Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of its use

When visiting our website

When you call up our website www.vonhellms.de, the browser on your device will automatically send information to the servers of our website. This information will be stored temporarily in a so-called log file. The following information will be gathered without your intervention and stored until its automatic deletion:

• IP address of the querying computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the accessed file,
• Website from wich you accessed our website (refferer URL),
• Browser used and, if applicable, your computer´s operating system and the name of your access provider. We will process the mentioned data for the following purposes:
• Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
• Ensuring that our website is easy to use,
• Evaluating system security and stability, as well as
• Other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the data collection purposes listed above. We will not, under any circumstances whatsoever, use the data collected for the purpose of identifying you personally.

In addition, we use cookies and analytical services when you visit our website. Further information in this regard can be found under sections 4 and 5 of this Data Privacy Notice.

When registering for our newsletter

If you have expressly given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a GDPR, we will use your e-mail address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis. To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide an e-mail address. You can unsubscribe at any time, for example by following a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail to info(at)vonhellms.de.

When using our contact form

If you have any questions, you have the opportunity of contacting us using the form provided on the website. A valid e-mail address is required so that we know who sent the request and can respond to it. Further information can be provided voluntarily. The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a GDPR on the basis of your voluntary consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your request has been processed.

Further transmission of data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if:

• you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a GDPR,
• the disclosure in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
• a legal obligation exists for the disclosure in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter c GDPR, and 
• it is legally permissible and necessary for the performance of contracts with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b GDPR.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not damage your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. Cookies store information generated from the specifically used device. However, this does not mean that we are immediately informed of your identity. We use cookies to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are deleted automatically when you leave our website.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specified period of time to optimise the user-friendliness of our website. If you visit our website again to use our services, these cookies will automatically recognise that you have already visited our website and what entries and settings you made, so that you do not have to enter them again.

We also use cookies to record the statistics pertaining to the use of our website and to evaluate them for you for the purpose of optimising our offer (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you return. They are deleted automatically after a pre-determined period of time. The data processed by the cookies is required for the aforementioned purposes in order to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties, pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies can lead to your not being able to use all the functions of our website.

Analytical tools

Tracking tools

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure that our website is designed to meet requirements and is continually optimised.

On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to record the statistics pertaining to the use of our website and to evaluate it for you for the purpose of optimising our offer. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision. The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the relevant tracking tools.

Data Privacy Notice for the use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. "("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to enable an analysis of how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, Google will truncate your IP address within the Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand.

The full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there only in exceptional cases. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser; however, we wish to point out that if you do this you may not be able to use all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Download the plug-in here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Social media plug-ins

We will use social plug-ins from the social networks Facebook and Instagram on our website in the future, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR, in order to make our company better known. The underlying advertising purpose is regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. The responsibility for data protection-compliant operation is to be guaranteed by the respective provider. We have integrated these plug-ins such that the double-click method is used in order to protect visitors to our website in the best possible way.

Data subjects’ rights

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you may obtain information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned retention period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection to processing, the existence of a right of appeal, request the origin of your data, unless we have collected it, as well as about the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on the details thereof;
• to request the prompt correction of incorrect, or the completion of, personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
• to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
• to restrict the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR if you dispute the accuracy of the data, if the processing is unlawful but you refuse deletion of the data and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or if you have filed an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another data controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
• to revoke your consent given to us at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. As a result, we will no longer be allowed to continue processing data based on this consent in the future; and
• to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority responsible for your usual place of residence or workplace or at our company headquarters.

Right to object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are relevant reasons which arise from your particular situation or the objection is against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without a particular situation being specified.

If you would like to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to janhendrik.pein@vonhellms.de

Data security

We use the most common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. A closed key or lock symbol is displayed in the bottom status bar of your browser to indicate whether a single page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form.

We also use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Latest version and amendment of this Data Privacy Notice

This Data Privacy Notice is currently valid and is effective as of May 2018.
Due to the further development of our website and its offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Data Privacy Notice. You can access a printable version of the current Data Privacy Notice on the website at www.vonhellms.de at any time.