Privacy Policy
Data Protection Information1. Controller / Responsible Party
The party responsible for data processing on this website under data protection laws, particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Dirk Walter
SMART & NETT – Veronika Peschkes & Dirk Walter GbR
Holzhofstraße 3
81667 Munich
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89 345297
Mobile: +49 (0)170 2127644
Email: info@smart-und-nett.de
2. Your Data Subject Rights
You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting us using the details provided above:
- Right to access information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
- Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
- Right to erasure of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
- Right to restriction of processing if legal obligations prevent us from deleting your data yet (Art. 18 GDPR),
- Right to object to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR), and
- Right to data portability, provided you have consented to the processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).
If you have given us your consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority at any time, e.g., the competent authority of your federal state of residence or the authority responsible for us.
A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) and their addresses can be found at: BfDI Supervisory Authorities.
3. Collection of General Information When Visiting Our Website
Type and Purpose of Processing:
When you access our website—meaning you do not register or otherwise submit information—information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes things like your web browser type, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar technical parameters.
They are processed specifically for the following purposes:
- Ensuring a smooth connection setup for the website,
- Ensuring the problem-free use of our website,
- Evaluating system security and stability, and
- Other administrative purposes.
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this type may be statistically evaluated by us to optimize our website and the underlying technology.
Legal Basis:
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers acting as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage Duration:
Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of its collection. For data used to provide the website, this is generally the case when the respective browser session has ended.
Provision Obligatory or Required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services may be unavailable or restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.
4. Cookies
Type and Purpose of Processing:
Like many other websites, we use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files stored on your terminal device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.
Through this, we receive specific data such as your IP address, the browser used, and your operating system.
Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transfer viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate navigation and enable the correct display of our web pages.
Under no circumstances will the data collected by us be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Storage Duration and Cookies Used:
To the extent that you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, cookies may be used on our pages. If these cookies can (also) affect personal data, we inform you about this in the sections below.
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory via your browser settings. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the necessary information and instructions at the following links:
5. Provision of Paid Services
Type and Purpose of Processing:
To provide paid services, additional data is requested by us, such as payment details, in order to execute your order.
Legal Basis:
The processing of data required for the conclusion of a contract is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be data processors.
Storage Duration:
We store this data in our systems until the legal retention periods have expired. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper bookkeeping and tax law requirements.
Provision Obligatory or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your data, however, we cannot grant you access to our offered content and services.
6. Newsletter
Type and Purpose of Processing:
Your data will be used exclusively to deliver the subscribed newsletter to you via email. Providing your name allows us to address you personally and, if necessary, to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject.
Providing your email address is sufficient to receive the newsletter. When you register, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g., changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions).
We require a valid email address for effective registration. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the "Double-opt-in" process. For this purpose, we log the order of the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the requested reply. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for the newsletter dispatch and is not passed on to third parties.
Legal Basis:
Based on your expressly given consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), we will regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by email to your specified address.
You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future. A corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or notify us of your withdrawal via the contact options specified at the end of this privacy notice.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be data processors.
Storage Duration:
The data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent is active. Afterward, it will be deleted.
Provision Obligatory or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. Without existing consent, we unfortunately cannot send you our newsletter.
7. Contact Form
Type and Purpose of Processing:
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this, providing a valid email address as well as your name is required. This serves to assign the inquiry and subsequently answer it. The provision of further data is optional.
Legal Basis:
The processing of data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
By providing the contact form, we want to enable you to contact us easily. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the data entered into the contact form is carried out for the performance of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be data processors.
Storage Duration:
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the inquiry.
If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data after these periods have expired.
Provision Obligatory or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for the inquiry.
8. Use of Google Analytics
Type and Purpose of Processing:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: "Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", which are text files stored on your computer that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on these web pages, your IP address will, however, be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Legal Basis:
The processing of data is carried out on the basis of user consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Recipients:
The recipient of the data is Google as a processor. For this purpose, we have concluded the corresponding data processing agreement with Google.
Storage Duration:
The erasure of the data occurs as soon as they are no longer required for our recording purposes.
Third Country Transfer:
Google processes your data in the USA and has subjected itself to the EU-US Privacy Shield framework (https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework).
Withdrawal of Consent:
You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software; however, we point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Profiling:
With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the behavior of website visitors can be evaluated and interests can be analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.
9. Use of Adobe Analytics (Omniture)
Type and Purpose of Processing:
This website uses Adobe Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Companies (hereinafter: "Adobe"), 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland. Adobe Analytics uses cookies. If a tracking record is transmitted from a visitor's browser to the Adobe Datacenter, our server settings ensure that the IP address is anonymized before geolocation, i.e., the last octet of the IP address is replaced by zeros. Before storing the tracking package, the IP address is replaced by individual generic IP addresses.
Adobe will use this information to evaluate the use of the website by users, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Adobe Analytics will not be merged with other Adobe data.
Legal Basis:
The processing of data is carried out on the basis of user consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Third Country Transfer:
Processing does not take place outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA).
Withdrawal of Consent:
You can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website by Adobe by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at: Adobe Opt-out.
10. Use of Script Libraries (Google Web Fonts)
Type and Purpose of Processing:
In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on this website to display fonts.
Legal Basis:
The legal basis for the integration of Google Webfonts and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Storage Duration:
We do not collect any personal data through the integration of Google Webfonts.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found under Google Fonts FAQ and in Google's privacy policy: Google Privacy Policy.
11. Use of Google Maps
Type and Purpose of Processing:
On this website, we use the offer of Google Maps. This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enables comfortable use of the map function.
Legal Basis:
The legal basis for the integration of Google Maps and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Recipients:
By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether you are logged into a Google user account or not. If you are logged in, your data will be directly assigned to your account.
12. Embedded YouTube Videos
Type and Purpose of Processing:
On some of our web pages, we embed YouTube videos. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established, telling YouTube which pages you visit. If you are logged into your account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally.
Legal Basis:
The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
13. SSL Encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (such as SSL) over HTTPS.
14. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so 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. Your next visit will then be subject to the new privacy policy.
15. Questions to the Data Protection Coordinator
If you have questions about data protection, please write us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:
Dirk Walter | SMART & NETT
This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (Version #2019-04-10).