This Privacy Policy clarifies the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereafter referred to as “data”) within our web presence and the related websites, features and content, as well as external online presence, e.g. our social media profiles. (collectively referred to as “online offer”). With regard to the terminology used, e.g. “processing” or “responsible”, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Responsible person
Andreas Höfler
Besenrain 3
75443 Ötisheim
Germany
Link to the imprint and the disclaimer: www.tec-science.com/disclaimer
Hosting
We host the content of our website with the provider Alfahosting GmbH, Ankerstraße 3b, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany (hereinafter referred to as Alfahosting). When you visit our website, Alfahosting collects various log files including your IP addresses. Details can be found in Alfahosting’s privacy policy: https://alfahosting.de/datenschutz/.
The use of Alfahosting is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract prescribed by data protection law, which ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Types of processed data
- Usage data (e.g., visited web pages, interest in content, access times).
- Meta / communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Categories of affected persons
Visitors and users of the online offer. In the following, the persons concerned are collectively referred to as “users”.
Purpose of processing
- Provision of the online offer, its functions and contents.
- Safety measures.
- Audience measurement / Marketing
Used terms
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereafter the “data subject”); a natural person is considered as identifiable, which can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or to one or more special features, that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.
“Processing” means any process performed with or without the aid of automated procedures or any such process associated with personal data. The term goes far and includes virtually every handling of data.
“Responsible person” means the natural or legal person, public authority, body or body that decides, alone or in concert with others, on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Relevant legal bases
In accordance with Article 13 GDPR, we inform you about the legal basis of our data processing. Unless the legal basis in the data protection declaration is mentioned, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 (1) lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for the processing for the performance of our services and the execution of contractual measures as well as the response to inquiries is Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfill our legal obligations is Article 6 (1) lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing in order to safeguard our legitimate interests is Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, the legal basis is Article 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR.
Collaboration with processors and third parties
If, in the context of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (contract processors or third parties), transmit them to them or otherwise grant access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (e.g. if a transmission of the data to third parties, as required by payment service providers, pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR to fulfill the contract), you have consented to a legal obligation or based on our legitimate interests (e.g. the use of agents, webhosters, etc.).
If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “commissioned-processing contract” (CP contract), this is done on the legal basis of Article 28 GDPR.
Transfers to third countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or in the context of the use of third party services or disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this will only be done if it is to fulfill our (pre) contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we process or have the data processed in a third country only in the presence of the special conditions of Article 44 et seq. GDPR. This means, for example, that processing is carried out on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of a data protection level corresponding to the EU. (e.g. for the US through the “Privacy Shield”) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”).
Rights of data subjects
You have the right to ask for confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and for information about this data as well as for further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Article 15 GDPR.
According to Article 16 GDPR you have the right to demand the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of the incorrect data concerning you.
In accordance with Article 17 GDPR you have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to require a restriction of the processing of data in accordance with Article 18 GDPR.
You have the right to demand that the data relating to you, which you have provided to us, be obtained in accordance with Article 20 GDPR and request their transmission to other persons responsible.
In accordance with Article. 77 GDPR you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Right of withdrawal
You have the right to withdraw granted consent in accordance with Article 7 para. 3 GDPR with effect for the future.
Right of objection
You can object to the future processing of your data in accordance with Article 21 GDPR at any time. The objection may in particular be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.
Cookies and right of objection in direct advertising
“Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store the information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies”, are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the content of a shopping basket in an online shop or a login status can be stored. The term “permanent” or “persistent” refers to cookies that remain stored even after the browser has been closed. Thus, e.g. the login status will be saved if users visit it after several days. Likewise, in such a cookie the interests of the users can be stored, which are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. A “third-party cookie” refers to cookies that are offered by providers other than the person who manages the online offer (otherwise, if it is only their cookies, this is called “first-party cookies”).
We can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our privacy policy.
If users do not want cookies stored on their computer, they will be asked to disable the option in their browser’s system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.
A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be made in a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the settings of the browser. Please note that in such a case not all features of this online offer may be used.
Deletion of data
The data processed by us are deleted or limited in their processing in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless explicitly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. If the data are not deleted because they are necessary for other and legitimate purposes, their processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for reasons of commercial law or tax law.
According to legal requirements in Germany, the storage takes place in particular for 6 years pursuant to § 257 paragraph 1 HGB (trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual accounts, trade letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with § 147 Abs. 1 AO (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, trade and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).
