Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any 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?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Information about the Controller” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, 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 may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding data protection, you may contact us at any time.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using 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:
IONOS
The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter “IONOS”). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files including your IP addresses. Details can be found in the privacy policy of IONOS:
https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy
The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the most reliable presentation of our website. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing will take place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required under data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR
3. General Information 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 statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is 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.
Please note that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information about the Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Albis Quartett
Email: info@albis-quartett.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law). In the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons cease to apply.
General Information on the Legal Bases of Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) GDPR.
In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49 (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), the data processing additionally takes place on the basis of § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
If your data is required for contract fulfillment or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.
Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties.
We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data.
When using processors, we only transfer personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke consent that you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (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.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we 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 are processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct advertising purposes.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device.
They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device.
Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.
Cookies can originate 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-party companies within websites.
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary since certain website functions would not work without them.
Cookies that are required to carry out electronic communication processes or to provide certain functions requested by you are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.
5. Analysis Tools and Advertising
Matomo
This website uses the open-source web analysis service Matomo.
With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
IP Anonymization
We use IP anonymization for analysis with Matomo. Your IP address is shortened before analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you.
Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers so that all analysis data remains with us and is not shared.
IONOS WebAnalytics
This website uses the analysis services of IONOS WebAnalytics. The provider is 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany.
The following data may be analyzed:
Referrer (previously visited website)
Requested webpage or file
Browser type and version
Operating system used
Device type used
Time of access
IP address in anonymized form
According to IONOS, the data collection is completely anonymized and cannot be traced back to individual persons.
Cookies are not stored by IONOS WebAnalytics.
Further information can be found in the privacy policy of IONOS:
https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/
6. Plugins and Tools
YouTube with Enhanced Privacy Mode
This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
If you visit a page with an embedded YouTube video, a connection to the YouTube servers is established.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile.
We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode.
Further information about data protection at YouTube can be found here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Fonts (Local Hosting)
This website uses Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. The fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers takes place.
Font Awesome (Local Hosting)
This website uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally. No connection to servers of Fonticons, Inc. takes place.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited.
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on this website is entered by a human or by an automated program.
For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics.
Wordfence
We have integrated Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc., Seattle, USA.
Wordfence is used to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks.
Spotify
Functions of the Spotify music service are integrated into this website. The provider is Spotify AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
When visiting this website, a direct connection may be established between your browser and the Spotify server.
Further information can be found in the Spotify privacy policy:
https://www.spotify.com/privacy-policy/