Data Protection

1. General Information

The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally.

2. Information on the Data Controller

The data controller for data processing on this website is:

Dieter Hörhammer (Ph.D., M.A.)
Zum Rosental 2
37281 Wanfried

3. Data Processing on Our Website

a. Data Processed
Each time our website is accessed, the system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing device. The following data is collected:

    • Browser type and version
    • Operating system used
    • Hostname of the accessing computer
    • Time of the server request
    • IP address

The aforementioned data is stored in our system’s log files. This data is not processed together with other personal data of the user.

b. Purposes of Data Processing
The temporary storage of this data is necessary to enable you to use the website.

The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website, to optimize the website, and to ensure the security of our system. The data is not analyzed.

c. Legal Basis
The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The purposes mentioned above also constitute our legitimate interests in data processing within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

d. Disclosure to Third Parties
The personal data processed on this website will not be disclosed to third parties.

Change if data is disclosed

e. Data Deletion and Storage Period
The personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies, i.e., …upon termination of the visit to the website.

Data stored in log files is retained for a maximum of 7 days. Retention beyond this period is possible. In such cases, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymized so that identification of the accessing client is no longer possible.

4. Cookies

Our web pages utilize so-called cookies in some instances. Cookies serve to make our service more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on the user’s computer and stored by the user’s browser.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Certain elements of our website require that the accessing browser be identifiable even after navigating to a different page.

The following data is stored in and transmitted via these cookies:
A list of the stored data follows below:

      • Login information

6. Rights of the Data Subject

a. Revocation of consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient for this purpose. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

b. Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is generally the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection commissioners and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

c. Access, blocking, deletion, rectification, restriction of processing, right to object
Subject to applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge regarding your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing; you also have the right to the rectification, blocking, or deletion of this data, the restriction of processing, and the right to object to the data processing. You may contact us at any time at the address specified in the legal notice regarding this matter or for further questions concerning personal data.

d. Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.

If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

7. Contact Form

You can use the contact form provided on my website to get in touch. Providing a valid email address is required so that I can respond to your inquiry. When you send me a message via the contact form, I store the data provided (e.g., your email address and, if applicable, your name and telephone number) in order to contact you. Once storage is no longer necessary, I delete the collected personal data. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the aforementioned purpose of the processing.

8. Objection to Promotional Emails

The use of contact details published in compliance with legal notice requirements for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The site operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information being sent, such as via spam emails.

9. SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operators—this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

10. Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to find the locations we have listed on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

11. Google Fonts

We integrate fonts (“Google Fonts”) provided by Google; user data is used solely for the purpose of displaying the fonts in the user’s browser. This integration is based on our legitimate interests in the technically secure, maintenance-free, and efficient use of fonts and their consistent display, while also taking into account potential licensing restrictions regarding their integration. Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; website: https://fonts.google.com/; privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.