This Privacy Policy clarifies the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as „data“) in the context of the provision of our services and our online offer and the related websites, functions and content, as well as external online presence, such as our Social Media Profile (collectively referred to as the „Online Offering“). With regard to the terms used, such as „processing“ or „responsible“, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Responsible

Europepta GmbH
Am Uhrturm 16
D-30519 Hannover
Telephone +49 (0) 511 842 47 11
Fax +49 (0) 511 842 47 15
E-Mail: info@europepta.de

Managing Director: Gerd Henner Lietz

Types of processed data

  • Inventory data (for example, personal master data, names or addresses).
  • Contact details (eg, e-mail, telephone numbers).
  • Content data (eg, text input, photographs, videos).
  • Usage data (eg, websites visited, interest in content, access times).
  • Meta / communication data (eg, device information, IP addresses).

Categories of affected persons

Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter we refer to the affected persons as „users“).

Purpose of processing

  • Provision of the online offer, its functions and Content
  • Answering contact requests and communicating with users
  • Safety measures
  • Audience measurement / Marketing

Used terms

„Personal data“ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter the „data subject“); a natural person is considered as identifiable, which can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online identifier (eg cookie) or to one or more special features, are the expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.
„Processing“ means any process performed with or without the aid of automated procedures, or any such process associated with personal data. The term covers a wide range and covers practically every handling of data.
„Pseudonymisation“ means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without additional information being provided, provided that such additional information is kept separate and subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.
„Profiling“ means any kind of automated processing of personal data which involves the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to job performance, economic situation, health, personal To analyze or predict preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts, or relocation of that natural person.
‚Responsible person‘ means the natural or legal person, public authority, body or body which, alone or in concert with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
„Processor“ means a natural or legal person, public authority, body or body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Relevant legal bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you about the legal basis of our data processing. For users within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ie the EU and the EEC, unless the legal basis in the data protection declaration is mentioned, the following applies:
The legal basis for the collection of consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR;
The legal basis for the processing to meet our performance and implementation of contractual activities and answering queries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR;
The legal basis for the processing to comply with our legal obligations, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR;
In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or of another individual may require the processing of personal data Art. Serves 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR as legal basis.
The legal basis for the processing required for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or done in the exercise of official authority, which was transmitted to the person responsible is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing to protect our legitimate interests Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
The processing of data for purposes other than those for which they were collected is governed by the provisions of Article 6 (4) GDPR.
The processing of special categories of data (pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR) is governed by the provisions of Art. 9 (2) GDPR.

Safety measures

We will take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing and the different likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as their access, input, disclosure, availability and disconnection. In addition, we have established procedures to ensure the enjoyment of data subject rights, the erasure of data and the response to data compromise. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data already in the development, or selection of hardware, software and procedures, according to the principle of data protection through technology design and privacy-friendly default settings.

Collaboration with contract processors , joint controllers and third parties

If, in the context of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies ( contract processors , joint controllers or third parties), transmit them to them or otherwise grant access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (eg if the data has been transmitted to third parties, such as payment service providers, to fulfill the contract), users have consented to a legal obligation to do so or on the basis of our legitimate interests (eg the use of agents, webhosters , etc.).

Insofar as we disclose data to other companies in our group, convey it or otherwise grant access to it, this is done in particular for administrative purposes as a legitimate interest and, moreover, on a basis that complies with the legal requirements.

Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (ie outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation) or in the context of the use of third party services or disclosure, or transmission of data to other persons or companies This will only happen if it is to fulfill our (pre) contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to express consent or contractually required transmission, we process or disclose the data only in third countries with a recognized level of privacy, including the US-certified US Privacy Shield or on the basis of specific guarantees, such as contractual obligations through so-called standard safeguards of the EU Commission, the existence of certifications or binding internal data protection regulations (Articles 44 to 49 GDPR, information page of the European Commission).

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to ask for confirmation as to whether such data is being processed and for information about this data, as well as for further information and copy of the data in accordance with legal requirements.
You have accordingly. the legal requirements to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of the incorrect data concerning you.

In accordance with the legal requirements, they have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately, or alternatively to demand a restriction of the processing of the data in accordance with the statutory provisions.

You have the right to request that the data relating to you provided to us be obtained in accordance with the statutory requirements and to request their transmission to other persons responsible.
They also have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to submit a complaint to the competent supervisory authority.

Withdrawal

You have the right to revoke granted consent with effect for the future.

Right to contradict

You may object to the future processing of your data in accordance with legal requirements at any time. The objection may in particular be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.

Cookies and right to object to direct mail

„Cookies“ are small files that are stored on users‘ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie serves primarily to store the information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or „session cookies“ or „transient cookies“, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the content of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status can be saved. „Persistent“ or „persistent“ refers to cookies that remain stored even after the browser has been closed. For example, the login status can be saved if users visit them after several days. Likewise, in such a cookie the interests of the users can be stored, which are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. A „third-party cookie“ refers to cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for providing the online offer (otherwise, if only their cookies are called „first-party cookies“).

