Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any information that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the Privacy Policy set out below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for collecting data 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 section entitled "Information on the Controller" in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

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

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website, or after you have given your consent. This is primarily technical data (e.g. your internet browser, operating system or the time at which a page is accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated through this website, the data you provide will also be processed for quotations, orders or other business enquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or deleted. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future. Under certain circumstances, you also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You may contact us at any time regarding these rights or any other questions about data protection.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is done primarily using so-called analytics programmes.

Detailed information about these analytics programmes 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, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "Strato").

When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

For further information, please refer to Strato's Privacy Policy:

https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/

The use of Strato is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is presented as reliably as possible.

Where the relevant consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

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 the applicable data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected.

Personal data means any information that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, what we use it for, and how and why this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties cannot be guaranteed.

Information on the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Matthias Väthröder
Lu-Röder-Str. 2
64331 Weiterstadt
Germany

Telephone: [Telephone number of the controller]
Email: matthias@ancatdubh.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar information).

Data Retention Period

Unless a more specific retention period has been stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing it no longer applies.

If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (e.g. statutory retention periods under tax or commercial law). In the latter case, deletion will take place once those reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website

If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, where special categories of personal data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed.

In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR.

If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. through device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

We also process your data where this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Data processing may furthermore be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Information about the legal basis applicable in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external organisations. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external organisations.

We only disclose personal data to external parties where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, where we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), where we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or where another legal basis permits the transfer of data.

When using data processors, we only disclose our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement.

Where data is processed jointly, an agreement on joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw consent that you have already given at any time.

The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

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

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.

THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR ANY PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(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 INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING.

IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place where the alleged infringement occurred.

The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

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, either for yourself or for transfer 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 carried out where technically feasible.

Access, Rectification and Erasure

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing.

Where applicable, you also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data.

You may contact us at any time regarding these rights or any other questions concerning personal data.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

You may contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of the deletion of your data.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of the deletion of your data.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. Until it has been determined 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, such data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, 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.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact details published as part of the legal notice requirements for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited.

The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example through spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any damage to your device.

They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently on your device (permanent cookies).

Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services provided by third parties into websites (e.g. cookies used for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. shopping cart functions or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out electronic communication processes, providing certain functions requested by you (e.g. shopping cart functions), or optimising the website (e.g. cookies for measuring website traffic) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.

The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services.

Where consent to the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG). Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are being set, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally, and to activate automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser.

If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.

If additional cookies and services are used on this website, you will find details of these in this Privacy Policy.

Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the enquiry form, including the contact details you enter there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions.

We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this has been requested. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been fully processed).

Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiries by Email, Telephone or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (such as your name and the details of your enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.

We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

The data sent to us through contact enquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your request has been fully processed).

Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we require your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter.

We use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

As part of newsletter campaigns, we may analyse various data (e.g. the time at which a newsletter is opened, IP address, device information, clicked links and any subsequent actions).

The data entered in the newsletter subscription form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

You may withdraw your consent to the storage of your data and email address and to their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.

The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, your data will be deleted from the newsletter mailing list.

We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter mailing list at our own discretion, within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter mailing list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, where this is necessary to prevent future mailings.

The data in the blacklist will be used only for this purpose and will not be combined with other data.

This serves both your interests and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Storage in the blacklist is not subject to a time limit.

You may object to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Newsletter Distribution to Existing Customers

If you order goods or services from us and provide your email address in this context, we may subsequently use this email address to send you newsletters, provided that we have informed you of this in advance.

In such cases, the newsletter will contain only direct advertising for our own similar goods or services.

You may unsubscribe from this newsletter at any time. A corresponding link is provided in every newsletter.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter in this case is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with Section 7(3) of the German Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG).

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter mailing list, your email address may be stored by us in a blacklist to prevent future mailings to you.

The data in the blacklist will be used only for this purpose and will not be combined with other data.

This serves both your interests and our interest in complying with the legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Storage in the blacklist is not subject to a time limit.

