General information

This privacy statement contains detailed information about what happens to your personal data when you visit our website https://www.belrue.com. Personal data is all data with which you can personally identify yourself. When processing your data, we strictly adhere to the legal provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), and attach great importance to the fact that your visit to our website is absolutely secure.

Responsible body

Responsible under data protection law for the collection and processing of personal data on this website is:

Name: Belrue
Street, house number: Thürmchenswall 15
Postcode City: 50668 Cologne
Land: Germany
E-mail: shop@belrue.com
Phone: 0221 42334080

Access data (server log files)

When you visit our website, we automatically collect and store access data in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version of your PC
• operating system used by your PC
• Date and time of the server request

A personal reference is usually not possible for us and also not intended. Such data is processed in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer system.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to

Provision of certain functions you want are required on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. f GDPR saved. We have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services. As far as other cookies (e.g. Cookies for the analysis of your surfing behaviour), they are treated separately in this data protection declaration.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

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Web analysis tools and advertising

1.1 Google Analytics

Our website uses the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of our website. The information generated by cookies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The IP address transmitted by your browser will not be merged with other Google data.

The legal basis for the processing of your data is the consent you have given via the cookie content tool in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR.

a) Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

Our website uses the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics.

This allows reports to be created that contain statements on age, gender and

Interests of site visitors included. This data comes from interest-based advertising by Google and visitor data from

third party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. she

You can use this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account

deactivate or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics - as shown in the section "Objection to data collection".

b) Order processing

We have concluded an order data processing contract with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

c) storage period

User-level and event-level data stored by Google that uses cookies,

User IDs (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) are anonymised or deleted after 14 months. deleted. Details can be found under the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/ 7667196?hl=de

d) Objection to data collection

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full.

You can also record the data generated by the cookies and on your

Use of the website-related data (incl. your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on available under the following link to deactivate Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. If you set the cookies on If you delete it from your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google data protection declaration: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/ 6004245?hl=de.

Further information on data protection can be found in Google's data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

1.2 Google Ads und Google Conversion-Tracking

Our website uses Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords). Google Ads is an online advertising program from the provider Google.

Google Ads enables us to use advertising material on external websites to draw attention to our offers and to determine how successful individual advertising measures are. This helps us to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.

As part of Google Ads, we use so-called conversion tracking. The advertising material is delivered by Google via so-called "ad servers". For this we use so-called ad server cookies, which can be used to measure certain parameters for measuring success, such as the display of ads or clicks by users. When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user's computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. These cookies enable Google to recognize your web browser. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the specific ad and were forwarded to this page.

Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. The cookies can therefore not have the

Ads customers' websites are tracked. The following information is usually stored as analysis values for the cookie: Unique cookie ID, number of ad impressions per placement (frequency), last impression (relevant for post-view conversions), opt-out information (marking that the user is no longer wants to be addressed). The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Ads customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking, you can object to this use by disabling the Google conversion tracking cookie via your Internet browser at

Disable user settings easily. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

The data collected is summarized in your Google account solely on the basis of your consent, which you can give or withdraw from Google (Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. and DSGVO). In the case of data collection processes that are not merged in your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merger), the data collection is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest results from the fact that we have an interest in the anonymous analysis of visitors to our website for advertising purposes in order to optimize both our website and our advertising.

Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in the

Google privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.

Social media

1.1

Facebook-Plugins (Like & Share-Button)

Plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our website ("Facebook"). You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like button” (“Like”) on our website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.

In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, the Facebook plugins are not unrestricted, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link (so-called "Shariff" solution from c't). This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the Facebook servers is established. Only when you click on the Facebook button does a new window in your browser open and call up the Facebook page where you can click the Like or Share button.

Information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook and your rights in this regard

You can find setting options for protecting your privacy in the

Facebook privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

1.2 Google+ Plugin

Our website uses Google+ social plugins from the provider Google. The plugins are

E.g. recognizable by buttons with the sign "+1" on a white or colored background. An overview of the Google plugins and their appearance can be found here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins

In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the Google+

Plugins not unrestricted, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link (so-called "Shariff" solution from c't). This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the Google servers is established. Only when you click on the Google+ button does a new window open in your browser and call up the Google website.

Information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Google's data protection declaration: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

1.3 Instagram Plugin

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). The plugins are marked with an Instagram logo, for example in the form of an “Instagram camera”. An overview of the Instagram plugins and their appearance can be found here: http://blog.instagram.com/post/36222022872/introducing-instagrambadges

In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, the Instagram

Plugins not unrestricted, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link (so-called "Shariff" solution from c't). This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the Instagram servers is established. Only when you click on the Instagram button does a new window in your browser open and call up the Instagram page.

Information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Instagram as well as your rights and

You can find setting options for protecting your privacy in the

Instagram privacy policy at: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

1.4 LinkedIn Plugin

Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is the LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("LinkedIn").

In order to increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the LinkedIn

Plugins not unrestricted, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link (so-called "Shariff" solution from c't). This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the LinkedIn servers is established. Only when you click on the LinkedIn button does a new window open in your browser and call up the LinkedIn page.

Information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by LinkedIn as well as your rights and

You can find setting options for protecting your privacy in the

LinkedIn privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

1.5 Twitter Plugin

Our website uses functions of the Twitter service. The provider is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ("Twitter").

In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, the Twitter plugins are not unrestricted, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link (so-called "Shariff" solution from c't). This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the Twitter servers is established. Only when you click on the Twitter button does a new window open in your browser and call up the Twitter page.

When using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are recorded

linked to your Twitter account and published in your Twitter feed. In doing so, data is transmitted to Twitter. We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or the use of this data by Twitter. For details, see Twitter's privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy.

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/account/ settings

More information about the purpose and scope of data collection and further

The processing and use of data by Twitter, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Twitter's data protection declaration at: https://twitter.com/privacy.

1.6 YouTube Plugin

Our website uses plugins from YouTube to integrate and display video content. The provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA ("YouTube").

In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, the YouTube plugins are not unrestricted, but only integrated into the page using an HTML link (so-called "Shariff" solution from c't). This integration ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, no connection to the YouTube servers is established. Only when you click on the YouTube button does a new window in your browser open and call up the YouTube page where you can click the Like button.

Information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by YouTube as well as your rights and

You can find setting options for protecting your privacy in the

YouTube privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Maps

Our website uses the Google Maps map service provided by Google via an API (Application Programming Interface).

To ensure privacy on our website, Google Maps is disabled when

you enter our website for the first time. A direct connection to the Google servers is only established if you activate Google Maps yourself (consent according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. and DSGVO). This prevents your data from being transmitted to Google the first time you enter our website.

After activation, Google Maps will save your IP address. This is then usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer after the activation of Google Maps.

You can find more information on handling user data in Google's data protection declaration: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Newsletter

If you have given your express consent, we will regularly send our newsletter to your e-mail address. To receive our newsletter, you must provide us with your email address and then verify it. Additional data is not collected or is voluntary. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.

The data provided when registering for the newsletter is exclusively based on your

Consent according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. a DSGVO processed. You can revoke your consent that you have already given at any time. An informal message by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation or you can unsubscribe via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted if you unsubscribe. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.

contact form

If you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data transmitted, including your contact details, will be stored in order to be able to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. and DSGVO). You can revoke your consent that you have already given at any time. An informal message by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing operations that took place up until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or there is no longer any need for data storage. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Storage duration of comments

Comments and related data, such as IP addresses, are saved. The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or had to be deleted for legal reasons.

customer account

If you open a customer account, you agree that your inventory data like

Name, address, e-mail address and bank details as well as your usage data

(user name, password) are saved. This gives you the opportunity to order from us using your email address and your personal password.

online payments

If you order goods or services in our online shop, it is necessary for the fulfillment of the

Contract requires that you provide your personal data, which is necessary for the processing of your order. The mandatory information required for contract processing is marked separately. Depending on the selected payment method, the data required for payment processing will be forwarded to the appropriate payment service provider. Your data is processed on the legal basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.

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Amazon Payments

We use Amazon Payments, a service for online payment methods, on our website.

The service provider is the American company Amazon.com Inc. For Europe, the company Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 Avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg.

The data processing is essentially done by Amazon Payments. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other Amazon services for which you have a user account.

You can find out more about the data processed by using Amazon Payments in the Privacy Policy on https://pay.amazon.de/help/201212490.

1.2 American Express

We use American Express on our website. Service provider is the American

Company American Express Company. The company American Express Europe S.A., Avenida Partenón 12-14, 28042, Madrid, Spain, is responsible for the European area.

The data processing is essentially done by American Express. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other possible American Express services for which you have a user account.

You can find out more about the data processed by using American Express in the Privacy Policy on https://www.americanexpress.com/de/legal/onlinedatenschutzerklarung.html.

1.3

Apple Pay

We use Apple Pay, a service for online payment methods, on our website. Service provider is the American company Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA.

The data processing is essentially done by Apple Pay. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other possible Apple services for which you have a user account.

You can find out more about the data processed through the use of Apple Pay in the Privacy Policy on https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/de-ww/.

1.4 giropay

We use the online payment provider giropay on our website. Service provider is the German company paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstraße 14-16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. You can find out more about the data processed by using giropay in the data protection declaration at https://www.giropay.de/rechtliches/datenschutzerklaerung/.

1.5 Google Pay

We use the online payment provider Google Pay on our website. The service provider is the American company Google Inc. The company Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland is responsible for all Google services in Europe.

The data processing is mainly done by Google Pay. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other Google services where you have a user account.

You can find out more about the data processed by using Google Pay in the Privacy Policy on https://policies.google.com/privacy.

1.6 Clarify

Our website allows payment via Klarna. The provider of the payment service is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

When paying with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna collects various personal data from you. Details can be found in Klarna's data protection declaration at: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Klarna uses cookies to optimize the Klarna checkout solution. This optimization represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. f DSGVO dar.

Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device. Cookies from

Klarna remain on your end device until you delete them. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

The transmission of your data to Klarna takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. to DSGVO

(consent) and Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You can revoke your consent that you have already given at any time. Data processing operations in the past remain effective in the event of revocation.

1.7 Mastercard

We use the payment service provider Mastercard on our website. The service provider is the American company Mastercard Inc. The company Mastercard Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B-1410 Waterloo, Belgium is responsible for the European area.

The data processing is essentially done by Mastercard. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other possible Mastercard services for which you have a user account.

You can find out more about the data processed through the use of Mastercard in the Privacy Policy on https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html.

1.8 PayPal

We use the online payment service PayPal on our website. The service provider is the American company PayPal Inc. For the European area, the company PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.

The data processing is mainly done by PayPal. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other possible PayPal services for which you have a user account.

You can find out more about the data processed by using PayPal in the Privacy Policy on https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

1.9 Sofortüberweisung

Our website allows payment via “Sofortüberweisung”. The provider of the payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich.

With the help of the "Sofortüberweisung" procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immediately start fulfilling our obligations.

When paying by “Sofortüberweisung”, your PIN and TAN are transmitted to Sofort GmbH. The payment provider logs into your online banking account, automatically checks your account balance and makes the transfer. An immediate transaction confirmation follows. Your sales, the credit limit of your overdraft facility and the existence of other accounts and their balances are also automatically checked after logging in.

In addition to PIN and TAN, the transmission to Sofort GmbH also includes payment data and personal data. Your personal data includes first and last name,

address, telephone number(s), e-mail address, IP address and more for the

Data necessary for payment processing. There is a need for this

Data transmission to establish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent fraud attempts.

The transmission of your data to Sofort GmbH takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. a

GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. b GDPR (processing to fulfill a contract). You can revoke your consent that you have already given at any time. In the

Past data processing operations remain effective in the event of revocation.

You can find details on payment with immediate transfer at: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

1.10 Visa

We offer Visa payments on our website. The service provider is the American company Visa Inc. The company Visa Europe Services Inc., 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, Great Britain is responsible for the European area.

The data processing is mainly done by Visa. This can mean that data may not be processed and stored anonymously. In addition, US government authorities may have access to individual data. It may also happen that this data is linked to data from other possible Visa services for which you have a user account.

You can find out more about the data processed through the use of Visa in the Privacy Policy on https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html.

Data Use and Disclosure

We will neither sell to third parties nor otherwise market the personal data that you provide to us, e.g. when placing an order or by e-mail (e.g. your name and address or your e-mail address). Your personal data will only be processed for correspondence with you and only for the purpose for which you have made the data available to us. In order to process payments, we pass on your payment data to the credit institution commissioned with the payment.

The use of data that is automatically collected when you visit our website is only for the purposes mentioned above. Any other use of the data does not take place.

We assure you that we will not pass on your personal data to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so or you have given us your prior consent.

SSL-bzw. TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses an SSL or. TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If the SSL or If TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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storage duration

Personal data that has been communicated to us via our website will only be stored until the purpose for which it was entrusted to us has been fulfilled. Insofar as commercial and tax retention periods have to be observed, the storage period for certain data can be up to 10 years.

