Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Notice on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website or after your consent. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time in the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this and other questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Tools from Third Parties
When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.

The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations to potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host:

netcup GmbH
Daimlerstrasse 25
D-76185 Karlsruhe
www.netcup.de

Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
To ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Tatjana Draese-Hirschmann
Ingenhovenweg 11a
41334 Nettetal
Phone: +49 172 271 2744
Email: draese@wolfmate.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will occur once these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal basis for each specific case is explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Note on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries

Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA or other countries not considered secure from a data protection perspective. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We point out that in these countries, a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you being able to take legal action against this. It cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, the transfer of personal data to these external parties is necessary. We only pass on personal data to external parties if it is required for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers based on a valid processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a common, machine-readable format, or to have it transferred to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Erasure
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to access your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing free of charge and, if necessary, the right to correct or delete this data. For this purpose and for further questions on the topic of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have objected under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data—apart from storage—may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets that do no harm to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies required for the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies was requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing your request). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively processing the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if requested.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Appointment Scheduling with Cal.com

Our website uses the service Cal.com for easy and quick appointment scheduling.

In Cal.com, you will see available appointment slots. After selecting your preferred time slot, you will be asked to provide your contact details (name, email address, and phone number). The email address is required to confirm your appointment.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR based on your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data we collect for scheduling appointments will be automatically deleted after the appointment and once your inquiry has been processed.

For more information about Cal.com and its data protection policies, please visit: https://calendly.com/pages/privacy.

5. Plugins and Tools

Analysis Tools and Advertising, Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited(“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of visits, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. These data may be aggregated by Google into a profile that is associated with the respective user or their device.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If a corresponding consent was requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Browser Plugin
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Storage Duration
User and event-level data stored by Google that is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) will be anonymized or deleted after 14 months. You can find more details here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en.

Polylang Plugin

Our website integrates functions of the Polylang service. These functions are provided by

WP SYNTEX
28, rue Jean Sébastien Bach
38090 Villefontaine
France.

WP SYNTEX offers the Polylang WordPress plugins for publishing content in multiple languages. The service does not use analytics, advertising, or social media cookies. However, essential cookies are used to ensure the bilingual functionality of our website.

For more information, please refer to Polylang’s privacy policy: https://polylang.pro/privacy-policy/.

Real Cookie Banner

To manage cookies and similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and their associated consents, we use the Real Cookie Banner consent tool. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found here: https://devowl.io/en/rcb/data-processing/.

The legal bases for processing personal data in this context are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in managing the cookies and similar technologies and the associated consents.

Providing personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide personal data. However, if you do not provide personal data, we cannot manage your consents.

Yoast SEO

We use Yoast SEO plugins on our website. This service is provided by:

Yoast BV
Don Emanuelstraat 3
6602 GX Wijchen
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)24 82 00 337
Chamber of Commerce | KvK: 55404367
VAT Number: NL851692540B01

This plugin handles the complete technical optimization of our websites for search engines and also supports content development. For more information, please refer to Yoast BV’s privacy policy: https://yoast.com/privacy-policy/.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that doing so may limit the functionality of this website.

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy

This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit a page with a YouTube video embedded, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. YouTube is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can link your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used to personalize your browsing on YouTube. Ads displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalized. In enhanced privacy mode, no cookies are set. However, local storage elements that may contain personal data and serve for recognition purposes are stored in the user’s browser. Details about enhanced privacy mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

Further data processing operations may be triggered after activating a YouTube video, over which we have no control.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent can be revoked at any time.

For more information about YouTube’s privacy practices, please see their privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

6. Social Media

Social Media Elements with Shariff

This website uses elements of social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr). You can generally recognize these social media elements by the respective social media logos.

To ensure data protection on this website, we use these elements only together with the so-called “Shariff” solution. This application prevents the social media elements integrated into this website from transferring your personal data to the respective provider upon your first visit to the page.

A direct connection to the provider’s server is only established when you activate the respective social media element by clicking the associated button (consent). Once you activate the social media element, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you are logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook) while doing so, the provider can link your visit to this website to your user account.

Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time with future effect.

The use of this service is to obtain legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is

LinkedIn Corporation
2029 Stierlin Court
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA

Each time you click the LinkedIn icon, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the “Recommend” button while logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can link your visit to our website to you and your user account. We point out that as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.

For more information, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

7. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No additional data will be collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or once the purpose is no longer applicable. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Data stored for other purposes with us remains unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, if necessary, to prevent future mailings. The data in the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

MailerLite

We use MailerLite for creating and sending newsletters. MailerLite is a service provided by:

MailerLite UAB
Paupio g. 246, LT-11341 Vilnius
Registration code: 302942057
VAT: LT100007448516

The data you provide when registering for the newsletter (email address, name if applicable, IP address, date, and time of your registration) will be transmitted to and stored on a server of MailerLite UAB in Lithuania, in compliance with European data protection regulations.

For more information about data protection at MailerLite UAB, please visit: https://www.mailerlite.com/privacy-policy.

You can cancel the newsletter subscription and thus revoke your consent to the storage of your data at any time in the future. Details can be found in the confirmation email and in each individual newsletter.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de