Data Protection Declaration

With this data protection declaration, we inform you about the scope of the processing of your personal data (hereinafter “data”).

1. Responsible for data processing

Responsible for data processing in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Dipl.-Ing. Volker Schäfer
Consulting engineer
Ulmenstraße 42
26135 Oldenburg

Phone: +49 (0)441 77 91 97 20
Web: https://www.schaefer-consult.com
E-mail: info@schaefer-consult.com

2. General information on data processing

We process data in the course of our business and website operations.

This also includes disclosure by transfer to third parties and, if applicable, to so-called third countries outside the European Union (“EU”) and the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Insofar as we transfer data outside the EU or EEA, we have indicated such a transfer accordingly below.

3. Data processing

The individual data items concerned, processing purposes, legal bases, recipients and, where applicable, transfers to third countries are listed below:

a) Log file when visiting the website

We log your website visit. In this regard, we process:

• Name(s) of our accessed website(s),
• date and time of information retrieval,
• the amount of data transferred,
• the browser type and version,
• the operating system you are using,
• the referrer URL (the website that you previously visited),
• your IP address,
• the requesting provider.

The legal basis for data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the ongoing provision and security of our website pursuant to Article 6 (1) f) GDPR.

The log file is deleted after seven days, unless it is needed to prove or clarify specific legal violations that have become known during the retention period.

b) Hosting

To provide our online presence, we use the services of the web service provider ALL-INKL.COM, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf. This company processes the above-mentioned data and all data that is to be processed in connection with the operation of this website (log file when visiting the website) on our behalf.

The legal basis for data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the ongoing provision and security of our website pursuant to Article 6 (1) f) GDPR.

c) Contact

When you contact us, we process the following data from you for the purpose of processing and handling your request: Name, contact details - insofar as they are provided by you - and your message.

The legal basis of the data processing is our obligation to fulfill the contract and/or to fulfill our pre-contractual obligations pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1 b) GDPR and/or our overriding legitimate interest in processing your request pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1 f) GDPR.

d) Use of cookies

We use so-called "cookies" on our website. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your end device (PC, smartphone, tablet, etc.) and stored by your browser.

We rely on technically necessary session cookies on our website. The legal basis for data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the ongoing provision and comfortable use of our website pursuant to Article 6 (1) f) GDPR.

Information about the specific cookies we use, their providers and purposes can be found in our consent banner. There you can provide your consent to the respective services, revoke it or later adjust your settings.

The legal basis for this data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) a) GDPR.

e) Consent banner

We use a consent banner to document your selections on certain data processing operations and to meet our obligations under data protection law. When you access our website, your cookie preferences are requested via a banner. We then set a cookie in which data on consent granted or revoked is stored. The data processing is carried out to meet our legal obligations in accordance with Article 6 (1) c) GDPR.

f) Website analysis with Matomo

We use cookies from the open source web analytics software Matomo on our website in the variant that we host ourselves. When you visit our site, information about your use of the website (including IP address) is stored by us in cookies. We use this information in order to evaluate the use of our website, to compile reports on website activities for the website operator and to provide further services related to website use as well as Internet use.

The legal basis for by data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) a) GDPR.

4. Duration of data retention

We only store personal data for the amount of time that is required to process it for the necessary purposes or until a consent issued by you is withdrawn. Insofar as statutory retention obligations must be observed, the storage period for certain data can be up to 10 years, regardless of the processing purposes.

5. Your rights

a) Information

Upon request, you can receive at any time and at no cost, information on all personal data that we have retained about you.

b) Correction, deletion, limitation of the processing (blocking), objection

Should you no longer agree with the retention of your personal data or if this data is no longer correct, we will, upon receipt of the relevant instruction, undertake the deletion or blocking of your data or make the necessary corrections (insofar as this is possible in accordance with applicable law). The same applies insofar as we in the future should only process data to a limited extent. You have the right to object in particular in cases where your data is required due to the performance of a task that is in the public interest or the data processing is based on our legitimate interest, as well as profiling based on this. In the event of data processing for the purpose of direct advertising, you also have such a right of objection.

c) Objection right for consent with effect for the future

Consent that has been issued can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. Your withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing until the time of withdrawal. You can revoke your consent, for example, by sending an e-mail to info@schaefer-consult.com or also by post to the postal address given above.

d) Data transferability

If data processing is carried out on the basis of a contract, pre-contractual negotiations, consent or with the help of automated processes, you have the right to data transferability. Upon request, we will provide you with your data in a common, structured and machine-readable format so that you can transfer the data to another responsible party if you wish.

e) Processing restriction

Data for which we are not in a position to identify, the effected person or if this data has been made anonymous for the purposes of analysis, it is then not covered by the preceding rights. Information, deletion, blocking, correction or transfer to another company is possible as related to this data if you provide us with additional information that would allow us to identify the data.

f) Exercise of your data subject rights and right of appeal

In the case of questions regarding the processing of your personal data, for information, correction, blocking, objection or deletion of data or the request for the transfer of data to another company, please contact info@schaefer-consult.com. You also have the possibility to complain to a supervisory authority about your data protection rights.