Privacy Policy

Responsible for data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

FaMAS GmbH

Leopoldstr. 244

80807 Munich

Your rights to be affected

Under the contact details provided by our data protection officer, you can exercise the following rights at any time:

  • Information about your data stored by us and their processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • correction of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • Restriction of data processing, provided that we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • objection to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
  • Data portability, if you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g. the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your domicile or the competent authority for us.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with address can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Collection of general information when visiting our website
Type and purpose of processing:

When you access our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.

In particular, they are processed for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a trouble-free connection of the website,
  • Ensuring the smooth use of our website,
  • evaluation of system security and stability as well as
  • for other administrative purposes.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you. Information of this kind may be provided by us. statistically evaluated in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

Legal basis:

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipient:

The recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage time:

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of the collection. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website when the session is over.

Provision required or required:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may be unavailable or restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Cookies
Type and purpose of processing:

Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

This gives us certain data such as IP address, browser used and operating system.

Cookies cannot be used to start programs or to transmit viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can make it easier for you to navigate and enable the correct display of our websites.

In no case will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or a link with personal data will be established without your consent.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help features of your Internet browser to learn how to change these settings. Please note that some features of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Storage time and cookies used:

Please refer to our cookie policy for our cookies and how they are used.

Registration on our website

Type and purpose of processing:

When registering to use our personalised services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data (e.g. telephone number and e-mail address). If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option to change or delete the data provided when registering at any time. Of course, we also provide you with information about the personal data we store about you at any time.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on the consent of the user (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a GDPR).

If the registration serves the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Recipient:

The recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage time:

Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent has been given. They will then be deleted unless there are any legal retention obligations. To contact us in this connection, please use the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.

Provision required or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our content and services.

Comments

Type and purpose of processing:

When users leave comments on our website, in addition to this information, the time of their creation and the username previously chosen by the website visitor are saved. This is for our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it has been created by users.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered as a comment is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the comment function, we want to enable you to interact easily. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request as well as for possible follow-up questions.

Recipient:

The data may be recipients.

Storage time:

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of the collection. This is in principle the case if the communication with the user has been completed and the company can inferre from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified.

Provision required or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our comment function.

Newsletter

Type and purpose of processing:

Your data will only be used to send you the subscribed newsletter by e-mail. Your name will be provided in order to be able to address you personally in the newsletter and, if necessary, to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data issuer.

To receive the newsletter, the provision of your e-mail address is sufficient. When you register to subscribe to our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail of circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances).

For an effective registration we need a valid e-mail address. To verify that an application is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we log the order of the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation e-mail and the receipt of the requested reply. No further data will be collected. The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.

Legal basis:

On the basis of your explicit consent (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by e-mail to your specified e-mail address.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending newsletters at any time with effect for the future. In each newsletter you will find a corresponding link. In addition, you can also unsubscribe directly from this website at any time or inform us of your revocation via the contact option indicated at the end of this data protection notice.

Recipient:

The data may be recipients.

Storage time:

In this context, the data will only be processed as long as the corresponding consent has been given. They will then be deleted.

Provision required or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely on the basis of your consent. Unfortunately, we cannot send you our newsletter without existing consent.

Contact

Type and purpose of processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. This requires a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used to assign the request and then respond to it. Specifying additional data is optional.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we want to make it easy to contact you. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request as well as for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request an offer, the data entered in the contact form will be processed for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipient:

The data may be recipients.

Storage time:

Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the request.

If you become part of our network, we are subject to the statutory retention periods in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these deadlines have expired.

Provision required or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for the request.

SSL encryption

In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) over HTTPS.

Data processors

The following organisations, companies or persons have been commissioned by the operator of this website to process data:

Zoho Corporation

https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html

 

Modification of our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this Privacy Policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Privacy Policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration will apply to your revisit.

Questions to the Data Protection Supervisor

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

FaMAS Ltd.

Helena Saldanha

Leopoldstr. 244 80807 Munich dataprotection@famas.de

The data protection declaration was created with the help of activeMind AG, the expert for external data protection officers  (version #2019-04-10).

 

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