Privacy Policy

We, the town of Staufen (here­inafter referred to as “we/​our”), take the protec­tion of your personal data very seriously and adhere strictly to all applic­able laws and regu­la­tions on data protec­tion, in partic­ular the General Data Protec­tion Regu­la­tion (GDPR), the Federal Data Protec­tion Act (BDSG), the Digital Services Act (DDG) and the Telecom­mu­ni­ca­tions Digital Services Data Protec­tion Act (TDDDG). The following expla­na­tions give you an overview of how we ensure this protec­tion and which data we process for which purpose.

Usage data

Each time our website is accessed and each time a file is retrieved, general data about this process is auto­mat­i­cally stored in a log file. This data is stored exclu­sively for system-related and statis­tical purposes (on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) and, in excep­tional cases, to report criminal offenses (on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR).

The data will not be passed on to third parties or otherwise analyzed unless there is a legal oblig­a­tion to do so (Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR).

In detail, the following data record is stored for each retrieval:

• Name of the retrieved file
• Date and time of retrieval
• Amount of data trans­ferred
• Message as to whether the retrieval was successful
• Descrip­tion of the type of web browser used
• Operating system used
• the previ­ously visited page
• Provider
• Your IP address

Personal data

We only process personal data if we are permitted to do so by law or if you have given us your consent.
In detail:

Contact
If you contact us, we will store your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the purpose of processing your request and in the event that further corre­spon­dence should take place.

Newsletter
We would be pleased to inform you about our company and our product range via our newsletter.

To send you a newsletter, we need your name and e‑mail address. You can enter this infor­ma­tion in the fields provided on our website. After you have sent this data, you will receive an e‑mail from us to the e‑mail address you have provided, in which you must click on a confir­ma­tion link to verify the e‑mail address you have provided.

Your data will only be processed by us for the purpose of sending the newsletter. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, or, by clicking on the confir­ma­tion link, your consent and thus Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can unsub­scribe from the newsletter at any time and thus object to the further use of your data. You can unsub­scribe from the mailing list at the end of each newsletter. Alter­na­tively, you can also send us an email to datenschutz@​staufen.​de.

Your personal data will only be passed on to third parties if we are legally obliged to do so (then on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 letter. e) GDPR), or this is necessary to protect the legit­i­mate interests of the third party (then on the basis of Art. Art. 6 para. 1 letter. f) GDPR).

Cookies

We use so-called cookies in some areas of our website. These file elements allow your computer to be iden­ti­fied as a technical unit during your visit to this website in order to make it easier for you to use our website — even on repeat visits.

However, you usually have the option of setting your Internet browser so that you are informed about the occur­rence of cookies so that you can allow or exclude them or delete existing cookies.

Please use the help function of your Internet browser to obtain infor­ma­tion on how to change these settings. We would like to point out that indi­vidual functions of our website may not work if you have deac­ti­vated the use of cookies.

Cookies do not allow a server to read private data from your computer or data stored by another server. They do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses.

We base the use of cookies on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR: the processing is carried out to improve the func­tion­ality of our website. It is therefore necessary to protect our legit­i­mate interests.

Use of the analysis tool “Matomo” (previ­ously known as “Piwik”)

Our website uses Matomo(https://​matomo​.org/), an open source software for analyzing visitor access to our website. Matomo uses so-called cookies, text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The infor­ma­tion generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our servers in Germany and is not passed on to third parties. Your IP address is anonymized imme­di­ately after processing and before it is stored.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appro­priate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full func­tion­ality of our website.

You can also object to the use of your data by Matomo by making use of the option described below:

A cookie is stored on your browser which only contains the infor­ma­tion that no data about you may be collected by Matomo. Previ­ously stored cookies are then deleted. However, if you delete all cookies in your browser, you may have to object to the use of your data again at
.

You can decide here whether a unique web analysis cookie may be stored in your browser to enable us to collect and analyze various statis­tical data. If you wish to opt out, you can click on the following link to place the Matomo deac­ti­va­tion cookie in your browser.

Your visit to our internet platform is currently recorded by Matomo web analytics.
Click here to stop your visit from being recorded.

We base the use of the afore­men­tioned analysis tool on Art. 6 para. 1 letter f) GDPR: the processing is carried out to analyze user behavior and is therefore necessary to safeguard our legit­i­mate interests.

Use of the social plugin from Instagram

The protec­tion of your personal data is very important to us. That is why we do not directly implement the various social plugins. We only place a link to Instagram on our pages. This social plugin is only activated when you follow the link.

Please note that data is only trans­mitted once you have activated the relevant social plugins by clicking on the corre­sponding link. Simply visiting our pages does not trigger any data trans­mis­sion. If you activate the data trans­mis­sion by clicking on the corre­sponding link, the following data trans­mis­sion takes place:

Functions of the Instagram service are then inte­grated on our website. These functions are offered by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Since 2012, Instagram LLC has been part of the Facebook Inc. group of companies, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.

You can find an overview of the Instagram plugins here: http://​blog​.instagram​.com/​p​o​s​t​/​3​6​2​2​2​0​2​2​8​7​2​/​i​n​t​r​o​d​u​c​i​n​g​-​i​n​s​t​a​g​r​a​m​-​b​a​d​ges.

If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “Instagram” button, a direct connec­tion is estab­lished between your browser and the Instagram server via the plugin. Instagram receives the infor­ma­tion that your browser has accessed the corre­sponding page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram account or are not currently logged in to Instagram. This infor­ma­tion (including your IP address) is trans­mitted directly from your browser to the Instagram server in the USA and stored there. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our site with your Instagram account.

We would like to point out that, as the website operator, we have no knowledge of the content of the trans­mitted data or its use by Instagram. Further infor­ma­tion on this can be found in Insta­gram’s privacy policy at https://​www​.instagram​.com/​a​b​o​u​t​/​l​e​g​a​l​/​p​r​i​v​a​cy/.

If you do not want Instagram to be able to associate your visit to our site with your Instagram account, please log out of your Instagram account or do not activate the social plugins.

We base the use of the afore­men­tioned social plugins on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. By acti­vating the corre­sponding link, you give us your consent to data processing. In any case, data processing is permitted under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; by acti­vating the corre­sponding link, data processing is carried out for adver­tising purposes and is therefore in our legit­i­mate interest.

Use of the social plugins from YouTube

Our website also links to the YouTube social network page. We also operate a social media page here.

If you click on a link to YouTube, you will be redi­rected to the relevant external YouTube page. If you are also logged in as a member of YouTube, the operator, YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066 USA, can assign your visit to our site to your respec­tive user account. We would like to point out that YouTube LLC is part of the Google LLC Group, 1600 Amphithe­atre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

If you do not want YouTube to collect and store data about your visit to our website, you must log out of your YouTube account before clicking on the link.

For the purpose and scope of data collec­tion and the further processing and use of your data by YouTube, please refer to the corre­sponding privacy policy, which you can find here: http://​www​.google​.de/​i​n​t​l​/​d​e​/​p​o​l​i​c​i​e​s​/​p​r​i​v​a​cy/

We base the use of YouTube on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. By clicking on the link and logging in to YouTube at the same time, you give us your consent to data processing. In any case, data processing is permitted under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; by clicking on the link and simul­ta­ne­ously logging into the respec­tive social network, data processing is carried out for adver­tising purposes and is therefore in our legit­i­mate interest.

Use of the plugins from Vimeo

We use the Vimeo plugins for the inte­gra­tion of videos on our website. Vimeo is operated by Vimeo LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When you visit a website with the Vimeo plugin, a connec­tion to the Vimeo servers is estab­lished. This tells the Vimeo server which website you have visited. If you are logged in to Vimeo as a member, Vimeo assigns this infor­ma­tion to your personal user account. When using the plugin, e.g. playing a video by acti­vating the play button, this infor­ma­tion is also assigned to your user account. You can prevent this assign­ment by logging out of your Vimeo user account before using our website and deleting the corre­sponding cookies from Vimeo.

Further infor­ma­tion on data processing and notes on data protec­tion by Vimeo can be found at https://​vimeo​.com/​p​r​i​v​acy.

