Data protection

The controller within the meaning of data protection legislation is:

Helen Hammelberg

When you visit our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider and similar. This is solely information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the website content requested by you and is mandatory when you use the internet. We statistically evaluate anonymous information of this kind in order to optimise our website and the technology behind it.

We use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS to protect the security of your data during transmission.

When users leave comments on the blog, the time of the comment’s creation and the username previously chosen by the website visitor are also stored in addition to this information. This is for our own security, as we may be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.

When you register to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be notified by email of circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offering or technical details).

We require a valid email address for registration to be successful. We use the ‘double opt-in’ procedure in order to verify that registration is actually being carried out by the owner of an email address. This involves us logging the subscription to the newsletter, sending a confirmation email and receiving the reply requested in the aforementioned email. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter and is not passed on to third parties.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time. You will find a corresponding link in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your wish to do so via the contact option provided at the end of this privacy notice.

If you contact us by email or via the contact form, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your request as well as for any possible follow-up questions.

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimisation. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes stated here or for the various storage periods stipulated by law. After the purpose in question has ceased to exist or after expiry of these periods, the corresponding data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with statutory regulations.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics uses what are known as ‘cookies’, i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and help analyse your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these webpages, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the EEA Agreement. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the US and shortened there. 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 the website operator with further services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.

You can prevent cookies from being stored by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and stop Google from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: browser add-on to deactivate 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. If you do so, an opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and for this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

This website uses the Google Maps API to depict geographic information in visual form. When Google Maps is used, Google also collects, processes and uses data about visitors’ use of the map features. For more information about data processing by Google, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy. You can also change your personal data protection settings there in the Google Safety Centre.

We embed YouTube videos on some of our webpages. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. YouTube will be informed of which pages you are visiting. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can attribute your browsing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

If a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies to collect information about user behaviour.

If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ads programme, you won’t have to worry about such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

Further information about data protection on YouTube can be found in the provider’s Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

We offer you the option of using ‘social media buttons’ on our website. These buttons are only integrated into the website as a graphic that contains a link to the corresponding website of the button provider. By clicking on the graphic, you will be redirected to the services of the providers in question. Only then will your data be sent to the relevant providers. Unless you click on the graphic, there will be no communication between you and the providers of the social media buttons. Information about the collection and use of your data on social networks can be found in the relevant terms of use of the corresponding providers.

You can make appointments with us on our website. We use the "Calendly" tool to book appointments. The provider is Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, 10th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30363, USA (hereinafter "Calendly"). For the purpose of booking an appointment, you enter the requested data and the desired date in the mask provided for this purpose. The data entered will be used for the planning, execution and, if necessary, follow-up of the appointment. The appointment data is stored for us on the servers of Calendly, whose privacy policy you can view here: https://calendly.com/de/pages/privacy. The data you enter will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in making appointments with interested parties and customers as uncomplicated as possible.If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG.Consent can be revoked at any time.Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.Details can be found here: https://calendly.com/pages/dpa.

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that the provider only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

You have the right to access information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You also have the right to have your personal data rectified, blocked or, apart from the mandatory storage of data for business processing, erased. Please contact our data protection officer for this. You can find their contact details at the bottom of this page.

To ensure that data can be blocked at any time, this data must be kept in a lock file for control purposes. You can also request the erasure of the data, insofar as there is no legal obligation to archive it. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data on request.

You can make changes or revoke your consent with effect for the future by notifying us accordingly.

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact our data protection officer directly: