Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law nor by contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are under no obligation to provide this data. Failure to provide such data will have no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other information is provided in relation to the processing operations described below.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You may visit our websites without providing any personal information.
Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host / IT service provider via your internet browser and stored in log files (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the volume of data transferred and the requesting internet service provider. Processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the smooth operation of our website and in improving our services.



Data subjects’ rights and retention period

Retention period
The data is stored in accordance with statutory retention periods and is then deleted once these periods have expired, provided you have not consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
Provided the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR: the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restriction of processing, and the right to data portability.
Furthermore, under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, as well as to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

Please contact us if you wish. You will find our contact details in our legal notice.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
Under Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right to object
Where the processing of personal data listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to such processing at any time with effect for the future.
Once an objection has been lodged, the processing of the data in question will cease, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

If personal data is processed for the purposes of direct marketing, you may object to such processing at any time by notifying us. Once you have lodged your objection, we will cease processing the data in question for the purposes of direct marketing.

Last updated: 17 March 2021