Data Privacy Declaration

Data protection

This Data protection clarifies you about the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereafter „data“) within our online offer and the related websites, functions and contents as well as external online presence, such as our Social Media Profile (collectively referred to as the “Online Offering”). With regard to the terminology used, e.g. “Processing” or “Responsible” we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Responsible

IMO Galle GmbH & Co. KG
Sophie-Scholl Str. 15
52134 Herzogenrath
Germany
info@imo-galle.de
Executive Director: Thomas Galle
www.imo-galle.de

Types of processed data:

  • Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).
  • Contact information (e.g., e-mail, phone numbers).
  • Content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos).
  • Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times).
  • Meta / communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Categories of affected persons

Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter we refer to the affected persons as “users”).

Purpose of proceeding

  • Provision of the online offer, its functions and contents.
  • Answering contact requests and communicating with users.
  • Safety measures.
  • Reach Measurement / Marketing

Used terms

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter the “data subject”); a natural person is considered as identifiable, which can be identified directly or indirectly. In particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online identifier (eg cookie) or to one or more special features, are the expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.

“Processing” means any process performed with or without the aid of automated procedures, or any such process associated with personal data. The term goes far and includes virtually every handling of data.


“Pseudonymisation” means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without additional information being provided, such additional information is kept separate and subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.


“Profiling” means any kind of automated processing of personal data that involves the use of such personal information to evaluate certain personal aspects pertaining to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to job performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts, or relocation of that natural person to analyze or predict.


‘Responsible person’ means the natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other  body which, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

“Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the responsible person.

Relevant legal bases

According with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you about the legal basis of our data processing. Unless the legal basis in the data protection declaration is not mention, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 (1) lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for the processing for the performance of our services and the execution of contractual measures as well as the answer to inquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO, and the legal basis for processing in order to safeguard our legitimate interests is Article 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. In case of vital interests of the data subject or another natural person requires the processing of personal data, Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. d DSGVO as legal basis.

Security measures

We take appropriate technical measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.


Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as their access, input, disclosure, availability and segregation. In addition, we have established procedures to ensure the enjoyment of data subject rights, the erasure of data and the response to data threats. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data already in the development, or selection of hardware, software and procedures, according to the principle of data protection through technology design and privacy-friendly default settings (Article 25 DSGVO).

Collaboration with processors and third parties

If, in the context of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), reveal, transmit them to you or otherwise grant access to the data, this is done only on the basis of a legal permission (for example if a transmission of the data to third parties, as required by payment service providers, according to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR to fulfill the contract), you have consented to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests (for example the use of agents, webhosters, etc.).

So far as we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “contract processing contract”, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (this means outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or in the context of the use of third party services or disclosure, or transmission of data to third parties, this will only be done if it is to fulfill our (pre) contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or have the data processed in a third country only in the presence of the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. DSGVO to process. This means the processing is for example on the basis of specific guarantees, such as the officially recognized level of data protection (for example for the US through the Privacy Shield) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to request a confirmation as to whether the data in question are processed and for information about this data as well as for further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

You have accordingly. Art. 16 DSGVO the right to demand the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of the incorrect data concerning you.


In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, they have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately, or, alternatively, to require a restriction of the processing of data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

You have the right to demand that the data relating to you, which you provided us, be obtained in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and request their transmission to other responsible persons.

You have according to Art. 77 DSGVO the right to submit a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Withdrawal

You have the right to consent according to Art. 7 paragraph 3 DSGVO with effect for the future.

Right of objection

You may at any time object to the future processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. The objection may particularly be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.

Cookies and right of objection to direct advertising

“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie serves primarily to store the information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies”, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes his browser. In such a cookie, e.g. the contents of a shopping cart are stored in an online shop or a login status. “Persistent” or “persistent” refers to cookies that remain stored even after the browser has being closed. Thus, e.g. the login status will be saved if users visit it after several days. Likewise, in such a cookie the interests of the users can be stored, which are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. A “third-party cookie” refers to cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for providing the online offer (otherwise, if only their cookies are called “first-party cookies”).

We can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies stored on their machine, they will be asked to disable the option in their browser’s system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be found in variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the settings of the browser. Please note that not all features of this online offer may be used.

Deletion of data

The data processed by us are deleted or limited in their processing in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless explicitly stated in this privacy statement, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other and legally permitted purposes, its processing will be restricted. That the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example for data that must be kept for commercial or tax reasons.

According to legal requirements in Germany, the storage takes place in particular for 10 years according to §§ 147 paragraph 1 AO, 257 paragraph 1 Nr. 1 and 4, Abs. 4 HGB (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, trading books, for taxation relevant Documents, etc.) and 6 years in accordance with § 257 (1) no. 2 and 3, paragraph 4 HGB (commercial letters).


According to legal regulations in Austria the storage takes place in particular for 7 years according to § 132 exp. 1 BAO (accounting documents, receipts / invoices, account documents, business papers, statement of income and expenses, etc.). For 22 years in connection with land. And for 10 years in the case of documents relating to electronically supplied services, telecommunications, broadcasting and television services provided to non-EU companies in Member States for which the Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) is used.

Administration, financial accounting, office organization, contact management

We process data in the context of administrative tasks and organization of our business, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process in the course of rendering our contractual services. The processing principles are Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. c. DSGVO, Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f. DSGVO. The processing affects customers, prospects, business partners and website visitors. The purpose and interest in processing lies in administration, financial accounting, office organization, data archiving, that means, tasks that serve to maintain our business, perform our duties and provide our services. The deletion of the data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information provided in these processing activities.

We disclose or transmit data to the financial services, consultants such as tax accountants or auditors, and other fee agents and payment service providers.

Furthermore, we store information on suppliers, promoters and other business partners, on the basis of our business interests. For example, fur further contact. We generally store this majority of company-related data permanently.

Erstellt mit Datenschutz-Generator.de von RA Dr. Thomas Schwenke