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 is any information that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the “Responsible Party” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data you enter into a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when visiting the website by our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system, or the time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is displayed correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated through the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to request, free of charge, information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Additionally, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time for more information regarding data protection.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done using analytics programs. For detailed information about these analytics programs, please refer to the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

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

All-Inkl

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, Inh. René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter All-Inkl). For details, please refer to the All-Inkl privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/. The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in providing the website as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG if the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent can be revoked at any time.

Order Processing

We have entered into a contract for order processing (AVV) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed according to our instructions and in compliance with the DSGVO.

Cloudflare

We use the service “Cloudflare”. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Cloudflare”). Cloudflare provides a globally distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. In doing so, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through the Cloudflare network. This allows Cloudflare to analyze the traffic between your browser and our website and act as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious traffic from the Internet. Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies to recognize internet users, but they are used solely for the purpose described here. The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our web service as error-free and secure as possible (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO). Data transmission to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details and further information on security and data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/. The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which ensures that European data protection standards are followed for data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF agrees to comply with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

Order Processing

We have entered into a contract for order processing (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed according to our instructions and in compliance with the DSGVO.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

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 the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is information that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is: Able & Baker GmbH Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 49B 51379 Leverkusen Phone: +4917632122045 Email: info@able-baker.de The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will be stored by us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke 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 law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after the reasons for retention cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a DSGVO, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 Para. 1 DSGVO. In the case of explicit consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing will additionally be based on § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Additionally, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The respective legal basis for processing is provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, it is necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for fulfilling a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, or if another legal basis allows the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data to processors based on a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your previously given consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 DSGVO)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT BASED ON ART. 6 PAR. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, 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. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING IS PROVIDED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NOT PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA ANY FURTHER, UNLESS WE CAN PROVIDE COMPELLING PROTECTIVE REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 DSGVO). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 DSGVO).

Complaint Right with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the DSGVO, the affected individuals have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to complain exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or to fulfill a contract, handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right, in accordance with applicable law, to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, the purpose of data processing, and, if necessary, the right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your stored personal data with us, we generally need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 Para. 1 DSGVO, a balance between your and our interests must be made. As long as it is unclear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – except for storage – will only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of significant public interest in the European Union or a member state.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This page uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection is recognized by the change in the browser address bar from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published as part of the imprint requirement for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the sites expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the case of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion occurs through your web browser. Cookies can be first-party (from us) or third-party (from other companies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of specific services within websites (e.g., cookies for payment services). Cookies serve various purposes. Many cookies are technically necessary as certain website features would not function without them (e.g., shopping cart functions or video display). Other cookies can be used for analyzing user behavior or for advertising purposes. Cookies required for the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions requested by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless otherwise specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the error-free and optimized provision of services. If consent to the storage of cookies or similar recognition technologies is requested, processing will only occur based on this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser to notify you when cookies are set and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses the Borlabs Cookie consent technology to obtain your consent for storing certain cookies in your browser or for using specific technologies and to document this in accordance with data protection laws. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter Borlabs). When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the withdrawal of these consents are stored. This data is not shared with the provider of Borlabs Cookie. The collected data will be stored until you request deletion or the Borlabs cookie is deleted, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Further information on Borlabs Cookie’s data processing can be found here: https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/. The use of Borlabs Cookie consent technology is to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c DSGVO.

Server Log Files

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

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

This data will not be merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free representation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after processing your request). Statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.