The controller responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

You may contact us using the details above regarding questions about the processing of your personal data or the exercise of your data protection rights.

Scope of Processing

We process personal data only to the extent necessary to operate our website, respond to enquiries, maintain business communication and provide our services, or where another lawful basis for processing applies.

Personal data may include names, email addresses, telephone numbers, information voluntarily provided in messages and technical information generated when accessing our website.

Legal Bases

Depending on the circumstances, we process personal data on the following legal bases under Article 6(1) GDPR:

• Article 6(1)(a): consent, where you have voluntarily agreed to a specific processing activity.
• Article 6(1)(b): processing necessary to perform a contract or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Article 6(1)(c): processing necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
• Article 6(1)(f): processing necessary for our legitimate interests, provided these are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

Recipients of Personal Data

Personal data may be processed by authorized personnel and service providers supporting our website, hosting, communication and technical operations. Where legally required, appropriate data processing agreements are concluded with processors.

Website Hosting

This website is hosted by Host Europe GmbH, c/o Spaces, Gertrudenstraße 30–36, 50667 Cologne, Germany.

When you visit our website, Host Europe processes technical information required to deliver website content, maintain the availability of the service and protect the hosting infrastructure.

Server Log Files

Technical information may be recorded automatically when you access our website. This may include your IP address, date and time of access, requested pages and files, browser information, operating system, referrer URL and server response information.

Processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure, reliable and technically functional operation of our website.

Server log data is retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant operational and security purposes, subject to applicable legal retention requirements.

Further information is available in the Host Europe Privacy Policy .

Contact Forms

If you contact us through a form on our website, we process the information you provide to respond to your enquiry and, where applicable, prepare or manage a business relationship.

Depending on the fields provided in the form, this may include your name, company name, email address, telephone number and message content.

Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to contractual or pre-contractual measures. Other enquiries may be processed under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in responding to communications.

Email and Telephone Communication

When you contact us by email or telephone, we process the personal information contained in your communication, including contact details and the content of your enquiry, to handle your request.

Storage of Enquiries

Enquiry data is retained for as long as necessary to process the relevant request or maintain the resulting business relationship. Longer retention may apply where required by statutory commercial or tax recordkeeping obligations, or where necessary for legal claims.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support essential website functionality, remember privacy preferences and, where enabled, provide external services.

Technologies that are strictly necessary for providing a service expressly requested by the visitor may be used without consent, where permitted by law.

Non-essential technologies and services requiring access to or storage of information on a visitor's device are used only where the necessary consent has been obtained, in accordance with Section 25 TDDDG and applicable GDPR requirements.

Consent Management with Complianz

We use Complianz to inform visitors about cookies and external services, manage consent preferences and record consent choices where applicable.

Your preferences may be stored using technically necessary consent-management technologies. The specific categories, purposes and retention periods are described in the cookie information provided by the consent management tool.

Withdrawal of Consent

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time with effect for the future through the cookie settings made available on this website.

Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

Integration of Google Maps

Our contact page includes Google Maps to help visitors locate our business premises.

Google Maps is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When Google Maps is activated, technical information such as your IP address, browser information and usage-related data may be transmitted to Google. Google may also use cookies or similar technologies in connection with the service.

Consent and Legal Basis

Google Maps should be loaded only after you have given your consent. Where consent is required, the legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 TDDDG applies to access to or storage of information on your device.

International Data Transfers

Data processed in connection with Google Maps may also be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area, including the United States. Applicable transfer mechanisms and safeguards depend on the relevant Google service and processing arrangements.

Further information is available in Google's Privacy Policy .

Encrypted Connections

Our website uses HTTPS encryption to protect data transmitted between your browser and the website server against unauthorized interception during transmission.

An encrypted connection can generally be recognized by the HTTPS address and the security indicator displayed by your browser.

Technical and Organizational Measures

We use technical and organizational safeguards, including website security measures, to protect our systems and personal data against unauthorized access, misuse and attacks. For security purposes, technical access information, including IP addresses, may be processed to identify and prevent malicious activity. This processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and our legitimate interest in website security.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless longer storage is required by law or justified by another applicable legal basis.

Once the relevant purpose and any applicable retention obligations cease to apply, personal data is deleted or anonymized, where legally and technically appropriate.