Privacy Policy
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Below, we inform you about the processing of personal data when visiting our website in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Controller
[Company]
[Address]
[Email]
[Phone]
2. General Information on Data Processing
Scope: We process personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website as well as our content and services.
Legal basis: The legal bases are derived in particular from Art. 6 (1) lit. a (consent), lit. b (performance of a contract), and lit. f (legitimate interests) GDPR.
Storage period: Personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies or a legal retention period has expired.
3. Hosting via Squarespace
Our website is hosted on servers of Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland. Squarespace processes personal data (e.g., IP addresses, log files) on our behalf.
Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. For more information, please see Squarespace’s Privacy Policy: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy.
4. Use of the Translation Service Weglot
We use the translation service Weglot (Weglot SAS, 138 rue Pierre Joigneaux, 92270 Bois-Colombes, France) to offer our website in multiple languages.
In doing so, technical data such as IP address and browser information may be transmitted to Weglot in order to correctly provide the language version.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in a user-friendly presentation of our website in different languages).
For more information, please see: https://weglot.com/privacy/.
5. Use of Cookies
Our website uses cookies to provide essential functions and improve the user experience. When you first visit, you will be asked for your consent via a banner.
Necessary cookies: ensure the functionality of the website.
Optional cookies (e.g., for analytics/marketing): are only set with your consent.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
6. Contacting Us
If you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (e.g., name, e-mail address, message) will be processed in order to handle your request.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (contract/contract initiation) or Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).
7. Rights of Data Subjects
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy in order to keep it up to date with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services.