Privacy Policy

General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Designation of the Responsible Entity

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Falk Richter c/o
schaefersphilippen™
Lindenstraße 43 // 50674 Cologne // Germany

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

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Some data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke your already given consent at any time. An informal email is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

If there has been a breach of data protection law, you have the right as a data subject to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority regarding data protection issues is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact information: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to Data Portability

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

Right to Information, Rectification, Blocking, Deletion

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to rectification, blocking, or deletion of this data if applicable. You can contact us at any time using the contact options listed in the legal notice regarding this and other questions about personal data.

SSL or 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. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” address line in your browser and the lock symbol in the browser line.

Server Log Files

The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in server log files. These are:

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

These data are technically necessary to display the website and to ensure stability and security. (The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.) These data will not be merged with other data sources.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Some cookies are “session cookies.” These cookies are automatically deleted after your browser session ends. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself. These cookies help us recognize 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 so that cookies are automatically deleted when the program is closed. Deactivating cookies may result in limited functionality of our website. The setting of cookies necessary for electronic communication or for providing certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart) is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies (e.g., for analytics purposes) are set, they will be separately addressed in this privacy policy.

YouTube Videos

Type and Scope of Processing

We have integrated YouTube videos on our website. YouTube Video is a component of the video platform of YouTube, LLC, where users can upload content, share it over the internet, and receive detailed statistics. YouTube Video allows us to integrate platform content into our website. YouTube Video uses cookies and other browser technologies to evaluate user behavior, recognize users, and create user profiles. This information is used, among other things, to analyze the activity of viewed content and to generate reports. If a user is registered with YouTube, LLC, the viewed videos can be assigned to the profile. By accessing this content, you establish a connection to servers of YouTube, LLC, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, transmitting your IP address and possibly browser data such as your user agent.

Purpose and Legal Basis

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and §25(1) TDDDG. We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, especially the USA. The data transfer to the USA is based on Art. 45(1) GDPR and the adequacy decision of the European Commission. The participating US companies and/or their US subcontractors are certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF).

Storage Duration

The exact storage duration of the processed data is determined by YouTube, LLC and is beyond our control. Further information can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Web Fonts

Type and Scope of Processing

We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, as a service to provide fonts for our online offering. To obtain these fonts, your IP address is transmitted when you connect to servers of Google Ireland Limited.

Purpose and Legal Basis

The use of Google Fonts is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and §25(1) TDDDG. We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, particularly the USA. The data transfer to the USA is based on Art. 45(1) GDPR and the adequacy decision of the European Commission. The participating US companies and/or their subcontractors are certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF).

Storage Duration

The exact storage duration of the processed data is determined by Google Ireland Limited and is beyond our control. Further information can be found in Google Fonts’ privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Source: Privacy Configurator by Herold Unternehmensberatung