Datenschutz/Data Protection

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Privacy Policy
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1) Introduction and contact details of the controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how your personal data is handled when using our website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Patrick Schmieder, Holländerweg 3, 72250 Freudenstadt, Germany, Tel.: +4915120155824, E-Mail: schmieder@schmiederadvisory.com. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
2) Data collection when visiting our website
2.1 When using our website for purely informational purposes—i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us—we only collect data that your browser transmits to the server (so-called "server log files"). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
- The specific page visited
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data transmitted in bytes
- Source/reference from which you arrived at the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to retrospectively review server log files should concrete evidence point to unlawful use.
2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries sent to the data controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser bar.
3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network
To host our website and display its content, we use a provider that delivers its services—either directly or through selected subcontractors—exclusively on servers located within the European Union.
All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our site visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
4) Contacting Us
Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g., via a contact form or email). The specific data collected when using a contact form is evident from the form itself. This data is stored and used solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration.
The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact aims to conclude a contract, an additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully processed. This occurs when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary. 5) Rights of the Data Subject
5.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following rights vis-à-vis the controller regarding the processing of your personal data (rights of access and intervention); please refer to the cited legal basis for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:
- Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.
5.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
WHERE WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTERESTS FOLLOWING A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION