Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice Regarding the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data entered into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected or obtained with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These primarily include technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For these and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

webgo
The provider is webgo GmbH, Heidenkampsweg 81, 20097 Hamburg (hereinafter “webgo”). When you visit our website, webgo collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

For details, please refer to webgo’s privacy policy:
https://www.webgo.de/datenschutz/

The use of webgo is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, provided the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) as defined by TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement
We have signed a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a legally required contract that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data refers to data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

avy.solutions FlexCo
Lebing 148
8183 Floing
Austria

Phone: +43 664 88 121 688
Email: info@avy.solutions

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration
Unless a specific storage period is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for data processing ceases. 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 storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion occurs after these reasons cease to exist.

Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data under Article 9(1) GDPR are processed. If there is explicit consent for transferring personal data to third countries, data processing is additionally based on Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation under Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The specific legal bases applicable in each case are outlined in the subsequent sections of this privacy policy.

Notice Regarding Data Transfers to Third Countries and Non-DPF-Certified US Companies
We use tools from companies based in third countries without adequate data protection and US-based tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We point out that third countries may not guarantee data protection levels comparable to the EU.

We emphasize that the USA is generally considered a secure third country. Data transfers to the USA are permissible if the recipient is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or has suitable additional guarantees. Information on third-country data transfers, including recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, personal data must be transferred to these parties. Personal data is only transferred to external parties if required for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits data transfer. When using data processors, we only transfer customer personal data based on a valid data processing agreement. If processing is conducted jointly, a joint processing contract is signed.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Against Direct Advertising (Article 21 GDPR)
If data processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

4.Data Collection on This Website

Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets that do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) stored on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of specific third-party services within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

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

Cookies that are necessary for conducting electronic communication, providing specific functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of their services. If consent has been requested for storing cookies and comparable recognition technologies, processing will only take place on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free display and optimization of their website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, as long as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment 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 the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), if it was requested; consent can be revoked 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 ceases (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiries by Email, Phone, or Fax If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed for the purpose of addressing your concern. We do not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, as long as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment 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 the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), if it was requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data ceases (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising WP Statistics This website uses the analysis tool WP Statistics to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134, Tallinn, Estonia (https://veronalabs.com).

With WP Statistics, we can analyze the use of our website. WP Statistics collects, among other things:

  • Log files (IP address, referrer, used browsers, origin of the user, used search engine) and actions performed by the website visitors on the site (e.g., clicks and views).

The data collected by WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our own server. The use of this analysis tool is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both our web offering and our advertising. If consent has been requested, the processing is exclusively based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TTDSG, as far as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Maps This page uses the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. When accessing Google Maps, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into its browser cache to correctly display texts and fonts.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of providing an attractive presentation of our online offers and easy identification of the locations we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If consent has been requested, the processing is exclusively based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TTDSG, as far as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to 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 USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant- detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

7. Own Services

OneDrive

We have integrated OneDrive on this website. The provider is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland (“OneDrive”).

OneDrive allows us to embed an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it is stored on OneDrive’s servers. When you visit our website, a connection to OneDrive is also established, so OneDrive can determine that you have visited our website.

The use of OneDrive is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on their website. If consent has been requested, processing is exclusively based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement (DPA) We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Google Drive

We have integrated Google Drive on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Drive allows us to embed an upload area on our website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it is stored on Google Drive’s servers. When you visit our website, a connection to Google Drive is also established, so Google Drive can determine that you have visited our website.

The use of Google Drive is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a reliable upload area on their website. If consent has been requested, processing is exclusively based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant- detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Data Processing Agreement (DPA) We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Source:
https://www.e-recht24.de