Hotel Eifelland

Data protection

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance for the management of Hotel Eifelland. The use of the Internet pages of Hotel Eifelland is generally possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Hotel Eifelland. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this privacy policy.

Hotel Eifelland, as the controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example, by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of Hotel Eifelland is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be legible and understandable for the general public as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this privacy policy:

a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

c) Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing
Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) Third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

k) Consent
Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union, and other provisions with a data protection character is:

Hotel Eifelland
Managing Director: Stefan Maraite
Seestrasse 5B – 4750 Bütgenbach
+32 (0)80 44 66 70
info@hoteleifelland.be

Any data subject may, at any time, contact our data protection officer directly with all questions and suggestions concerning data protection.

3. Cookies

The Internet pages of Hotel Eifelland use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, Hotel Eifelland can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

The website of Hotel Eifelland collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system accesses the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, Hotel Eifelland does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertising, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, Hotel Eifelland analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our company and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Contact option via the website

The website of Hotel Eifelland contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our company, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

6. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

 

7. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right to Confirmation

Every data subject has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

b) Right to Access

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain at any time from the controller, free of charge, information about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator grants the data subject access to the following information:

Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject shall also have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

c) Right to Rectification

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, considering the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data, also by means of a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand from the controller the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them, provided one of the following reasons applies and the processing is not necessary:

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Hotel Eifelland, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Hotel Eifelland will ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

If the personal data has been made public by Hotel Eifelland and our company, as the controller, is obliged to erase the personal data pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR, Hotel Eifelland, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the disclosed personal data that the data subject has requested erasure of all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The employee of Hotel Eifelland will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

e) Right to Restriction of Processing

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request restriction of processing from the controller where one of the following conditions is met:

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Hotel Eifelland, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time. The employee of Hotel Eifelland will arrange the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to Data Portability

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability under Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact any employee of Hotel Eifelland at any time.

g) Right to Object

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

Hotel Eifelland shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If Hotel Eifelland processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to processing by Hotel Eifelland for direct marketing purposes, Hotel Eifelland will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of Hotel Eifelland directly or any other employee. Furthermore, the data subject is free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated Decisions in Individual Cases Including Profiling

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and a controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Hotel Eifelland shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, which includes at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decisions, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to Withdraw Consent under Data Protection Law

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

8. Data Protection in Applications and the Application Process

The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits the corresponding application documents to the controller by electronic means, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the website. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the submitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant by the controller, the application documents shall be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller oppose such deletion. Other legitimate interest in this context could be, for example, a burden of proof in a procedure under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

9. Privacy Policy Regarding the Use of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The data controller has integrated the component Google Analytics (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis involves the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data on which website a person came from (so-called referrers), which subpages were accessed, how often, and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analysis is primarily used to optimize a website and to perform cost-benefit analyses of online advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The data controller uses the “_gat._anonymizeIp” extension for Google Analytics. Through this extension, the IP address of the internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymized by Google if the access to our website comes from a member state of the European Union or another contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the collected data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports that show the activities on our pages, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Cookies have already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time an individual page of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated is called up, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. In the course of this technical procedure, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.

The cookie stores personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. With each visit to our website, this personal data—including the IP address used by the data subject—is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States. Google may disclose these personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can, as described above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by adjusting the settings of their web browser accordingly and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a browser setting would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics related to the use of this website and to prevent such collection. To do this, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on available at:
👉 https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about website visits may be transmitted to Google Analytics. Google considers the installation of the browser add-on an objection. If the data subject’s IT system is later deleted, formatted, or reinstalled, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within their sphere of control, the option of reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-on is available.

Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policy can be accessed at:
👉 https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
👉 http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html
More detailed information on Google Analytics is available at:
👉 https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/

10. Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Web Fonts

This website uses web fonts for improved visual presentation. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The integration of these web fonts occurs via a server call—usually to a Google server in the USA. In doing so, your IP address in connection with our website is transmitted and stored. It is possible to configure your browser so that fonts are not loaded from Google’s servers.

