DATA PRIVACY

In this privacy policy we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing. We process and collect personal data of personsm, visiting our website, in accordance with the statutory provisions, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Teleservices Data Protection Act (TDDSG), personal data will only be used within the scope of your consent. You have the right to revoke your consent at any time. Without your explicit consent, we will not disclose personal information to third parties, unless we are legally obliged to do so.

Personal data

The use of personal data enables us to identify a person. This includes in particular name, address and telephone number (in case of submission forms for example).

Server log files

Our hosting- provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type / browser version
  • used operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request

These data can’t be assigned to specific persons. A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively, if we become aware of specific indications for illegal use.

Contact Forms

If you send us inquiries via contact forms, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored in order to process the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

Which data is requested?

The data is collected by us depending on the type of service you use. For certain services, eg. For example, to send requests via a web form, we usually collect the following information mentioned above.

Who stores my data?

Basically, we collect your information on our pages exclusively in our databases, unless you are officially informed that it gets collected elsewhere.

What happens to my personal and anonymous data?

We need your personal data to manage and enable specific functionality.

When you retrieve one of our web pages with your browser, our server logs certain data (for example IP address, date, time and page viewed). These data are stored for backup purposes and potentially allows identification of persons with IT technology. However, we use only anonymized data sets for statistical evaluation of our website visitors, in order to best adapt our offer to your requirements. We can not collect personal information from you this way.

Do i have any influence on usage of my data

Of course, you have the right to decide whether and for what purposes we may use your data. For example, you have the option of receiving a newsletter with specific information. You can unsubscribe at any time. Furthermore, you alone decide whether your data will be passed on to third parties or whether we may use your data for purposes of consulting, advertising and market research. Of course, a once granted consent can be revoked by you at any time. You can also influence the use of cookies. If you choose not to accept our cookies, it may be possible that functionality on our sites is diminished and some services may not be available. We ask for your understanding.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files our web server sends to your browser. These files are stored on your hard disk. Cookies can only be read by the sending server. They contain information about what you viewed on a website and when. With the help of cookies, the use of the Internet can be made more effective. Cookies anonymously identify the IP address of your computer but do not store any personal information, such as your name. As mentioned above, you have the choice whether cookies will be allowed or not. You can make this choice in your browser settings and change it at any time.

Do you share my information with others?

No. We do not sell or rent any personal information.
If data transmission is necessary for the execution of our services, this will only be done with your consent. In principle, we only disclose the personal data of our users if we are legally obliged to do so. This is the case, for example, when authorities (such as law enforcement agencies) ask us for information.

Duration of storage

We store the data collected for the execution of the contract until the expiry of the statutory or potential contractual warranty and guarantee rights. After expiry of these periods, we retain the information required under commercial and tax law relating to the contractual relationship for the statutory periods specified in Art. 6 (1) (c) DS-GVO. For this period, the data will be reprocessed solely in the case of a review by the Financial Administration. After complete processing of your contact, your personal data will be deleted immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in the context of contact.

  • Billing documents: 10 years (HGB)
  • Applicant documents: 5 months (General Equal Treatment Act (AGG)
  • Contact requests: until the basis of the survey is dropped

According to Art. 15 – 21 GDPR (German Data Privacy Regulations), you are entitled to the following rights

  • Right to information about your personal data stored with us.
  • Right to rectification incorrect or to complete your data.
  • Right to delete your stored data, if permitted.
  • Right to restrict the processing of your data, provided that statutory retention periods exist.
  • Right to object to the processing. Under the conditions laid down in Article 21 (1) of the GDPR, processing may be opposed on grounds of the particular situation of the person concerned on the basis of Article 6 (1) (e) or (f).
  • Optionally, data transferability, i. to publish your stored data in a structured format (from May 25, 2018).
    In these cases, please contact the contact address given in the imprint.
  • Right of appeal to the supervisory authority
    According to Art. 77 DS-BER, data subjects are entitled to a direct complaint to the supervisory authority if the data subjects consider that the processing of their personal data is unlawful.

Name: Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision
Postal address: Promenade 27 (Schloss), 91522 Ansbach

Obligation to provide personal data

On the basis of the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), personal data are kept as long as disputes with unsuccessful applicants have to be expected.

  • The storage of personal data resulting from participation in our courses is essential for the proper performance and billing.
  • The storage of personal data resulting from the participation in our courses as a lecturer is essential for the proper performance and billing.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service “Google Analytics”. Provider is the Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files, are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent 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 other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address provided by Google Analytics as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to the fullest extent possible. In addition, you may prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

WordPress.com statistics

This website uses WordPress.com Stats, a visitor traffic statistics tool operated by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street # 343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA, using Quantcast Inc., 201 3rd tracking technology St, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94103-3153, USA. WordPress.com-Stats uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on a server in the USA. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and prior to its storage. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, please be aware that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can object to the collection and use of data by Quantcast with effect for the future, by clicking on the link “Click here to opt-out” put an opt-out cookie in your browser at this point: http: // /www.quantcast.com/opt-out. If you delete all cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Privacy Policy for Google Maps

The website uses the Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043) also collects, processes and uses data about the use of Maps features by visitors to the Websites. For more information about Google’s data processing, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

Privacy Policy for Google Fonts

The website uses the Google Fonts API to load pleadings. When using Google, Google (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043) also collects, processes and uses data on the use of the font functions by visitors to the websites. For more information about Google’s data processing, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
In order to render our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries on this website, such as: Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google web fonts are transferred to the cache of your browser to prevent multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Web fonts or prohibits access, content will be displayed in a standard font.
The call of script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible – but currently also unclear whether and if so for what purposes – that operators of such libraries collect data.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/