Privacy Policy

GENERAL NOTICE AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

Designation of the responsible entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Freeflux – Lutz Happich Interim Management

Lutz Happich
Europaallee 33
67657 Kaiserslautern

The responsible entity decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact details, etc.).

WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING

Only with your explicit consent are some processes of data processing possible. A withdrawal of your previously granted consent is possible at any time. For the withdrawal, an informal notification by email is sufficient. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

RIGHT TO COMPLAIN TO THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a data protection violation. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is located. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: www.bfdi.bund.de

RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY

You have the right to request that data we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract be handed over to you or to third parties. The provision will be in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

RIGHT TO ACCESS, RECTIFICATION, RESTRICTION, DELETION

You have the right at any time, within the framework of applicable legal provisions, to obtain free information about your stored personal data, the origin of the data, its recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and if applicable, a right to rectification, restriction, or deletion of this data. In this regard, and also for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the contact options listed in the imprint.

SSL AND TLS ENCRYPTION

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the "https://" address bar of your browser and the padlock symbol in the browser bar.

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

We have appointed a data protection officer.

Lutz Happich
Europaallee 33
67657 Kaiserslautern

Telephone: +49 631 3435 9618
E-Mail: kontakt(at)freeflux.de

SERVER LOG FILES

In server log files, the website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:

Visited page on our domain
Date and time of the server request
Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
IP address

There is no merging of this data with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

REGISTRATION ON THIS WEBSITE

To use certain functions, you can register on our website. The data transmitted is used solely for the purpose of using the respective offer or service. Mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

In the event of important changes, such as for technical reasons, we will inform you by e-mail. The e-mail will be sent to the address provided during registration.

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). A withdrawal of your previously granted consent is possible at any time. A simple notification by e-mail is sufficient for the withdrawal. The lawfulness of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

We store the data collected during registration for the duration of your registration on our website. Your data will be deleted if you cancel your registration. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

CONTACT FORM

Data submitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored in order to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be shared without your consent.

The processing of the data entered into the contact form is carried out solely on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). A withdrawal of your previously granted consent is possible at any time. A simple notification by e-mail is sufficient for the withdrawal. The lawfulness of the data processing operations that took place until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Data submitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or there is no longer a need for data storage. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

STORAGE PERIOD OF POSTS AND COMMENTS

Contributions and comments as well as related data, such as IP addresses, are stored. The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or must be deleted for legal reasons.

The storage of contributions and comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). A withdrawal of your previously granted consent is possible at any time. A simple notification by email is sufficient for the withdrawal. The lawfulness of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

SUBSCRIBING TO COMMENTS

As a user of our website, you can subscribe to comments after registering. With a confirmation email, we check whether you are the owner of the specified email address. You can unsubscribe from the comment subscription at any time via a link contained in a subscription email. Data entered for setting up the subscription will be deleted in the event of unsubscription. Should this data have been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.

NEWSLETTER DATA

To send our newsletter, we need an email address from you. Verification of the specified email address is necessary and consent to receive the newsletter is required. Additional data is not collected or is voluntary. The use of the data is solely for the purpose of sending the newsletter.

The data provided during the newsletter registration is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. A simple notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation, or you can unsubscribe via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data entered for the subscription setup will be deleted in the event of unsubscription. Should this data have been transmitted to us for other purposes and in other places, it will remain with us.

CLEVERREACH

For the dispatch of newsletters, we use CleverReach. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede. With this service, we can organise and analyse the newsletter dispatch. Your data entered for receiving the newsletter, such as your e-mail address, will be stored on the servers of CleverReach. Server locations are Germany or Ireland.

The newsletter dispatch with CleverReach allows us to analyse the behaviour of the newsletter recipient. The analysis shows, among other things, how many recipients have opened their newsletter and how frequently links in the newsletter have been clicked. CleverReach supports conversion tracking to analyse whether a previously defined action, such as a product purchase, has occurred after clicking on a link. Details on data analysis by CleverReach can be found at: www.cleverreach.com/de

The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your previously granted consent at any time. A simple notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation, or you can unsubscribe via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

If you do not wish to have an analysis by CleverReach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. A simple notification by e-mail to us is sufficient for the unsubscription, or you can unsubscribe via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

Data entered for the subscription setup will be deleted from our servers and the servers of CleverReach in the event of unsubscription. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.

Details on the data protection regulations of CleverReach can be found at: www.cleverreach.com

ORDER PROCESSING

To fully comply with the legal data protection requirements, we have concluded a contract with CleverReach for order processing.

