1. Privacy Overview
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website.
Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.
Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator.
You can find the operator’s contact details in the imprint (legal notice) of this website.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form, for example.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This includes primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time of page access). These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website.
Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data.
You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data.
For this, and for any other questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
In addition, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
Details can be found in the privacy policy under "Right to Restriction of Processing."
2. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Privacy
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously.
We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected.
Personal data refers to data that can be used to personally identify you.
This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for.
It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities.
Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Notice Regarding the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Andre Diwisch – Director and Author
Steinweg 65
34471 Volkmarsen, Hesse
Germany
Phone: +49 173 7352108
Email: mail@andrediwisch.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent.
You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal email notification to us is sufficient.
The legality of the data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
If the data processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right, at any time, to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy.
If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR).
If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising purposes; this also applies to profiling, to the extent that it is related to such direct advertising.
If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.
This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
You also have the right to request the direct transfer of this data to another controller, where technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as inquiries or orders that you send to us as the site operator—this site uses SSL or TLS encryption.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in your browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon displayed in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Access, Blocking, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing.
You may also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data.
For this purpose, and for any further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice to exercise this right.
The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out between your rights and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials.
The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, such as spam emails.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies in part. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses.
They serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies."
They are automatically deleted after your visit.
Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them.
These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can configure your browser to inform you when cookies are set, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.
Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.
If other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your browsing behavior) are stored, they are addressed separately in this privacy policy.
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
This data is not combined with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website – for this purpose, server log files must be collected.
Inquiry via Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry—including all personal data resulting from it (e.g., name, inquiry details)—will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.
We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.
In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed).
Mandatory legal provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
4. Plugins and Tools
Vimeo
Our website uses plugins from the video platform Vimeo.
The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
When you visit one of our pages that features a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. In doing so, the Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo obtains your IP address—even if you are not logged into Vimeo or do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to a Vimeo server in the USA.
If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you allow Vimeo to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile.
You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.
The use of Vimeo is based on our interest in presenting our online offerings in an attractive manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
For more information on how Vimeo handles user data, please refer to Vimeo’s privacy policy:
https://vimeo.com/privacy
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts.
When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers.
Through this process, Google becomes aware that our website was accessed via your IP address.
The use of Google Web Fonts is based on our interest in presenting our online offerings in a consistent and visually appealing manner.
This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font from your computer will be used instead.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy