PRIVACY POLICE
For the reason of a better reading of our privacy police, we do not make any gender-specific differentiation. We use the generic masculine or feminine or both as a neutral grammatical expression that explicitly includes all genders and gender identities.
PRIVACY POLICE ACCORDING TO DSGVO
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I. Name and address of the responsible person
The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:
Company
will be a brand GmbH
Scharnhorststraße 5
10115 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 41 72 23 22
E-Mail: office@wbab.gmbh
Webpage: wbab.gmbh
II. Contact details of the data protection officer
will be a brand GmbH
Scharnhorststraße 5
10115 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 41 72 23 22
E-Mail: office@wbab.gmbh
III. General information on data processing
1. Scope of processing personal data
We generally process personal data of our users only to the extent necessary for providing a functioning website as well as our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users is regularly only done with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible due to factual reasons and the processing of data is permitted by legal regulations.
2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
As far as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR = DSGVO) serves as the legal basis.
Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party. This also applies to processing operations required for the performance of pre-contractual measures.
If the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, and the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the first-mentioned interest, then Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.
3. Data deletion and storage duration
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage may also continue if it is provided for by the European or national legislator in union legal regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted when the storage period required by the mentioned regulations expires, unless there is a necessity for further data storage for contract initiation or contract fulfillment.
4. Revocation of your consent for data processing
Various data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw a previously granted consent at any time. For this purpose, a simple notification via email or message sent by postal mail is sufficient. The lawfulness of data processing carried out up until the revocation is not affected by the revocation.
5. Information, Blocking, Deletion
You have the right, at any time, within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, to obtain free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as, if applicable, the right to rectify, block or delete this data. For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding personal data, you can contact the data protection officer mentioned above.
6. SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that “https://” is displayed in the address bar of your browser and also by the lock symbol in your browser toolbar.
If the SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, usually the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
IV. Provision of the website and creation of log files
1. Description and scope of data processing
When accessing our website, our system or the provider of the pages automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.
The following data is collected in this process:
- Information about the browser type and version used
- The user’s operating system
- The user’s internet service provider
- The user’s IP address
- Date and time of access
- Websites from which the user’s system accesses our website
- Websites accessed by the user’s system through our website
Logfiles may contain IP addresses or other data that can be used to identify a user. This could be the case, for example, if the link to the website from which the user accessed the webpage, or the link to the website to which the user navigates, contains personal data.
If and to the extent that logfiles contain IP addresses or other data that allow for user identification, these data will also be stored in the logfiles of our system or with the provider. There is no storage of this data together with other personal data of the user. However, if the logfiles do not contain IP addresses or other data that allow for user identification, these data will still be stored in the logfiles of our system or with the provider. The user’s IP addresses or other data that allow the identification of the user are not affected by this. There is no storage of this data together with other personal data of the user.
No merging of this data with data from other data sources will be carried out.
2. Legal basis for data processing
- If storage of IP addresses in log files is carried out:
- If no storage of IP addresses in log files is carried out:
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
3. Purpose of data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session.
If the storage of the IP addresses in log files is carried out, the following applies:
The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. Additionally, the data serves us to optimize the website and ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.
Our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR also lies in these purposes.
4. Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose of their collection In case of capturing the data for providing the website, this occurs when the respective session is terminated.
If IP addresses are stored in logfiles, the following applies:
In the event of data being stored in logfiles, this is the case after a maximum of seven days. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users will be deleted or rendered anonymous, so that it is no longer possible to associate them with the accessing client.
5. Options for objection and removal
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files are essential for the operation of the website.
V. Use of Cookies
1. Description and scope of data processing
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or on the user’s computer system by the internet browser. When a user accesses a website, a cookie can be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a unique character string that allows the browser to be identified when the website is accessed again.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.
The cookies store and transmit the following data, for example: language settings.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for processing personal data using cookies is Art. 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
3. Purpose of data processing
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized again after a page change.