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data subject rights

With regard to the personal data concerning you, as the person affected by the data processing, you have the following rights vis-à-vis the person responsible in accordance with the statutory provisions:

3.1 Right of Withdrawal

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. If the processing of your data is based on your consent, you have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of data in accordance with Art. 7 Abs. 3 GDPR to be revoked at any time with effect for the future. The revocation of the consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of revocation. Storage of the data for billing and accounting purposes remains unaffected by a revocation.

3.2 Right to information

You have the right, according to Art. 15 GDPR to request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data relating to you. If such processing takes place, you have the right to information about your personal data processed by us, the processing purposes, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data was or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or . the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if they were not collected from you by us, the existence of an automated decision-making including profiling and Meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, as well as your right to information about the guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR if your data is forwarded to third countries.

3.3 Right to Rectification

You have the right, according to Art. 16 GDPR to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning you and/or the completion of your incomplete data at any time.

3.4 Right to erasure

You have the right, according to Art. 17 GDPR to request the deletion of your personal data if one of the following reasons applies:

a)

Your personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;

b)

You revoke your consent to which the processing is based in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. a or Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for processing;

c)

You lay in accordance with Art. 21 Abs. 1 GDPR you object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you submit an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Abs. 2 DSGVO objection to the processing;

d)

the personal data have been unlawfully processed;

and)

Erasure of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member State to which we are subject;

f)

The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 Abs. 1 GDPR;

However, this right does not exist if the processing is necessary:

a)

to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;

b)

to fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under Union or Member State law to which we are subject, or to perform a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been delegated to us;

1. for reasons of public interest in the field of public health pursuant to Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. h and i as well as Art. 9 Abs. 3 GDPR;
2. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Abs. 1 GDPR, insofar as the data subject's right is likely to make it impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of this processing, or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If we have made your personal data public and we are obliged to delete them according to the above, we will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform those responsible for data processing who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to your personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

3.5 Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right, according to Art. 18 GDPR the restriction of processing (blocking)

to request your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

1. If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the examination, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
2. If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
3. If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of being deleted.
4. If you object pursuant to Art. 21 Abs. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. So long

If it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be used with your consent or for

Assertion, 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.

3.6 Right to Information

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against us, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing, unless this proves to be the case as impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. According to Art. 19 GDPR, you have the right to be informed about these recipients upon request.

3.7 Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling

You have the right, according to Art. 22 GDPR not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which has legal effect on you or significantly affects you in a similar way.

This does not apply if the decision

1. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and us,
2. is permitted on the basis of legal provisions of the Union or of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject and these legal provisions are appropriate

Measures to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate ones

interests contain or

1. takes place with your express consent.

However, the decisions in the cases mentioned in (a) to (c) may not be based on special categories of personal data according to Art. 9 Abs. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. a or lit. g applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.

In the cases referred to in (a) and (c), we will take appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to challenge the decision.

3.8

Right to data portability

If the processing is based on your consent acc. Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. a GDPR or Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. b DSGVO is based and takes place using automated processes, you have the right, in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another person responsible or to request transmission to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible.

3.9

Right to object

Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests

Art. 6 Abs. 1 bed. f GDPR, you have the right at any time, for reasons arising from

your particular situation to object to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on this provision. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this data protection declaration. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 Abs. 1 DSGVO).

If your personal data is processed in order to operate direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If you object

your personal data will then no longer be used for the purpose of direct advertising (objection according to Art. 21 Abs. 2 DSGVO).

You have the option, in connection with the use of the services of the

Information society - notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC - to exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

3.10 Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR

In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a

supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

The supervisory authority responsible for us is:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia

P.O. Box 20 04 44 40102 Dusseldorf

Kavalleriestraße 2-4 40213 Düsseldorf

Phone: 02 11/384 24-0

Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

Internet: https://www.ldi.nrw.de

Validity and changes to this privacy policy

This data protection declaration is valid from 01.01. November 2022. We reserve the right to change this data protection declaration at any time in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. This can e.g. to comply with new legal regulations or to

Taking changes to our website into account new services on our website may be required. The version available at the time of your visit applies.

Should this privacy statement change, we intend to post changes to our privacy statement on this page so that you are fully informed about what personal information we collect, how we process it, and under what circumstances it may be disclosed.