1. General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified.
2. Data Collection on our Website
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator (see Legal Notice/Imprint).
3. External Hosting: HostEurope
Our website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract data, contact details, web page access, and other data generated via a website.
The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our 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 only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and follow our instructions with regard to such data.
Provider Information:
Host Europe GmbH
Hansestraße 111
51149 Cologne, Germany
Privacy Policy: www.hosteurope.de
4. Plugins and Tools
Akismet Anti-Spam
We use the “Akismet” service provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. This service checks comments and contact form submissions to distinguish between humans and bots (spam). The data sent to Akismet typically includes the IP address, user agent, referrer, and the content of the message. This data is stored on Akismet’s servers for analysis.
- Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (Legitimate interest in a spam-free website).
- Privacy Policy of Automattic: automattic.com
Image Optimization (Optimole)
This website uses “Optimole” for the automated delivery and optimization of images. This service is provided by Optimole SRL, Str. Parcului, Nr. 2, Chisinau, Moldova (with servers worldwide via CDN). When you access a page, your browser loads images directly from Optimole’s servers. In this process, your IP address and technical device information are transmitted to Optimole to deliver the image in the correct format and size.
- Legal Basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (Legitimate interest in website performance and fast loading times).
- Privacy Policy of Optimole: optimole.com
5. Server Log Files
The 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 and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data will not be merged with other data sources.