You may object to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

6. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy Mode

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the service is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our pages on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode.

According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used to personalise your browsing experience on YouTube. Advertisements displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalised.

In enhanced privacy mode, no cookies are set. Instead, so-called Local Storage elements are stored in the user's browser. These may contain personal data similar to cookies and can be used for recognition purposes.

For details about enhanced privacy mode, please visit:

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780

Further data processing operations may be triggered after a YouTube video has been activated, over which we have no control.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online services in an appealing manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Further information about data protection at YouTube 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 United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States.

Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.

Further information is available from the provider at the following link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

Font Awesome (Local Hosting)

This website uses Font Awesome to ensure a consistent display of icons and fonts.

Font Awesome is installed locally. No connection to the servers of Fonticons, Inc. is established.

For further information about Font Awesome, please refer to its Privacy Policy:

https://fontawesome.com/privacy

Google Maps

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

This service allows us to integrate map material into our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

The provider of this website has no influence over this data transfer.

If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts to ensure a consistent presentation of fonts. When Google Maps is accessed, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of presenting our online services in an appealing manner and making it easier to find the locations listed on our website.

This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The transfer of data to the United States is based on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

Details can be found here:

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

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

Further information about how Google handles user data 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 United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States.

Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.

Further information is available from the provider at the following link:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

SoundCloud

Plugins from the SoundCloud social network (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom) may be integrated into this website.

You can recognise the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo displayed on the relevant pages.

When you visit this website, a direct connection between your browser and the SoundCloud server is established after you activate the plugin.

This allows SoundCloud to receive information that you have visited this website using your IP address.

If you click the "Like" or "Share" button while logged into your SoundCloud account, you can link or share the content of this website with your SoundCloud profile.

This enables SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your user account.

We would like to point out that, as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how SoundCloud uses it.

The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The United Kingdom is considered a third country with an adequate level of data protection. This means that the United Kingdom has a level of data protection equivalent to that of the European Union.

Further information can be found in SoundCloud's Privacy Policy:

https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy

If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to this website with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud account before activating content from the SoundCloud plugin.

Spotify

This website incorporates functions of the Spotify music service. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden.

You can recognise Spotify plugins by the green logo displayed on this website.

An overview of Spotify plugins can be found at:

https://developer.spotify.com

When you visit this website, the plugin may establish a direct connection between your browser and the Spotify server.

Spotify thereby receives information that you have visited this website using your IP address.

If you click the Spotify button while logged into your Spotify account, you can link the content of this website to your Spotify profile.

This enables Spotify to associate your visit to this website with your user account.

Please note that when using Spotify, Google Analytics cookies are used, meaning that your usage data when using Spotify may also be passed on to Google Analytics.

Google Analytics is a tool operated by the Google group for analysing user behaviour and is based in the United States.

Spotify alone is responsible for this integration. As the website operator, we have no influence over this processing.

The storage and analysis of data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The website operator has a legitimate interest in providing an appealing audio experience on this website.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Further information can be found in Spotify's Privacy Policy:

https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/

If you do not want Spotify to associate your visit to this website with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify account.

Newsletter Distribution via Brevo

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

We use the Brevo service (formerly Sendinblue) to distribute our newsletter. The provider is Brevo SAS, 106 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, the data you enter in the subscription form (at least your email address) is transferred to Brevo's servers in the European Union (France/Germany) and stored there.

Brevo is prohibited from selling your data or using it for any purpose other than sending the newsletter.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The data entered when subscribing to the newsletter is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The collection of the user's email address serves the purpose of delivering the newsletter.

The use of the Brevo mailing service is intended to ensure an optimised, secure and appealing newsletter delivery process, which is in our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Data Retention Period and Withdrawal

You may withdraw your consent to the storage of your data and email address and to their use for sending the newsletter at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.

The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

After you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted from the newsletter mailing list unless further storage is legally permitted or required.

5. Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement with Brevo.

Under this agreement, Brevo undertakes to protect the data of our website visitors strictly in accordance with our instructions and not to disclose it to third parties.