Data privacy policy

II. Your rights

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR (DSGVO) and you have the following rights towards the responsible party:

1. Right of information
You can request confirmation from the responsible party as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you can request the following information from the responsible party:

(1) the purposes for which the personal data are processed
(2) the categories of personal data that are processed
(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed
(4) the envisaged period for which the personal data concerning you will be stored, or, if specific information on this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
(5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
(6) the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
(7) all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject
(8) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR (DSGVO) and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR (DSGVO) in connection with the transfer.

2. Right to rectification
You have a right to rectification and/or completion towards the responsible party if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The responsible party must make the correction without delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing
Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you:

(1) if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the responsible person to verify the accuracy of the personal data
(2) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead
(3) the responsible party no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
(4) if you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR (DSGVO) pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the responsible party override your grounds.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the responsible party before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure
a. Obligation to erase
You have the right to obtain from the responsible party the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the responsible party shall have the obligation to erase such data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR (DSGVO) and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR (DSGVO) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR (DSGVO).
(4) The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
(5) The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the responsible party is subject.
(6) The personal data concerning you have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8 (1) GDPR (DSGVO).

b. Information to third parties
If the responsible party has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 DSGVO, it shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

c. Exceptions
The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary
(1) for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
(2) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the responsible person is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the responsible person
(3) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR (DSGVO);
(4) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR (DSGVO), insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
(5) for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

5. Right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the responsible party, the latter is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed of these recipients by the responsible party.

6. Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the responsible party, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another responsible party without hindrance from the responsible party to whom the personal data was provided, provided that

(1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (DSGVO) or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR (DSGVO) or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (DSGVO) and
(2) the processing is carried out by automated means.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this. The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the responsible party.

7. Right to object
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6 1 lit. (1) GDPR (DSGVO), including profiling based on those provisions. The responsible party will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In connection with the use of information society services – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – you have the option of exercising your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

9 Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision
(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller
(2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
(3) with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR (DSGVO), unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g GDPR (DSGVO) applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests. With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the data controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the responsible person, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR (DSGVO). The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy.