Data Protection

As the operator of this website, we are responsible for the personal data of users (hereinafter referred to as "you") of the website within the meaning of the basic EU data protection regulation ("DSVGO").
We protect your privacy and your private data. 

We only process personal data of our users if this is necessary to provide a functional website as well as our contents and services. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only after consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for real reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

These data protection regulations regulate which personal data we collect, process and use about you. We therefore ask you to read the following explanations carefully.

 

1. collection of personal data

1.1 Personal data in the sense of these data protection regulations are individual details about your personal or factual circumstances. This includes in particular your name, your e-mail address and, if applicable, your telephone number.

1.2 Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. In this context, we collect personal data from you as follows: Information about your visits to our website, such as the extent of data transfer, the location from which you access data from our website and other connection data and sources that you access. This is usually done by using log files and cookies. For more information on log files and cookies, see below.

 

2. purpose of use

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

2.1 To provide the services you require (e.g. to respond to your enquiry sent to us using the contact form);

2.2 To ensure that our website is presented to you in the most effective and interesting manner possible (e.g. storage of display preferences);

2.3 To fulfil our obligations arising from any contracts concluded between you and us;

2.4 To enable you to participate in interactive offers, if you so desire;

2.5 To inform you about changes to our services.

2.6 To make it easier for you to find us, we have included maps of the Google Maps service from Google LLC on our website using an API. In order to display the content in your browser, Google must receive your IP address, otherwise Google could not provide you with this integrated content.
The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 §1b) DSGVO, as the IP address is required in order to be able to provide you with the content. For this processing, our cooperation with Google is based on a contract on joint responsibility pursuant to Art. 26 DSGVO, which can be accessed here.
For more information about data processing by Google, please see Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

 

3. information about your computer, cookies and targeting

3.1 Each time you access our site, we collect the following information about your computer: the IP address of your computer, the request from your browser and the time of this request. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred are recorded within the scope of this request. We also collect product and version information about the browser and operating system of your computer. We also record the website from which our page was accessed. The IP address of your computer is only stored for the duration of your use of the website and is then immediately deleted or made anonymous by shortening it. The remaining data is stored for a limited period of time. We use this data for the operation of our website, in particular to detect and eliminate errors on the website, to determine the utilization of the website and to make adjustments or improvements.

3.2 We may also collect information about your use of our website through the use of browser cookies. These are small text files which are stored on your data carrier and which store certain settings and data for exchange with our system via your browser. A cookie usually contains the name of the domain from which the cookie data was sent, information about the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identifier. Cookies enable our systems to recognize the user's device and to make possible presettings available immediately. As soon as a user accesses the platform, a cookie is transferred to the hard disk of the user's computer. Cookies help us to improve our website and to offer you a better and even more customized service. They enable us to recognize your computer when you return to our website and thereby:

Store information about your preferred activities on the Site so that we can tailor our Site to your individual interests. This includes, for example, advertising that corresponds to your personal interests;
Speed up the processing of your requests;

3.3 The cookies we use only store the above-mentioned data about your use of the website. This is done by assigning an identification number to the cookie ("cookie ID") rather than by assigning it to you personally. The cookie ID is not combined with your name, your IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you. You can learn how to prevent the use of browser cookies in section 3.5.

3.4 We work together with business partners who support us in making the Internet offer and the website more interesting for you. For this reason, cookies from these partner companies are also stored on your hard drive when you visit the website. These are cookies that automatically delete themselves after the specified time. Cookies from our partner companies also only collect data under a cookie ID that enables our advertising partners to address you with advertising that might actually be of interest to you. You can learn how to prevent the use of such cookies in section 3.5.

3.5 If you do not wish to use browser cookies, you can set your browser so that cookies are not accepted. Please note that in this case you may only be able to use our website to a limited extent or not at all. If you only want to accept our own cookies, but not those of our service providers and partners, you can select the setting in your browser "Block third party cookies".

3.6 Our website uses so-called tracking technologies. We use these technologies to make our website more interesting for you. This technology enables Internet users who have already been interested in our website to be addressed with advertising on the websites of our partners. The insertion of these advertising materials on the pages of our partners is based on a cookie technology and an analysis of the previous usage behaviour. This analysis is carried out under a pseudonym and no user profiles are combined with your personal data. If you do not agree to the creation of user profiles, you can object to this by sending us a message. A special opt-out cookie is then stored on your computer, which must be stored permanently. If you delete this cookie or it is automatically deleted by browser settings, you must reinstall this cookie the next time you visit our site.

3.6.1 This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. "("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymisation is activated on this website, which means that Google shortens and anonymises the IP address of the person's Internet connection when our Internet pages are accessed from a Member State of the European Union or from another country party 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 the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).

3.6.2 Products and services of wiredminds GmbH (www.wiredminds.de) are used for marketing and optimization purposes on this website. Data is collected, processed and stored from which user profiles are created under a pseudonym. Where possible and reasonable, the user profiles are made completely anonymous. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the visitor's Internet browser and serve to recognize the Internet browser. The collected data, which may also contain personal data, is transmitted to wiredminds or collected directly by wiredminds. wiredminds may use information left behind by visits to the websites to create anonymous user profiles. The data obtained in this way will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separately given consent of the person concerned and will not be combined with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. If IP addresses are collected, they will be made anonymous immediately after collection by deleting the last number block. The collection, processing and storage of data can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Exclude from tracking.

3.6.3 This website uses IP2Location LITE. Further information can be found at http://lite.ip2location.com.

 

4. Data security

All information you transmit to us is stored on servers within the European Union. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure, which is why we cannot guarantee the security of the data transmitted to our website via the Internet. However, we protect our website and other systems by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons.

 

5. no passing on of your personal data

We do not pass on your personal data to third parties unless you have consented to the data being passed on or we are entitled or obliged to pass on data due to legal regulations and/or official or court orders. In particular, this may involve providing information for law enforcement, security purposes or the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

 

6 Data protection and third-party websites

The website may contain hyperlinks to and from third-party websites. If you follow a hyperlink to one of these websites, please note that we cannot assume any responsibility or guarantee for third-party content or data protection conditions. Please check the applicable privacy policy before submitting any personal information to these websites.

On the website, Google Maps is integrated via an API to visually display geographical information. The IP address must be processed by Google LLC. to display the map. 

Google LLC. is Privacy Shield certified. The cooperation with Google LLC in terms of data protection law is based on a concluded agreement on joint responsibility in accordance with Art. 26 DSGVO, available at https://privacy.google.com/intl/de/businesses/mapscontrollerterms/.

In all other respects, the user enters directly into a usage relationship with Google through the use of Google Maps.

7 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change these data protection regulations at any time with effect for the future. An up-to-date version is available on the website. Please visit the website regularly and inform yourself about the applicable data protection regulations.

 

8 Your rights and contact

You can view your personal data at any time free of charge and, if necessary, request their correction and/or deletion and/or blocking. For this purpose and/or for further information, please contact us at the above e-mail address. If you have any questions, comments or enquiries regarding the collection, processing and use of your personal data by us, please also contact us using the contact details provided.

datenschutz@f-zimmermann.com

(External) Data Protection Officer:
Mr. Peter Seidel 
Marienstraße 27, 70178 Stuttgart