Liability for Content
The contents of our pages were prepared with the greatest care. However, we cannot assume any liability for the accuracy, comprehensiveness and relevance of the content.
As a service provider, we are responsible according to § 6 Section 1 MDStV and § 8 Section1 TDG for our own contents on these pages according to the common law. Service providers are, however, not obliged to monitor third-party information transmitted or stored by them or to investigate circumstances indicating illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information in accordance with common laws remain unaffected by this. Liability in this regard, however, is only possible once a concrete violation of the law has become apparent. As soon as we become aware of any infringements, we will remove any relevant content immediately.
Liability for Links
Our offer contains links to external third-party websites over whose contents we have no influence. We are therefore unable to accept any liability for external content. The respective provider or licensee of any external pages is always responsible for the contents of the linked site. All links were checked for possible violations of the law at the time of linking. Illegal material was not recognisable at the time of linking. Ongoing monitoring of the content of the linked pages is, however, unreasonable without concrete evidence of a violation of the law. If we become aware of any violations of the law, we will immediately remove any offending links.
Copyright
The owners of these pages always endeavour to respect the copyrights of others or to use their own or licence-free material.
Any content and works on these pages produced by the site operators are subject to German copyright law. Contributions by third parties are marked as such. Duplication, modification, distribution or any form of commercialisation of such material beyond the scope of the copyright law shall require the prior written consent of its respective author or creator. Any downloads or copies of these pages are permitted only for private, non-commercial use.
Data Protection
To the extent that personal data (such as a name, address or email address) is collected on our website, this is as far as possible on a voluntary basis. The use of our offers and services is, as far as possible, always possible without providing personal data.
The use by third parties of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby expressly prohibited. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action against unsolicited emailing of advertising materials, for example in the form of spam emails.
Source: Disclaimer by Sören Siebert, lawyer
1. Data protection at a glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any information that personally identifies you. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy statement, which is outlined below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for the collecting of data on this website?
The processing of data on this website is carried out by the website operator, whose contact data can be found in the legal notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you share it with us. This may involve data that you enter into a contact form, for example.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of the page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website can be provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What rights do you have in relation to your data?
You have the right at any time and free of charge to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to demand the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice for this and other questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to appeal to the competent supervisory authority.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit our website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called 'analysis programmes'. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous and cannot be traced back to you. You may object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the privacy statement below.
You may object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities of objection in this privacy statement.
2. General details and obligation to provide information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and according to the applicable data protection laws and this privacy statement.
When you use this website, a range of personal data is collected. Personal data is information with which you can be personally identified. This privacy statement explains what information we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is carried out.
We wish to point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) can be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the data controller
The data controller for the data processing on this website is:
GGS Management GmbH
Ernst-Augustin Str. 12
12489 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 9203854010
Email: info@ggs-management.com
The data controller is the natural or legal person that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses etc.).
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has the right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found under the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to data transferability
You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract transferred to you or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transmission of the data to another data controller, this will only be done as far as it is technically feasible.
SSL and/or TLS encryption
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the website operators. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Encrypted payment transactions on this website
If, after the conclusion of a contract involving payment, there is an obligation to send us your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit authorisation), this data is required for payment processing.
Payment transactions via the usual means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
If your communication is encrypted, your payment data, which you transmit to us, cannot be read by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
In accordance with the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice for this and other questions on the subject of personal data.
Prohibition of advertising mails
The use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby prohibited. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action against any unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
The website uses so-called 'cookies'. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called 'session cookies'. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser during your next visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the cookie settings and only allow cookies in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Cookies which are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions requested by you (e.g. the shopping basket function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Section 1 f GDPR. The website operator has a justified interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are dealt with separately in this privacy statement.
Server Log Files
The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in so-called 'server log files', which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
· browser type and version
· operating system used
· referrer URL
· host name of the accessing computer
· time of the server request
· IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The basis for the data processing is Art. 6 Section 1 b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact form
If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form including the contact data you provided there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Section 1 a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage or until the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
Registration on this website
You can register on our website in order to use additional functions. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the purpose of providing the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise we will refuse to accept the registration.
For important changes, for example in the scope of the offer or for technically necessary changes, we use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you.
The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 Section 1 a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website, and will subsequently be deleted. This is without prejudice to the statutory retention periods.
4. Social media
Facebook plugins (Like & Share buttons)
Plugins of the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our website. You can recognise the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on our website. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook 'Like' button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our website to your Facebook profile. This enables Facebook to assign the visit to our website to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the website, we do not have any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy statement: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not wish Facebook to be able to assign visits to our pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
Twitter plugin
Twitter functions are integrated on our website. These functions are provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made available to other users. In the process, data is also transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we are not aware of the content of the data transferred or its use by Twitter. For further information on this, please refer to Twitter's privacy statement: https://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings under https://twitter.com/account/settings.
Google+ plugin
Our website uses Google+ functions. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Collecting and sharing information: the Google+ button allows you to publish information worldwide. The Google+ button gives you and other users personalised content from Google and our partners. Google stores both information that you have given +1 for an item and information about the page you viewed when you clicked +1. Your +1 may appear as information along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as search results or your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the Internet.
Google records information about your +1 activity to improve Google services for you and others. In order to use the Google+ button, you must have a globally visible, public Google profile, which must include at least the name you choose for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases this name may also replace another name you use when sharing content through your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.
Use of the collected information: in addition to the uses described above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with Google's applicable privacy guidelines. Google may publish or share aggregated statistics about users' +1 activity with users and partners such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.