We can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our privacy policy.

Unless we ask users to consent to the use of cookies (eg as part of a cookie consent), the legal basis of the processing 1, Art. 6 para. Lit. a. GDPR. Otherwise, the personal cookies of users according to the following explanations under this Privacy Policy will be (lit ie interest in the analysis, optimization and cost-effective operation of our reserves within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1,. F. GDPR) based on our legitimate interests or where the use of cookies to provide our contractual services is required, in accordance with Art. Lit Art. 6 para. 1,. b. GDPR, or if the use of cookies is required for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority, in accordance with. Lit Art. 6 para. 1,. e. GDPR, processed.

If users do not want cookies stored on their machine, they will be asked to disable the option in their browser’s system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be found in a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking , via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the settings of the browser. Please note that not all features of this online offer may be used.

Deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in accordance with legal requirements. Unless explicitly stated in this privacy statement, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements.

Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other and legally permitted purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons.

Changes and updates to the privacy policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We will adjust the privacy policy as soon as the changes to the data processing we make require it. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your participation (eg consent) or other individual notification.

Business-related processing

In addition, we process

  • Contract data (eg, subject matter, term, customer category).
  • Payment data (eg, bank details, payment history)

by our customers, prospects and business partners for the purpose of providing contractual services, service and customer care, marketing, advertising and market research.

Contractual services

We process the data of our contract partners and prospects, as well as other clients, customers, clients, clients or contractors (uniformly referred to as „contractor“) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR in order to provide you with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed, the nature, scope and purpose and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship.

The processed data includes the master data of our contractual partners (eg, names and addresses), contact data (eg e-mail addresses and telephone numbers) as well as contract data (eg, services used, contract contents, contractual communication, names of contact persons) and payment data (eg, Bank details, payment history).

In principle, we do not process special categories of personal data, unless they are part of a commissioned or contractual processing.

We process data that are necessary for the establishment and fulfillment of the contractual services and point out the necessity of their information, if this is not evident for the contractual partners. Disclosure to external persons or companies will only be made if required by a contract. When processing the data provided to us within the scope of an order, we act in accordance with the instructions of the client and the legal requirements.
As part of the use of our online services, we can save the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the interests of the user in the protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. A transfer of this data to third parties is not, unless it is to pursue our claims acc. Lit Art. 6 para. 1,. f. GDPR required or there is a legal obligation gem. Lit Art. 6 para. 1,. c. GDPR.

The data is deleted if the data is no longer required for the fulfillment of contractual or legal duties of care and for handling any warranty and comparable obligations, whereby the necessity of keeping the data is reviewed every three years; otherwise the statutory storage obligations apply.

Administration, financial accounting, office organization, contact management

We process data in the context of administrative tasks as well as organization of our business, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process in the course of rendering our contractual services. The processing bases are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. Lit GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1,. f. GDPR. The processing affects customers, prospects, business partners and website visitors. The purpose and interest in processing lies in administration, financial accounting, office organization, data archiving, that is, tasks that serve to maintain our business, perform our duties and provide our services. The deletion of the data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information provided in these processing activities.
We disclose or transmit data to the financial administration, consultants, such as tax accountants or auditors, as well as other fee offices and payment service providers.
Furthermore, we store information on suppliers, organizers and other business partners on the basis of our business interests, eg for the purpose of contacting you later. We generally store this majority of company-related data permanently.

Contact

When contacting us (eg by contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the information provided by the user to process the contact request and its processing acc. Lit Art. 6 para. 1,. b. (in the context of contractual / pre-contractual relations), Lit Art. 6 para. 1,. f. (other requests) GDPR processed. The information of the users ( „CRM“) or similar organization request can be stored in a customer relationship Management system.
We delete the requests, if they are no longer required. We check the requirement every two years; Furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.

Hosting and e-mailing

The hosting services we use are designed to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage and database services, e-mail delivery, security and technical maintenance services we use to operate this online service.
Here we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer acc. Lit Art. 6 para. 1,. f GDPR iVm . Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of contract processing contract).

Collection of access data and log files

We, or our hosting providers, stands on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR Data on every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes the name of the retrieved web page, file, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user’s operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider,
Logfile information is stored for security reasons (eg to investigate abusive or fraudulent activities) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further retention is required for evidential purposes are excluded from the erasure until the final clarification of the incident.

Google fonts

We embed the fonts („Google Fonts“) of the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. According to Google, users ‚data is used solely for the purpose of displaying fonts in users‘ browsers. The integration is based on our legitimate interests in a technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts, their uniform representation and consideration of possible licensing restrictions for their integration. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.