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Privacy Policy

It is important to us that you feel safe on our website. That’s why we want to explain transparently which data we collect, how we use it, and how we ensure it remains protected.

Overview

General Information

The following notes provide 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 subject of data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy set out below.


Data Collection on This Website

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” within this Privacy Policy.


How Do We Collect Your Data?

Your data is collected, firstly, by you providing it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically, or after your consent, when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., browser type, operating system, or the time of page access). The collection of this data takes place 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. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.


What Rights Do You Have Regarding Your Data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. For this purpose, and for further questions on the subject of data protection, you may contact us at any time.


Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done with so-called analytics programs. Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

Hosting

This website is hosted externally.
The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated via a website.


External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as defined by the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.


Our hosting provider(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.


We use the following hosting provider:


DigitalOcean, LLC.
101 6th Avenue, New York, NY, 10013
Server location: Frankfurt

Notices and mandatory information

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.


When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are 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 is done. We note that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.


Information on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:


Stubbe + Finke PartG
Masen 52
22419 Hamburg


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


Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert 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 take place once these reasons no longer apply.


General Notes on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on this Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or, if special categories of data are processed, Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR. In the case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49 (1) lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.


If your data are required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is required to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The applicable legal basis in each individual case is explained in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.


Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for contract performance, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using processors, we only disclose our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement will be concluded.


Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.


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

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 (1) LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; 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 AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (1) GDPR).


IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (2) GDPR).


Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.


Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be carried out to the extent technically feasible.


Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free access to your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing and, where applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time.


Right to Restrict Processing

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


  • If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the exercise, defense, or establishment of 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 (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, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent, or for the establishment, 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 of a Member State.


SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data collection

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any harm to your device. They are stored either 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 removes them.


Cookies can be set by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for handling payment services).


Cookies serve different purposes. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., shopping cart functionality or displaying videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.


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


You can configure your browser to inform you when cookies are set, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and to 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.


Use of Umami Analytics

We use the open-source analytics tool Umami on our website for the statistical evaluation of visitor access. Umami is a privacy-friendly analytics tool that works without cookies and does not permanently store personal data such as IP addresses. Data collection is completely anonymized.


The following information may be processed:

  • Pages visited and content accessed
  • Referrer (previously visited website)
  • Browser used and device type
  • Time of access


The processing of this data serves exclusively to improve our offering and is based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in a user-friendly and optimized website. No personal profiles are created and no data is passed on to third parties.


Use of Google Ads & Cookies

When we run advertising campaigns through Google Ads, we use the Google Tag to measure their effectiveness. This helps us understand, for example, whether someone visited our website after clicking on an ad.

For this purpose, Google sets cookies that are stored in your browser for a limited time. These cookies are used exclusively for measuring our ad campaigns and not for any other purpose.

The data collected may also be transferred to and processed in the United States. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time by selecting “Decline” in the cookie banner or by adjusting your browser settings later.


Contact Form

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


The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may 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 of data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.


Inquiries by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.


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


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