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PRIVACY

PRIVACY POLICE 

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The following data protection declaration applies to the use of our online offer

 www.windholz-business.de

 (hereinafter "website").

We attach great importance to data protection. The collection and processing of your personal data is carried out in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO).

1Responsible

The person responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 DSGVO is

Windholz Management und Beteiligungen GmbH

represented by: Oliver Windholz

Pforzheimer Str. 128a

76275 Ettlingen

phone: 07243/20047-70

FAX: 07243/20047-75

Mail: ow@windholz-business.de

Register court Mannheim, HRB 735716

VAT ID No.: DE328363894

 

If you wish to object to the collection, processing or use of your data by us in accordance with these data protection provisions, either in whole or in respect of individual measures, you may address your objection to the person responsible.

You can save and print out this data protection declaration at any time.

2. General purposes of processing

We use personal data for the purpose of operating the website.

3. What data we use and why

3.1 Hosting

The hosting services we use are for the purpose of providing the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating the website.

In doing so, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta data and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this website on the basis of our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of our website pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DSGVO in conjunction with Art. 28 DSGVO. Art. 28 DSGVO.

3.2 Access data

We collect information about you when you use this website. We automatically collect information about your usage behaviour and your interaction with us and register data about your computer or mobile device. We collect, store and use data about each access to our website (so-called server log files). The access data includes:

Name and URL of the file accessed

date and time of access

amount of data transferred

Message about successful retrieval (HTTP response code)

browser type and version

Operating system

Referer URL (i.e. the previously visited page)

Websites accessed by the user's system via our website

Internet service provider of the user

IP address and the requesting provider

We use this log data without assigning it to you personally or otherwise profiling it for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operating, securing and optimising our website, but also for anonymous recording of the number of visitors to our website (traffic) as well as the extent and type of use of our website and services. This information enables us to provide personalised and location-based content and to analyse traffic, search for and correct errors and improve our services.

This is also our legitimate interest according to Art 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO.

We reserve the right to check the log data retrospectively if there is a justified suspicion of unlawful use based on concrete indications. We store IP addresses in the log files for a limited period of time if this is necessary for security purposes or for the provision of services, e.g. if you use one of our offers. We delete the IP address when it is no longer required for security purposes. We also store IP addresses if we have a concrete suspicion of a criminal offence in connection with the use of our website.

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3.3 Cookies

We do not use cookies on our website.

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3.4 E-mail contact

If you contact us (e.g. by e-mail), we will process your details in order to process the enquiry and in the event that follow-up questions arise.

If the data processing is carried out for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, which are carried out in response to your enquiry, or, if you are already our customer, for the implementation of the contract, the legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 b) DSGVO.

We only process other personal data if you consent to this (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 a) DSGVO) or we have a legitimate interest in processing your data (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO). A legitimate interest is, for example, to respond to your email.

 

 

4. Duration of storage

Unless specifically stated, we only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes pursued.

In some cases, legislation provides for the retention of personal data, for example in tax or commercial law. In these cases, we only continue to store the data for these legal purposes, but do not process it in any other way and delete it after the legal retention period has expired. 

5. Your rights as a person affected by data processing

Under applicable laws, you have various rights in relation to your personal data. If you wish to exercise these rights, please send your request by e-mail or by post, clearly identifying yourself, to the address mentioned in section 1.

Below you will find an overview of your rights.

5.1 Right to confirmation and information

You have the right to receive clear information about the processing of your personal data.

In detail:

You have the right to receive confirmation from us at any time as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to request information from us free of charge about the personal data stored about you, together with a copy of this data. Furthermore, you have the right to the following information:

the purposes of processing;

the categories of personal data processed;

the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organisations;

if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration;

the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you or to obtain the restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;

the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;

if the personal data is not collected from you, any available information about the origin of the data;

the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for you.

If personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, you have the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.

5.2 Right to rectification

You have the right to request that we correct and, if necessary, complete any personal data relating to you.

In detail:

You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data relating to you without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary declaration.

 

5.3 Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")

In a number of cases, we are obliged to delete personal data relating to you.

In detail:

Pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, you have the right to request that we erase personal data relating to you without undue delay and we are obliged to erase personal data without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 a) DSGVO or Art. 9 (2) a) DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.

The personal data have been processed unlawfully.

The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which we are subject.

The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If we have made the personal data public and we are obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, we shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you have requested them to erase all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data.

5.4 Right to restriction of processing

In a number of cases, you are entitled to request us to restrict the processing of your personal data.

Specifically:

You have the right to request us to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:

the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you for a period of time which allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data,

the processing is unlawful and you have refused to erase the personal data and have instead requested the restriction of the use of the personal data;

we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims; or

you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, as long as it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of our company outweigh yours.

5.5 Right to data portability

You have the right to receive, transmit or have us transmit personal data relating to you in machine-readable form.

In detail:

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance from us, provided that

the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a) DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 a) DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 b) DSGVO and

the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures.

When exercising your right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transferred directly from us to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible.

 

5.6 Right of objection

You also have the right to object to lawful processing of your personal data by us if this is based on your particular situation and our interests in the processing are not overriding.

In detail:

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data relating to you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 e) or f) DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We shall no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If personal data are processed by us for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

5.7 Automated decisions including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Automated decision-making based on the personal data collected will not take place.

5.8 Right to revoke consent under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

5.9 Right to complain to a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your place of residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful.

6. Data security

We make maximum efforts to ensure the security of your data within the framework of the applicable data protection laws and technical possibilities.

Your personal data is transmitted to us in encrypted form. This applies to your orders and also to the customer login. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system, but we would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

To protect your data, we maintain technical and organisational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 DSGVO, which we continually adapt to the state of the art.

We also do not guarantee that our offer will be available at certain times; disruptions, interruptions or failures cannot be ruled out. The servers we use are carefully backed up on a regular basis.

7. Transfer of data to third parties, no data transfer to non-EU countries

In principle, we only use your personal data within our company.

If and to the extent that we involve third parties in the performance of contracts (such as logistics service providers), they will only receive personal data to the extent that the transfer is necessary for the corresponding service.

In the event that we outsource certain parts of data processing ("commissioned processing"), we contractually oblige commissioned processors to use personal data only in accordance with the requirements of data protection laws and to ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.

Data transfer to entities or persons outside the EU outside the case mentioned in this statement in clause 4 does not take place and is not planned.  

8. Data protection officer

If you have any questions or concerns about data protection, please contact our data protection officer:

Oliver Windholz

ow@windholz-business.de

 

 

Status: January 2024

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