.
The following Privacy Policy provides information in particular about the nature, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we determine the purposes and means of such processing either independently or jointly with others. We also provide information about third-party components used to optimise our website and improve the user experience, where such components involve third parties processing data under their own responsibility.
Our Privacy Policy is structured as follows:
Information About Us as the Data Controller
Rights of Users and Data Subjects
Information on Data Processing
1. Information About Us as the Data Controller
The data controller responsible for this website within the meaning of data protection law is:
Bettina Schimmer
Auf Rheinberg 2
50676 Cologne, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 221-16879623
Mobile: +49 (0) 172-2148185
2. Rights of Users and Data Subjects
With regard to the processing of personal data described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the following rights:
Right of access: The right to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed, access to such data, further information about the processing and copies of the data (see Article 15 GDPR).
Right to rectification: The right to have inaccurate personal data corrected or incomplete personal data completed (see Article 16 GDPR).
Right to erasure or restriction of processing: The right to obtain the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay (see Article 17 GDPR) or, alternatively, where continued processing is necessary under Article 17(3) GDPR, the right to request restriction of processing in accordance with Article 18 GDPR.
Right to data portability: The right to receive personal data concerning them that they have provided and to transmit such data to other service providers or data controllers (see Article 20 GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint: The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if they believe that the processing of their personal data by the website operator violates applicable data protection regulations (see Article 77 GDPR).
Furthermore, the website operator is obliged to inform all recipients to whom personal data has been disclosed of any rectification, erasure or restriction of processing carried out pursuant to Articles 16, 17(1) and 18 GDPR.
This obligation does not apply where such notification proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Nevertheless, users have the right to be informed about these recipients.
In addition, pursuant to Article 21 GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of their personal data where such processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
In particular, users have the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for direct marketing purposes.
3. Information on Data Processing
Personal data processed when you use our website will be deleted or its processing restricted as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies, provided that no statutory retention obligations prevent its deletion and unless otherwise specified below in relation to individual processing activities.
Server Data
For technical reasons, particularly to ensure the security and stability of our website, certain data is transmitted by your internet browser to us or to our web hosting provider.
This data is collected in so-called server log files and may include:
The type and version of your internet browser
Your operating system
The website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL)
The pages of our website that you visit
The date and time of each access
The IP address of the internet connection used to access our website
The data collected in this way is stored temporarily and is not combined with other personal data relating to you.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the stability, functionality, performance and security of our website.
The data will be deleted after no more than seven days, unless further retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes.
In such cases, the relevant data may be excluded, in whole or in part, from deletion until the incident has been conclusively resolved.
Contact Requests / Contact Options
If you contact us via a contact form or by email, the personal data you provide will be used to process and respond to your enquiry.
Providing this data is necessary in order for us to process and respond to your enquiry. Without this information, we may be unable to respond or may only be able to provide a limited response.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Your personal data will be deleted once your enquiry has been fully addressed, provided that no statutory retention obligations prevent its deletion, for example where subsequent contractual arrangements require continued storage.
Based on a sample Privacy Policy provided by the law firm Weiß & Partner.