Privacy policy
1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE
GENERAL INFORMATION
The following information gives you an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data are all data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy below this text.
DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the “Legal notice” section of this website.
How do we collect your data?
One way we collect your data is when you provide them to us, for example data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data are automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data (for example Internet browser, operating system or time of page view). These data are collected automatically as soon as you access our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data are collected to ensure the smooth provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What are your rights with respect to your data?
You have the right to obtain, free of charge and at any time, information about the source, recipient and purpose of the personal data concerning you that are stored. You also have the right to request the rectification, blocking or erasure of these data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice on this and with any other questions regarding data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND THIRD-PARTY TOOLS
Your browsing behaviour can be statistically evaluated when you visit our website. Evaluation is mainly with cookies and analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous; the surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information is provided in the privacy policy below.
You can object to this analysis. We set out the ways to object in the privacy policy.
2. 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 as confidential and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
A range of personal data are collected when you use this website. Personal data are data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use them for. It also sets how and for what purpose we do so.
Please note that data transfer over the Internet (for example when you communicate by e-mail) may be affected by security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to fully protect data from access by third parties.
CONTROLLER
The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
LOEWENDORF MEDIEN GmbH
Widdersdorfer Straße 260
DE–50933 Köln
Phone: +49(0)221.222 895-0
E-mail:
The controller is the natural or legal person which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw that consent at any time. All you need to do is notify us by e-mail. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
SSL AND TLS ENCRYPTION
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transfer of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries, that you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection is indicated by a change from “http://” to “https://” and a padlock symbol in your browser address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is active, the data you send us cannot be read by third parties.
ACCESS, BLOCKING AND ERASURE
Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to obtain, free of charge and at any time, information about the personal data stored, their source and recipient and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to the rectification, blocking or erasure of those data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice on this and with any other questions regarding personal data.
3. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
STATUTORY DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
Our company has a data protection officer:
Ansgar Meyer
Widdersdorfer Straße 260
50933 Köln
Germany
Phone: +49(0)221.222 895-0
E-mail:
4. DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
COOKIES
Websites use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer or contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, more efficient and more secure. Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer and which your browser saves.
Most of the cookies we use are session cookies. They are deleted automatically at the end of your session. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser the next time you visit our website.
You can set your browser so that you are notified about cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, refuse cookies for specific cases or in general, and select the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.
The basis for storing cookies required for the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping basket function) is article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically smooth and optimised provision of its services. If and to the extent that other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyse your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are covered separately in this privacy policy.
CONTACT FORM
If you send us enquiries using the contact form, the information you provide in the contact form including the contact details you give will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and for the event of follow-up questions. We shall not pass on this data without your consent.
The sole basis for the processing of data entered in the contact form is thus your consent (article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time. All you need to do is notify us by e-mail. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
The data you enter in the contact form remain with us until you request their erasure or withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose of data storage no longer applies (for example your enquiry has been dealt with). This shall not affect mandatory statutory provisions, including but not limited to retention periods.
5. ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND ADVERTISING
Google reCAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entered in our websites (for example in a contact form) is being input by a person or by an automated program. To this end, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor on the basis of various features. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor accesses the website. For its analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates a range of information (for example IP address, the website visitor’s time on the website and mouse movements made by the user). The data collected for analysis is sent to Google.
reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.
The basis for data processing is article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web pages from automated data espionage and from SPAM.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy, please visit the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.
6. PLUGINS AND TOOLS
Vimeo
Our website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
If you visit one of our pages that has a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers will be established. The Vimeo server will be told which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo will also obtain your IP address. This will happen even if you are not logged in to Vimeo and do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo is transferred to the Vimeo server in the USA.
If you are logged in to your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to associate your surfing behaviour with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.
More information about how user data is handled is set out in Vimeo’s privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
GOOGLE MAPS
his website uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Your IP address needs to be saved to allow the functions of Google Maps to be used. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no control over this data transfer.
Google Maps is used to improve the presentation of our website and help you find the places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
More information about how user data is handled is set out in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.