Data Privacy Statement

DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT

The use of this website and the utilisation of the services offered on it is associated with the collection, storage and processing of personal data. This privacy policy informs you about the type of data collected from you, the purpose of its collection and your rights in this regard within the framework of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

Table of contents

1. Name and Address of the Data Controller

2. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

3. Collection, Storage, Processing and Erasure of Personal Data and the Nature and Purpose of their Use

a) Website

b) Website Analysis Tools

c) Enquiries (by email or telephone) 

d) Project Communication (by email, telephone, Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet)

e) Data Storage

f) Data Processing

g) Data Transfer

h) Data Erasure

4. Cookies

5. Social Media Channels

a) Operator of the Social Media Platform

b) Operator of the Social Media Profiles

6. Your Rights as a Data Subject

7. Status of this Data Privacy Statement

1. Name and Address of the Data Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is

Name: Dr Torben Gülstorff - Text, editing, specialist editing

Address: Schwedenstrasse 13, 13357 Berlin, Germany

Tel: 030/81614420

E-mail: info@texthochtech.de

Website: https://www.texthochtech.de

2. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

The data protection officer of the controller is

Name: Dr Torben Gülstorff

Address:  Dr Torben Gülstorff - Text, Lektorat, Fachlektorat, Schwedenstrasse 13, 13357 Berlin

Phone: 030/81614420

E-mail: info@texthochtech.de

Website: https://www.texthochtech.de

Data subjects are welcome to contact the data protection officer at any time with questions and suggestions regarding data protection.

3. Collection, Storage, Processing and Deletion of Personal Data and the Nature and Purpose of Their Use

a) Website

When you visit this website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of this website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted

• IP address of the requesting computer,

• date and time of access,

• name and URL of the retrieved file,

• website from which the access was made (referrer URL),

• browser used and, if applicable, your computer's operating system and the name of your access provider.

• name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data is collected and processed for the following purposes

• ensuring a smooth connection to the website,

• ensuring convenient use of the website,

• analysing system security and stability and

• for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest in this data collection and processing arises from the reasons listed above. Under no circumstances will the data collected here be collected or used for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

b) Website Analysis Tools

Analysis tools such as Google Analytics are not used by the operator of this website. Accordingly, the operator of this website does not collect, store or process any data in this context.

c) Enquiries (by e-mail or telephone)

The operator of this website collects the following data for enquiries by email or telephone to promote and initiate business transactions:

• name of the enquirer

• name of the company

• email address of the enquirer

• telephone number of the enquirer

• address of the company

• date of the enquiry

• enquiry and ongoing communication

d) Project Communication (by e-mail, telephone, Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet)

When entering into a business relationship, the operator of this website collects the following data to realize projects for the customer and complete the respective business transaction:

• Names of the project contact persons

• Name of the company

• Email addresses of the project contacts

• Telephone numbers of the project contacts

• Address of the company

• Date of business and project communication

• Business communication

• Project communication

• VAT number of the company

• Invoice data

e) Data Storage

Unless otherwise stated in the following declarations, your data will only be stored by the website operator for as long as is necessary for the website operator to achieve the purpose of processing or to fulfill contractual and legal obligations. Statutory retention obligations may arise in particular from commercial or tax regulations.

f) Data Processing

Personal data will only be processed by the operator of this website in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations, in particular the GDPR and the BDSG. Furthermore, personal data will only be

• to protect the legitimate interests of the website operator or third parties,

• at your request for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 letter b) GDPR),

• for the fulfilment of a contract to which you are a party

• with your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and

• for the fulfilment of a legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 letter c) GDPR)

processed. Here too, however, only insofar as your interests, fundamental rights or fundamental freedoms, which require the protection of personal data, do not prevail (Art. 6 para. 1 letter f) GDPR).

g) Data Transfer

Your data will only be passed on to third parties if 

• the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data

• there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

or

• you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

h) Deletion of Data

Stored data will be deleted as soon as storage is no longer required or a data subject requests this from the website operator. The requirement arises from the achievement of the purpose of processing and the fulfilment of contractual or legal obligations. Statutory retention obligations may arise in particular from commercial or tax regulations.

4. Cookies

Cookies are used to operate this website. These are files that your browser stores on your end device when you visit this website. They are used to store data from your visit and to recognize you and to statistically record, improve and guarantee the operation of this website. The legal basis for this is Section 6(1)(f) GDPR. Temporary cookies are deleted after you leave the website. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of this website.

5. Social Media Channels

The operator of this website has set links to this website on two of its social media platform profiles. The user accounts on both platforms are used to present the company and to communicate with potential new and existing customers. The profiles mentioned are as follows:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-torben-gülstorff-0965622/

and

Xing: https://www.xing.com/profile/Torben_Guelstorff/

If you visit one of these two profiles or interact with them, your personal data may be processed by

a) Operators of the Social Media Platforms

When you visit the two social media profiles, certain information about you is processed by the operator of the respective social media platform. The operators of the two social media platforms are solely responsible for the collection, storage and processing of this personal data. For more information on the processing of your personal data on these platforms and their privacy policies, click on one of the following links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=homepage-basic_footer-privacy-policy

XING: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/druckversion

For information on how you can assert your rights against the operators of the two social media platforms, click on one of the following links

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/PPQ?lang=de

XING: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/welche-rechte-koennen-sie-geltend-machen

b) Operator of the Social Media Profiles

Information that you post on one of the two social media profiles or send directly to the profile operator via one of the two messaging services is processed and used by the profile operator - in addition to regular customer communication. Such information may include the user name, contact details, a like or a message. This data is processed solely by the profile operator. The data is collected on the basis of the legitimate interest in making closer contact with enquiring persons, answering enquiries appropriately and entering into a business relationship. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Further data processing may take place if the data subjects have given their consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) or if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR).

The operator of the social media profiles does not collect so-called ‘site insights’ to analyse visitors to the profile and their respective user behaviour.

6. Your Rights as a Data Subject

In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, data subjects have the right to request information about their personal data processed in connection with this website. In particular, you can 

• information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, if it was not collected here, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details,

• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to obtain from the website operator the rectification or completion of your data

• in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your stored personal data, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims,

• in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and the website operator no longer needs the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR,

• object to any processing based on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR. If the operator of the e processes personal data about you for the purpose of direct marketing, you can object to this processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 2 and para. 3 GDPR,

• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to request that your personal data that you have provided to us be sent to you or another controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format

• in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you can revoke your consent to the operator of the website at any time. As a result, the website operator will no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future. In the case of direct advertising, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by the website operator without the need to specify a particular situation. You have the option of informing us of your objection informally by telephone, email or to the postal address of this company listed at the beginning of this privacy policy and

• lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace to lodge an objection to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR - provided there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or your objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation. 

7. Status of this Data Privacy Statement

This privacy policy was created on 7 July 2024. Any changes in the practice of data collection, processing and storage described here will be announced immediately by updating this privacy policy.