Notice
This is only a translation of the German Datenschutzerklärung, it makes no claim to accuracy. Only the German Datenschutzerklärung is valid.
Privacy Policy
With this information, the responsible body named under section 1 (“We”) informs the user of the website (“you” or “user”) about the collection and processing of data in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the Privacy Policy declaration (DS-GVO ) personal data. At the same time, we will inform you if we store information in the end device that you use when you access our websites or if we access information that is already stored in your end device.
The privacy policy there applies to the use of other providers' websites, which are referred to via links, for example.
A General information
1 Responsible person and data protection officer
1.1 The responsible data processor for this website is:
Rainer Schiemann
Zur Teerhofsinsel 12
23554 Lübeck
info@meridian-online.de
1.2 We are not required to appoint a data protection officer.
1.3 Our website is hosted by ALL-INKL.COM (www.all-inkl.com), i.e. technically provided on this web host's web servers.
2 Rights of those affected
If we collect personal data from you, you as the “data subject” have the following rights:
2.1 Right to information
You can request information about your personal data that we process in accordance with Art. 15 DS-GVO.
2.2 Right to object
You have the right to object for the special reasons set out in Article 21 Para. 1 DS-GVO. We will inform you about this separately from this information under “B”.
2.3 Right to rectification
If the information concerning you is no longer accurate, you can request a correction in accordance with Art. 16 . DS-GVO If your data is incomplete, you can request that it be completed.
2.4 Right to deletion
You can request the deletion of your personal data under the conditions of Article 17 DS-GVO.
2.5 Right to restrict processing
In cases covered by Art. 18 DS-GVO, you have the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data (“blocking”).
2.6 Right to complaint
If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority of your choice in accordance with Article 77 (1) DS-GVO.
2.7 Right to data portability
If you have provided us with personal data in accordance with Article 20 Paragraph 1 of the DS-GVO, you have the right to transfer data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract to yourself or to third parties in a structured, common and machine-readable format. The collection of data to provide the website and the storage of the log files (hereinafter Section 3.1) are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. They are therefore not based on consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the DS-GVO or on a contract in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of the DS-GVO, but are in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the DS-GVO justified. The requirements of Article 20 Para. 1 DS-GVO are therefore not met in this respect.
3 Procedure: Deploying the website and creating log files
3.1 What data is processed for what purpose?
Every time the content of the website is accessed, the web server of our web host, on which our website is stored, temporarily collects and stores information (data) from the Internet browser of the accessing computer or user's end device. This data may enable the user to be identified and is therefore personal data.
3.1.1 The following data is collected and stored by our web host:
• IP address of the user,
• Date and time the website was accessed,
• the protocol, e.g. HTTP,
• the “Get” or “Post” request method,
• Content for the request or indication of the retrieved file that was transmitted to the user,
• the access status (successful transmission, errors, etc.),
• the amount of data transferred in each case in bytes,
• incoming and outgoing data traffic (“traffic”),
• a process identification number (“process ID”),
• the time it takes for the web server to answer the user's request,
• the website from which the user accessed,
• the browser used by the user, the operating system, the interface, the language of the browser and the version of the browser software.
3.1.2 The temporary storage of this user data is necessary for the course of a website visit in order to enable delivery of the website. For this purpose, the user's IP address must necessarily remain stored for the duration of the session (i.e. the website visit).
3.1.3 Further storage of the IP address with the named data from the above list
Beyond this purpose, this takes place in log files. This is done so that our web host can ensure the functionality of the website and the security of the information technology systems.
3.2 On what legal basis is this data processed? The data from section 3.1 is collected and processed by our web host for the stated temporary storage purpose and also for the further storage purpose in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f DS-GVO. The legitimate interest in data processing also lies in this purpose. This legitimate interest is the interest of our web host, but also our legitimate interest in a functional website.
3.3 Are there other recipients of the aforementioned data in addition to the person responsible? As our processor, our web host has technical access to the data mentioned in 3.1.
3.4 How long is the data stored? The data from 3.1.1 will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. When providing the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. The log files are retained for a maximum of 7 days, unless a security event requires longer retention.
3.5 Is there an obligation to provide? You must provide the data from 3.1 to our web host. Otherwise you cannot technically use our website and our web host cannot guarantee secure technical operation.
4 Data processing methods
4.1 Data and information processing requiring consent
If we are only allowed to collect and process personal data with your consent, we will provide information about this in our consent banner in the context of the consent dialogue.
4.2 Use of email address and contact form data based on legitimate interests
4.2.1 Which data is processed for what purpose?
If we provide you with an email address and a contact form with input fields, this serves the purpose of allowing you to contact us. If you send us personal data, we will store it and process it for contact purposes.
4.2.2 On what legal basis is this data processed?
The data from section 4.2.1 is processed on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f DS-GVO(legitimate interest of us as the responsible body). If your request is aimed at concluding a contract, then Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b DS-GVO is an additional legal basis (initiation, conclusion and execution of a contract).
4.2.3 Are there other recipients of the aforementioned data in addition to the person responsible?
As our processor, our web host has technical access to the data mentioned in 4.2.1.
