Privacy Policy

Controller for the purposes of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

DR.(SK) Schmidt & Partner mbB
Address: Breyeller Str. 24
41334 Nettetal
Phone: +49 2153 12630
Fax: +49 2153 126319
E-Mail: info@dr-schmidt-consulting.de

Your Rights as a Data Subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our Data Protection Officer using the contact information provided:

  • Information about your data stored with us and their processing (Art. 15 GDPR), 
  • Correction of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR), 
  • Deletion of your data stored with us (Art. 17 GDPR), 
  • Restriction of data processing, if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR), 
  • Objection to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR), and 
  • Data portability, if you have consented to data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can always contact a supervisory authority with a complaint, e.g., the supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or the authority responsible for us as the responsible entity.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with address can be found at:

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Collection of General Information When You Visit Our Website

Nature and purpose of processing:

When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address, and the like.

They are processed in particular for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a trouble-free connection to the website,
  • Ensuring smooth use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability, and
  • for further administrative purposes.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us to optimize our website and the underlying technology.

Legal basis:

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website

Recipient:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage period:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of collection. This is generally the case for data that is used to provide the website when the respective session has ended.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded

Newsletter

Nature and purpose of processing:

Your data will only be used to send you the subscribed newsletter by email. Your name is used to address you personally in the newsletter and, if necessary, to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject.

To receive the newsletter, providing your email address is sufficient. When you subscribe to our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g., changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions).

For an effective registration, we require a valid email address. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the “double-opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we log the subscription to the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the response requested herewith. No further data is collected. The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.

Legal basis:

On the basis of your expressly given consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we will regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by email to your specified email address.

The consent to the storage of your personal data and their use for the newsletter can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. In each newsletter, there is a corresponding link for this purpose. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on this website or inform us of your revocation using the contact option provided at the end of this privacy policy.

Recipient:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage period::

Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent is available. Afterward, they will be deleted.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. Unfortunately, we cannot send you our newsletter without your consent.

Contact Form

Nature and purpose of processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. To do this, a valid email address and your name are required. This serves to assign the request and the subsequent answering of the same. The specification of further data is optional.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we want to enable you to contact us in an uncomplicated manner. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request an offer, the processing of the data entered in the contact form will be carried out to implement pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipient:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage period:

Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the request.

If there is a contractual relationship, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods have expired.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, your email address, and the reason for the request.

Use of Google Analytics

Nature and purpose of processing:

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. 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. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before this happens. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent 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 other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

The purposes of data processing are to evaluate the use of the website and to compile reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, other related services are then to be provided.

Legal basis:

The processing of data is based on the user’s consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipient:

The recipient of the data is Google as the processor. For this purpose, we have concluded a corresponding contract processing agreement with Google.

Storage period:

The deletion of data takes place as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes.

Third country transfer::

Google processes your data in the USA and is subject to the EU_US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Provision required or necessary:

Die Bereitstellung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten erfolgt freiwillig, allein The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional limitations on the website.

Revocation of consent:

You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related 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: Browser Add to disable Google Analytics.

In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie is installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Profiling:

With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the behavior of visitors to the website can be evaluated and their interests analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.

Use of Script Libraries (Google Web Fonts)

Nature and purpose of processing:

To display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) to display fonts.

You can find the privacy policy of the library operator Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the integration of Google Webfonts and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipient:

The call to script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible – but currently unclear whether and, if so, for what purposes – that the operator collects data in this case.

Storage period:

We do not collect personal data through the integration of Google Webfonts.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Third country transfer:

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Google processes your data in the USA and is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the correct display of standard fonts, it is not possible.

Withdrawal of consent:

To display the content, the JavaScript programming language is regularly used. You can object to data processing by disabling JavaScript execution in your browser or installing a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this may result in functional limitations on the website.

Use of Google Maps Nature and purpose of processing:

On this website, we use Google Maps, operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”). This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function.

You can find more information about data processing by Google in the Google Privacy Policy. You can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

Detailed instructions on managing your data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the integration of Google Maps and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipient:

By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account.

If you do not wish this assignment in your Google profile, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or the design of its website to meet your needs. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide personalized advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and you must contact Google to exercise this right.

Storage period:

We do not collect personal data through the integration of Google Maps.

Transfer to third countries:

Google processes your data in the USA and is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Withdrawal of consent:

If you do not want Google to collect, process, or use data about you via our website, you can disable JavaScript in your browser settings. In this case, you may not be able to use our website or only to a limited extent.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional limitations on the website.

Embedded YouTube videos Nature and purpose of processing:

On some of our websites, we embed YouTube videos. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter “YouTube”). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established, and YouTube is informed about which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies that collect information about user behavior.

For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please refer to the provider’s privacy policy. There, you will also find further information about your rights and privacy settings (https://policies.google.com/privacy). Google processes your data in the USA and is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipient:

Accessing YouTube automatically triggers a connection to Google.

Storage period and withdrawal of consent:

If you have disabled the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program, you will not have to expect such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

Further information about data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Transfer to third countries:

Google processes your data in the USA and is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional limitations on the website.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use encryption methods in accordance with the current state of the art (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.

Changes to our data protection regulations

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g., when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration will then apply to your next visit.

Questions to the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please write us an email.