DATA PROTECTION

1. scope

This privacy information applies to data processing by:
Storchenmühle
Osann GmbH
Gewerbestraße 22
78244 Gottmadingen
+49 (0)7731 970077
info@storchenmuehle.de
storchenmuehle.de

The external data protection officer of our company is Mr. Robert Leidel, attorney-at-law, business address Höllstraße 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany, who can also be reached at robert.leidel@rechtsanwaelte-radolfzell.de.

2. collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

a) When visiting our website
When you visit our website storchenmuehle.de, the browser used on your terminal device automatically sends information to our website server, which is hosted by Mittwald. All servers are located within the European Union. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer/mobile device,
  • Date and time of access,
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file,
  • Website from which the access is made (referrer URL),
  • The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
  • Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability, and
  • for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.
In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. For more detailed explanations, please refer to sec. 4 and 5 of this Privacy Policy.

b) When using our contact form
For questions of any kind, we offer you the possibility to contact us via a form provided on the website. It is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address and name so that we know from whom the request originates and so that we can answer it. This data will be forwarded to us. Additional information can be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntarily given consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

3. disclosure of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.
We will only share your personal information with third parties if:

  • You have provided us with your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO have given express consent to this,
  • the disclosure according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason for the
    assumption exists that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
  • in the event that for the transfer according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c DSGVO a legal obligation exists, as well as
  • this is legally permissible and in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. B DSGVO is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

4. cookies

a) Introduction
We use cookies on our website storchenmuehle.de (incl. our subdomains). The following Cookie Policy describes to you what kind of cookies we use and how exactly they are used. In addition, we describe how you can enable and disable cookies, as well as the benefits that cookies have for you and us.

b) Definitions

  • Cookies

Cookies are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your terminal device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that arises in each case in connection with the specific end device used. This does not mean, however, that we thereby obtain direct knowledge of your identity. The use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you.

  • Scripts

A script is a piece of program code used to provide functionality and interactivity to our website. This code is executed on our servers or on your terminal device.

  • Web Beacon (also Pixel Tag)

A web beacon, is a small invisible fragment of text or image on our website that is used to monitor the traffic of visitors to the website. To make this possible, various data from you is stored by means of web beacons.

c) Cookies

  • Session cookies

Session cookies recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our site.

  • Temporary cookies

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your terminal device for a certain specified period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again. On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These cookies allow us to automatically recognize that you have already been with us when you visit our site again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

  • Own cookies

These cookies are set by us through our website.

  • Foreign cookies

These cookies are set by third-party providers, cooperation partners, social media providers and other advertisers via our site to obtain data about the user’s usage behavior.

  • Necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and must always be set when visiting our online offer. They serve the security of all users of the website and also our security.

  • Statistical, marketing and personalization cookies

Our online offerings also use cookies that provide information about user behavior, the length of time spent on a page, the length of time a product or offer is viewed, the path taken on a website, the pages clicked on, where a user goes after visiting the website, where the user came to the website from, the user’s interests based on their click behavior, and interest-based advertising. On the one hand, these cookies serve to optimize our online offer, and on the other hand, they adapt our online offer as individually as possible to the respective user in order to deliver the maximum user experience.

d) Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we show you a pop-up, so-called cookie banner. As soon as you click on “Accept”, you give us your consent to use all categories of cookies and plugins you have chosen as described in this Cookie Statement. You can disable the use of cookies through your browser, but please note that our website may not function properly if you do so.

e) Storage period
If the user has declared his consent to the use of cookies, this will be stored for up to two years in our cookie management system or within an opt-in cookie for the respective device of the user for reasons of proof. In this way, the user is recognized and does not have to declare cookie consent separately for each visit. A revocation of the consent once given can be made acc. of the previous paragraph may be declared at any time. The basis for the storage is our legitimate interest according to. Art. 6 par. 1 p. 1 lt. f GDPR.

f) Activation/deactivation and deletion of cookies
If the cookie use is based on the consent of the user, this use can be revoked at any time. The easiest way to revoke is to change the personal user settings in the user’s browser. There, cookies can be restricted or their use can be disabled entirely (except for necessary cookies). An objection to the use of cookies for the purpose of online marketing can also be declared via external services such as https://optout.aboutads.info or https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.
Please note that our website may not function properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete the cookies in your browser, at least the technically necessary cookies will be placed again when you visit our website again. Please make a selection of the cookies you wish to allow on our cookie banner.

5. analysis tools

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO carried out. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the ongoing optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are known as
entitled within the meaning of the aforementioned provision. The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

a) Google Analytics 4
For the purpose of demand-oriented design and ongoing optimization of our pages, we use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc(https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies are used. Information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as

  • Browser type/version,
  • operating system used,
  • Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
  • Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
  • Time of the server request,

are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to the use of the website and the Internet for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these Internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. In no case will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking). You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on(https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. An opt-out cookie is set that prevents future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again. Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics 4 can be found, for example, in the Google Analytics Help(https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

b) Google Web Fonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access one of our pages, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the Google Fonts used are loaded locally from our server only.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font is used by your computer.
For more information on Google Web Fonts, please visit http://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

6. data subject rights

You have the right:

  • to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 DSGVO. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 DSGVO to immediately demand the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us;
  • pursuant to Art. 17 DSGVO to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
  • to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 DSGVO, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and we no longer require the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO;
  • pursuant to Art. 20 DSGVO to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller;
  • according to Art. 7 par. 3 DSGVO to revoke your consent once given to us at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent for the future, and
  • complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO. As a rule, you can use the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters for this purpose.

7. right of objection

If your personal data is collected on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO, provided that there are grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to info@storchenmuehle.de.

8. data security

Within the website visit, we use the widespread SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. As a rule, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

9. up-to-dateness and modification of this privacy policy

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website at https://storchenmuehle.de/datenschutzerklaerung/.