Data Policy

1. Protection of data privacy at a glance

General notes

The following guide provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. For more detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Contact details of the website operator can be found in the “Information on the data controller“ section below in this data protection declaration.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This might be e.g. data that you enter in a contract form.

Our IT systems collect other data automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure an 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 receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any given time. You also have a right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of processing your data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right of appeal by the competent supervisory authority

You can contact us at any time about this and other questions regarding the subject of data protection.

Third-party analysis tools and analysis tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done by so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the subsequent data protection declaration.

2. Hosting

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The collected personal data on this website is stored on the hoster’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, website accesses and other data generated via a website.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1a GDPR and section 25 subsection 1 TTDPA, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDPA. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent that it is necessary for the fulfillment of its service obligations and will follow our instructions concerning this data.

We use the following hoster:

Siteground
Calle de Prim 19,
28004 Madrid,
Spain

3. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulation and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. 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 for.

We would like to point out, that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. communication via e-mail) can show security gaps. Complete data protection against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible authority

The responsible authority for data processing on this website is:

Geobality
Große Elbstraße 145c, 22767 Hamburg

Phone: 040 23830570
E-Mail: contact@Geobality.bio

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

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of processing the data no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke 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, the data will be deleted after these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the legal grounds for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1a GDPR, or rather article 9 subsection 2a GDPR, if special categories of data are processed in accordance with article 9 subsection 1 GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of article 49 subsection 1 sentence 1a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or the access to information on your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of section 25 subsection 1 TTDPA. This consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1b GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1c GDPR. In addition, the data processing may be carried out based on our legitimate interest according to article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each case is provided in the following paragraphs of this data protection declaration

Note on the transfer of data to third-party providers to fulfill contractual conditions

 

In the event of a contract being concluded, it is necessary to pass on your personal data to thirdparty providers, to fulfill all contractual obligations.

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries, that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no level of data protection, comparable to that in the EU, can be guaranteed in these countries. For instance, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities, without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We do not influence these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your given consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing that already took place until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right of appeal against data acquisition in particular cases, as well as against direct advertising (article 21 GDPR)

If the data processing is based on article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1e or 1f 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 data protection declaration. If you object, we will no longer process your data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds, worthy of protection, for the processing, which overrides your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims (Objection in accordance with article 21 subsection 1 GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing, you have the right to file an objection at any time regarding the processing of your personal data for such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is connected with such direct marketing. If you file an objection, your data will subsequently no longer be used for direct marketing (objection according to article 21 subsection 2 GDPR).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the case of violations against the GDPR the parties concerned shall have a right to appeal to a supervisory authority, especially in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right of appeal is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

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

Disclosure, deletion, and correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free of charge information about your stored personal data, its origin, and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right, if applicable, to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose and further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restrict processing

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

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to check this. For this 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 erasure.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or enforce legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, instead of deletion.
  • If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, apart from being stored, only be processed with your consent. It can also be processed for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, apart from being stored, only be processed with your consent. It can also be processed for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State

SSL or TSL encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries, that you send to us as the site operators, this site uses SSL or TSL encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to promotional e-mails

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint's obligation to send advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested is hereby prohibited. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our website is using so-called “cookies“. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are sorted either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your terminal device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (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 are used to evaluate user behavior or to display advertising.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping basket function), or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored based on article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1f GDPR unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1a GDPR and section 25 subsection 1 TTDPA); consent can be revoked at any time

You can set your browser so that you are informed 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. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

If cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this separately within the framework of this data protection declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.

Contact form

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

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

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after we have completed processing your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us to process your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

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

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after we have completed processing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

WP Statistics

This website uses the WP Statistics analysis tool to statistically evaluate visitor traffic. The provider is Veronalabs, ARENCO Tower, 27th Floor, Dubai Media City, Dubai, Dubai 23816, UAEhttps://veronalabs.com).

WP Statistics allows us to analyze the usage of our website. WP Statistics allows us to analyze the use of our website. WP Statistics collects log files (IP address, referrer, browser used, origin of the user, search engine used) and actions that website visitors have taken on the page (e.g. clicks and views).

The data collected with WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our server.

The use of this analysis tool is based on article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize both our website and our advertising. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1a GDPR and section 25 subsection 1 TTDPA, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDPA. The consent can be revoked at any time.

IP anonymization

We use WP Statistics with anonymized IP. Your IP address is shortened so that it can no longer be directly assigned to you.

6. Plugins and tools

Google Web Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google servers does not take place.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site does not influence this data transmission. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Web Fonts for a uniform display of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly

Google Maps is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1f GDPR. Insofar as a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on article 6 subsection 1 sentence 1a GDPR and section 25 subsection 1 TTDPA, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDPA. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

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