Information about the data protection conditions of Google Web Fonts is available at:
👉 https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq#Privacy

11. Privacy Policy Regarding the Use of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook into this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an internet-based social meeting place, an online community that generally allows users to communicate and interact with each other in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for sharing opinions and experiences or enable users to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook allows users of its social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and connect through friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and into which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. An overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at:
👉 https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE

In the course of this technical procedure, Facebook is made aware of which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of the respective visit—which specific subpage the data subject visited. This information is collected by the Facebook component and associated with the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our website, for example the “Like” button, or submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the data subject’s personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.

Facebook receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data subject is logged into Facebook at the same time as visiting our website—regardless of whether the data subject interacts with the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent it by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, available at:
👉 https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/

…provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, various applications are available that can be used to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to prevent data transmission to Facebook.

12. Privacy Policy Regarding the Use of YouTube

The controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an online video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge, and other users to watch, rate, and comment on them free of charge. YouTube permits the publication of all kinds of videos, so that full film and television broadcasts, music videos, trailers, and videos made by users themselves are available on the portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of that YouTube component from YouTube. More information on YouTube can be found at:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/

As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google are informed about which specific subpage of our website the data subject visited.

If the data subject is logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes when a subpage containing a YouTube video is accessed, which specific subpage was visited. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and associated with the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google receive this information via the YouTube component regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not, provided the data subject is logged into YouTube at the time of accessing our website. If the data subject does not want such information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, they can prevent this transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before visiting our website.

The data protection provisions published by Google, which apply to YouTube as well, can be accessed at:
👉 https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

13. Privacy Policy Regarding the Use of DoubleClick

The controller responsible for data processing has integrated components of DoubleClick by Google on this website. DoubleClick is a brand of Google, under which primarily specialized online marketing solutions are marketed to advertising agencies and publishers.

The operating company of DoubleClick by Google is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

DoubleClick by Google transmits data to the DoubleClick server with each impression, as well as with clicks or other activities. Each of these data transmissions triggers a cookie request to the browser of the data subject. If the browser accepts this request, DoubleClick sets a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Cookies have already been explained above. The purpose of the cookie is to optimize and display advertising. The cookie is used, among other things, to serve and display user-relevant advertisements as well as to create reports on advertising campaigns or improve them. Furthermore, the cookie serves to avoid multiple displays of the same advertisement.

DoubleClick uses a cookie ID, which is necessary to carry out the technical process. The cookie ID is needed, for example, to display an advertisement in a browser. DoubleClick can also use the cookie ID to track which advertisements have already been displayed in a browser in order to avoid duplicate ads. Furthermore, DoubleClick can use the cookie ID to record conversions. Conversions are recorded, for example, when a user has previously been shown a DoubleClick advertisement and subsequently completes a purchase on the advertiser’s website using the same internet browser.

A DoubleClick cookie does not contain personal data. However, a DoubleClick cookie may contain additional campaign identifiers. A campaign identifier serves to identify the campaigns with which the user has already been in contact.

With every call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller responsible for processing and on which a DoubleClick component has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically triggered by the respective DoubleClick component to transmit data to Google for the purposes of online advertising and commission billing. Within this technical process, Google gains knowledge of data that it also uses to create commission statements. Among other things, Google can track that the data subject has clicked certain links on our website.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by adjusting the settings of their internet browser as described above, thus permanently objecting to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the internet browser would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. Additionally, cookies already set by Google can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs.

Further information and the applicable privacy policies of DoubleClick by Google can be accessed at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

14. Legal Basis for Processing

Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, such as in the case of processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of services or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, such as inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as compliance with tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person, for example, if a visitor is injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information must be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. In such cases, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations may be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations not covered by the aforementioned legal grounds if processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not override such interest. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because the European legislator specifically mentioned them. It held the view that a legitimate interest may be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

15. Legitimate Interests Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the operation of our business to benefit the welfare of all our employees and our shareholders.

16. Duration for Which the Personal Data Will Be Stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, unless it is still required for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract.

17. Legal or Contractual Requirements for Providing the Personal Data; Necessity for Contract Conclusion; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide the Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-Provision

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partially required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may result from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data for the conclusion of a contract, which we then process. The data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject should contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is legally or contractually required, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

18. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy is based in part on the template of external data protection officers from Bielefeld in cooperation with RC GmbH and the Filesharing lawyers of WBS-LAW and has been adapted.