Privacy Policy

The legal basis for processing personal data in this context is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is managing the cookies and similar technologies we use, along with the related consents.

Providing this personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for entering into a contract. You are not obliged to provide it. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.

The controller responsible for data processing under data protection law, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Christoph Dubbel, Jan Dugge

Your rights as a data subject

Using the contact details of our data protection officer provided below, you can exercise the following rights at any time:

The right to information about the data we hold on you and how it is processed (Art. 15 GDPR),
The right to rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
The right to erasure of your data held by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
The right to restriction of processing, where we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
The right to object to our processing of your data (Art. 21 GDPR), and
The right to data portability, provided you have consented to the processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.

You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, for example the authority responsible for your place of residence, or the authority responsible for us as the controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with their addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html .

Collection of general information when you visit our website

Type and purpose of processing:

When you access our website, i.e. when you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser used, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address and similar data.

This data is processed in particular for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring smooth use of our website,
Assessing system security and stability, and
Optimising our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. Where applicable, information of this kind may be evaluated anonymously for statistical purposes, in order to optimise our website and the technology behind it.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

Processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers acting as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage period:

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. For data used to provide the website, this is generally the case once the relevant session has ended.

Where data is stored in log files, this occurs after 14 days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible; in such cases, users' IP addresses are anonymised so that it is no longer possible to identify the client that accessed the site.

Mandatory or required provision:

Providing the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the operation and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and features may be unavailable or restricted. For this reason, objection is excluded.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we use what are known as “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or your entire cookie store. You can also find information and instructions on how to delete cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the relevant information via the following links:

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

Storage period and cookies used:

Where you allow the use of cookies through your browser settings or by giving consent, the following cookies may be used on our website:

borlabs-cookie = 1 year

Technically necessary cookies

Type and purpose of processing:

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require the browser making the request to be identifiable even after a page change.

The purpose of technically necessary cookies is to make websites easier for users to use. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognised even after a page change.

We need cookies for the following applications:

Retaining language settings, remembering search terms

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

Processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, on the basis of our legitimate interest in making our website user-friendly.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers acting as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Mandatory or required provision:

Providing the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the operation and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and features may be unavailable or restricted.

Objection

Please see the information on your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR further below.

Non-essential cookies

We also use cookies to tailor our website more closely to the interests of our visitors, or to improve it generally on the basis of statistical evaluations.

Please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analytics technologies we use to find out which providers set cookies.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for this processing is your consent in each case, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers acting as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analytics technologies used for further recipients.

Transfers to third countries:

Please see the listings for the individual display, tracking, remarketing and web analytics providers for information on this.

Mandatory or required provision:

You can, of course, view our website without cookies. Web browsers are usually set to accept cookies by default. In general, you can disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings (see Withdrawal of consent).

Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Withdrawal of consent:

You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie consent tool.

Profiling:

Please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analytics technologies used to find out the extent to which we analyse website visitors' behaviour using pseudonymised user profiles.

Contact form

Type and purpose of processing:

The data you enter is stored for the purpose of communicating with you individually. A valid email address and your name are required for this, so that we can match up your enquiry and respond to it. Providing any further data is optional.

Legal basis:

Data entered into the contact form is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we want to make it easy for you to get in touch with us. The information you provide is stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and any follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered into the contact form is processed in order to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may, where applicable, include processors.

Storage period:

Data is deleted no later than 6 months after your enquiry has been processed.

Should a contractual relationship arise, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data once these periods have expired.

Mandatory or required provision:

Providing your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your enquiry if you provide us with your name, email address and the reason for your enquiry.

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

To display our content correctly and attractively across different browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) on this website to display fonts.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ .

Use of Google Maps

On this website, we use Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”). This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and lets you conveniently use the map function. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google's privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy . You can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Centre there.

Detailed instructions on managing your own data in connection with Google products can be found here: https://www.dataliberation.org

By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the relevant page of our website. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account you are logged in to, or whether no such account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data is linked directly to your account.

If you do not want this to be linked to your profile with Google, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its websites. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to deliver needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and must contact Google to exercise this right.

Withdrawal of consent:

The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or a way of blocking the data transfer. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please withdraw your consent for the relevant cookie category, or for all non-essential cookies and data transfers, via our cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website, or may only be able to use it to a limited extent.

Embedded YouTube videos

We embed YouTube videos on our website. The provider of the relevant plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter “YouTube”). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”). When you visit a page containing the YouTube plugin, a connection is established to YouTube's servers, which tells YouTube which pages you are visiting. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can link your browsing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies that collect information about user behaviour.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in the provider's privacy policy, where you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and settings to protect your privacy ( https://policies.google.com/privacy ).

Withdrawal of consent:

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that lets us integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies or carry out its own analyses. It merely manages and delivers the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager does record your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google's parent company in the United States.

Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and straightforward integration and management of various tools on its website. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The company holds a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA designed to ensure that European data protection standards are upheld when data is processed in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780 .

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising programme provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads allows us to display adverts in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when a user enters certain search terms into Google (keyword targeting). Targeted advertisements can also be shown based on user data held by Google (e.g. location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example by analysing which search terms led to our adverts being shown and how many adverts resulted in clicks.

This service is used on the basis of your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/ .

Google Ads Remarketing

This website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads Remarketing allows us to assign people who interact with our online offering to specific target groups, so that we can subsequently show them interest-based advertising within the Google advertising network (remarketing or retargeting).

The advertising audiences created with Google Ads Remarketing can also be linked with Google's cross-device functions. This means interest-based, personalised advertising messages that have been tailored to you based on your previous usage and browsing behaviour on one device (e.g. a mobile phone) can also be shown to you on another of your devices (e.g. a tablet or PC).

If you have a Google account, you can object to personalised advertising at the following link: https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=de .

This service is used on the basis of your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Further information and Google's privacy provisions can be found in Google's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de .

Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With the help of Google Conversion Tracking, Google and we can determine whether a user has carried out certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked, how often, and which products were viewed or bought most frequently. This information is used to compile conversion statistics. We learn the total number of users who clicked on our adverts and which actions they took. We do not receive any information that would let us identify the user personally. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification purposes.

This service is used on the basis of your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

More information on Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de .

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use encryption methods that reflect the current state of the art (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Information on your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR

Right to object in individual cases

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4(4) GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Recipient of an objection

Soundscout Dugge & Dubbel GbR Bommersheimer Weg 11 61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe Deutschland

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements, or to reflect changes to our services in the privacy policy, for example when introducing new services. The updated privacy policy will then apply the next time you visit.

Questions for the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please email us or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organisation directly:

Soundscout Dugge & Dubbel GbR Bommersheimer Weg 11 61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe Deutschland

This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers.