Privacy policy

English translation of the supplied German document, provided for convenience.

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 this website. Personal data means any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for collecting data on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice on this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be information that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily consists of technical data, such as your internet browser, operating system or the time at which you access a page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your usage behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or erased. You may contact us at any time using the address in the legal notice with questions about this or other data protection matters. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. Details can be found in the section entitled “Right to restriction of processing” in this privacy policy.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be evaluated statistically. This is primarily done using cookies and analytics programs. Your browsing behaviour is generally analysed anonymously; it cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your options to object can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact inquiries, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access information and other data generated through a website.

The host is used to fulfil contracts with our potential and existing customers (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of ensuring the secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfil its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding that data.

Conclusion of a data processing agreement

To ensure processing in compliance with data protection requirements, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.

3. General information and mandatory disclosures

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection provisions and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data means data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the internet, such as email communication, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

J.H.CLAUSSEN DROEGEN-HASEN-WEG 15 26129 OLDENBURG / GERMANY Phone: +49 (0) 441-74703 Email: info@ventymedia.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names or email addresses.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are possible only with your express consent. You may withdraw consent you have already given at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient. The lawfulness of data processing carried out before withdrawal remains unaffected.

Right to object to data collection in particular cases and to direct marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

IF DATA IS PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 6(1)(e) OR (f) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THOSE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING IS SET OUT IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. This right is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract provided to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only where technically feasible.

SSL or 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 website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the change in the browser address bar from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in the browser.

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

Information, erasure and rectification

Within the scope of applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of its processing, and, where applicable, the right to rectification or erasure. You may contact us at any time using the address in the legal notice with questions about this or other matters relating to personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us using the address in the legal notice. This right exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of personal data we hold about you, we generally need time to verify it. For the duration of this review, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
• If your personal data was or is being processed unlawfully, you may request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or establish legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
• If you have objected under Article 21(1) GDPR, your interests must be balanced against ours. Until it is established whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, apart from storage it may be processed only with your consent, or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, 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.

Objection to promotional emails

We object to the use of contact details published as part of the legal notice requirements for sending advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested. The website operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action if unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails, is sent.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

These web pages use cookies in some cases. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. They help make our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are 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 allow us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude their acceptance for certain cases or generally, and enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.

Cookies required to carry out electronic communication or provide certain functions you have requested, such as a shopping cart, are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to provide services in a technically error-free and optimised manner. Where corresponding consent has been requested, such as consent to store cookies, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

If other cookies, such as cookies used to analyse your browsing behaviour, are stored, they are addressed separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of the website; this requires the collection of server log files.

Inquiries by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it, such as your name and inquiry, is stored and processed by us to handle your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your inquiry relates to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary to take steps before entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us.

The data you send to us in contact inquiries remains with us until you request its erasure, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose of storing it no longer applies, for example after your request has been dealt with. Mandatory statutory provisions, particularly statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and tools

Google Maps (with consent)

This website uses the Google Maps service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To protect data on this website, Google Maps is disabled when you first visit. A direct connection to Google’s servers is established only if you activate Google Maps yourself (consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). This prevents your data from being transmitted to Google when you first access the website.

After activation, Google Maps stores your IP address. It is then generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transfer after Google Maps has been activated.

Further information about how user data is handled can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Source: eRecht24