Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Every time you visit our website, electronic data processing takes place. On this page we explain which data is processed and how.
2. Responsible Party/Person
Deutsche WindGuard GmbH
Dipl.-Phys. Gerhard Gerdes, Dr.-Ing. Knud Rehfeldt
Oldenburger Straße 65
D-26316 Varel
Telephone: +49 (0)4451 9515-0
Email: privacy@windguard.de
Contact details: see Imprint
3. Data Security Officer
Ralf Lohmann
- external & certified data protection officer -
HUBIT Datenschutz
Email: info@hubit.de
Webseite: www.hubit-datenschutz.de
Data Security Hotline: +49 421 89830294
4. General Data Security Information
Data processing when calling up websites
When a website is called up, a large amount of data - including personal data - is automatically transmitted via the Internet. From a technical point of view, this is necessary in order for the website call to function at all and also in order to be able to provide you with the best possible result.
For example, whenever you call up a web page, an image is retrieved from a server, an external plug-in (or script) is loaded or a video is streamed or one of the many other transmission options is used, data is sent from your computer to the server from which you retrieve it. When you access a website, your browser (e.g. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, Opera, Safari) automatically sends certain information from your system. These data are for example:
- Website from which the website or a file (image, script, video) is called or in which the file is embedded (referer).
- Operating system
- Screen resolution
- Keyboard layout (language)
- IP address from which the website or file was accessed
- Name of the accessed web page or file
- Time stamp (date and time) of the request
- Name of the browser and its version
- Amount of data transferred
- Access status (file transferred, error code)
This data is logged by each server. The logging is done, for example, to
- maintaining and checking IT security (e.g. to detect hacker attacks) and IT operations
- statistical analysis (about the use of the website)
- improvement of the website
- adapted output of the website or files, so that they are (can be) displayed optimized on your end device
No pseudonymization or anonymization is used for security protocols, as this would make it impossible to draw conclusions about potential attackers. As a rule, the evaluation of data for other purposes is anonymized and no profiling is carried out. Further information can be found in the further course of this data protection declaration.
Data subject
The "data subject", is the person whose personal data is collected and processed. In the following, the "Data Subject" is also referred to as the "Website Visitor" or "User".
Informationen on data subject rights
Every data subject can assert his or her rights (data subject rights) against the person responsible. This can be done as an email, by mail or a provided form. Telephone inquiries are also possible. However, telephone inquiries will only be accepted and will not be answered on the phone. The data controller selects the medium (mail, email, other media) and sends the data subject the response to his/her request via this medium. Responses to requests regarding the rights of data subjects are provided free of charge. In case of excessive exercise (e.g. strong accumulation) of the data subject rights, a fee may be charged. The response shall be given within the statutory period of one month. The deadline may be extended in exceptional cases (e.g. high number of requests or high complexity of the request). Reasons must be given for the extension of the deadline. The rights of data subjects are listed below. For the sake of clarity, we have noted the data subject rights in bullet point form. Behind each list you will find a link to detailed explanations (on the HUBIT data protection pages).
- Right of access
- Right of rectification
- Right of erasure
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right of data portability
- Right to withdraw consent
- Right to object
- Right to lodge a complaint
The data subject must authenticate him/herself to the data controller to ensure that he/she is legitimized to exercise the data subject rights.
On the HUBIT data security page, you will find a form that you can use to exercise your data subject rights with us: Data subject rights form
If you visit one of our social media sites, we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. You can assert your rights (information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal. Please note that, despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing procedures of the social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the company policy of the respective provider.
5. Cookies
In addition to cookies that are necessary for the technical operation of the website, we set the following cookie:
- PHPSESSID
Purpose: This session cookie is used to recognize the user while visiting different subpages of the website. It thus increases user-friendliness.
Storage period: Until the end of the browser session
6. Encryption of the Website
To protect your data, all content on this website is transmitted (TLS) encrypted..
7. Newsletter
If you subscribe to our company's newsletter, the data in the respective input form will be transmitted to the responsible data processor. The registration for our newsletter is performed in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail in which you are asked to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can register with other people's e-mail addresses. When registering for the newsletter, the user's IP address and the date and time of registration are stored. This serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address of the respective person. No data is passed on to third parties. An exception to this occurs if there is a legal obligation to pass on the data. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter. The subscription to the newsletter can be cancelled by the subscriber at any time. Likewise, consent to the storage of personal data can be withdrawn at any time. For this purpose, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. The legal basis for the data processing after the user has registered for the newsletter is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO if the user has given his or her consent. The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Section 7 (3) UWG.
Use of rapidmail
Description and purpose: We use rapidmail to send newsletters. The provider is rapidmail GmbH, Wentzingerstraße 21, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. Among other things, rapidmail is used to organise and analyse the distribution of newsletters. The data you enter in order to receive the newsletter will be stored on rapidmail's servers in Germany. If you do not wish to have your data analysed by rapidmail, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. For analysis purposes, the e-mails sent with rapidmail contain a so-called tracking pixel, which connects to the servers of rapidmail when the e-mail is opened. In this way, it can be determined whether a newsletter message has been opened. Furthermore, with the help of rapidmail we can determine whether and which links in the newsletter message are clicked. Optionally, links in the email can be set as tracking links with which your clicks can be counted.
Legal basis: The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO.
Recipient: The recipient of the data is rapidmail GmbH.
Transmission to third countries: There is no transfer of data to third countries.
Duration: The data stored by us in the context of your consent for the purpose of the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of rapidmail after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected by this.
Withdrawal option: You have the option of withdrawing your consent to data processing at any time with effect for the future. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Further data protection information: For more details, please refer to the data security information of rapidmail at: https://www.rapidmail.de/datensicherheit. For more information on the analysis functions of rapidmail, please refer to the following link: https://www.rapidmail.de/wissen-und-hilfe
8. Social Networks
We maintain publicly accessible profiles on the following social media platforms: LinkedIn, Instagram, Xing, X and YouTube.
Social media networks can generally analyse your user behaviour comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presences triggers data protection-relevant processing operations that are outside our area of influence. In detail:
If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. Under certain circumstances, your personal data may be collected even if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.
With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you inside and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or were logged in.
Depending on the provider, further processing operations may be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective social media portals.
Legal basis: Our social media presences are intended to ensure the widest possible presence on the internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
9. Further Data Processing
Use of Javascript libraries
We use the Javascript libraries "jQuery" and "MooTools" on our website for our websites. There is a high probability that your web browser has already cached "jQuery" and "MooTools" due to visiting another website. This allows your web browser to access the cached copy. By integrating "jQuery" and "MooTools" via Google CDN, data (e.g. your IP address) may be transferred to Google in the USA. The use of "jQuery" and "MooTools" is necessary for the presentation of our website. We do not use "jQuery", "MooTools" and Google CDN for analysis purposes. You can find out more about Google CDN, "jQuery" and "MooTools" at developers.google.com/speed/libraries/#jquery. You can access Google's privacy policy here: policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.