Privacy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

1.1 General Information

The operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the full Privacy Policy listed below.

1.2 Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the legal notice (Imprint) on this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data entered into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This includes mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information at any time about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction, restriction or deletion of this data. For this and any further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice (Imprint). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

1.3 Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting our website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is mainly done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. Analysis of your browsing behaviour is generally anonymous and cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Details can be found in this Privacy Policy under “Third-party modules and analysis tools”.

You can object to this analysis. Information on objection options is provided in this Privacy Policy.

2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

2.1 Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

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

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

2.2 Information on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Olliver Rätz Kfz-Technik
Taube Bünte 3a
29308 Winsen (Aller)
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 5143 93120
Email: o.raetz(at)gmx.de

The responsible entity 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.).

2.3 Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent at any time. An informal email notification to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected.

2.4 Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of data protection law, the affected person has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

The competent authority is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at:

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

2.5 Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, in a common, machine-readable format. You may also request that this data be transferred directly to another controller, where technically feasible.

2.6 SSL / TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries sent to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption.

You can recognise an encrypted connection by the browser address bar changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

2.7 Information, Restriction and Deletion

Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correction, restriction or deletion of this data.

For this and any further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice (Imprint).

2.8 Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact details published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational material is hereby rejected. The website operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

3.1 Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient and secure.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies”, which are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude cookies generally, or enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies required to carry out electronic communication or to provide certain functions requested by you are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure technically error-free and optimised provision of services. Other cookies (e.g. for analysing browsing behaviour) are addressed separately in this Privacy Policy.

3.2 Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:

• Browser type and version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL

• Hostname of the accessing device

• Time of server request

• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits processing of data to fulfil a contract or pre-contractual measures.

3.3 Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

Processing of the data entered in the contact form is based exclusively on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by email. The legality of data processing carried out prior to revocation remains unaffected.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

5.1 Google Web Fonts

This website uses Google Web Fonts for uniform font display. When a page is loaded, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display text correctly.

To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google servers. This allows Google to know that our website was accessed via your IP address.

The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and visually appealing presentation of our online services and constitutes a legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

More information about 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/

5.2 Google Maps

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

To use Google Maps functions, your IP address must be stored. This information is usually transferred to and stored on a Google server in the USA. The operator of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online services and easy location of places specified on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

More information on handling user data can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

5.3 Privacy Policy for the Facebook “Like” Plugin

This website uses plugins from Facebook.com, provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

When you visit a page on our website that includes a Facebook plugin (e.g. the “Like” button), a connection to Facebook servers is established so the plugin can be displayed.

This transmits information to Facebook servers about which pages of our website you have visited. If you are logged into Facebook, this information is associated with your personal Facebook account.

If you actively use the Facebook plugin (e.g. by clicking the “Like” button or using the comment function), this information is transmitted to and published on your Facebook account. You can prevent this only by logging out of Facebook beforehand.

Further information on Facebook’s data usage can be found in Facebook’s Privacy Policy:
http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php