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Data protection

Thank you for visiting our website https://gutegelenke.de/ and your interest in our company and our offers. Despite careful content control, we assume no liability for external links to third-party content, as we did not initiate the transmission of this information, did not select or change the addressee of the transmitted information and the transmitted information ourselves.

The protection of your personal data when collected, processed and used during your visit to our website is important to us and is carried out within the framework of legal regulations, which you can contact, for example, at be able to inform.

In the following, we will explain to you what information we collect during your visit to our websites and how it is used:

1. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

a) When you visit the website

Each time a customer (or other visitor) accesses our website, the Internet browser used on your device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file (log file).

The following data is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer, as well as device ID or individual device ID and device type,
  • name of the retrieved file and amount of data transferred, as well as the date and time of retrieval,
  • message about successful retrieval,
  • requesting domain,
  • description of the type of Internet browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your terminal device as well as the name of your access provider,
  • your browsing history data and your standard weblog information,
  • Location data, including location data from your mobile device. Please note that on most mobile devices, you can control or disable the use of location services in the mobile device settings menu.

Our legitimate interest in collecting data in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR is based on the following purposes: Ensuring a smooth connection setup and convenient use of the website, evaluation of system security and stability, and for other administrative purposes.

In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you.

b) When using our contact form

If you have any questions, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using a form provided on the website. At least the following information is required: praxis @gutegelenke so that we know who the request came from and to be able to answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntary consent.
The personal data collected by us for using the contact form will be automatically deleted after the request you have made has been completed.

c) When concluding a contractual relationship

When concluding a contractual relationship on our website, we ask you to provide the following personal data:

- Data that personally identifies you, such as name and email address - contact details, such as address, billing and delivery address/ and telephone number

- other personal data that we are legally obliged or entitled to collect and process and which we need for your authentication, identification or to verify the data we have collected.

The above data is processed to process the contractual relationship. The processing of data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. The storage period is limited to the purpose of the contract and, if applicable, legal and contractual storage obligations.

d) Use of payment service providers

We also work with payment service providers to pay for contracts concluded with us for a fee. As part of payment processing — for the purpose of payment — we pass on your payment data to the contracted payment service provider, insofar as this is necessary for payment processing. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

e) When signing up for our newsletter

If you have expressly consented in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will use your email address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis.
You can unsubscribe at any time, for example via a link at the end of a newsletter. Alternatively, you are welcome to send your unsubscribe request at any time by e-mail (preferably with the subject: “Unsubscribe newsletter”).

2. Transfer of personal data

Your data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only share your information with third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent to this in accordance with (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR),
  • this is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR),
  • there is a legal obligation to transfer data (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO),
  • the transfer is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

In these cases, however, the scope of the transmitted data is only limited to the required minimum.

Our data protection regulations are in line with the applicable data protection regulations and the data is only processed in the Federal Republic of Germany/European Union. A transfer to third countries does not take place and is not intended.

3. Rights of data subjects

On request, we will be happy to inform you whether and which personal data about you is stored (Art. 15 GDPR), in particular about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right of correction, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, unless it was collected by us, and About existence automated decision-making, including profiling.

You also have the right to have any incorrectly collected personal data corrected or to have incomplete data completed (Article 16 GDPR).

You also have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your data, provided that the legal requirements for this are met (Article 18 GDPR).

You have the right to receive personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another person responsible (Article 20 GDPR).

In addition, you have the so-called “right to be forgotten”, i.e. you can request us to delete your personal data, provided that the legal requirements for this are met (Art. 17 GDPR).

Irrespective of this, we will automatically delete your personal data if the purpose of data collection no longer applies or if the data processing has been carried out unlawfully.

In accordance with Article 7 (3) GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent from us at any time. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue data processing based on this consent in the future.

You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, provided that a right to object is provided for by law. In the event of an effective withdrawal, your personal data will also be automatically deleted by us (Art. 21 GDPR).

If you would like to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to:

In the event of violations of data protection regulations, you have the option of filing a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 GDPR.

4. Duration of data storage

The data collected will be stored by us for as long as is necessary to carry out the contracts entered into with us or as long as you have not exercised your right to delete or transfer data to another company.

5. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small text files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device when you visit our website. Information relating to the specific device used is stored in the cookie. However, this does not mean that we are immediately aware of your identity. The use of cookies is initially intended to make the use of our website more pleasant for you:

For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual sub-pages of our website. If you have registered, your password is saved for the duration of your visit to our website and when you switch sub-pages, so that you do not have to re-enter it every time. These session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our website.

To optimize usability, we use temporary cookies, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record and evaluate the use of our website and to optimize our offer for you. These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our website when you visit our website again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The data processed through cookies is required for the stated purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. If you do not want us to recognize information about your computer, please set your Internet browser to delete cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or warn you before a cookie is saved. You can find out how to delete or block cookies in the help and support area of your Internet browser. There you will find instructions on how to find the file or directory in which cookies are stored. In any case, please note that the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all functions of our website.