YOUTUBE

For the integration and presentation of video content, our website uses plugins from YouTube. The provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you access a page with an integrated YouTube plugin, a connection to the servers of YouTube is established. YouTube thereby learns which of our pages you have accessed. YouTube can directly associate your browsing behaviour with your personal profile if you are logged into your YouTube account. By logging out beforehand, you have the option to prevent this. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Details on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

VIMEO

For the integration and presentation of video content, our website uses plugins from Vimeo. The provider of the video portal is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you access a page with an integrated Vimeo plugin, a connection to the servers of Vimeo is established. Vimeo thereby learns which of our pages you have accessed. Vimeo learns your IP address, even if you are not logged into the video portal or do not have an account there. Information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to servers of the video portal in the USA.

Vimeo can directly associate your browsing behaviour with your personal profile. By logging out beforehand, you have the option to prevent this.

Details on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

COOKIES

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure.

Some cookies are “session cookies.” Such cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session. In contrast, other cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself. Such cookies help us recognise you when you return to our website.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured to automatically delete cookies when the program is closed. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.

The setting of cookies that are necessary for the exercise of electronic communication processes or for the provision of certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping cart) is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. If the setting of other cookies (e.g. for analysis functions) occurs, these will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Our website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of the web analysis service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and enable an analysis of website usage. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. The server location is usually the USA.

The setting of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise our web offerings and possibly also advertising.

IP ANONYMISATION

We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymisation feature. This ensures that Google truncates your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the USA. There may be exceptional cases where Google transmits the full IP address to a server in the USA and truncates it there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to create reports on website activities, and to provide further services related to website usage and internet usage. There is no merging of the IP address transmitted by Google Analytics with other data from Google.

BROWSER PLUGIN

The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, some features of our website may be restricted as a result. You can also prevent the collection of data regarding your website usage, including your IP address, along with subsequent processing by Google. This is possible by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

OBJECTION TO DATA COLLECTION

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the collection of your data during future visits to our website: Disable Google Analytics.

Details on the handling of user data in Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy: support.google.com/analytics/answer

ORDER PROCESSING

Details on the handling of user data in Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy: support.google.com

XING PLUGIN

Our website uses features of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

When you access a page with integrated XING features, a connection to the servers of XING is established. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in this process. IP addresses are not stored, nor is there any evaluation of usage behaviour.

Details on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in the XING privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

TWITTER PLUGIN

Our website uses features of the Twitter service. The provider is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

When using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and published in your Twitter feed. This involves the transmission of data to Twitter. We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how this data is used by Twitter. Details can be found in Twitter's privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy.

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter: twitter.com/account/settings

GOOGLE ADSENSE

Our website uses Google AdSense. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google AdSense is used for embedding advertisements and uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your device to analyse the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons. Web beacons are invisible graphics that enable analysis of visitor traffic on our website.

Information generated by cookies and web beacons is transmitted to and stored on Google servers. The server location is the USA. Google may share this information with partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you.

The storage of AdSense cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We as website operators have a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour to optimise our web offerings and our advertising.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, and prevent the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website. By using our website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.

GOOGLE ADWORDS AND GOOGLE CONVERSION TRACKING

Our website uses Google AdWords. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States.

AdWords is an online advertising programme. As part of the online advertising programme, we work with conversion tracking. After clicking on an ad served by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is set. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Google AdWords cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of users. From the cookie, Google and we can see that you clicked on an ad and were redirected to our website.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies are not traceable across AdWords customers' websites. Conversion cookies are used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to pages with a conversion tracking tag. However, AdWords customers do not receive information that allows for personal identification of users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to its use. Here, the conversion cookie can be disabled in the user settings of the browser. This also means that there will be no inclusion in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of “conversion cookies” is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We as the website operator have a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise our web offerings and our advertising.

Details on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: www.google.de/policies/privacy.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or prevent the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.

GOOGLE WEB FONTS

Our website uses web fonts from Google. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

By using these web fonts, it is possible for us to present the desired representation of our website to you, regardless of which fonts are available to you locally. This is done by retrieving the Google Web Fonts from a Google server in the USA and the associated transfer of your data to Google. This includes your IP address and which page you have visited on our site. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the optimal presentation and transmission of our web presence.

The company Google is certified under the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield". This data protection agreement is intended to ensure compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.

Details about Google Web Fonts can be found at: www.google.com/fonts# AboutPlace:about and further information in Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy/partners?hl=de

Source: Data protection configurator from mein-datenschutzbeauftragter.de