Data protection

We very much appreciate your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to the management of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler. Using the websites of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler is generally possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler. Through this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights through this privacy policy.

LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler, as the data controller, has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most comprehensive protection possible of the personal data processed via this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, data subjects are free to transmit personal data to us through alternative means, such as by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler is based on the terms used by the European legislators in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easily readable and understandable for both the public and our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terms used.

In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:

  • a)    Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more specific factors relating to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
  • b)    A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.
  • c)    Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
  • d)    Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.
  • e)    Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location, or movements.
  • f)     Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • g)    The controller or data controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.
  • h)    A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
  • i)    A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data is disclosed, whether or not they are a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under Union law or the law of the Member States are not considered recipients.
  • j)      A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process the personal data.
  • k)    Consent means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and address of the data controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union, and other data protection-related regulations is:

LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler

Hausern 22

6346 NIEDERNDORFERBERG

ÖSTERREICH

Tel.: +43 670 4044488

E-Mail: info@lara-app.com

Website: www.weltderberge.com

3. Cookies

The websites of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain different cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without setting cookies.

Cookies allow us to optimise the information and offerings on our website for the benefit of the user. As mentioned before, cookies enable us to recognise users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to enter their login details again on each visit, as this information is retained by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie for a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart through a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by configuring the settings of their internet browser accordingly and thereby permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject disables the setting of cookies in their internet browser, it may result in some functions of our website not being fully usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

Each time a data subject or an automated system accesses the website of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler, a number of general data and information are collected. This general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The data collected may include (1) the types and versions of browsers used, (2) the operating system of the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system has reached our website (so-called referrer), (4) the subpages accessed on our website via the accessing system, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that serve to prevent risks in case of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the content of our website, (2) optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities, in the event of a cyberattack, with the necessary information for prosecution. These anonymously collected data and information are therefore analysed by LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler both statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data from the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Contact option via the website

The website of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler contains information due to legal requirements that enable quick electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data voluntarily submitted by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

6. Kommentarfunktion im Blog auf der Internetseite

LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler offers users the opportunity to leave individual comments on specific blog posts on a blog hosted on the website of the controller. A blog is a portal usually publicly accessible on a website, where one or more persons, called bloggers or web-bloggers, can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blog posts. These blog posts can generally be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, in addition to the comments left by the data subject, information about the time the comment was submitted as well as the username (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject will also be stored and published. Furthermore, the IP address assigned to the data subject by their internet service provider (ISP) is logged. This storage of the IP address is carried out for security reasons and in case the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts unlawful content through a comment. The storage of this personal data is therefore done in the legitimate interest of the controller to be able to exculpate themselves in the event of a legal violation. There is no disclosure of this collected personal data to third parties unless such disclosure is legally required or serves the legal defence of the controller

7. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or insofar as this is provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

8. Rights of the data subject

  • a)    Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to request from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
  • b)    Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information about the personal data stored about them, as well as a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the right to be informed about the following:
    • the purposes of processing
    • the categories of personal data being processed
    • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, especially recipients in third countries or international organisations
    • where possible, the intended duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration
    • the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, or to restriction of processing by the controller, or of a right to object to such processing
    • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
    • if the personal data were not collected from the data subject: all available information about the source of the data the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR, and — at least in these cases — meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

    Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information about whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate safeguards related to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

  • c)    Every data subject whose personal data are processed has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to demand the completion of incomplete personal data — also by means of a supplementary statement — taking into account the purposes of the processing. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
  • d)    Every data subject whose personal data are processed has the right granted by the European legislator to demand that the controller deletes personal data concerning them without undue delay, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as processing is not necessary:
  • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR was based, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
  • The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
  • The deletion of the personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data were collected in connection with information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored by LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler will ensure that the deletion request is promptly honoured. If the personal data have been made public by LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler and our company, as the controller, is obliged under Article 17(1) GDPR to delete the personal data, LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler will take appropriate measures, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of all links to, copies, or replications of such personal data, insofar as the processing is not required. The employee of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler will arrange the necessary steps on a case-by-case basis.

  • e)    Every data subject whose personal data are processed has the right granted by the European legislator to request the controller to restrict the processing, if one of the following conditions is met:
    • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.
    • The controller no longer requires the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, and it is not yet established whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

    If one of the above conditions applies and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler will arrange for the restriction of processing.

  • f)     Right to data portability Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 (1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of LARA e.U. Contact Georg Kronthaler.
  • g)    Right to object: Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) of the GDPR, for reasons related to his or her particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. In the event of an objection, LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. If LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler processing the data for direct marketing purposes, LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.In addition, the data subject has the right to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, for reasons related to his or her particular situation, unless such processing is necessary to perform a task carried out in the public interest.To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler or another employee directly.In addition, the data subject is free to exercise his or her right of objection by means of automated procedures using technical specifications in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.
  • h)    Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling. Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, provided that the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, LARA e.U. Georg Kronthaler shall implement appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
  • i)     Right to withdraw consent to data protection lawEvery person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

 

9. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the Facebook company into this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an internet-based social meeting place, an online community that typically allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or allow the internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and network via friend requests, among other things.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) was integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives information about which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits with each visit to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected through the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, e.g. the “Like” button, or if the data subject makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent this by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which settings options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. Furthermore, various applications are available that allow the suppression of data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

10. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of website visitors. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data about the website from which a data subject came to a website (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed, and how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analysis is primarily used to optimize a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of online advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The controller uses the add-on “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. This add-on shortens and anonymizes the IP address of the data subject’s internet connection if our website is accessed from a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that demonstrate website activity, and to provide other services related to website activity.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical procedure, Google receives knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission settlements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. With each visit to our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties.

As already described above, the data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by making the appropriate settings in the Internet browser used, thereby permanently denying the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google and of preventing such collection and processing. To do so, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information relating to website visits may be transmitted to Google Analytics. Google will regard the installation of the browser add-on as an objection. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person under their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

11. Data protection provisions regarding the application and use of Google AdWords

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google’s search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to pre-define specific keywords, using which an ad is displayed in Google’s search engine results only when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operator of the Google AdWords services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the information technology system of the data subject by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. The conversion cookie is used, provided the cookie has not yet expired, to track whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, were accessed on our website. The conversion cookie enables both us and Google to track whether a data subject who reached our website via an AdWords ad generated sales, i.e. completed or canceled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. We, in turn, use these visit statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, thus determining the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and optimizing our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie stores personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject. With each visit to our website, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may transfer this personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

As already described above, the data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Furthermore, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do so, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

12. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third parties. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal grounds if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override them. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, the legislator took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, Sentence 2 GDPR).

13. Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

14. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of this period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted unless it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract.

15. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We would like to clarify that the provision of personal data is sometimes required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also arise from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data in order to conclude a contract, which we must subsequently process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before the data subject provides personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences non-provision of the personal data would have.

16. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.