{"id":4875,"date":"2025-11-13T04:49:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T03:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.claus-blumenauer.de\/privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:51:29","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.claus-blumenauer.de\/en\/privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4875\" class=\"elementor elementor-4875 elementor-2189\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c071c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16c071c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fb182 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9fb182\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a03f8 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79a03f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec22103 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec22103\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ae9f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1ae9f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5faa8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f5faa8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4575866 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4575866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489d597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"489d597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Privacy at a Glance<\/h3><h4 class=\"font--gamma\">General Information<\/h4><p>The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.  <\/p><h4 class=\"font--gamma\">Data Collection on This Website<\/h4><h5>Who is responsible for data collection on this website?<\/h5><p>Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator&#8217;s contact details in the imprint of this website. <\/p><h5>How do we collect your data?<\/h5><p>Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form. <\/p><p>Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.  <\/p><h5>What do we use your data for?<\/h5><p>Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. <\/p><h5>What rights do you have regarding your data?<\/h5><p>You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.    <\/p><p>You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint regarding this and other questions about data protection.<\/p><h4>Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools<\/h4><p>When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using analysis programs. <\/p><p>Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.<\/p><h3>2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)<\/h3><h4>External Hosting<\/h4><p>This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host&#8217;s servers. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.  <\/p><p>The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).<\/p><p>Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.<\/p><p>We use the following host:<\/p><p>Mittwald CM Service GmbH &amp; Co. KG<br>K\u00f6nigsberger Stra\u00dfe 4 &#8211; 6<br>32339 Espelkamp<\/p><h5>Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement<\/h5><p>To ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.<\/p><h3>3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures<\/h3><h4>Privacy<\/h4><p>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 regulations and this privacy policy. <\/p><p>When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.   <\/p><p>We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. <\/p><h4>Information on the Responsible Party<\/h4><p>The responsible party for data processing on this website is:<\/p><p>Claus Blumenauer Immobilien GmbH<br>Frankfurter Str. 1<br>61462 K\u00f6nigstein<\/p><p>Phone: 0 61 74 96 100<br>Email: mail@claus-blumenauer.de<\/p><p>The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).<\/p><h4>Storage Duration<\/h4><p>Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons cease to apply. <\/p><h4>Notice Regarding Data Transfer to the USA<\/h4><p>Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.     <\/p><h4>Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing<\/h4><p>Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.  <\/p><h4>Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/h4><p>IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED 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).    <\/p><p>IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR). <\/p><h4>Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority<\/h4><p>In the event of violations 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 place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies. <\/p><h4>Right to Data Portability<\/h4><p>You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible. <\/p><h4>SSL or TLS Encryption<\/h4><p>For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from &#8220;http:\/\/&#8221; to &#8220;https:\/\/&#8221; and by the lock symbol in your browser line. <\/p><p>When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.<\/p><h4>Information, Deletion, and Correction<\/h4><p>Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint regarding this and other questions about personal data. <\/p><h4>Right to Restriction of Processing<\/h4><p>You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:  <\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li>If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. <\/li><li>If the processing of your personal data was\/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.<\/li><li>If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.<\/li><li>If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.  <\/li><\/ul><p>If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may\u2014apart from being stored\u2014only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.<\/p><h4>Objection to Promotional Emails<\/h4><p>We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails. <\/p><h3>4. Data Collection on This Website<\/h3><h4>Cookies<\/h4><p>Our website uses so-called &#8220;cookies.&#8221; Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion is performed by your web browser.    <\/p><p>In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). <\/p><p>Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising.  <\/p><p>Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions you have requested (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audiences) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.    <\/p><p>You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. <\/p><p>Insofar as cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you of this separately within this privacy policy and, if applicable, request consent.<\/p><h4>Cookie Consent with Usercentrics<\/h4><p>This website uses cookie consent technology from Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Rosental 4, 80331 Munich, website: <a href=\"https:\/\/usercentrics.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/usercentrics.com\/de\/<\/a> (hereinafter &#8220;Usercentrics&#8221;). <\/p><p>When you enter our website, the following personal data is transferred to Usercentrics:<\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li>Your consent(s) or the revocation of your consent(s)<\/li><li>Your IP address<\/li><li>Information about your browser<\/li><li>Information about your device<\/li><li>Time of your visit to the website<\/li><\/ul><p>Furthermore, Usercentrics stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the consents you have given or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you request deletion, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.  <\/p><p>Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.   <\/p><h5>Data Processing Agreement<\/h5><p>We have concluded a data processing agreement with Usercentrics. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that Usercentrics processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR. <\/p><h4>Server Log Files<\/h4><p>The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: <\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li>Browser type and browser version<\/li><li>Operating system used<\/li><li>Referrer URL<\/li><li>Hostname of the accessing computer<\/li><li>Time of the server request<\/li><li>IP address<\/li><\/ul><p>This data is not merged with other data sources.<\/p><p>The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website\u2014for this purpose, server log files must be collected.   <\/p><h4>Contact Form<\/h4><p>If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent. <\/p><p>The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.   <\/p><p>The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions\u2014particularly retention periods\u2014remain unaffected. <\/p><h4>Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax<\/h4><p>If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent. <\/p><p>The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.   <\/p><p>The data you send to us via contact requests remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions\u2014particularly statutory retention periods\u2014remain unaffected. <\/p><h4>Registration on This Website<\/h4><p>You can register on this website to use additional functions on the site. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the use of the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.   <\/p><p>For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way.<\/p><p>The processing of the data entered during registration is carried out for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if applicable, for initiating further contracts (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).<\/p><p>The data collected during registration is stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and will subsequently be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected. <\/p><h4>Comment Function on This Website<\/h4><p>For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you have chosen is stored.<\/p><h5>Storage Duration of Comments<\/h5><p>The comments and associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).<\/p><h5>Legal Basis<\/h5><p>The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke consent you have given at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.   <\/p><h3>5. Analysis Tools and Advertising<\/h3><h4>Google Analytics<\/h4><p>This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (&#8220;Google&#8221;), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. <\/p><p>Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, dwell time, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. This data may be aggregated by Google into a profile that is assigned to the respective user or their device.  <\/p><p>Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. <\/p><p>The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.      <\/p><p>Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/controllerterms\/mccs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/controllerterms\/mccs\/<\/a>. <\/p><p>Use of the Tool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perspective.co\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.perspective.co\/de<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h5>IP Anonymization<\/h5><p>We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.    <\/p><h5>Browser Plugin<\/h5><p>You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout?hl=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout?hl=de<\/a>.<\/p><p>More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google&#8217;s privacy policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/6004245?hl=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/6004245?hl=de<\/a>.<\/p><h5>Data Processing Agreement<\/h5><p>We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.<\/p><h5>Demographic Features in Google Analytics<\/h5><p>This website uses the &#8220;demographic features&#8221; function of Google Analytics to display suitable advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the &#8220;Objection to Data Collection&#8221; section.    <\/p><h5>Storage Duration<\/h5><p>Data stored by Google at the user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details can be found at the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/7667196?hl=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/7667196?hl=de<\/a> <\/p><h4>Google Ads<\/h4><p>The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited (&#8220;Google&#8221;), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. <\/p><p>Google Ads enables us to display advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on user data available at Google (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As a website operator, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by, for example, analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many advertisements led to corresponding clicks.  <\/p><p>The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective marketing of its services and products.   <\/p><p>Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/controllerterms\/mccs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/controllerterms\/mccs\/<\/a>. <\/p><h4>Google Conversion Tracking<\/h4><p>This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (&#8220;Google&#8221;), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. <\/p><p>With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can recognize whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and which actions they performed. We do not receive any information that allows us to personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification.     <\/p><p>The use of Google Conversion Tracking is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.      <\/p><p>More information about Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google&#8217;s privacy policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=de<\/a>.<\/p><h4>Facebook Pixel<\/h4><p>This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.  <\/p><p>This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider&#8217;s website by clicking on a Facebook advertisement. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized. <\/p><p>The collected data is anonymous to us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/de-de.facebook.com\/about\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook Data Use Policy<\/a>. This enables Facebook to place advertisements on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.   <\/p><p>The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media. If appropriate consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.      <\/p><p>Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/legal\/EU_data_transfer_addendum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/legal\/EU_data_transfer_addendum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/de-de.facebook.com\/help\/566994660333381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/de-de.facebook.com\/help\/566994660333381<\/a>. <\/p><p>In Facebook&#8217;s privacy policy, you will find further information on protecting your privacy: <a href=\"https:\/\/de-de.facebook.com\/about\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/de-de.facebook.com\/about\/privacy\/<\/a>.<\/p><p>You can also deactivate the remarketing function &#8220;Custom Audiences&#8221; in the ad settings section at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/preferences\/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/preferences\/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen<\/a>. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook. <\/p><p>If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youronlinechoices.com\/de\/praferenzmanagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.youronlinechoices.com\/de\/praferenzmanagement\/<\/a>.<\/p><h3>6. Newsletter<\/h3><h4>Newsletter Data<\/h4><p>If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.  <\/p><p>The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke the consent you have given to the storage of data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the &#8220;unsubscribe&#8221; link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.  <\/p><p>The data you have deposited with us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this. <\/p><p>After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited.    <strong>You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.<\/strong><\/p><h3>7. Plugins and Tools<\/h3><h4>Google Maps<\/h4><p>This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (&#8220;Google&#8221;), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. <\/p><p>To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transfer.  <\/p><p>The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy location of the places we indicate on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.      <\/p><p>Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/gdprcontrollerterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/gdprcontrollerterms\/<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/gdprcontrollerterms\/sccs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/gdprcontrollerterms\/sccs\/<\/a>. <\/p><p>More information on handling user data can be found in Google&#8217;s privacy policy: <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">policies.google.com\/privacy<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><h4>Perspective<\/h4><h5><strong>Provision of the Online Service<\/strong><\/h5><p>For the provision of our online service, we use an external service provider: Perspective Software GmbH, Mailbox 659770, D-96035 Bamberg (hereinafter &#8220;Perspective&#8221;). Perspective itself stores your data exclusively on European servers. However, there is a possibility that your data may be accessible to institutions in the United States of America, as Perspective uses subprocessors based in the USA. Since the European Union Commission has determined that the data protection laws of the United States do not provide an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from data subjects in the European Union, Perspective provides additional measures and guarantees for data transfer to the United States in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR to ensure an adequate level of protection. For example, through the conclusion of standard contractual clauses between Perspective and the subprocessors.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>I. Description and Scope of Data Processing<\/strong><\/p><p>Perspective processes your data for us so that we can provide you with our online services. For this purpose, your IP address is automatically transmitted to Perspective in order to deliver the content and functions of our online services to your browser or device. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The following data may be collected:<\/p><ol class=\"list\"><li><p>Information about the browser type and version used<\/p><\/li><li><p>Your computer&#8217;s operating system<\/p><\/li><li><p>The internet service provider you use<\/p><\/li><li><p>The IP address of your terminal device<\/p><\/li><li><p>Date and time of your access to the funnel<\/p><\/li><li><p>Websites from which you reached our website (&#8220;referrer&#8221;)<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>II. Legal basis for data processing<\/strong><\/p><p>Perspective stores the data mentioned under I. in so-called log files (protocol files). This is done to ensure <\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li><p>the guarantee of a smooth connection setup of the website,<\/p><\/li><li><p>the guarantee of comfortable use of our website,<\/p><\/li><li><p>the evaluation of system security and stability as well as<\/p><\/li><li><p>for further administrative purposes.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is also necessary to enable delivery of the website to your computer. For this purpose, the IP address of your computer must remain stored for the duration of the session. <\/p><p>These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing. The legal basis for data processing is therefore Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.   <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>III. Duration of processing<\/strong><\/p><p>The personal data processed by Perspective will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected:<\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li><p>In the case of data collection for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.<\/p><\/li><li><p>In the case of storage of the IP address in log files, this is the case after 7 days at the latest.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>IV. Rights of the data subject<\/strong><\/p><p>You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. Furthermore, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority in the event of violations of the GDPR.   <\/p><p>Because data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR). Since the collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of our website, there will usually be no possibility for you to object.    <\/p><p>In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases: <\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li><p>If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. <\/p><\/li><li><p>If the processing of your personal data was\/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.<\/p><\/li><li><p>If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.<\/p><\/li><li><p>If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.  <\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data \u2013 apart from its storage \u2013 may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.<\/p><h5><strong>Contact and inquiry management<\/strong><\/h5><p>For the provision of contact, inquiry, or application forms, we use an external service provider: Perspective Software GmbH, Mailbox 659770, D-96035 Bamberg (hereinafter &#8220;Perspective&#8221;). Perspective itself stores your data exclusively on European servers. However, there is a possibility that your data may be accessible to entities in the United States of America because Perspective uses sub-processors based in the USA. Since the European Union Commission has determined that the data protection laws of the United States do not ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from data subjects in the European Union, Perspective provides additional measures and guarantees for data transfer to the United States in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR to ensure an adequate level of protection. For example, by concluding standard contractual clauses between Perspective and the sub-processors.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>I. Description and scope of data processing<\/strong><\/p><p>When using the contact, inquiry, or application forms from Perspective, the following data is transmitted to Perspective&#8217;s servers:<\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li><p>Date and time of access<\/p><\/li><li><p>Websites from which you reached our website (&#8220;referrer&#8221;)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Contextual information (e.g., button clicks on the pages, selections made on the pages)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Content of all completed text fields (e.g., contact details such as your name or address, or other personal data, depending on the question presented in the specific text field)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Files uploaded by you<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>II. Purpose and legal basis of data processing<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u200d\u200d<\/strong>The purpose of this data processing is to ensure the communication initiated by you.<\/p><p>The processing of your data from contact, inquiry, or application forms is therefore initially based on your consent. The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. If a contract is initiated via an inquiry form, the legal basis is also Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. The legal basis for processing data in an application form can be Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 BDSG, in addition to Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.         <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>III. Duration of processing<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u200d<\/strong>Your personal data will be kept for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose of processing, or until you withdraw your consent. Exceptions to this principle are data that Perspective must retain due to legal obligations. This includes, for example, commercial and tax law retention obligations. These retention periods are \u2013 currently \u2013 up to ten years.   <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>IV. Rights of the data subject<\/strong><\/p><p>You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. Furthermore, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority in the event of violations of the GDPR.   <\/p><p>You can withdraw your consent to data processing at any time by informal notification to us (e.g., by email). The withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the withdrawal. <\/p><p>In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases: <\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li><p>If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. <\/p><\/li><li><p>If the processing of your personal data was\/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.<\/p><\/li><li><p>If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.<\/p><\/li><li><p>If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.  <\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data \u2013 apart from its storage \u2013 may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.<\/p><h3>8. eCommerce and payment providers<\/h3><h4>Processing of data (customer and contract data)<\/h4><p>We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as they are necessary for the establishment, content design, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it.    <\/p><p>The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected. <\/p><h4>Data transfer upon conclusion of contract for services and digital content<\/h4><p>We transmit personal data to third parties only if this is necessary within the scope of contract processing, for example to the credit institution commissioned with payment processing.<\/p><p>A further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without express consent, for example for advertising purposes. <\/p><p>The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.  <\/p><h3>9. Audio and video conferences<\/h3><h5>Data processing<\/h5><p>For communication with our customers, we use online conference tools, among others. The specific tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us via video or audio conference via the internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by us and the provider of the respective conference tool.  <\/p><p>The conference tools collect all data that you provide\/use to use the tools (email address and\/or your phone number). Furthermore, the conference tools process the duration of the conference, start and end (time) of participation in the conference, number of participants, and other &#8220;contextual information&#8221; in connection with the communication process (metadata). <\/p><p>Furthermore, the provider of the tool processes all technical data required to handle online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system type and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker, and the type of connection. <\/p><p>If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise provided within the tool, it is also stored on the servers of the tool providers. Such content includes, in particular, cloud recordings, chat\/instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared during the use of the service. <\/p><p>Please note that we do not have full influence over the data processing operations of the tools used. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider. Further information on data processing by the conference tools can be found in the privacy policies of the respective tools used, which we have listed below this text.  <\/p><h5>Purpose and legal bases<\/h5><p>The conference tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners or to offer certain services to our customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. b GDPR). Furthermore, the use of the tools serves the general simplification and acceleration of communication with us or our company (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Insofar as consent has been requested, the respective tools are used on the basis of this consent; the consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.  <\/p><h5>Storage duration<\/h5><p>The data collected directly by us via the video and conference tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.  <\/p><p>We have no influence on the storage duration of your data, which is stored by the operators of the conference tools for their own purposes. For details, please inform yourself directly from the operators of the conference tools. <\/p><h5>Conference tools used<\/h5><p>We use the following conference tools:<\/p><h4>Zoom<\/h4><p>We use Zoom. The provider of this service is Zoom Communications Inc., San Jose, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA. Details on data processing can be found in Zoom&#8217;s privacy policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/de-de\/privacy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/en-us\/privacy.html<\/a>.<\/p><p>Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/de-de\/privacy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/en-us\/privacy.html<\/a>. <\/p><h4>Bottimmo<\/h4><p>You will receive the download links for the guides and checklists and the property valuation after you have given your consent to the processing of personal data by us. This is an offer in cooperation with www.immowissen.org, which is why your data will also be passed on to www.immowissen.org: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immowissen.org\/datenschutz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-htmlarea-external=\"1\">https:\/\/www.immowissen.org\/datenschutz<\/a> <\/p><h4>ProHyp<\/h4><p>In particular, the interest rate checks, interest rate comparison calculators, and the personal interest rate calculator are offered in cooperation with ProHyp AG: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehyp.de\/datenschutz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-htmlarea-external=\"1\">https:\/\/www.ehyp.de\/datenschutz<\/a><\/p><h4>ProvenExpert<\/h4><p>Reviews of our company are given by users of our homepage and customers via the linked ProvenExpert review seal. 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