Java applets and JavaScript are used to provide our website. If, for security reasons, you do not want to make use of these help programs or active content, you should deactivate the corresponding setting in your browser.

6. Online marketing/ analysis tools

The tracking measures we use are carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, Section 15 (3) TMG. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure that our website is designed in line with requirements and continuous optimization. On the other hand, we use tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing our website. These interests are regarded as justified within the meaning of the above provision.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., for the purpose of designing and continuously optimizing our websites in line with your needs. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”). In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see also section 5) are set. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as browser type/version, operating system used, referrer URL (the previously visited page), host name of the accessing computer (IP address) and the time of the server request, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and Internet usage for market research and demand-oriented design of these websites. Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is § 15 para. 3 TMG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of third parties. Under no circumstances will your IP address be combined with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that allocation is not possible (so-called IP masking).

The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs is automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose storage period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.

You can find more information about the terms of use and data protection of Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or under http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html

You can prevent the installation and storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website: Deactivate Google Analytics. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Google Adwords/Conversion Tracking

We also use the online advertising program “Google AdWords” as part of Google AdWords for conversion tracking. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is stored on your device. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days, contain no personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. There is therefore no possibility that cookies can be traced via websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. This tells customers the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users. Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google Adwords/ Conversion Tracking is § 15 para. 3 TMG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by preventing the installation of cookies from the domain “googleadservices.com” by setting your browser software accordingly (deactivation option). They will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ , http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

facebook

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA (“Facebook”). When you open our website with the plugin, it creates a direct connection to the Facebook servers via your browser. This transmits to Facebook the information that you have accessed the page.

If you are logged in with your Facebook account, your visit to our website can be directly assigned to your profile by clicking on the plugin. Even if you do not have a profile, it cannot be ruled out that your IP address will be saved by Facebook.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your related rights and settings options to protect your privacy, please see the privacy policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/) from Facebook.

If you are a member of Facebook and do not want Facebook to collect data about you via our online offering and link it to your membership data stored on Facebook, you must log out of Facebook and delete the corresponding Facebook cookies before visiting our website. It is also possible to block Facebook social plug-ins with add-ons for the browser, for example with the “Facebook Blocker”.

instagram

Plug-ins from the Instagram social network (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) are integrated on our website. You can recognize the Instagram plugin by the “Instagram button” on our website. If you click on the Instagram button while logged into the Instagram account, you can link the content of our websites to your Instagram profile. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account.

We would like to point out that, as the provider of our website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. For more information about Instagram's privacy policy, please visit http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

xing

Plug-ins from the social network XING (XING AG, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany) are integrated on our website. When you click on the XING button on our website, your browser will quickly establish a connection to the XING servers, which provide the “XING share button” functions (in particular the calculation/display of the counter value) in order to monitor your visit behavior with regard to the “XING Share Button”, if necessary.

We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data actually transmitted and its use by XING. Further information and the latest version of the privacy policy for the “XING Share Button” can be found at: https://dev.xing.com/plugins/share_button/privacy_policy

linkedin

Plug-ins from the social network LinkedIn are integrated on our website. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you click on the LinkedIn button, a connection to LinkedIn's servers is established. LinkedIn transmits the content of the plugin directly to your browser and integrates it into the website. As a result, the information that you have visited our website is forwarded to LinkedIn.

If you are logged in with your LinkedIn account, your visit to our website can be directly associated with your profile by clicking on the LinkedIn button. Even if you do not have a profile, it cannot be ruled out that your IP address will be saved by LinkedIn.

We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by LinkedIn. For more information about LinkedIn's privacy policy, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

youtube

Plug-ins from YouTube (belonging to Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) are used on our website. When you open our website, it connects directly to YouTube's servers via your browser. This transmits to YouTube the information that you have visited our website. If you are logged into your YouTube account, your visit to our website and all of your interactions in connection with the plugin (e.g. clicking the YouTube button) can be assigned to your YouTube profile and saved on YouTube — even if you do not have a YouTube profile, it cannot be ruled out that YouTube stores your IP address. In this respect, please also note the YouTube privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

data security

We make every effort to take all necessary technical and organizational security measures to store your personal data in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties or the public. Should you wish to contact us by e-mail, we would like to point out that the confidentiality of the information transmitted cannot be fully guaranteed with this communication channel. We therefore recommend that you send us confidential information exclusively by post.

Timeliness and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid.

As a result of the development of our website and offers on it or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be found at any time on the website at https://www.gutegelenke.de/datenschutzerklarung be retrieved and printed out by you.

Name and contact details of the person responsible for processing

This data protection information applies to data processing by:

Ivan Golovko, Berliner Freiheit 16, 53111 Bonn, 0228 76 388 700, [email protected]