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Privacy Policy

We are delighted that you are interested in our company. Data protection is of particularly high priority for the management of Poseidon Diving Ltd. It is generally possible to use the Poseidon Diving Ltd. website without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services offered by our company through our website, it may become necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Poseidon Diving Ltd. Through 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, data subjects are informed of their rights through this privacy policy.

As the controller, Poseidon Diving Ltd. has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so 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 Poseidon Diving Ltd. is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for both the general public and our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use the following terms, among others:

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 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 performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, 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 analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

f) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization 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 organizational 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 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 other 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 are not regarded as recipients.

j) Third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

k) Consent

Consent means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and address of the controller

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 related to data protection is:

  • Poseidon Diving Ltd.
  • 47/21 Moo 7, Soi Namjai, Vised Road
  • 83130 Phuket
  • Thailand
  • Phone: +66 81 9813 969
  • Email: info@poseidon-diving-phuket.de
  • Website: www.poseidon-diving-phuket.de

3. Cookies

The Poseidon Diving Ltd. website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID, which is a unique identifier made up of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, Poseidon Diving Ltd. can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookie settings.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. As already mentioned, cookies allow us to recognize our website’s users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. The user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their access data every time they visit 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 cart in an online shop. The online store remembers items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through 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, already set cookies may 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.

4. Collection of general data and information

The Poseidon Diving Ltd. website collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files. 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 referrers), (4) the sub-websites accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of 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 used to prevent danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Poseidon Diving Ltd. does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertising, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated statistically by Poseidon Diving Ltd. with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Registration on our website

The data subject has the option to register on the controller’s website by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input form used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, such as a parcel delivery service, which also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.

By registering on the controller’s website, the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject, as well as the date and time of registration, are also stored. This data is stored against the backdrop that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services, and this data enables us, if necessary, to clarify committed offenses. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is generally not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass it on or the transfer serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject with voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the controller’s data stock.

The controller shall provide information to every data subject at any time upon request as to what personal data is stored about the data subject. In addition, the controller shall correct or delete personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as this does not conflict with statutory retention requirements. A data protection officer named in this privacy policy and the entirety of the controller’s employees are available to the data subject as contact persons in this regard.

6. Subscription to our newsletter

On the Poseidon Diving Ltd. website, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company’s newsletter. The input form used for this purpose reveals which personal data are transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter.

Poseidon Diving Ltd. informs its customers and business partners regularly by way of a newsletter about company offers. Our company’s newsletter can generally only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for newsletter delivery. For legal reasons, a confirmation email will be sent using the double opt-in method to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter dispatch purposes. This confirmation email is used to verify whether the owner of the email address, as the data subject, has authorized receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace (possible) misuse of a data subject’s email address at a later date, and it therefore serves the purpose of legally protecting the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will be used exclusively to send our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as might be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offering or in the event of a change in technical circumstances. There is no transfer of personal data collected within the scope of the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given us for newsletter dispatch, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link may be found in each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter dispatch at any time directly on the website of the controller, or to communicate this to the controller in another way.

7. Newsletter tracking

The Poseidon Diving Ltd. newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in emails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Poseidon Diving Ltd. can recognize if and when an email was opened by a data subject, and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller in order to optimize newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties. Data subjects have the right at any time to revoke the separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. Poseidon Diving Ltd. automatically regards unsubscribing from receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

8. Contact option via the website

Due to legal regulations, the Poseidon Diving Ltd. website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

9. Comment function in the blog on the website

Poseidon Diving Ltd. offers users the opportunity to leave individual comments on individual blog posts on a blog located on the controller’s website. A blog is a generally publicly accessible web portal on a website in which one or more people, called bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blog posts. Blog posts can usually be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, the comments left by the data subject, as well as information on the time the comment was entered and the username (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject, will be stored and published. Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) to the data subject is also logged. This storage of the IP address takes place for security reasons, and in case the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content through a submitted comment. The storage of this personal data is therefore in the controller’s own interest, so that it can exculpate itself in the event of a legal violation. This collected personal data will not be passed on to third parties unless such disclosure is legally required or serves the legal defense of the controller.

10. Subscription to comments in the blog on the website

Comments made in the Poseidon Diving Ltd. blog can generally be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, it is possible for a commenter to subscribe to comments that follow their own comment on a specific blog post.

If a data subject decides to subscribe to comments, the controller will send an automatic confirmation email in order to verify, using the double opt-in procedure, that the owner of the specified email address has indeed decided on this option. The option to subscribe to comments may be terminated at any time.

11. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as provided for by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose no longer applies, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with statutory provisions.

12. Rights of the data subject

a) Right to confirmation

Every data subject has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

b) Right to information

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain free information from the controller at any time about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the following information:

  • the purposes of processing
  • the categories of personal data being processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will still be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • if possible, the intended duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining that duration
  • the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning them, or to restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing
  • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: any available information about their source
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR, and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to information as to whether personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to demand the completion of incomplete personal data — including by means of a supplementary statement — taking into account the purposes of the processing.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand that the controller erase personal data concerning them without delay, provided one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is 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 has been processed unlawfully.
  • The erasure of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by Poseidon Diving Ltd. erased, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of Poseidon Diving Ltd. or another employee will ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

If Poseidon Diving Ltd. has made the personal data public and is obliged as a controller pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, Poseidon Diving Ltd. shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, taking into account available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested that such other controllers erase all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The data protection officer of Poseidon Diving Ltd. or another employee will arrange the necessary action in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand that the controller restrict 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, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data, and requests instead the restriction of its use.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, pending verification as to whether the controller’s legitimate grounds override those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request restriction of personal data stored by Poseidon Diving Ltd., they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of Poseidon Diving Ltd. or another employee will arrange for the restriction of processing.

f) Right to data portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller by the data subject, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that 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 using automated means, insofar as the processing is not 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, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact the data protection officer appointed by Poseidon Diving Ltd. or another employee at any time.

g) Right to object

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them, based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

Poseidon Diving Ltd. will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Where Poseidon Diving Ltd. processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Poseidon Diving Ltd. regarding the processing for direct marketing purposes, Poseidon Diving Ltd. will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them carried out by Poseidon Diving Ltd. for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless such 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 may contact the data protection officer of Poseidon Diving Ltd. or another employee directly. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Every person 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 them, or similarly significantly affects them, provided that 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 authorized 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) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Poseidon Diving Ltd. shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decisions, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw data protection consent

Every person 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 their right to withdraw consent, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

13. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Facebook

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

A social network is an internet-based social meeting place, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it enables the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and network through friend requests.

Facebook is operated by Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller responsible for processing 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 representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed there. As part of this technical process, Facebook becomes aware of which specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.

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

Facebook always receives information, via the Facebook component, that the data subject has visited our website, if the data subject is logged into Facebook at the time of the call-up to our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such a transmission of this information to Facebook is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

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

14. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data on the behavior of website visitors. A web analytics service collects, among other things, data on which website a data subject came from to a website (so-called referrers), which sub-pages of the website were accessed, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics is predominantly used to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

For web analytics via Google Analytics, the controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp”. By means of this addition, the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection is shortened and anonymized by Google when access to our websites originates from a member state of the European Union or another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Cookies were already explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data for the purpose of online analysis to Google. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the data subject’s IP address, which serves Google, among other purposes, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and to subsequently enable commission settlements.

By means of the cookie, personal information, such as access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored. With each visit to our websites, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time, as already described above, 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 Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on available at the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information about website visits may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is regarded by Google as an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is later deleted, formatted, or reinstalled, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person under their control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

15. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps mapping service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to find the locations we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
For more information on how user data is handled, please see Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

16. Data protection provisions regarding the use of Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is intended to verify whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is being carried out by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various pieces of information (e.g., IP address, the length of time the website visitor spent on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
Data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from spam.
Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s privacy policy and Google’s terms of use at the following links:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and
https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

17. Data protection provisions regarding the use of YouTube

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

The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, 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 representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.

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

YouTube and Google always receive information, via the YouTube component, that the data subject has visited our website, if the data subject is logged into YouTube at the time of the call-up to our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.

YouTube’s published data protection provisions, which can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provide information on the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

18. Legal basis for the processing

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations 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 such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured at our premises and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, a hospital, or other third parties. Then the processing would 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 above legal grounds, if 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. Such processing operations are particularly permissible to us because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. It considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).

19. Legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party in the processing

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

20. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for the performance or initiation of a contract.

21. Statutory or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or can also result from contractual arrangements (e.g., information about the contractual partner).
It may sometimes be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being able to be concluded.
Before the data subject provides personal data, the data subject must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will clarify, on a case-by-case basis, whether the provision of 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 consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

22. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy was generated by the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as an External Data Protection Officer for the Landshut region, in cooperation with the IT and data protection law attorney Christian Solmecke.