Privacy Policy

1. Privacy Overview

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy 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 on Responsible Parties" section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This could be data that you enter into a contact form, for example.

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

What do we use your data for?

A portion of the data is collected to ensure the flawless provision of the website. Other data can be used for the analysis of your user behavior. If contracts may be concluded or initiated via the website, the transferred data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at no cost at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have consented to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time in the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analytics and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done with analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

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 Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website possible. If consent has been requested, processing will take place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy statement explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Concerning the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Niklas Hass
Bühler Graben 2
50374 Erftstadt

Phone: +4917680282188
Email: info@webnity-x.com

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 specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

Insofar as you have consented to the data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the case of express consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is additionally based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Insofar as you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also based on § 25 para. 1 TDDG. Consent is revocable at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The data processing can also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases informing in each individual case are described in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In doing so, it is sometimes necessary to transmit personal data to these external parties. We will only disclose personal data to external parties if it is necessary for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. data disclosure to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in data disclosure under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis allows data disclosure. When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid processing agreement. In the event of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revoking Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an existing consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation is not affected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN SO FAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right of Complaint to the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, the persons concerned have a right of complaint to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right of complaint exists notwithstanding other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. Insofar as you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.

Information, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right at any time within the scope of the applicable legal provisions to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

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

If you contest the accuracy of your stored personal data, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data but you need them 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 Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, 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 their storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets and do no harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) stored on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion takes place via your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable certain services from third-party companies to be integrated within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping basket function or video display). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g., for the shopping basket function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. 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 its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, processing will take place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you entered in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - especially retention periods - remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data sent to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - especially statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

X (formerly Twitter)

Functions of the X service (formerly Twitter) are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by the parent company X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. For data processing of persons residing outside the USA, the branch Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland, is responsible.

If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the X server. X (formerly Twitter) thereby receives information about your visit to this website. By using X (formerly Twitter) and the "Retweet" or "Repost" function, the websites you visit are linked to your X (formerly Twitter) account and made known to other users. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted and its use by X (formerly Twitter). For more information, please see the X (formerly Twitter) privacy policy at: https://x.com/de/privacy.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent is revocable at any time.

Data transmission to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.x.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html.

You can change your privacy settings for X (formerly Twitter) in the account settings at https://x.com/settings/account.

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 guarantees compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, please visit the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/2710.

Instagram

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted and its use by Instagram.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent is revocable at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited to the collection of data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. Processing that takes place after the forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The joint obligations were set forth in an agreement on joint processing. You can find the wording of the agreement here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tools and for the data protection compliant implementation of the tools on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. You can assert the rights of data subjects (e.g., requests for information) with respect to the data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you assert the data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transmission to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

For more information, please see the Instagram privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have stored with us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter with us or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing or after their purpose ceases to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the framework of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if necessary, if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. Data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for newsletter dispatch (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts

This site uses so-called Google Fonts, which are provided by Google, for a uniform representation of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the necessary fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. Via this, Google gains knowledge that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing will take place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, provided that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

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

For more information on Google Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de