We base the use of Vimeo on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. By acti­vating the plugin and logging in to Vimeo at the same time, you give us your consent to data processing. In any case, data processing is permitted under Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; by acti­vating the plugin and simul­ta­ne­ously logging into the respec­tive social network, data processing is carried out for adver­tising purposes and is therefore in our legit­i­mate interest.

Use of Google Web Fonts, Google Maps and Open­StreetMap

External fonts, so-called Google web fonts, are used on our website. We also use Google Maps to show you the route to our company and to make it easier for you to plan your journey. Here, too, we use the services of Google Inc. 1600 Amphithe­atre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you visit our website, your browser loads the required infor­ma­tion from the Google server in the USA into your browser cache. This is necessary so that your browser can also display a visually improved presen­ta­tion of our texts and the map on our website. This tells the Google server which of our web pages you have visited. Your IP address is also stored by Google.

Further infor­ma­tion on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://​devel​opers​.google​.com/​f​o​n​t​s​/​f​a​q​?​h​l​=​d​e​-​D​E​&​c​s​w=1
Further infor­ma­tion on Google Maps can be found at https://​www​.google​.com/​i​n​t​l​/​d​e​_​d​e​/​h​e​l​p​/​t​e​r​m​s​_​m​a​p​s​.​h​tml
General infor­ma­tion on data protec­tion at Google can be found at www​.google​.com/​p​o​l​i​c​i​e​s​/​p​r​i​v​a​cy/

We use a map section from Open­StreetMap (https://​www​.open​streetmap​.de/) on our website to show you the route to our company and to make it easier for you to plan your journey. Open­StreetMap is an open source mapping tool. Your IP address is forwarded to Open­StreetMap so that the map can be displayed to you. You can find out how Open­StreetMap stores your data on the Open­StreetMap data protec­tion page here https://​wiki​.open​streetmap​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​D​E​:​D​a​t​e​n​s​c​h​utz and here https://​wiki​.open​streetmap​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​D​E​:​L​e​g​a​l​_​FAQ.

We base the use of the afore­men­tioned tools on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR: the data processing is carried out to improve the user-friend­li­ness of our website and is therefore in our legit­i­mate interest.

Duration of storage

“We store your data for as long as is necessary for the final processing of your request. The statis­tical data collected via the “Matomo” analysis tool is anonymized as soon as it is collected and the results are stored for a maximum of 2 years.
This does not apply to data for which there are statutory or otherwise prescribed retention oblig­a­tions; this data is stored for the duration of the respec­tive retention period and then routinely deleted.”

Rights of data subjects

Right of access
You have the right to obtain confir­ma­tion from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed.
To do so, simply send an email to datenschutz@​staufen.​de.

Correction/​deletion/​restriction of processing
Further­more, you have the right to demand that we

• inac­cu­rate personal data concerning you are rectified imme­di­ately (right to recti­fi­ca­tion);
• personal data concerning you are erased imme­di­ately (right to erasure) and
• the processing is restricted (right to restric­tion of processing).

Right to data porta­bility
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a struc­tured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller.
To do so, simply send an email to datenschutz@​staufen.​de

Right to withdraw consent
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The with­drawal of consent shall not affect the lawful­ness of processing based on consent before its with­drawal.
Please send an email to datenschutz@​staufen.​de.

Right to object
If the processing of personal data concerning you is necessary for the perfor­mance of a task carried out in the public interest (Article 6(1)(e) GDPR) or for the purposes of our legit­i­mate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), you have the right to object.
To do so, please simply send an email to datenschutz@​staufen.​de

Right to lodge a complaint
If you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a super­vi­sory authority, without prejudice to any other legal remedies.

Our data protec­tion officer

You can contact our data protec­tion officer at
T +49 7633 805 – 28
datenschutz@​staufen.​de

Security

We use the latest Internet tech­nolo­gies to ensure the security of your data. During the online enquiry process, your details are secured with SSL encryp­tion. To ensure the secure storage of your data, our systems are protected by firewalls that prevent unau­tho­rized access from outside.