Privacy Policy
1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information: The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of privacy can be found in our privacy policy, which is listed 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. You can find the contact details of the operator in the section "Notice on the Responsible Authority" in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This could include data you enter in a contact form, for example. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website, either with your consent or automatically. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data collection occurs automatically as soon as you enter the website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of processing your personal data. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions about privacy.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
All-Inkl
The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, owned by René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter All-Inkl). Details can be found in All-Inkl's privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.
The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25, Para. 1 TDDDG, to the extent that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) under the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Privacy Policy
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs. We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Notice on the Responsible Authority
The responsible authority for data processing on this website is:
Akwaaba e.V.
Tückingstraße 1A
58135 Hagen
Phone: 015782955393
E-Mail: info@akwaaba-ev.de
The responsible authority is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
As long as no specific retention period is mentioned in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you make a legitimate 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., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.
General Notes on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website
If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9, Para. 2 lit. a DSGVO if special data categories are processed according to Art. 9, Para. 1 DSGVO. In case of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also occurs based on Art. 49, Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also occurs based on § 25, Para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. We also process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Further information on the applicable legal basis will be provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, the transfer of personal data to these external parties is necessary. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is required for fulfilling a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer according to Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, or if another legal basis allows for the transfer of data. When using processors, we only transfer personal data to external parties based on a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases as well as to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 DSGVO)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6, PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING IS DETAILED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGAL GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR RIGHTS, FREEDOMS, AND INTERESTS OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21, PARA. 1 DSGVO). IF 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; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN SO FAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21, PARA. 2 DSGVO).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the DSGVO, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the location of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint does not affect other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in the performance of a contract, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Access, Correction, and Deletion
You have the right to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time free of charge, and, if applicable, the right to correction or deletion of this data. For this and any other questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your stored personal data, we usually need time to verify it. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21, Para. 1 DSGVO, a balance must be struck between your and our interests. As long as it is not clear whose interests outweigh, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, those data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser's address bar from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them or they are automatically deleted by your web browser. Cookies can be from us (first-party cookies) or third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party providers within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website features would not function without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used for evaluating user behavior or for advertising purposes. Cookies required for carrying out the electronic communication process, providing certain functions you want (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or optimizing the website (e.g., cookies to measure web traffic) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to provide their services in a technically error-free and optimized manner. If consent for storing cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing occurs solely based on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time. You can set your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, if your inquiry is related to fulfilling a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries sent to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if it has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after completing your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.
Inquiries by Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass this data on without your consent. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, if your inquiry is related to fulfilling a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries sent to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if it has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after completing your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions, especially statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.
5. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts (local Hosting)
This site uses Google Fonts, provided by Google, for consistent font display. The Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google servers does not take place. More information about Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in the privacy policy of Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (referred to as "reCAPTCHA") on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data input on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is made by a human or an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, duration of the website visit, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analysis runs entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web services from abusive automated spying and spam. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent for storing cookies), processing occurs solely based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO; consent can be revoked at any time.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, refer to Google’s privacy policy and terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.