Privacy Policy
General Privacy Policy and GDPR for use of the websites www.reqlab.net, www.reqlab.de,
www.reqlab.info and www.reqlab.biz
As at 29.07.19
Controller
IT-Designers GmbH
Entennest 2
73730 Esslingen
IT-Designers GmbH operates the website www.reqlab.de (hereinafter “the website”, also accessible at
www.reqlab.net, www.reqlab.info and www.reqlab.biz) and, thus, as the controller within the meaning
of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) is responsible for the processing and
protection
of the personal data of users (hereinafter: users) of the website and the customers and employees of
the company.
Personal data is captured, processed and used by the IT systems maintained for the website in
compliance with the
applicable data protection regulations and the available technical possibilities.
Questions about data protection
Please contact our Data Protection Officer if you have any questions about data
protection:
datenschutz(at)it-designers(dot)de
Our Data Protection Officer is registered with the appropriate authorities.
(1) Purpose of the website
The purpose of the website is to provide information about the reQlab services offered by
IT-Designers GmbH
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries via the details provided above and under
Contact. If you contact
us via email, please be advised that the confidentiality of the submitted information is not
guaranteed, as the content
of emails can be seen by third parties during transmission. Accordingly, we recommend that sensitive
information is
only sent by post.
(2) Our principles and your rights
Definition of personal data
Personal data is detailed information about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or
identifiable natural person.
This includes, for example, your name, your address, your telephone number, your e-mail address and
your date of birth.
Data economy and retention period
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We only store your personal data for
as long as is necessary
to achieve the purposes listed here (e.g. product enquiry) or in accordance with the varying
retention periods stipulated
by law. The corresponding data is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the applicable
regulations once the purpose
no long applies or the retention period has lapsed.
Data security and information on breaches
We take all necessary technical and organisational steps to protect your personal data managed by us
from loss and misuse.
Your data is stored in a secure environment that is not accessible to the public.
In certain circumstances your personal data is encrypted during transmission using Secure Socket
Layer technology (SSL).
This means that communication between your computer and our servers is encrypted using a recognised
encryption process
if your browser supports SSL.
We will inform users immediately in the event of unforeseen events relating to their data that cause
or are expected to
cause harm to the user. We are grateful for any information pertaining to errors or manipulation.
Despite the highest
security level and corresponding expense, our IT systems are – like all others –
vulnerable.
Your right to information, rectification, blocking, erasure and
objection
Users of the website have the following rights pursuant to Article 15 – 21 EU GDPR:
· Right to information pursuant to Article 15 GDPR
· Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR
· Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) pursuant to Article 17 GDPR
· Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR
· Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 GDPR
· Right to object under the conditions of Article 21 GDPR
You have the right to obtain information about the personal data we are holding about you at any
time. You also have the right
to demand the rectification, blocking or, except in the case of stipulated data retention for
business purposes, erasure of
your personal data. Please contact our Data Protection Officer.
To ensure that a block on data can be considered at any time, this data must be held in a lock file
for control purposes.
You can also demand the erasure of the data, providing there is no legal requirement to archive this
data. We will block
your data on request if such a requirement exists.
You can make changes to or revoke consent at any time with effect for the future by sending us a
corresponding informal message.
An email sent to our Data Protection Officer is sufficient to assert the rights described
above.
All information and all our activities are transferred and provided in accordance with these
regulations – depending on the circumstances and legal situation –
free of charge in principle and within the periods stipulated by the
standards.
(3) Capture of personal data
Our website includes functions that require personal data to be entered. By using the functions
described below and others and by entering your data, you are consenting
to the use and storage of this data until the respective purpose has been fulfilled. Explicit
consent to use the function may be required in individual cases.
Data transmission is encrypted using the latest recognised technology.
Contact via email or post
If you contact us by email or post, the details you provide will be stored for the purpose of
processing your enquiry and for potential follow-up questions
and will be archived in accordance with statutory retention periods.
(4) Capture of non-personal technical data
Use of cookies
Like many other websites, we also use so-called ‘cookies’. Cookies are small text files that are
transferred from a website server to your hard drive. Cookies are also used by other teleservice
providers, such as search engines or social media services in particular.
The purpose of cookies is, among other things, the permanent storage of user settings for a website.
Cookies cannot be used to start programmes or transfer viruses to a computer. Using the information
contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable our web pages to be displayed
correctly.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to
accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please
use the help functions of your Internet browser or a search engine of your choice with search terms
such as ‘deactivate cookies’ or ‘delete cookies’ to find out how you can change these settings.
Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of
cookies.
Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal
data without your consent.
Technical capture of usage data
Information of a general nature is captured automatically when you access our website. This
information (server log files) primarily includes the following data:
· date and time of the request
· time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
· IP address (the current address of the computer being used online by the user)
· operating system of the user’s computer
· website URL from which the request comes (= the site visited immediately before by the user)
· content of the request (= specific web page requested)
· success of the request (status report)
· transferred data volume
The above relates solely to information that cannot be used to identify you in the first instance.
This information is required from a
technical perspective to provide the website content you request correctly and is mandatory when
using the Internet.
We perform statistical evaluations on anonymous information of this kind, so as to optimise our
Internet presence and the underlying technology.
Other data stored by the user’s access or host provider about the user as the customer may be
personal data or data that is attributable to a person.
This data is transmitted during the simple usage process (“surfing”), is not stored beyond the usual
duration of the calculation process and is not
evaluated – for any purpose whatsoever – in relation to specific persons.
(5) Final provisions
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy occasionally to ensure it always
complies with the latest legal requirements or to implement
changes to our services in the Privacy Policy, e.g. when new services are introduced. The new
Privacy Policy will then apply to your next visit.
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