Collection of access data and log files
We, or our hosting provider, collects on the basis of our legitimate interests (within the meaning of Article 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) Data on every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes name of the retrieved web page, file, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, message about successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user’s operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider.
Logfile information is stored for security purposes (for example, to investigate abusive or fraudulent activities) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further retention is required for evidential purposes shall be exempted from the cancellation until final clarification of the incident.
Use of AWStats
This site uses the free program AWStats by Laurent Destailleur for the statistical analysis of visitor behavior as a web analysis program. For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the analysis of visitor behavior constitutes a “legitimate interest” for improving this online offer. For this purpose, log files are created and evaluated based on visitor queries, which also contain the IP addresses (log file analysis). For this purpose, no cookie files are usually used. The data to be evaluated is generally not assignable to specific persons. This data will not be merged with other data from other sources.
The program AWStats is part of the contractually regulated hosting package of Alfahosting (www.alfahosting.de), on whose server this homepage is located. The evaluation of the log files takes place on the servers of Alfahosting located in Germany. A transmission of data to external servers is thereby avoided.
Among other things, log files store the following information that your browser sends to AWStats:
- Time and date of the server request
- Duration of stay on the homepage
- Domains / Country from which you access this page
- Retrieved file types from this page
- Downloads from this page
- IP address of the accessing computer (generally anonymized)
- Visited pages on this website
- Operating system used
- Browser type and browser version
- URLs from which you reach this page
- Search terms with which you found this page
- HTTP error codes
This information is for statistical analysis only and will be processed anonymously. A deletion of the data evaluated by AWStats takes place automatically after their evaluation. For more information about AWStats, visit: http://awstats.sourceforge.net.
The legal basis for the use of AW Stats is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legitimate interest lies in the optimisation of the website.
Use of MathJax
This website uses MathJax to display mathematical formulas and equations. MathJax is a JavaScript-based library that converts LaTeX and MathML commands into representable formulas. It is an open source software of the “American Mathematical Society”. MathJax operates server-side (https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.1/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML). The script is integrated via a Content Delivery Network (CDN), so that the server delivering the data cannot be determined in advance. Further information about MathJax is available at https://www.mathjax.org/.
Use of POLYLANG
In order to be able to offer the contents of this website in several languages, the plugin “Polylang” is used. Polylang is a product of WP SYNTEX, 28, rue Jean Sebastien Bach, 38090 Villefontaine, France.
Polylang uses a cookie to remember the language selected by the user when he comes back to visit again the website. This cookie is also used to get the language information when not available in another way. These cookies remain stored for one year and are then deleted.
Further information on data protection at Polylang can be found at: https://polylang.pro/doc/is-polylang-compatible-with-the-eu-cookie-law/
Use of contact form 7
This page uses the plugin “Contact Form 7” (https://contactform7.com/). This plugin forwards the data entered to the email address of the person responsible for the website. This data is not permanently stored in the website’s databases.
Use of Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense. This is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, to provide advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies. These are files whose storage enables Google to analyse the data of your use of our website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons, which are non-visible graphics that enable Google to analyze clicks on this website, traffic on this website, and similar information. For more information about privacy policy and the use of cookies, please see Google’s privacy policy. For more information about how Google uses data from websites or apps where the services are used, please click here.
The information received by cookies and web beacons, your IP address and the delivery of advertising formats are sent to a Google server located in the USA and stored there. Google may share this information with third parties where required to do so by law, or where Google has requested third parties to process the information. However, Google will not combine the IP address sent by your browser as part of AdSense with the other data stored by Google.
Users can prevent the cookies from being stored by Google AdSense in various ways:
a) by a corresponding setting of the browser software;
b) by deactivating the interest-related ads on Google;
c) by disabling the interest-based ads of the Providers that are part of the “About Ads” self-regulatory campaign;
d) by permanent deactivation by a browser plug-in.
The settings under b) and c) are deleted when cookies are deleted in the browser settings.
However, by preventing certain cookies from beeing stored, it is possible that the contents of this website can no longer be used to the same extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of personal data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Youtube
This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of these websites on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Where possible, we use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, videos that are played in extended data protection mode are not used to personalize surfing on YouTube. Ads that are played in extended data protection mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in extended data protection mode. Instead, however, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user’s browser, which contain personal data similar to cookies and can be used for recognition. Details on the extended data protection mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.
After activating a YouTube video, further data processing operations may be triggered over which we have no influence.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
You can find more information about data protection at YouTube in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified in accordance with the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
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