Data Protection
Information pursuant to Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) / Declaration of consent to the further processing of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (GDPR)
ALAGO ART & STRINGS GMBH, Luisenstrasse 3, 65185 Wiesbaden, represented by Dr. Joachim Brunne, hereinafter referred to as ‘ALAGO’, is responsible for processing your data. ART & STRINGS On behalf of ART & STRINGS, we would like to thank you for visiting our website. The secure handling of your data is particularly important to us. We would therefore like to provide you with detailed information about how your data is used when you visit our website. It goes without saying that we comply with the legal provisions of the Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Telemedia Act (TMG) and other data protection regulations.
1. DEFINITIONS
The ART & STRINGS privacy policy is based on the terminology used by European legislators and regulators in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance. In this privacy policy, we use the following terms, among others:
Personal data: Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as ‘data subject’). A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Person concerned: A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.
Processing: Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of provision, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
Restriction of processing: Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.
Profiling: Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
Pseudonymisation: Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Responsible party or data controller: The controller or data controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.
Processor: A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Recipient: A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.
Third Party: A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
Consent: Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
2. DATA COLLECTION
The ART & STRINGS website collects a range of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following data may be collected:
a) browser types and versions used,
b) the operating system used by the accessing system,
c) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer),
d) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website,
e) the date and time of access to the website,
f) an Internet Protocol address (IP address),
g) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and
h) other similar data and information that serves to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, ART & STRINGS does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required in order to
a) to deliver the contents of our website correctly,
b) to optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it,
c) to ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and
d) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack.
This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by ART & STRINGS statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
3. LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL DATA; NECESSITY FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONTRACT; OBLIGATION OF DATA SUBJECTS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA; POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE DATA
We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data in order to conclude a contract, which we must then process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.
4. CONTACT OPTIONS VIA THE WEBSITE
Due to legal requirements, the ART & STRINGS website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.
5. USE OF COOKIES
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
6. USE OF GOOGLE (UNIVERSAL) ANALYTICS FOR WEB ANALYSIS
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (www.google.de). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that enable an analysis of your use of the website, such as so-called ‘cookies’, text files that are stored on your computer. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating IP anonymisation on this website, the IP address is truncated before transmission within the member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The anonymised IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://wbs.is/rom89.
As an alternative to the browser plug-in, you can click this link to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website in future. An opt-out cookie will be stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you will need to click the link again.
7. Use of social plug-ins from Facebook using the ‘2-click solution’
Our website uses social plug-ins (‘plug-ins’) from, among others, the social network Facebook. This service is provided by Facebook Inc. (‘provider’).
Facebook is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (‘Facebook’). An overview of Facebook plug-ins and their appearance can be found here: http://wbs.is/rom90.
To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plug-ins are integrated into the page using a so-called ‘2-click solution’. This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plug-ins, no connection is established with Facebook's servers. Only when you activate the plug-ins and thereby give your consent to the data transfer does your browser establish a direct connection to Facebook's servers. The content of the respective plug-in is transmitted directly to your browser and integrated into the page. By integrating the plug-ins, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. If you interact with the plug-ins, e.g. by clicking the ‘Like’ button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on Facebook and displayed to your contacts there. For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at http://wbs.is/rom91.
8. Notification of changes
Changes to the law or changes to our internal processes may require adjustments to this privacy policy.
In the event of such a change, we will notify you at least six weeks before it takes effect. You generally have a right of revocation (No. 6) with regard to your consent.
Please note that (unless you exercise your right of withdrawal) the current version of the privacy policy is the valid one.
9. Updating/deleting your personal data
You can review, change or delete the personal data you have provided to us at any time by sending an email to info@edle-klaenge.de. If you are a member, you can also opt out of receiving further information in the future.
You also have the right to revoke your consent at any time with future effect.
The stored personal data will be deleted if you revoke your consent to its storage.
The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or if this has been provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by European directives and regulations or other competent legislators expires, personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.
10. Rights of data subjects
Every data subject has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller, free of charge, access to and a copy of the personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the right to obtain the following information:
– the purposes of processing
– the categories of personal data that are processed
– the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
– where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
– the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
– the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
– if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data
– the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information about whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the controller to erase personal data concerning them without undue delay, provided that one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:
– The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
– The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
– The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR.
– The personal data was processed unlawfully.
– The erasure of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
– The personal data was collected in relation to the information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8(1) GDPR.
If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by ART & STRINGS deleted, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of ART & STRINGS or another employee will ensure that the request for deletion is complied with immediately.
If the personal data has been made public by ART & STRINGS and our company is obliged to delete the personal data as the controller pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, ART & STRINGS shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform other controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested these other data controllers to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data, unless processing is necessary. The data protection officer of ART & STRINGS or another employee will take the necessary steps in each individual case.
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:
– The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
– The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to have the personal data deleted and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.
– The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
– The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by ART & STRINGS, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of ART & STRINGS or another employee will arrange for the restriction of processing.
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To exercise their right to data portability, data subjects may contact the data protection officer appointed by ART & STRINGS or another employee at any time.
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
ART & STRINGS will no longer process personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or serve to process, assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If ART & STRINGS processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to ART & STRINGS processing their data for direct marketing purposes, ART & STRINGS will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them carried out by ART & STRINGS for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact the data protection officer at ART & STRINGS or another employee directly. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object in relation to the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision
a) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or
b) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
c) with the express consent of the data subject.
Is the decision
a) necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller; or
b) it is carried out with the express consent of the data subject, ART & STRINGS shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise their rights in relation to automated decisions, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by European directives and regulations, to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.
11. Legal basis for processing
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 letter b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 letter c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were injured and his name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In this case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations that are not covered by any of the above legal bases if the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. Such processing operations are permitted in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this regard, the legislator took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).
12. Legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party in relation to the processing
If the processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and shareholders.
13. No liability for websites and the privacy policies of partners
On its website, ART & STRINGS refers to various cooperation partners who, for their part, offer telemedia services, in particular websites, for retrieval. These usually have their own privacy policies. ART & STRINGS accepts no liability for these policies, which are not related to ART & STRINGS. We ask you to inform yourself about the respective privacy policies there.
14. Design and implementation
beyond design GbR
Agency for corporate design and brand communication
Eichenweg 1
89297 Roggenburg
info@beyondd.de
www.beyondd.de
15. The responsible parties or your contact persons
If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, or if you wish to request information, correction, blocking or deletion of data, or revoke consent granted or object to a specific use of data, please contact us directly at:
ALAGO ART & STRINGS GMBH
Represented by Dr Joachim Brunne, CEO
Luisenstrasse 3
65185 Wiesbaden, Germany
contact@art-strings.de
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As of: 01.05.2025