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Privacy Policy

§ 1 Information about the collection of personal data

 

(1) In the following text we inform you about how personal data is collected when you use our website. Personal data are all data which can be used to identify you, e.g. your name, address, e-mail addresses and usage behaviour.

(2) The controller as defined at Art. 4 (7) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

MR Datentechnik Vertriebs- und Service GmbH
Emmericher Str. 13
90411 Nürnberg
Germany
Managing Director: Gerhard Reinhardt
Tel. +49 (0)911-52147-0
Fax +49 (0)911-52147-111
E-mail 
info@mr-daten.de
Website: www.mr-daten.de
Legal Information: www.mr-daten.de/impressum

 

The controller’s Data Protection Officer is:

Domenic Ipta, Solicitor
c/o Steinbock & Partner mbB, Solicitors
Domstr. 3
97070 Würzburg

Germany
Tel. +49 (0)931-22222,
Fax +49 (0)931-30811-111
E-Mail: dsb@mr-daten.de
Website: www.steinbock-partner.de

 

(3) When you contact us by e-mail or using a contact form, we store the data you share with us (your e-mail address, your name, company and your telephone number) so that we can respond to your query. We erase the data obtained in this connection once their storage is no longer necessary, or we restrict their processing where statutory retention periods exist.

(4) Where we avail of service providers for individual parts of our offering, or wish to use your data for advertising purposes, we advise you below in detail of the respective procedures whereby we also specify the defined criteria for the length of their storage.

 

§ 2 Your rights

 

You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

(1) The right to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR.

You may request a confirmation from us as to whether we are processing your personal data. Where this is the case, you have the right to details about those personal data, and the right to the following information:

  • the purposes of processing;

  • the categories of personal data that are being processed;

  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data have been or will be disclosed;

  • the proposed period for which your personal data will be retained or, where no definitive statement can be made in this regard, the criteria which determine the retention period;

  • the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and/or the right to object to processing;

  • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;

  • the source of your personal data where we did not collect them from you;

  • the existence of automated decision-making inclusive of profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved, the legal effects for you and the intended effects of such processing, as well as a right to be informed pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR with regard to guarantees that exist when your data are transferred to third countries.



(2) Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR

You have the right to rectification and/or completion insofar as the personal data about you that we are processing are incorrect or incomplete.

(3) Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR

a) Obligation to erase

You may request that we erase your personal data without delay, and we are obliged to erase such data without delay where one of the following grounds apply:

  • Your personal data are no longer required for the purposes for which they were originally collected or otherwise processed;

  • You withdraw your consent on which processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR is based, and there are no other legal grounds for processing;

  • You object to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing or you object to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR;

  • Your personal data are being processed unlawfully;

  • The erasure of your personal data is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation under Union law or the laws of Member States to which we are subject;

  • Your personal data were collected in connection with information society services pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

 

b) Informing third parties

Where we have publicised your personal data and are obliged to erase them pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, we will take appropriate measures with due consideration of available technology and costs of implementation to inform the data processor which is processing your personal data that you, as a data subject, have requested the erasure of all links to these personal data or of copies or replications of these personal data.

c) Exceptions

Your right to erasure shall not apply in particular where processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

(4) Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR

You have the right to obtain restriction of processing of your personal data where one of the following applies:

  • if you contest the accuracy of your personal data, for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;

  • the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;

  • we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or

  • if you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR pending the verification of whether our legitimate grounds as the controller override yours as the data subject.

 

Where processing of your personal data has been restricted, these personal data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence 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 Union or a Member State.

If you have obtained a restriction on one of the above grounds we will notify you before the restriction of processing is lifted.

(5) Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR

If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing vis-à-vis the controller, we are obliged to communicate any rectification or erasure of your personal data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed by us about these recipients.

(6) Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR

You have the right to receive the personal data you have shared with us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and you have the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from us, to whom these data were made available, provided:

  • the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR

and

  • the processing is carried out by automated means.



In exercising this right you further have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly by us to another controller where technically feasible, and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

 

(7) Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of your personal data which is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR (point f regulates the processing of personal data where processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests. This is the case where the processing is, in particular, not necessary for the performance of a contract with you, which we specify in each case in the following description of functions); this shall also apply to profiling based on these provisions.

We will then no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for such purposes.

In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

(8) Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR

You have the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time with future effect. In the event that you withdraw your consent, we will erase the affected data without delay provided that further processing cannot be justified on the legal basis of consent-free processing. Withdrawal of your consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior that withdrawal.



(9) Automated individual decision-making incl. profile pursuant to Art. 22 GDPR

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This shall not apply if the decision

  • is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and us (the controller);

  • is authorised by Union or Member State law to which we are subject, and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms and legitimate interests; or

  • is based on your explicit consent.



However, these decisions shall not be based on special categories of personal data referred to in Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless point (a) or (g) of Art. 9 (2) applies and suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests are in place.

In the cases referred to in the bulleted list above, we shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least your right to obtain human intervention on our part, to express your point of view and contest the decision.

(10) Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged will inform you on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.

 

§ 3 Collection of personal data when you visit our website



(1) When you simply visit our website to obtain information, i.e. if you do not register or share information with us in any other way, we collect only the personal data transmitted from your browser to our server. If you wish to look at our website, we collect the following data which are technically required so that the website can be displayed and to ensure stability and security (the legal basis for data collection is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR):

–   IP address

–   Date and time of your visit

–   Time difference in relation to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

–   Content of your visit (specific page)

–   Access status/HTTP status code

–   Volume of data transferred

–   Website from which the request comes

–   Browser

–   Operating system and its user interface

–   Language and version of your browser software.

 (2) In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you visit our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on the hard drive of the browser you are using, and through which the entity placing the cookie (in this case, us), is sent certain information. Cookies cannot execute programmes or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make our overall internet offering more user-friendly and effective.  

(3) Use of cookies:

a) This website uses the following types of cookies whose scope and functions are explained below:

  • transient cookies (see b)

  • persistent cookies (see c)

b) Transient cookies are automatically erased when you close your browser. They include, in particular, session cookies. These store what is known as a session ID with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to a single session. This allows your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are erased when you log out or close your browser.

c) Persistent cookies are automatically erased after a specified period which varies from one cookie to another. You can erase cookies at any time by adjusting you browser’s security settings.

d) You can adjust your browser settings as you wish and, for instance, reject third-party cookies or all cookies. We would however like to point out that if you do so, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website.

e) We use cookies so that we can identify you on future visits, if you have an account with us. Otherwise you will be required to log in each time you visit.

f) The Flash cookies we use are not logged by your browser but by your Flash plug-in. We also use HTML5 storage objects that are stored on your end device. These objects store the necessary data irrespective of the browser you are using and have no automatic erasure date. If you do not wish to accept Flash cookies, you will need to install a suitable add-on, e.g. “Better Privacy” for Mozilla Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/) or the Adobe Flash Killer cookie for Google Chrome. You can prevent the use of HTML5 storage objects by opening a private browsing session. We also recommend that you manually erase cookies and your browser history on a regular basis.

 



§ 4 Other functions and services on our website

 

(1) Apart from purely providing information, we offer various services on our website which you may use, if interested. To do so, as a rule you will be asked to provide further personal data which we use to provide the given service and for which the principles of data processing referred to above apply.

(2) We use external service providers, in part, to process your data. These providers have been carefully selected and contracted. They are subject to our instructions and are regularly monitored.

(3) We may furthermore transfer your personal data to third parties in the event that, in conjunction with partners, we offer you the opportunity to take part in promotions or competitions, enter into contracts, or similar services. Further information in this connection will be provided to you when you submit your personal data or will be displayed below in the offer description.

(4) Insofar as our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) we will inform you of the associated consequences in the description of the service.

 

§ 5 Use of our online shop

 

(1) If you wish to place an order in our online shop, it is necessary for the conclusion of the contract that you provide your personal data which we require to handle your order. Mandatory details for handling contracts are marked as such; other details are voluntary. We process the data that you provide to us to handle your order. This may involve transferring your payment data to our bank. The legal basis for such processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

You may create a customer account through which we can store your data for any future purchases. When you create an account by going to “Registration”, the data you provide are stored subject to your consent. You can erase all other data, including your user account, in the Customer area at any time.

We may also process the data you provide to us in order to inform you about other interesting products in our portfolio, or to send you e-mails with technical information.

(2) Under the provisions of commercial and fiscal law, we are obliged to store your address, payment and order details for a period of ten years. However, after two years we impose a restriction on processing. This means that your data are only used for compliance with statutory requirements.

(3) To prevent unauthorised third parties from gaining access to your personal data, and your financial data in particular, the order process is encrypted using TLS technology.

 

§ 6 Use of our portal

 

(1) If you wish to use our portal, you are required to register, specifying your e-mail address, as well as a password and user name, both of which you may choose yourself. You are not required to use your own name; you may use a pseudonym. For registration we use what is known as a double opt-in procedure. This means your registration is only finalised if you have confirmed it by clicking on the link contained in an e-mail which we will send to you for this purpose. If we have not received your confirmation within 24 hours, your registration will be automatically erased from our database. The provision of the above-mentioned data is mandatory; any other information can be shared voluntarily when you use our portal.

(2) When you use our portal, we store the data we require for contract performance, as well as details of your payment method, until such time as you close your account. We also store data that you have voluntarily shared with us for the duration of your visit to our portal, provided that you do not erase them beforehand. You can manage and modify all data in the protected Customer area. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

(3) When you use our portal you data may be disclosed to other portal users in keeping with the contractual service. Non-registered members will not receive any information about you. Your [user name and photo] are visible to all registered members, irrespective of whether you have approved this or not. In contrast to this, your entire profile with the data you have shared is visible to all members whom you have confirmed as personal contacts. If you allow your personal contacts access to content that you have not sent by private message, that content can also be seen by third parties if your personal contact has given clearance. If you post articles in public groups, these are visible to all registered members of the portal.

(4) To prevent third parties from gaining unauthorised access to data, and your financial data in particular, the link is encrypted using TLS technology.

 

§ 7 Newsletter

(1) You can give your consent to subscribing to our newsletter with which we keep you informed about current interesting offers. The goods and services advertised therein are specified in your declaration of consent.

(2) For subscription to our newsletter we use what is known as a double opt-in procedure. This means that after you have subscribed, we send you an e-mail to the e-mail address you have given us, asking you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your subscription within 24 hours, your information is blocked and will be automatically erased after one month. In addition, we store the IP addresses you use, as well as the times of your subscription and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to verify your subscription and, if necessary, to investigate any possible misuse of your personal data.

(3) In order to receive the newsletter, we only require your e-mail address. The provision of other, specially marked data is voluntary, and they are used so that we can address you in person. After we receive your confirmation, we store your e-mail address for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(4) You may withdraw your consent to receiving the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from it. To do so, you can either click on the e-mail link displayed in every newsletter, use this form: www.mr-daten.de/newsletter-abmeldung on the website, send an e-mail to einwilligung@mr-daten.de or send a letter to the address shown in the Legal Information section.

(5) We wish to advise you that when we send you the newsletter, we analyse your user behaviour. To this end, the e-mails we send you contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels. These are single-pixel image files that are stored on our website. For the purpose of analysis, we link the data specified at Art. 3 above and the web beacons with your e-mail address and an individual ID. Links in the newsletter also contain this ID. Using the data obtained in this way, we create a user profile with the aim of tailoring the newsletter to your personal interests. In doing so, we log when you read our newsletter and which links you click on, from which we draw conclusions about your personal interests. We associate these data with your activities on our website.

You may refuse this tracking at any time by clicking on the special link displayed in every e-mail, or inform us accordingly by some other means. The information is stored for the duration of your subscription. After you have unsubscribed, we store the data in anonymised form and purely for statistical purposes. Furthermore, such tracking is not possible if you have deactivated the display of images in your e-mail programme as standard. In this case, the newsletter will not display correctly and you may not be able to use all of its functions. If you manually allow images to be displayed, the above-mentioned tracking will take place.

 

§ 8 Web Analytics – use of Google Analytics

(1) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Where IP anonymisation is activated on this website, within the member states of the European Union or in other countries which are signatories to the European Economic Area Agreement, your IP address will be abbreviated beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

(2) Your IP address transmitted from your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google.

(3) You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. You should however note that if you do so you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You may furthermore prevent the collection and processing of cookie and website usage data (incl. your IP address) by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available through the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

(4) This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizelp()” to abbreviate the IP addresses being processed, so they cannot be used to identify specific individuals. If the data that are collected about you allow you to be identified as an individual, this is immediately prevented and the relevant personal data are thus erased immediately.

(5) We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website and to regularly improve it. The statistical information we obtain allows us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases where personal data are transferred to the USA, Google complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

(6) Information about the third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.

Terms of Use: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html;

Privacy overview: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html;

Privacy Policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

(7) This website also uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of visitor flows, effected by means of a user ID. You can deactivate cross-device analysis of your use by going to “My Data” / “Personal Data” in your customer account. 

§ 9 Social Media

 

  1. Use of social media plugins

(1) We currently use the following social media plugins: Facebook, Google+ and Xing. In doing so we use what is known as a two-click solution. This means that when you visit our website, initially none of your personal data are transferred to the plugin providers. You will recognise the plugin provider from the button which displays its initial letter or logo. We give you the opportunity to communicate directly with the plugin provider via the button. Only when you click the marked field and thus activate it does the plugin provider receive the information that you are visiting the corresponding website of our online offering. In addition, the data specified at Art. 3 above are transferred. According to their respective providers in Germany, in the case of Facebook and Xing, your IP address is anonymised immediately after it is collected. Therefore by activating a plugin, your personal data are transferred to the respective plugin provider and stored there (in the USA in the case of US providers). Since the plugin provider engages in data collection, most notably via cookies, we recommend that before clicking on the greyed-out button, you go to your browser’s security settings and erase all cookies.

(2) We have no influence on the data collected or the data processing processes, nor are we aware of the full scope of data collection, the purposes of processing or the data retention periods. Equally, we have no information about the erasure of collected data by the respective plugin providers.

(3) The respective plugin provider stores the data it collects about you as a usage profile and uses this for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or to tailor its website. Such analysis is undertaken, in particular (and also for users who are not logged in) to display customised advertising, and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You may object to the creation of these user profiles although to do so, you must address the respective plugin provider. Via the plugins we offer you the opportunity to interact with social networks and other users, so that we can improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of plugins is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

(4) Data is transferred irrespective of whether you have an account with the plugin provider and are logged in to your account. If you are logged on with a plugin provider, the data we collect from you will be associated directly with your account with the respective plugin provider. When you use the activated button and, for example, link the page, the plugin provider will also store this information in your user account and will publicly share it with your contacts. We recommend that after using a social network you should log out regularly, and particularly before activating a button, as this will avoid information being associated with your account by the plugin provider.

(5) Further information about the purpose and scope of data collection and their processing by the respective plugin provider is available below in those providers’ privacy policies. These also contain more information about your rights in this connection and the settings you can use to protect your privacy.

(6) Addresses of the respective plugin providers and URLs with their privacy policies:

a) Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; http://www.facebook.com/policy.php; for information about data collection: http://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other#applications and http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info#everyoneinfo. Facebook complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

b) Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountainview, California 94043, USA; https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/?hl=de. Google complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

c) Xing AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg, DE; http://www.xing.com/privacy.

  

  1. Integration of YouTube videos

 

(1) We have integrated YouTube videos into our website which are stored on http://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly on our website. [They are all integrated in “enhanced privacy mode” which means that no data about you as a user are transferred to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos will the data specified at paragraph 2 below be transferred. We have no influence on this data transfer.]

(2) When you visit our website, YouTube receives the information that you have retrieved the respective subpage on our website. In addition, the data specified at Art. 3 above are transmitted. This happens irrespective of whether YouTube has provided a user account through which you are logged in, or have no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be associated directly with your account. If you do not want the data to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before you activate the button. YouTube stores your data as a usage profile and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or to tailor its website. Such analysis is undertaken, in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display customised advertising, and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You may object to the creation of these user profiles although to do so, you must address YouTube directly.

(3) Further information about the purpose and scope of data collection and their processing by YouTube is available in the latter’s privacy policy. This also contains more information about your rights and the settings you can use to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

 

  1. Integration of Google Maps

 

(1) We use Google Maps on our website. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website, enabling you to easily use the map function.

(2) When you visit our website, Google receives the information that you have retrieved the respective subpage on our website. In addition, the data specified at Art. 3 above are transmitted. This happens irrespective of whether Google has provided a user account through which you are logged in, or have no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be associated directly with your account. If you do not want the data to be associated with your profile on Google, you must log out before you activate the button. Google stores your data as a usage profile and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or to tailor its website. Such analysis is undertaken, in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display customised advertising, and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You may object to the creation of these user profiles although to do so, you must address Google directly.

(3) Further information about the purpose and scope of data collection and their processing by Google is available in the provider’s privacy policy which also contains more information about your rights in this connection and the settings you can use to protect your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your data in the USA and complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

 

§ 10 Currentness and amendments

 

This Privacy Policy is currently valid and was last updated in October 2024. The development of our website and of our offering on the website, or changes to statutory or other official requirements may render it necessary to modify this Privacy Policy. The respective valid version of our Privacy Policy is available on our website at https://www.mr-daten.de/datenschutz where it can be viewed or printed at any time.