4.2.4 How long is the data stored?
The data from 4.2.1 will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data that was sent to us via email or the contact form, this is the case when the respective correspondence with the user has ended and storage is not still necessary for other reasons. The conversation ends when it can be seen from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified.
4.2.5 Is there an obligation to provide?
You are not obliged to provide us with data from 4.2.1. You don't have to communicate with us.
5 Processing information from your devices
5.1 If we want to store information in the end device that you use when visiting our websites and/or want to access information that is already stored in your end device, we will ask you for your consent on the basis of clear and comprehensive information . This is done via a consent banner used by us. We obtain the necessary consent before accessing it. You can revoke your consent at any time. However, your consent is not necessary for certain purposes specified in the law, so we do not ask for it in these cases. On the one hand, consent is not required if the sole purpose of storing information in the end user's terminal equipment or the sole purpose of accessing information already stored in the end user's terminal equipment is to carry out the transmission of a message via a public telecommunications network. On the other hand, consent to the use of your device is not required if the storage of information in the end user's device or access to information already stored in the end user's device is absolutely necessary, so that we, as a provider of a telemedia service, can provide a telemedia service expressly requested by the user.
5.2 Such access to end devices is possible via certain technologies. The most well-known technology concerns cookies. Cookies are objects that can be stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's device. If a user accesses a website, the website operator's server or a third party can read the cookie stored there via the user's operating system and consequently the information stored therein. A cookie may, but does not have to, contain a characteristic string that allows the user's browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again.
5.3 Elimination option: The user can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting their browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time by the user via their browser. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. However, if the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may result in not all functions of the website being fully usable. What applies to cookies also applies to other technologies that use the user's device.
5.4 Cookies and similar technologies requiring consent: Our consent banner on the website provides information about cookies and similar technologies requiring consent.
5.5 Cookies and similar technologies that do not require consent: For cookies and similar technologies that do not require consent, we have documented internally that consent is not required in accordance with Section 25 Paragraph 2 TTDSG.
6 Consent banners
6.1 In order to be able to obtain legally required consent from you for certain services or functions or to observe your revocation in this regard, a consent banner will be displayed to you (consent banner). Your consent or non-consent affects our use of your device (computer, laptop, smartphone, tablet) through cookies or similar technologies, with which information can be stored on or read from your device. Your consent may also be required for the processing of personal data by us or third parties in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a DS-GVO, which is associated with your use of our websites. In certain cases, the law allows us to use your device without consent and/or to subsequently process your personal data without your consent.
6.2 We use the consent banner to inform you about all services or functions that require your consent before we use the service or function. The consent banner consists of an overview of all processing operations requiring consent and describes details so that you as a user can assess the meaning and scope of your consent. You can agree to each process using a button/click area by activating it or reject this process by deactivating it.
There are three options for making a decision:
- Choosing “Make selection and save” means that the user’s decision is saved as he made it by making his selection using the buttons/click area. All services and functions that require consent and that the user agrees to are active and can be used. The services and functions that cannot be used without consent are not integrated into the website.
- Choosing “Reject all and save” will result in this decision not being saved. The user's decision is therefore that he does not consent to anything that requires his consent and this means that all services and functions that require consent do not work for this user. The banner will be hidden.
- Choosing “Accept and save everything” means that all services and functions that require consent are “armed”. This means that you have given your consent in accordance with the DS-GVO and also agree to the use of your device. The banner will then be hidden.
As the user continues to use the website, he or she can actively cause the consent banner to appear by revoking the consent that has been given or by obtaining consent that was not initially required. To do this, he clicks on the “Consent Settings” link. The consent banner appears again.
Your consent can therefore be revoked at any time with future effect. A later revocation no longer affects the legality of the agreement access or the storage of information up to that point.
6.3 All three user decisions mentioned (“Make a selection and save”, “Reject and save everything” or “Accept and save everything”) are stored via the browser of the user’s end device in the so-called “local storage” on the user’s end device saved. The storage there is permanent. The information is stored in the “wbkConsent” object. This technology is not a cookie in the strictest sense. The information in “wbkConsent” also has no personal reference, i.e. the user will not be recognized if he visits the WBK user’s website again. The selection decision for consent is not stored on our server. This use of the user's end device does not require consent in accordance with Section 25 Paragraph 2 No. 2 TTDSG (user request).
7 Technical measures
7.1 SSL/TSL
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, for example through requests that you send to us as the site operator, our websites are equipped with an active SSL or TLS encryption provided. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the browser address bar changing from “http://” to “https://” and a lock symbol appearing in the browser bar. As a result of this encryption, data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
7.2 End-to-end communication
If you contact us using an email address provided on our website, the transport of the content of the email to us is not end-to-end encrypted. This means that the emails are usually encrypted during transport via the email providers involved, but are unencrypted on the servers there.
B Special information
Special right to object in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 DS-GVO
You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the DS-GVO (processing to protect our legitimate interests or those of a third party ), to lodge an objection in accordance with Article 21 Para. 1 DS-GVO.
You can send your objection to the address in section 1.1.
We will then no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If you object, you must explain to us in detail any interests you may have (your “special situation”) so that we can weigh up your interests again. If our interests in further storage do not outweigh this, the personal data that was stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted. If these still predominate, we will continue data processing.
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