Data protection declaration

The person, who is responsible in the sense of the data protection laws, in particular the EU data protection basic regulation (DSGVO), is:

Frank Wilker
frankwilker@web.de

User rights

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided by the data protection official:

If you have given your agreement, you can cancel it at any time with effect for the future.

You can complain to a regulatory authority at any time, e.g. to the competent regulatory authority of the state in which you reside or to the authority responsible for us.

A list of the regulatory authorities (for the non-public sector) with their addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Collection of common information when visiting my website

Nature and purpose of the processing:

If you access my website, i.e. if you do not register or submit information otherwise, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser you are using, the operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and similar information.

The data will be processed in particular for the following purposes:

I'm not using your data to draw conclusions about you. Information of this type may be statistically evaluated by me in order to optimize my Internet presence and the technology standing behind it.

Legal foundation:

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of my justified interest in improving the stability and functionality of my website.

Storage time:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of the survey. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website when the session is finished.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of the above mentioned personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of my website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, some services may not be available or restricted. For this reason, no objection may be accepted.

Commentary function

Nature and purpose of the processing:

If users leave comments on my website, the time of their creation and the user name previously chosen by the website visitor are stored in addition to this information. This serves my security, as I can be prosecuted for illegal content on my website, even if it was created by users.

Legal foundation:

The processing of the data entered as comments is carried out on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

By providing the comment function, I want to enable you an uncomplicated interaction. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

Storage time:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of the survey. This is generally the case when communication with the user has been completed and the company can conclude from the circumstances that the matter in question has been resolved.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of your personal data is optional. Without the provision of your personal data I cannot grant you access to our comment function.

Form for contact

Nature and purpose of the processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used to allocate the enquiry and to reply to it. The entry of further data is optional.

Legal foundation:

The data entered in the contact form is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

By providing the contact form I would like to enable you an uncomplicated contacting. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and for any follow-up questions you may have.

If you contact me to request an offer, the data entered in the contact form will be processed for the purpose of implementing pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO).

Storage time:

Data will be deleted at the latest 6 months after processing of the request.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of your personal data is optional. I can only process your request, however, if you tell me your name, e-mail address and the reason for the request.

Use of Google Analytics

Nature and purpose of the processing:

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (in the following: Google). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these web pages, your IP address will be shortened by Google in advance within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to and shortened by Google on servers in the United States. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.

The purposes of data processing are to evaluate the use of the website and to generate reports on activities on the website. On the basis of the use of the website and the Internet, further related services are then to be provided.

Legal foundation:

The data is processed on the basis of the user's consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

Receiver:

The receiver of the data is Google as the processor. For this purpose, we have concluded the corresponding contract with Google.

Storage time:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for my recording purposes.

Third-country transfer:

Google processes your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU_US Privacy Shield. https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of your personal data is optional, solely based on your consent. If you prevent access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Revocation of consent:

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookies and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and Google from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser Add On to disable Google Analytics.

In addition to or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie is installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting cookies for this website and this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Profiling:

With the help of the tracking tool Google Analytics the behaviour of the visitors of the website can be evaluated and the interests analysed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

Nature and purpose of the processing:

In order to display my content correctly and graphically appealing across all browsers, I use Google Web Fonts from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; in the following Google) on this website to display fonts.

The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Legal foundation:

The legal basis for the integration of Google Webfonts and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

Receiver:

Calling script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. It is theoretically possible, but currently also unclear, whether and, if so, for what purposes the operator, in this case Google, collects data.

Storage time:

We do not collect any personal data through the integration of Google Web Fonts.

More information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in the privacy policy of Google: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Third-country transfer:

Google processes your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU_US Privacy Shield. https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, it may not be possible to present the contents correctly using standard fonts.

Revocation of consent:

The programming language JavaScript is regularly used to display the contents. You can therefore object to data processing by deactivating the execution of JavaScript in your browser or by installing a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this may result in functional restrictions on the website.

Using Adobe Typekit

Nature and purpose of the processing:

I use Adobe Typekit for the visual design of my website. Typekit is a service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Companies (4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland; hereafter Adobe) that provides access to a font library. To incorporate the fonts we use, your browser must connect to an Adobe server in the United States and download the font required for our website. This will tell Adobe that your IP address has been used to access our website. For more information about Adobe Typekit, please see Adobe's privacy policy, which can be found here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

Legal foundation:

The legal basis for the integration of Adobe Typekit and the associated data transfer to Adobe is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

Receiver:

Calling script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. Information about the use of your data by Adobe Typekit Web Fonts can be found at https://typekit.com/ and the Adobe Typekit Privacy Policy: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/typekit.html.

Storage time:

We do not collect personally identifiable information through the use of Adobe Typekit Web Fonts.

Third-country transfer:

Adobe is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which guarantees compliance with European data protection laws (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TNo9AAG&status=Active).

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor by contract. However, without the correct representation of the contents of standard fonts, it cannot be made possible.

SSL Encryption

In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use the latest encryption technology (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Modification of the data protection declaration

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always corresponds to the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. Your renewed visit will then be subject to the new data protection declaration.

Questions to the Data Protection Supervisor

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person listed above directly if you have any questions about data protection.

frankwilker@web.de

The privacy statement was prepared with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (Version #2019-04-10).