Data Protection Information

Controller

The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

ABWD Consulting GmbH

Your Rights as a Data Subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided, in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
Restriction of data processing, provided that we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded 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 contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g., the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or the authority responsible for us as the responsible body.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Processing Activities

Collection of General Information When Visiting Our Website

Type 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:

for the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest

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 and ensuring system security and misuse detection.

Recipients

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

Storage Period

Data is stored in server log files in a form that permits the identification of data subjects for a maximum of 14 days, unless a security-relevant event occurs (e.g., a DDoS attack).

In the event of such an event, server log files are stored until the security-relevant event has been eliminated and fully resolved.

Provision Required or Necessary

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Contacting Us

Type and Purpose of Processing

A contact form is available on our website, which can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored.

The following data is also stored at the time the message is sent:

Date and time of the request

It is possible to contact us via the e-mail addresses provided. In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. This includes the date and time of the e-mail dispatch, e-mail address, IP addresses and information on the servers involved in the e-mail communication.

You can contact us via the telephone numbers provided. In this case, we collect log data that includes your telephone number and the duration of the call.

Regardless of the chosen method of communication, we collect the content of your request. Your data will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you.

Legal Basis

The data is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our legitimate interest in processing your data is to enable uncomplicated contact.

If you contact us to request a quotation, the data will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipients

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

Storage Period

Data will be deleted at the latest as long as the customer relationship makes it necessary, after processing the contact.

If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax requirements.

Provision Required or Necessary

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

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Cookies

A cookie is a small data record that is created when a website is visited and temporarily stored on the system of the website visitor. If the server of this website is called up again by the user of the website, the browser of the user of the website sends the previously received cookie back to the server. The server can evaluate the information obtained through this procedure. In particular, cookies can make it easier to navigate a website.

Detailed information on the subject of cookies, and which cookies are used on this website for what purpose, can be accessed at any time in the cookie settings.

Deleting Cookies

You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie stock. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you will find the necessary information under the following links:

In addition, you can prevent the loading of so-called scripts by default. NoScript allows the execution of JavaScript, Java and other plugins only for trusted domains of your choice.

Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from your browser provider (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/noscript/).

Technically Necessary Cookies

Type and Purpose of Processing

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

We need cookies for the following applications:

You can find an overview of the cookies used in our cookie consent tool.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest

The data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website and in the documentation of the consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with a weighing according to §25 Para. 2 TDDDG.

Recipients

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

Storage Period

Please refer to the cookie consent tool for the respective storage period of the cookies.

Provision Required or Necessary

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Provision Required or Necessary

The provision of your data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

Withdrawal of Consent

You can withdraw your consent in the cookie consent tool for the future.

Profiling

With the help of technically non-essential cookies, the behavior of website visitors can be evaluated and the interests can be analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.

Information about Your Right to Object According to Art. 21 GDPR

Case-by-Case Right to Object

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests); this also applies to profiling based on those provisions within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your 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.

Recipient of an Objection

ABWD Consulting GmbH

Amendment of Our Data Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this data privacy policy to always comply with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions About Data Protection

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail to the controller mentioned above.

Copyright Notices

This data privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG – the experts for external data protection officers (version #2024-10-25).