DATA PROTECTION

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy, which is listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Notice of the Responsible Party" section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. For example, this may include data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter the website.

How do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to request information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Strato

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter "Strato"). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

For more information, please refer to Strato's privacy policy:
https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

The use of Strato is based on Article 6, paragraph 1, lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable representation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively based on Article 6, paragraph 1, lit. a GDPR and § 25 paragraph 1 TTDSG, as far as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in accordance with the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Contract Processing

We have signed a contract for data processing (DPA) to use the service mentioned above. This is a legally required contract that ensures that Strato processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data refers to data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice to the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

MPB Engineering & Consulting
Markus Prosser-Breimaier
Memelstraße 48
89231 Neu-Ulm

Phone: +49 173 640 9659
Email: prosser@mpb-engineering.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage duration is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you make a valid request for deletion or withdraw your consent for data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply. General Information on the Legal Basis of Data Processing on This Website If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6, paragraph 1, lit. a GDPR or Article 9, paragraph 2, lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data are processed under Article 9, paragraph 1 GDPR. In case of explicit consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out based on Article 49, paragraph 1, lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also occurs based on § 25, paragraph 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract performance or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Article 6, paragraph 1, lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation based on Article 6, paragraph 1, lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also take place based on our legitimate interest according to Article 6, paragraph 1, lit. f GDPR. The specific legal basis for each case of data processing is explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business operations, we cooperate with various external parties. This sometimes requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Article 6, paragraph 1, lit. f GDPR in sharing the data, or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using processors, we share personal data of our customers only based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, an agreement on joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and Against Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT BASED ON ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED IS EXPLAINED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROVIDE COMPELLING PROTECTIVE REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21, PARAGRAPH 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21, PARAGRAPH 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the case of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to complain exists regardless of other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

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

Information, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as, if applicable, the right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time for further questions regarding personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify it. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data has been or is being carried out unlawfully, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have filed an objection under Article 21 (1) of the GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out between your interests and ours. Until it is determined whose interests outweigh the other, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from storage – may only be processed with your consent or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

SSL and TLS EncryptionThis page uses 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 operator.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address bar from "http://" to "https://" and the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets and do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website features would not function without them (e.g., shopping cart functionality or video display). Other cookies may be used for analyzing user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies necessary for conducting the electronic communication process, providing specific functions requested by you (e.g., for shopping cart functionality), or optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored based on Article 6 (1) f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of services. If consent for storing cookies and similar technologies has been requested, processing is based solely on that consent (Article 6 (1) a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser to be notified about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Contact Form

When you send inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide, will be stored with us for processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. 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 relates to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Article 6 (1) f GDPR) or your consent (Article 6 (1) a GDPR), if requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose of the data storage no longer applies (e.g., after processing your inquiry). Mandatory legal retention periods – particularly for retention obligations – remain unaffected.

Inquiries via Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us to handle your concern. 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 relates to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Article 6 (1) f GDPR) or your consent (Article 6 (1) a GDPR), if requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

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 of the data storage no longer applies (e.g., after processing your inquiry). Mandatory legal retention periods – particularly for statutory retention obligations – remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts to ensure uniform font display. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into its cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy location of the places indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) f GDPR. If consent is requested, processing is solely based on Article 6 (1) a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, as far as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: 

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ 

https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

More information on how user data is handled can be found in Google's Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these privacy standards. More information can be found at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participantsearch/participantdetailcontact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de