For example, we need cookies for the following applications:
Adopting language settings
The user data collected through technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles.
In these purposes, our legitimate interest also lies in the processing of personal data according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
4. Duration of storage, right to object, and removal options
Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted to our site by the user. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are disabled for our website, not all functions of the website may be fully utilized
VI. E-Mail-Contact
1. Description and scope of data processing
On our website, contact can be made through the provided email address. In this case, the personal data transmitted with the email by the user will be stored.
In this context, there is no disclosure of data to third parties. The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If the email contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
3. Purpose of data processing
The processing of personal data is solely for the purpose of processing contact inquiries. In the case of contact by email, there is also a necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
The other personal data processed during the sending process is used to prevent abuse and ensure the security of our information technology systems.
4. Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. For the personal data that has been sent via email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user is concluded. The conversation is considered concluded when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally resolved.
Any additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted no later than seven days latest.
5. Option for contradiction and elimination
The user has the possibility to withdraw his consent for the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us via email, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
To exercise these rights, a letter sent by post or an email to the data protection officer is sufficient.
All personal data that has been stored during the contact will be deleted in this case.
VII. Right of the data subject
If personal data about you is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights against the data controller:
1. Right to information
You can request confirmation from the responsible person as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.
If such processing is taking place, you can request the data controller to provide the following information:
(1) the purposes for which the personal data is processed;
(2) the categories of personal data that are processed;
(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
(4) the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
(5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing;
(6) the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
(7) all available information about the origin of the data, if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
(8) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, under 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 intended consequences of such processing for the data subject. You have the right to request information on whether the personal data concerning you is being transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed about the appropriate guarantees according to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.
VIII. Right to rectification
You have the right to correction and/or completion against the controller if the processed personal data concerning you are incorrect or incomplete. The person responsible has to make the correction immediately.
IX. Right to restriction of processing
You can request the restriction of processing your personal data under the following conditions:
(1) If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that allows the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
(2) If the processing is unlawful and you refuse the deletion of personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of personal data;
(3) The person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require it for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
(4) If you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller outweigh your reasons.
If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, these data may only be processed – apart from their storage – with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence 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 Union or of a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been limited according to the above-mentioned conditions, you will be notified by the controller before the restriction is lifted.
X. Right to deletion
a) Obligation to delete
You can request the controller to delete the personal data concerning you without delay, and the controller is obliged to delete this data without delay if one of the following reasons applies:
(1) The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed
(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
(4) The personally identifiable data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
(5) The deletion of personal data related to you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
(6) The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to services offered by the information society in accordance with Article 8(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
b) Information to third parties
If the data controller has made your personal data public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Article 17(1) of the GDPR, he shall, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform data processors who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the deletion of all links to such personal data or copies or replications thereof.
c) Exceptions
The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that processing is necessary
(1) to fulfill a legal obligation required by the law of the Union or Member States to which the data controller is subject;
(2) for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims.
XI. Right to be informed
If you have made a request to the data controller for rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed about this rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right to be informed about these recipients in relation to the responsible person.
XII. Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data, concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Furthermore, you have the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that
(1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and
(2) The processing is done using automated methods.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to request that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from one controller to another, to the extent that this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of others must not be affected by this.
XIII. Right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The controller does not process your personal data anymore, unless they can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
XIV. Right to revoke the data protection consent declaration
You have the right to revoke your data protection consent declaration at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
XV. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Notwithstanding any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR.
The supervisory authority, to which the complaint was submitted, informs the complainant about the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 of the GDPR.
XIV. Integration of third-party services
Web analysis with Jetpack
This website uses Jetpack, a tool for statistical analysis of visitor traffic, operated by Automattic, Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, using tracking technology from Quantcast Inc., 201 3rd St, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94103-3153, USA.
The Jetpack/WordPress.com statistics use cookies, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on a server in the USA. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and before storing it. You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly.