Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following notes provide 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 identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Notice to the responsible party" in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This can include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of these data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
For what do we use your data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used for analyzing your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to request free information at any time about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of these data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time for this and for any further questions regarding data protection.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Squarespace
The provider is Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Squarespace).
Squarespace is a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, your data is processed on Squarespace's servers. Personal data may also be transmitted to Squarespace's parent company, Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA. Squarespace also stores cookies that are necessary for the presentation of the site and to ensure security (necessary cookies).
The use of Squarespace is based on Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in providing our website as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, the processing is carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6, para. 1, lit. a of the GDPR and § 25, para. 1 TDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transmission to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. For details, see here: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-DSGVO-und-Squarespace.
The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. More information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnjcAAC&status=Active.
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. A completely secure data transfer against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Reinhart Mundt
Atelier Hamburger Str. 15
50668 Cologne
Phone: 0221 135 776
Email: info@reinhartmundt.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage duration is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons to store your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted after these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6, para. 1, lit. a of the GDPR or Art. 9, para. 2, lit. a of the GDPR, if special data categories are processed according to Art. 9, para. 1 of the GDPR. In the case of explicit consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also carried out based on Art. 49, para. 1, lit. a of the GDPR. If you consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also carried out based on § 25, para. 1 TDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or to carry out precontractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6, para. 1, lit. b of the GDPR. Additionally, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6, para. 1, lit. c of the GDPR. Data processing may also occur based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f of the GDPR. The relevant legal bases for each case are explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, it is necessary to transmit personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties when this is necessary to fulfill a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in transferring the data under Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f of the GDPR, or if another legal basis allows for the data transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers based on a valid processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO 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 CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, 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 TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in 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 the data to another controller, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.
Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do this. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its erasure.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to 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.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, 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 of a Member State.
SSL and TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
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