Privacy Policy
1. Privacy at a Glance
General Notes
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all information that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our full privacy policy below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the Imprint section of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is provided directly by you—for example, when filling out a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit the site. This typically includes technical data such as browser type, operating system, and the time of page access.
Why do we use your data?
Some data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze how users interact with the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
At any time, you have the right to request free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you may revoke it at any time for future use. Additionally, you have the right to request restrictions on data processing under certain circumstances. You are also entitled to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
You may contact us at any time using the address listed in the Imprint.
2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via the website.
We use hosting to fulfill contractual obligations towards our current and potential customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and to ensure a secure, fast, and efficient delivery of our online services through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to perform its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host:
Strato AG
Pascalstrasse 10
10587 Berlin
Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
To ensure compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.
3. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data items are collected. Personal data is any information that allows you to be identified personally. This privacy statement explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and why we do so.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., during email communication) may involve security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.
Note on Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Susanne Henke
Publicly appointed and sworn translator for English and French
Hirtenmahd 13
86647 Buttenwiesen
Phone: 0 82 74 / 99 73 63
Email: office@susanne-henke.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless otherwise specified within this privacy policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you request deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have another legally permissible reason to retain it (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods). In such cases, the data will be deleted once those reasons no longer apply.
Note on Data Transfer to the USA
Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to US servers. Please note that the USA is not considered a secure third country under EU data protection law. US companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without giving affected individuals the opportunity to take legal action. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, evaluate, and permanently store data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Revocation of Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations require your explicit consent. You may revoke a previously given consent at any time. However, the legality of the processing up to the point of revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and Against Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN SO FAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Relevant Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or location of the alleged violation. This right exists independently of other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process based on your consent or to fulfill a contract in a common, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if technically feasible.
SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries sent to us as site operators. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser address line from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon in your browser bar.
With SSL/TLS encryption enabled, data transmitted to us cannot be read by third parties.
Right to Access, Delete and Correct Data
Under applicable laws, you always have the right to free access to your stored personal data, including its origin, recipients, and purpose. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. For further questions or requests regarding your personal data, you may contact us at the address provided in the *Imprint*.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data. You may contact us at the address provided in the *Imprint* for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:
– If you dispute the accuracy of your stored personal data, we usually need time to verify this. During verification, you may request restricted processing.
– If the processing of your personal data was/was unlawful, you may request restricted processing instead of deletion.
– If we no longer need your personal data but you require it for asserting, defending or exercising legal claims, you may request restricted processing instead of deletion.
– If you have filed an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, we must weigh your interests against ours. Until a decision is made, you may request restricted processing.
If processing is restricted, your data may be stored but not processed further unless with your consent, for legal proceedings, or for important public interest reasons.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that cause no harm to your device. They are either temporary (session cookies) or permanent (persistent cookies). Session cookies are deleted automatically when you leave the site. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them or they are removed automatically by your browser.
Some cookies may come from third-party companies when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain services offered by these companies (e.g., payment processors).
Cookies serve different functions. Many are technically necessary, as some website features would not function without them (e.g., shopping cart functionality or video display). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertisements.
Cookies that are necessary for electronic communication or for providing specific functions you have requested (functional cookies, e.g., for shopping cart functions) or for optimizing the website (e.g., web analytics cookies) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis applies. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure error-free and optimized service delivery. If cookie storage requires your prior consent, it is stored solely based on that consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to notify you about cookies, allow cookies only in specific cases, block cookies generally, or enable automatic deletion upon browser close. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
If cookies are used by third parties or for analytical purposes, we will inform you separately within this privacy policy and request your consent if needed.
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits automatically. These include:
– Browser type and version
– Operating system used
– Referrer URL
– Hostname of the accessing computer
– Time of the server request
– IP address
These data are not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the technically error-free and optimized presentation of the website—server log files are therefore necessary.
Contact via Email, Phone or Fax
If you contact us via email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, along with any resulting personal data (e.g., name, content of the message), will be stored and processed by us to handle your request. We will not share this data without your consent.
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request relates to fulfilling a contract or pre-contractual measures. Otherwise, processing is based on our legitimate interest in efficiently handling incoming inquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if obtained.
Your data submitted via contact forms will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request is resolved). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially statutory retention periods—are not affected.
5. Plugins and Tools
Google Web Fonts
This site uses Google Web Fonts to ensure consistent font display across devices. When you load a page, your browser downloads the necessary fonts into its cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, your browser must connect to Google’s servers. This informs Google that your IP address accessed this website.
The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in uniform font presentation. If consent was obtained (e.g., for cookie usage), processing is based solely on that consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent is revocable at any time.
If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard system font will be used.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at [Google Fonts FAQ](https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq) and in Google’s privacy policy: [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en).
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