Data privacy statement for website

Section 1 Information about collecting personal data

(1) In the following, we shall provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that personally refers to you, e.g. name, address, email addresses, user behaviour.

(2) The responsible party according the Article 4 Para. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is

GIV Leipzig GmbH
An der Mölbiser Landstraße 12
04579 Espenhain

+49 -(0) 34206 75560
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You can reach our company data protection officer at ... and using our postal address.

(3) This data privacy statement applies to the website and services offered by GIV Leipzig GmbH but not for other websites that users may visit using links. Reference is made to the data protection regulations of the respective legal owners of these websites. We notably refer to the data protection regulations of Google Inc. for the use of the integrated map service Google Maps.

(4) Data privacy statement for the use of Facebook plug-ins (“Like” button)
Plug-ins of the social media network, Facebook, are integrated into the pages of our website; provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. The Facebook plug-ins are recognisable from the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our website. An overview of the Facebook plug-ins can be found here: developers.facebook.com.
When you visit our website, the plug-in creates a direct link between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thus receives the information that you have visited our website using your IP address. When you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged in to your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our website to your Facebook profile. Facebook can thus assign your visit to our website to you user account. We should point out that we as provider of the website receive no information on the contents of the data transmitted or on its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in the Facebook data privacy statement at de-de.facebook.com.
If you do not wish Facebook to be able to assign your visit to our website to your Facebook user account, please logout from your Facebook user account before accessing our website.

(5) Data privacy statement for the use of Google Maps
We use the component “Google Maps” on our website. "Google Maps" is a service provided by Google Inc.. Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Every time this component is called up, Google sets a cookie to process user settings and user data during the display of the page into which the “Google Maps” component is integrated. This cookie is normally not deleted when the browser is closed; it expires after a given length of time if you do not delete it manually beforehand. It you are not in agreement with this processing of your data, it is possible to deactivate the “Google Maps” service and hence to prevent the transmission of data to Google. In order to do this, you have to deactivate the Java-Script function in your browser. We should point out, however, that in this case you will not be able to use “Google Maps” or will only be able to use it to a limited extent. Google Maps” and the information gathered via “Google Maps” are used in accordance with the Google terms of use to be found at www.google.de, and with the supplementary terms of business for “Google Maps” to be found at www.google.com.

(6) In the event of you getting in touch with us by email or using a contact form, the data shared by you (your email address and your name and telephone number, where necessary) shall be saved by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data collected in this context after storage is no longer necessary, or restrict processing if statutory retention obligations exist.

Section 2 Your rights

(1) You have the following rights relating to us with regard to personal data concerning you:

• right to information,
• right to correction or deletion,
• right to restrict processing,
• right to oppose processing,
• right to data transferability.

(2) You also have the right to complain to the data protection regulatory authority about the processing of your personal data by us: The relevant authority and address can be selected using the following link: www.bfdi.bund.de

Section 3 Collecting personal data upon visiting our website

(1) When using the website for information purposes only, meaning if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you want to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security. The legal basis for this is Article 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR.
It concerns the following data:

• IP address
• date and time of the request
• time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• content of the request (specific site)
• access status/HTTP status code
• the amount of data transferred in each case
• website from which the request comes
• browser
• operating system and its interface
• language and version of the browser software.

(2) In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies shall be stored on your computer when using our website. Cookies are small text files that are assigned and stored on your hard drive by the browser you use and through which certain information flows to the appropriate place that sets the cookie (here by us). Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer. Their purpose is to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall.

(3) Use of cookies:

a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

b)  Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. This notably includes session cookies. These store a so-called “session ID” with which different browser requests can be assigned to the common session. This will allow your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. These session cookies are deleted when you logout or close your browser.

c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies in your browser’s security settings at any time.

d) You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse the acceptance of third party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

e) We use cookies to identify you for follow-up visits if you have an account with us. Otherwise you will have to login again on each visit.

f) This website uses Matomo, the Open Source web analysis service. Matomo uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyse how visitors use the site. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymised before being saved.

The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. 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.

If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can deactivate the storage and use here. In this case, an opt-out cookie is stored in your browser that prevents Matomo from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, this means that the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be deleted. The opt-out must be reactivated the next time you visit our site.

g) Data privacy provisions on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymisation function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, compilation and evaluation of data on the behaviour of website visitors. A web analytics service collects, among other things, data about the website from which a data subject came to a website (“referrer”), which sub-pages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page has been viewed. Web analytics are predominantly used to optimise a website and to analyse the costs/benefits of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.

The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analytics using Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the internet connection of the person concerned is shortened and anonymised by Google if the access to our internet pages is from a member state of the European Union or from another state that is a signatory to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us which show the activities on our website, and to provide further services in connection with the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject’s IT system. Cookies have already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is able to analyse the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller for processing and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, is visited, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. In the course of this technical process, Google receives knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.

Personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access originated and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored by means of the cookie. Each time our website is visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may potentially share this personal data collected via the technical process with third parties.

The data subject can prevent our website from setting cookies, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Choosing this setting in the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs. 

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do so, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on by clicking the link https://tools.google.com. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google to be an objection.  If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on has been uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or by another person within their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

The data subject can prevent our website from setting cookies, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Choosing this setting in the internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s information technology system. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do so, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on by clicking the link https://tools.google.com/. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google to be an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on has been uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or by another person within their sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

If you visit our site using a mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc.), you must click this link instead (status: opt-out cookie is set) to prevent tracking by Google Analytics within this website in the future. This is also possible as an alternative to the above browser add-on. By clicking the link, an opt-out cookie is set in your browser that is only valid for this browser and this domain. If you delete the cookies in this browser, the opt-out cookie will also be deleted, so you will have to click the link again.

Further information and the applicable Google privacy policy can be viewed at https://www.google.de/ and http://www.google.com/. Google Analytics is explained in more detail using this link https://www.google.com.

Section 4 Objection or revocation against the processing of your data

(1) If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this at any time. This revocation influences the permissibility of processing your personal data after you have given it to us. The legality of data processing based on the consent until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

(2) If we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you may file an objection to the processing. This is the case if processing is not particularly necessary to fulfil a contract with you, which is described by us in the following description of the functions. When exercising an objection like this, we request that you explain the reasons as to why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either stop or adjust data processing or point out to you our compelling legitimate reasons on the basis of which we will continue processing.

(3) Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for advertising purposes and data analysis at any time. You can inform us about your objection to advertising using the following contact data: ... or by post to
GIV Leipzig GmbH
An der Mölbiser Landstraße 12
04579 Espenhain
Data Protection Department (Abteilung Datenschutz).

Section 5 Information

We would draw your attention to our information obligations in accordance with Art. 13 and 14. We will be happy to send you these, on request. Please send your enquiry to ...

Section 6 Transfer to a third country

No data is transmitted to third countries for analysis or further use.