Privacy

We, WINTZEN-Consulting GmbH, welcome you on our website. We continuously optimize functions and services of this webpage to constantly improve our website experience for you. At the same time safety is our top priority. While using our website, you entrust us with your personal data. We appreciate this and therefore we keep the entrusted information safe from unauthorized access.

Personal Data

The German Federal Data Protection Act defines “Personal data” as any information concerning the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable individual (the data subject). Hence your name, postal address, phone number or date of birth, to serve as an example, is considered as personal data.

General Information

Unless stated otherwise in the following sections, we do not collect, process or use any personal data when people visit our website for solely informational purposes, except data the browser of the respective visitor sends to us automatically to enable the stay. This information may be used for website traffic analysis only, not to identify users, therefore we don’t draw up individual user profiles. No attempt will be made to monitor systematically individual users of IP addresses, or the actions that they perform. We store all the personal information that you provide when contacting us via the contact form or by e-mail. Therefore, we store your e-mail address and, if you provide this information, your name and phone number. We only collect this information for the purpose of answering your questions, suggestions or other requests. Your personal data will only be used for the purpose for which you transferred it to us. This information is stored in our database. The collection, processing and use of your personal data performed by us is confidential and in accordance with the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act and the other applicable legal provisions on data protection. If we ask for more details (concerning your personal information) on our contact form, which are not necessary for making contact, we have always marked the input fields as optional. These additional details serve us solely for an improved processing of your request and is expressly made on a voluntary basis and with your consent. You also give your consent to contact you via the (additional) provided contact details, such as e-mail and phone number. Your informed consent can be revoked at any time for the future, please refer to our Privacy Officer for this matter, see the contact details below.

Cookies

Cookies are text information files that your web browser stores on your computer when you visit our website. When using this website the respective cookie is stored on your computer. This so called transient cookie or session cookie is automatically deleted when you close your browser. We use this cookie technology to ensure the recognition of your Internet browser. The collected data will not be used to identify you personally without your explicit consent. Please note that cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. They only ensure a user-friendly and effective stay on our webpage. If you want to prevent the use of cookies, you can refuse to accept cookies by changing your browser settings or configure it to your liking. Please refer to your browser manufacturer's instructions to find out how this works in detail. However, please be aware, that you may not be able to use all features of our website, if you prohibit any use of cookies.

No Data Transfer to Third Parties

Your personal data will not be passed on, sold, made available for general access or transferred otherwise to third parties without the user's express agreement or unless this is required for the stated or agreed purposes or unless necessary to comply with a request by or for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract with that respective user, or unless the WINTZEN - Consulting GmbH is obliged to make such data available to public authorities.

Third parties only gain access to your personal data, when it is absolutely necessary for the implementation of the respective contract. As far as our service providers come into contact with your personal information, we ensure that the provider comply with the rules of data protection laws in the same way like we do. In addition please also refer to the privacy policy of the particular provider. The individual service provider is responsible for the content of their services. On regularly basis we check our service providers und examine if they comply with the legal requirements.

Data Security

We have taken extensive technical and operational precautions in order to protect personal data stored by us from unauthorized access and misuse. Our security procedures are monitored regularly and updated according to the technological progress. Our staff is trained regularly and is committed to data secrecy. We comply with the principles of data reduction and data economy, set out in the German Data Protection Act. Therefore we store your personal data, only as long as it is necessary for the purposes mentioned here or as provided by law. Personal data which are not necessary for the purpose of achieving the aim in question shall be deleted immediately or have any identifying factors removed, the corresponding data is routinely deleted or blocked in accordance with legal regulations. If requested, we inform you in writing, in accordance with applicable law, whether we have stored personal data referring to you and what this data implicates. As stipulated by law, you also have the right to correct, block and delete this personal data.

30.11.2022