Privacy Policy

General Information

Personal data means any data that can be used to identify you personally. When you use this website, various personal data will be collected. This Privacy Policy explains what data is collected, how this is done and what purpose it is used for. As the operator of this website, I take the protection of your personal data very seriously. I treat your personal data as confidential and handle it in accordance with the legal data protection requirements and this Privacy Policy.

Please note that the transmission of data over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) is not completely secure. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

As the website operator, I am responsible for data collection and processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can find my contact details in the “Information about the controller” section below.

How and for what purpose is your data collected?

I collect data that you communicate directly to me in the course of initiating and completing a transaction, e.g. through the contact form or by email.

Furthermore, the IT systems of the hosting company (Hetzner Online GmbH) collects other data automatically or with your consent when you access the website. This is mainly technical data, such as web browser, operating system and time of page access. This data is collected automatically and is necessary to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Your user behaviour is not analysed and no profile is created (“profiling”).

What rights do you have with regard to your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of the personal data stored about you free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact me at any time for this purpose or with other questions about data protection.

1. Mandatory Information

Data protection

Information on the controller

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses etc.). The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Annika Schmitz
Mühlenstraße 46
25899 Niebüll
Germany

Telephone: +49 (0)4661 7204291
Email: a.schmitz@germanium-translation.de

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is set out in this Privacy Policy, I will only retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfil the data processing purposes. If you make a legitimate request for erasure or withdraw consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless there is another legally permissible reason for storing your personal data, e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law. In the latter case, the data will be erased after the reason ceases to exist.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, I process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or on the basis of Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data as referred to in Art. 9(1) GDPR are being processed. If you have expressly consented to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data is also processed on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. through device fingerprinting), the data is additionally processed on the basis of Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications and Digital Media Data Protection Act (Gesetz über den Datenschutz und den Schutz der Privatsphäre in der Telekommunikation und bei digitalen Diensten – TDDDG). You may withdraw your consent at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, I process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Moreover, if processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, I process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. The data may also be processed on the basis of a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy provide information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case.

Recipients of personal data

As part of my business activities, I work together with external parties. It may be necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties.

I only transfer personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of the contract, if I am legally required to do so (e.g. the transfer of data to tax authorities), if I have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, I only transfer personal data for processing on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the event of joint processing, a contract is concluded for the joint processing.

Your rights regarding your data

Withdrawing your consent to data processing

In many cases, data may only be processed with your express consent. You can withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing prior to its withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If the data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this Privacy Policy. If you object, I will no longer process your personal data unless I can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

Where your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing. If you object, your personal data will then no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of his or her habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

Where I process data by automated means on the basis of your consent or for the performance of a contract, you have the right to receive this data or to have a third party receive it in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

Access, rectification and erasure

Under the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to access information free of charge at any time about what personal data I have stored about you, about its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to the rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact me at any time in this regard or with other questions about personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact me at any time in this regard. There is a right to restriction of processing in the following cases: If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data that I have stored, I will usually need time to verify this. You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data for the duration of this verification. If the processing of your personal data was/is being carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure. If I no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its erasure. If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your interests must be balanced against my interests. Pending the verification of whose interests are overriding, 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, this data shall – with the exception of storage – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence 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 and TLS encryption

This site uses SSL and TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, e.g. enquiries that you send to me as the website operator.

You can identify an encrypted connection from the fact that the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and there is a lock symbol in your browser’s address line. If the SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transfer to me cannot be read by third parties.

2. Hosting

The content of this website is hosted by the following provider:

Hetzner

The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (“Hetzner”).

Hetzner’s privacy policy can be found on the following link:

https://www.hetzner.com/legal/privacy-policy/.

My use of Hetzner is on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. I have a legitimate interest in the most reliable possible presentation of my website. If consent has been requested in this regard, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications and Digital Media Data Protection Act (TDDDG) if the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Processing

I have a data processing agreement with Hetzner. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law that ensures that Hetzner will only process the website visitors’ personal data in accordance with my instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. Data Collection on this Website

Server log files

The hosting company (Hetzner) automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits. This information is:

• browser type and browser version,
• operating system used,
• referrer URL,
• host name of the accessing computer,
• time of the server request, and
• IP address.

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in optimising the website and presenting it without technical errors; the server log files need to be collected for this purpose.

Contact form

If you send me an enquiry through the contact form, I will store the information you have entered in the contact form, including the contact details you provide there, for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. I will not pass on this data without your consent. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is in connection with the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, the processing is based on my legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to me (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this was requested. You may withdraw your consent at any time. I will retain the data you enter in the contact form until you ask me to erase it, you withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose of storing the data ceases to exist (e.g. after your request has been processed). Binding legal requirements – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiries by email or phone

If you contact me by email or phone, I will store and handle your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry), for the purpose of dealing with your query. I will not pass on this data without your consent. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is in connection with the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, the processing is based on my legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries addressed to me (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this was requested. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

I will retain the data you send to me via contact requests until you ask me to erase it, you withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose of storing the data ceases to exist (e.g. after your request has been processed). Binding legal requirements – particularly statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.