Privacy Policy & Cookie Settings
1. Privacy at a Glance
General Notes
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on this Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Notice on the responsible entity" in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is partly collected by you providing it to us. This could be, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically or after your consent collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data happens automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, 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. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. In addition, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this and other questions concerning data protection, you can contact us at any time.
Analysis Tools and Tools from Third Parties
Your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed when visiting this website. This mainly happens with so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
DomainFactory
The provider is DomainFactory GmbH, c/o WeWork, Neuturmstraße 5, 80331 Munich (hereinafter DomainFactory). When you visit our website, DomainFactory records various log files including your IP addresses.
Details can be found in the privacy policy of DomainFactory: https://www.df.eu/de/datenschutz/.
The use of DomainFactory is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a reliable presentation of our website. If a corresponding consent has been obtained, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Order Processing
We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a data protection required contract that ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Notes 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 the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Notice on the Responsible Entity
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
AoA-AI - Philipp Weissgerber
Bärenweg 31A
76149 Karlsruhe
Phone: 0721 96145228
Email: pw@AoA-AI.de
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, or similar).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing lapses. If you make a justified deletion request or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storage of your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons lapse.
General Notes on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website
If you have given consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In case of explicit consent to transfer personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The respective applicable legal basis is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Notice on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries
We use tools from companies based in the USA or other countries without an adequate level of data protection. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. We point out that these countries cannot guarantee a data protection level comparable to the EU. For example, US companies are obligated to disclose personal data to security authorities without legal recourse for you as the affected person. It cannot be excluded that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) monitor, evaluate, and store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke any given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING OCCURS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. 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 LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH THE 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 OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
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 SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO INCLUDES PROFILING, AS FAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to Complain to the Competent Supervisory Authority
In case of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, especially in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to complain is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process based on your consent or a contract automatically in a common, machine-readable format and have the right to transfer this data to another controller. If you request direct transfer to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
You have the right, within the applicable legal provisions, at any time to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing as well as a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to demand restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us anytime to do so. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to demand restriction of your personal data processing.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If you have filed an objection under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of interests must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may only be processed – aside from its storage – with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as site operators, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change from "http://" to "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is active, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to Advertising Emails
The use of contact data published within the framework of the impressum obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby expressly objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in case of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example by spam emails.
4. Data Collection on this Website
Cookies
Our internet pages use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently stored on your device (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them or your web browser automatically deletes them.
Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third parties within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have different functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or video playback). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, provide certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audiences) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is indicated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can adjust your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if consent has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
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 lapses (e.g., after completing your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email, Phone or Fax
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 will not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if consent has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage lapses (e.g., after your request is completed). Mandatory statutory provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.
Comment Function on this Website
In addition to your comment, the time of creation, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you choose will be stored.
Storage Duration of Comments
Comments and associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).
Legal Basis
Storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. A simple email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected.
5. Social Media
This website includes elements of the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook statements, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thus receives information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to this website with your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we do not receive any knowledge about the content of the transmitted data and its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy under: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
If consent has been obtained, the use of the above service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent is revocable at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in the most comprehensive visibility possible in social media.
If personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited solely to data collection and forwarding to Facebook. The processing by Facebook after forwarding is not part of joint responsibility. Our joint obligations are regulated in a joint processing agreement. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for secure implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for data security of Facebook products. Rights of data subjects (e.g., information requests) concerning data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward these to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
X (formerly Twitter)
Functions of the social network X (formerly Twitter) may be integrated on this website. Provider for users in Europe is Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.
If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the servers of X. X thus can obtain information about your visit to this website. If you use X and share content or interact with platform functions, this information can be assigned and published to your user account. We point out that we as the provider of this website have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by X. Further information can be found in the privacy policy of X under: https://x.com/de/privacy.
If consent has been obtained, the use of the above service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent is revocable at any time. If no consent has been obtained, use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in the most comprehensive visibility possible in social media.
A data transfer to third countries, especially to the USA, cannot be excluded. Details can be found in the privacy information of X under: https://x.com/de/privacy.
Your privacy settings at X can be adjusted in the account settings at https://x.com/settings/account.
This website includes functions of the service Instagram. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
If the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website with your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign the visit to this website to your user account. We point out that as the provider of the pages, we do not receive details about the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
If consent has been obtained, the use of the above service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent is revocable at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the use of the service is based on our legitimate interest in comprehensive visibility in social media.
If personal data is collected using this tool on our website and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited solely to data collection and forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. Processing by Facebook or Instagram after forwarding is not part of joint responsibility. Our joint obligations are laid down in a joint processing agreement. The wording of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. Data subjects’ rights (e.g., information requests) concerning data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
More information can be found in the privacy policy of Instagram: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
6. Analysis Tools and Advertising
Myrddin Analytics
This website uses our own analytics extension Myrddin Analytics to analyze visitor access in a data-minimizing statistical way.
With Myrddin Analytics we analyze the usage of our website on our own system. Depending on your consent status, page views, called contents, technical browser and device data, referrer information, and time usage data may be processed.
The collected statistical data is stored exclusively on our own server and is not transmitted to an external analytics service.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR if only technically necessary or sufficiently anonymized evaluations are made. If consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device. Consent is revocable at any time.
IP Anonymization
Our statistical evaluation is done with data-minimizing configured IP processing. IP addresses, if processed, are only shortened or not stored in a way that is personally identifiable permanently.
7. Plugins and Tools
Own TYPO3 Extensions
This website uses custom-developed TYPO3 extensions, especially for consent management, content presentation, tag navigation, analysis functions, and editorial workflows.
These extensions are executed on our own server. No automatic transmission of personal data to external plugin providers takes place.
If technically necessary processing occurs, this is done based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable, and user-friendly provision of this website.
Embedded Weather Station (AWEKAS)
On the weather station page, we embed content from the AWEKAS service. Provider is AWEKAS GmbH, Am Bahndamm 8, 4563 Micheldorf, Austria.
When calling the weather station page, a connection to AWEKAS servers is established. In particular, technical data such as your IP address, browser information, referrer data, as well as date and time of the page call may be processed.
The embedding is done to provide the weather and station data explicitly requested by you on our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the functional provision of this additional content.
More information on data processing by AWEKAS can be found at: https://www.awekas.at/main/de/privacy/ as well as in the imprint at https://www.awekas.at/main/en/imprint/.
Cookie Policy (EU)
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