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Privacy policy for the website www.hp-silkegerhardt.com

 

1. scope of application

The protection of personal data is very important to us. With the following notes on data protection, we would like to give you an understanding of which personal data we process and for which purposes while you use our Internet offer.

The following notes apply to all contents of the above-mentioned Internet site (hereinafter "offer" / "website").

The legal basis for data protection can be found in the EU Basic Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter DSGVO) and the national implementing regulations applicable in the EU, in Germany in the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

 

2. definitions of terms

Personal data

"personal data" shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, a location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person

 

Processing

"Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, organisation, organisation, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

 

3. types of personal data  

 

Access data

Access data is data about every access to the server on which our website is located. Access data includes the IP address of the access device, the date and time of the request, the time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the content of the request (specific page), access status/HTTP status code, the amount of data transferred in each case, the website from which the request originates, the browser, the operating system and its interface, the language and version of the browser software.

Cookies

In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your access device when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the browser you are using and through which the site that sets the cookie (here by us or by third parties) receives certain information.

Notification data

If you fill out the contact form on our website or contact us in any other way, we process the personal data you provide us with. 

 

4. purpose of processing 

Access data

Our hosting provider processes the access data on our behalf for the operation and accessibility of our website and for security reasons for fraud and abuse control. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO. For the processing of the IP address by third party providers, please see item 6.

Cookies

Cookies serve the user-friendliness of our website and thus the users. On the other hand, they are used to record statistical data on website usage and to be able to analyse this data in order to improve our offers. With regard to the use of cookies by third parties, we refer to Section 6 Legal basis for the use of cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO. 

Users can influence the use of cookies. Most browsers have an option to restrict or completely prevent the storage of cookies. However, we would like to point out that the use and in particular the comfort of use of our website is restricted without cookies.

Notification data

If you enter personal data via the forms on our website or send them to us by sending or communicate them to us in any other way, the purpose of data processing depends on your request. We will use your personal data to process your request (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO). We will also use your first and last name and your address for direct postal advertising (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO).

 

5. categories of recipients of personal data  

 

Web hosting provider

The data mentioned in paragraph 3 are processed on our behalf by our web hosting provider. If you communicate with us via e-mail, your e-mails and the personal data communicated therein will be stored on our behalf on the servers of our web hosting provider (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a, f DSGVO

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IT service provider

Our IT service providers are granted access to the data mentioned in section 3, if this is necessary for technical reasons and for website optimization (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO).

Integration of third-party services and content

With regard to the integration of services and contents of third parties on our website and the data transmissions in this regard, see Section 6.

IT service provider

Our IT service providers are granted access to the data mentioned in section 3, if this is necessary for technical reasons and for website optimization (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO).

Integration of third-party services and content

With regard to the integration of services and contents of third parties on our website and the data transmissions in this regard, see Section 6.

 

6. integration of third party services and content

We integrate services of other companies within the website in order to make our offer more attractive for you and to continuously optimize it (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a, f DSGVO).

 

Google Maps

On this website we use the offer of Google Maps. By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have called up the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the information entered in Google Maps and the IP address are transmitted. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in at Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at Google, you have to log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide need-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

For further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing, please refer to the provider's privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and settings to protect your privacy:

Through Google Maps we can display interactive maps directly on the website and enable you to use the map function conveniently. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 DSGVO.

You can find further information on Google's privacy policy at: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/. There you will also find information on how long Google stores data. Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Google Fonts

 

This website uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache so that fonts are displayed correctly. For this purpose the browser you are using connects to the servers of Google. In this way, Google receives information that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest in data collection follows from the fact that we need the use of web fonts to simplify and optimize the presentation of our website.

 

You can find further information on Google's privacy policy at: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/. There you will also find information on how long Google stores data. Google has submitted to the EU-US privacy shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

 

Service offers by e-mail

As a customer of ours, you will receive service offers from us at irregular intervals by e-mail, provided you have provided us with an e-mail address. You will receive these offers from us regardless of whether you have subscribed to a newsletter. We use the e-mail address you provide when you use our services to advertise our own services or services similar to those you have already booked with us.

If you do not wish to receive offers by e-mail, you can object to the receipt of such offers at any time under [insert e-mail address] and at the end of each offer e-mail, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates.

Postal advertising

We will also use your name and address for direct mail (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO).

8. provision of data

You are not obliged to provide personal data when visiting our website, but the IP address of your computer is automatically recorded during your visit. With regard to the use of cookies, we refer to sections 4 and 6.

9. duration of processing

Access data

The access data is used for the operation of our website and for security reasons.

The access data is stored continuously for the operation of our website and for security reasons (e.g. for the clarification of abuse or fraud).

Cookies and IP addresses

If cookies are set by third parties and IP addresses are processed, we have no influence on the duration of processing. Under point 6 you will find the links to the data protection declarations of the third party providers. There you can inform yourself about the duration of the processing.

 

Notification data

We will store other data provided by you for as long as we need it to process your request, provided that this data is not subject to longer storage periods under tax and commercial law or that consent has been obtained which justifies continued storage.

10. right of objection

You have the right to object at any time to the personal data processed on the basis of Art. 6, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1 f DSGVO, provided that there are reasons for the objection arising from your particular situation. Your personal data will, however, be further processed if there are compelling reasons worthy of protection to further process the data, which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of your person, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims. If we process personal data from you for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time and without giving reasons to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising (Art. 21 DSGVO).

 

11. other rights of data subjects

 

You have the right to revoke your consent in the event that it has been granted. We would like to point out that a revocation does not change the legality of the processing granted up to the revocation (no retroactive effect of the revocation).

You have the right, within the framework of the DSGVO, to receive information free of charge on request about the personal data we hold about you (Art. 15 DSGVO).

Furthermore, in accordance with the DSGVO, you are entitled to correction (Art. 16 DSGVO), deletion (Art. 17 DSGVO), restriction (Art. 18 DSGVO) and transfer (Art. 20 DSGVO) of your personal data. 

You also have the right to complain to the data protection supervisory authority responsible for us in justified cases (Art. 77 DSGVO).

You can assert your rights under the DSGVO by e-mail or in writing. You will find our contact details below:

 

12. contact details

 

Provider as the responsible authority for data protection:

Silke Gerhardt, alternative health practitioner

Hansaring 80

50670 Cologne

Tel. 0160-99601800

 

Data Protection Authority:

Supervisory Authority North Rhine-Westphalia

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

Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf

 

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