Instagram plugin
Functions of the Instagram service are included on our pages. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This will allow Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the website, we are not aware of the content of the data submitted and its use by Instagram.
For more information, please refer to Instagram's privacy statement: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
5. Analysis tools and advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called 'cookies'. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is generally transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Section 1 f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.
IP anonymisation
On this website, we have activated the IP anonymisation function. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services to the website operator in connection with website usage and Internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.
Browser plugin
You may block the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we must point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and Google from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to data collection
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your information by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent your information from being collected on future visits to this website: Deactivating Google Analytics.
For more information about how Google Analytics treats user data, please see Google's privacy statement:. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Google Analytics demographics
This website uses the Google Analytics demographic features. This allows us to generate reports that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of website visitors. This data comes from interest-related advertising by Google and visitor data from third parties. The data cannot be assigned to any specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described under 'Objection to data collection'.
WordPress Stats
This website uses the WordPress Stats tool to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.
WordPress Stats uses cookies, which are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of the use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about the use of our website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymised after processing and before storage.
WordPress Stats cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
'WordPress Stats' cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Section 1 f GDPR. The website operator has a justified interest in the anonymous analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the cookie settings and only allow cookies in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
You can object to the collection and use of your data in the future by clicking on this link to set an opt-out cookie in your browser: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/.
If you delete the cookies on your computer, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again.
Google Analytics Remarketing
Our website uses Google Analytics Remarketing features in conjunction with the cross-device features of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
This feature allows Google Analytics Remarketing to link advertising target groups with the cross-device features of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This enables personalised, interest-related advertising messages that have been adapted according to your previous usage and surfing behaviour on one terminal (e.g. mobile phone) to be displayed on another of your terminals (e.g. Tablet or PC).
If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browser history to your Google Account for this purpose. This means that the same personalised advertising messages can be displayed on any device you log in to with your Google Account.
To support this function, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data in order to define and create audiences for cross-device advertising.
You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalised advertising in your Google Account by clicking this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The data collected in your Google Account is only collected on the basis of your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6 Section 1 a GDPR). In the case of data collection processes that are not consolidated in your Google Account (e.g. because you do not have a Google Account or have objected to the consolidation), the data collection is based on Art. 6 Section 1 f GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymous analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.
Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in Google's privacy statement at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.
Google AdWords and Google conversion tracking
This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising programme of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ('Google').
Within the framework of Google AdWords, we use so-called 'conversion tracking'. When you click on an advertisement placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files placed by the Internet browser on the user's computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and do not serve to personally identify the user. If the user visits certain pages on this site and the cookie has not expired, Google and we can see that the user clicked on the ad and was directed to this site.
Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked through AdWords customer websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers see the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were directed to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information which identifies users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can opt out of this use by simply deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie in the user settings of your Internet browser. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
The conversion cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Section 1 f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.
More information about Google AdWords and Google conversion tracking can be found in Google's privacy statement: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the cookie settings and only allow cookies in individual cases, accept cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Facebook Pixel
For conversion measurement our website uses the visitor action pixel of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ('Facebook').
In this way the behaviour of visitors to the website can be traced after they have been forwarded to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This enables the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimised.
As the operator of this website, the data collected is anonymous and we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook data use guidelines. As a result, Facebook can allow advertisements to appear on Facebook pages and outside Facebook. This use of data cannot be influenced by us as the website operator.
Please see Facebook's privacy statement for more information about protecting your privacy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You can also deactivate the 'Custom audiences' remarketing function in the settings for advertising at: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. For this purpose, you must be logged in to Facebook.
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable Facebook's usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be recorded or will only be recorded on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The data entered in the newsletter registration form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Section 1 a GDPR). You may revoke your consent to the storage of your data, email address and their use to send the newsletter at any time, e.g. via the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data that you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and deleted after you have unsubscribed from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member area) remains unaffected by this.
Newsletter2Go
This website uses Newsletter2Go to send out the newsletter. The provider is Newsletter2Go GmbH, Nürnberger Straße 8, 10787 Berlin, Deutschland.
Newsletter2Go is a service with which, among other things, the dispatch of newsletters can be organised and analysed. The data entered by you for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored on the servers of Newsletter2Go in Germany.
If you do not want your information analysed by Newsletter2Go, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.
Data analysis by Newsletter2Go
With the help of Newsletter2Go we are able to analyse our newsletter campaigns. For example, it enables us to see whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. This allows us to determine which links have been clicked most frequently.
We can also see whether certain previously defined actions have been carried out after opening/clicking (conversion rate). For example, this enables us to see whether you have made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter.
Newsletter2Go also allows us to cluster newsletter recipients according to different categories. The newsletter recipients can be subdivided according to age, gender or place of residence. Newsletters can thus be better adapted to the respective target groups.
For detailed information on the functions of Newsletter2Go, please refer to the following link: https://www.newsletter2go.de/features/newsletter-software/.
Legal basis
Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Section 1 a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Retention period
Your data entered with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and deleted both from our servers and from the servers of Newsletter2Go after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member area) remains unaffected by this.
You can find more details in the privacy statement of Newsletter2Go at: https://www.newsletter2go.de/features/datenschutz-2/.
7. Plugins and tools
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from the YouTube website operated by Google. The provider is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, you are connected to YouTube's servers. This will tell the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you can allow YouTube to associate your surfing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
YouTube is used in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Section 1 f GDPR.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy statement: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Google Maps
This page uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transmission.
Google Maps is used in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online services and to ensure that the locations indicated by us on the website are easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Section 1 f GDPR.
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy statement: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.