Information on the use of strictly necessary technical cookies:

This website uses only strictly necessary cookies in order to provide HTML functions for various views of this site. No individual identification of visitors or ongoing analysis of user data takes place. Further information on the use of cookies and the processing of data can be found in our privacy policy.

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Privacy policy

The controller within the meaning of data protection laws and in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Blacknoise Deutschland GmbH
Dirk Heuvel
Giesenheide 25
D-40724 Hilden

 

Your rights as the data subject

Using the contact details for our Data Protection Officer provided, you can exercise the following rights at any time:

  • information on your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • erasure of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • restriction of data processing, if we are not yet allowed to erase your data due to statutory obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
  • data portability, if you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

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

You can contact a supervisory authority with a complaint at any time, e.g. the supervisory authority responsible for the federal state in which you live or the authority responsible for us.

A list of the supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) and their addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.

 

Cookies

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

You can delete individual or all cookies. In addition, you are provided with information and instructions on how these cookies can be deleted or how their storage can be blocked in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser you will find the necessary information under the following links:

Length of storage and cookies used:

If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or by giving your consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

  • wb_8269-sid:
    Technical strictly necessary cookie
    Temporary storage and various technical states of the website, e.g. pop-up boxes, language settings
    Length of storage: until the end of the session or until the browser window is closed
  • cookie_permission:
    Strictly necessary cookie
    Temporary storage of the cookie information box (open/closed, accepted/not accepted)
    Length of storage: until the end of the session or until the browser window is closed

 

Technical strictly necessary cookie

Type and purpose of processing:

We use cookies in order to make our website user-friendly. Some elements of our website require the requesting browser to be identified after a page change.

The purpose of using strictly necessary cookies is to make websites easier to use for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is also recognised after a page change.

We need cookies for the following:

Transferring language settings

Saving the state of pop-up boxes

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

The processing takes place pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in making our website user-friendly.

Recipient:

Recipients of the data are, where necessary, technical service providers who are employed as contract data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Provision required or necessary:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither a statutory nor a contractual requirement. However, without this data neither the service nor the function of our website is guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or limited.

Objection

Read the information on your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR below.

 

Contact form

Type and purpose of processing:

The data input by you will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, you need to provide a valid e-mail address and your name. This data will be used for the allocation of and reply to the enquiry. The disclosure of further data is optional.

Legal basis:

The data input in the contact form is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we would like to make it easy for you to contact us. The data you disclose will be used for the purpose of processing the enquiry and for potential follow-up enquiries

If you contact us in order to request a quote, the data input in the form will be processed in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6 (1) point (b) GDPR).

Recipients:

The recipients of the data are processors, where applicable.

Retention period:

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

If a contract is entered into, we will be subject to the statutory retention periods of the German Commercial Code (HGB) and erase your data after these periods have expired.

Provision required or necessary:

Your personal data is provided on a voluntary basis. However, we can only process your enquiry if you provide us with your name, your e-mail address and the reason for the enquiry.

 

Use of script libraries (Google Webfonts)

In order to display our content correctly and attractively in all browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereafter “Google”) on this website to display fonts.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

 

SSL encryption

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

 


Information on your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

Right to object on an individual case basis

You have the right to object at any time for reasons relating to your particular situation to the processing of personal data concerning yourself which is performed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling within the meaning of Art. 4 no. 4 GDPR based on this provision.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can provide proof of compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the enforcement, exercising or defence of legal rights.

Recipient of an objection

Blacknoise Deutschland GmbH / Dirk Heuvel
E-mail address: datenschutz(at)blacknoise(dot)com


Change in our privacy policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy so that it always meets the current legal requirements or in order to incorporate changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when new services are launched. When you visit the website again, the new privacy policy will apply.

Questions for the Data Protection Officer

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

datenschutz(at)blacknoise(dot)com