Data protection
Contact details for data protection inquiries
For answers to questions about the processing of personal data, for information, correction, blocking or deletion of data and for revocation of consents granted, please contact:
Andreas Geschwinder
Schafsberg 15
33142 Büren-Wewelsburg
Germany
Tel: +49 2955 2970605
Mobil: +49 179 4380811
E-Mail: ag@geco-germany.de
Andreas Geschwinder
Schafsberg 15
33142 Büren-Wewelsburg
Germany
Tel: +49 2955 2970605
Mobil: +49 179 4380811
E-Mail: ag@geco-germany.de
Validity of our privacy policy
With this privacy policy, we fulfill the information obligations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for our website offer and for the personal data collected by us via our websites. For third-party applications and websites to which reference is made, e.g. via links, the data protection declarations there apply. Unless otherwise stated, we are not responsible for the processing of your data in the context of websites or applications that are not operated by us, nor for their content.
Processing of personal data when visiting our website
(1) Wenn Sie unsere Website lediglich aufrufen, um sich zu informieren, zeichnet der Server unserer Website nur die Daten auf, die Ihr Endgerät (Computer, Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone etc.) an unseren Server auf Basis des Internetprotokolls https sendet. Die Zuordnung der automatischen Anfragen und Rückmeldungen des Servers erfolgen auf Basis Ihrer IP-Adresse, durch die unter Umständen ein Bezug zu Ihrer Person hergestellt wird. Zweck der Verarbeitung der Verbindungsdaten ist es, Ihnen die Nutzung unserer Website technisch zu ermöglichen
(2) Beim Aufrufen unserer Website werden durch den Browser Ihres jeweiligen Endgeräts an den Server unserer Website automatisch Informationen gesendet und temporär in Protokolldateien („Logfiles“) gespeichert. Die Logfiles enthalten Informationen wie Ihre IP-Adresse, die URL der aufgerufenen Webseite, Datum und Uhrzeit des Aufrufs, Informationen über einen erfolgreichen Seitenaufruf, Ladezeit, die Webseite, von der Sie auf unsere Website gelangten, Typ und Version Ihres Browsers, Betriebssystem Ihres Endgeräts, Name Ihres Internet Service-Providers.
(3) Die erhobenen technischen Daten ermöglichen keinen unmittelbaren Rückschluss auf Ihre Identität. Die Daten speichern wir nicht zusammen mit anderen personenbezogenen Daten von Ihnen.
(4) Rechtsgrundlage für die Datenverarbeitung ist unser berechtigtes Interesse (Artikel 6 Absatz 1 Satz 1 lit. f DSGVO). Die Daten sind für uns technisch erforderlich, um Ihnen unsere Website anzuzeigen, einen reibungslosen Verbindungsaufbau, die Stabilität und Sicherheit des Systems zu gewährleisten sowie vor Missbrauch zu schützen.
(5) Da die Verarbeitung der Daten zur Bereitstellung und zum Betrieb unserer Website zwingend erforderlich ist, haben Sie kein Recht auf Widerspruch.
(6) Zur Verwaltung der eingesetzten Cookies und ähnlichen Technologien (Tracking-Pixel, Web-Beacons etc.) und diesbezüglicher Einwilligungen setzen wir das Consent Tool „Real Cookie Banner“ ein. Details zur Funktionsweise von „Real Cookie Banner“ findest du unter https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/. Rechtsgrundlagen für die Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten in diesem Zusammenhang sind Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DS-GVO und Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DS-GVO. Unser berechtigtes Interesse ist die Verwaltung der eingesetzten Cookies und ähnlichen Technologien und der diesbezüglichen Einwilligungen. Die Bereitstellung der personenbezogenen Daten ist weder vertraglich vorgeschrieben noch für den Abschluss eines Vertrages notwendig. Du bist nicht verpflichtet die personenbezogenen Daten bereitzustellen. Wenn du die personenbezogenen Daten nicht bereitstellst, können wir deine Einwilligungen nicht verwalten.
(6) Zur Verwaltung der eingesetzten Cookies und ähnlichen Technologien (Tracking-Pixel, Web-Beacons etc.) und diesbezüglicher Einwilligungen setzen wir das Consent Tool „Real Cookie Banner“ ein. Details zur Funktionsweise von „Real Cookie Banner“ findest du unter https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/. Rechtsgrundlagen für die Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten in diesem Zusammenhang sind Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DS-GVO und Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DS-GVO. Unser berechtigtes Interesse ist die Verwaltung der eingesetzten Cookies und ähnlichen Technologien und der diesbezüglichen Einwilligungen. Die Bereitstellung der personenbezogenen Daten ist weder vertraglich vorgeschrieben noch für den Abschluss eines Vertrages notwendig. Du bist nicht verpflichtet die personenbezogenen Daten bereitzustellen. Wenn du die personenbezogenen Daten nicht bereitstellst, können wir deine Einwilligungen nicht verwalten.
Use of cookies
(1) When you visit our website, our web server sends so-called cookies. Cookies are very small text files that are stored on the hard disk of your end device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) and assigned to the browser you use when you visit our website. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses or Trojans to your end device. Personal data is not stored in a cookie.
(2) We use temporary cookies (also known as "session cookies") to make the use of our website more convenient for you. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to your session. Temporary cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. We also use permanent cookies (also known as "persistent cookies"). When you visit our website again, it is automatically recognized that you have already visited our website and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again. Permanent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings. In addition to our own cookies, we also use cookies from other providers ("third-party cookies") to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. We provide separate and individual information on the third-party cookies used in the sections below; these cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
(3) Most browsers accept cookies by default. In the security settings of your browser, you can allow or prohibit temporary, permanent and other cookies independently of each other. Help menus for the most common browsers can be found under the following links:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/de/cookies.html
If cookies are deactivated, you can surf our website without restrictions, but you may not be able to use all the functions of our website.
(4) The use of technically necessary cookies and functionality cookies is based on legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the functioning of our websites and their optimal usability. We also use third-party cookies (such as analysis cookies) on the basis of legitimate interests in order to optimize the quality of our websites and content.
(2) We use temporary cookies (also known as "session cookies") to make the use of our website more convenient for you. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to your session. Temporary cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. We also use permanent cookies (also known as "persistent cookies"). When you visit our website again, it is automatically recognized that you have already visited our website and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again. Permanent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings. In addition to our own cookies, we also use cookies from other providers ("third-party cookies") to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. We provide separate and individual information on the third-party cookies used in the sections below; these cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
(3) Most browsers accept cookies by default. In the security settings of your browser, you can allow or prohibit temporary, permanent and other cookies independently of each other. Help menus for the most common browsers can be found under the following links:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de&hlrm=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/de/cookies.html
If cookies are deactivated, you can surf our website without restrictions, but you may not be able to use all the functions of our website.
(4) The use of technically necessary cookies and functionality cookies is based on legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the functioning of our websites and their optimal usability. We also use third-party cookies (such as analysis cookies) on the basis of legitimate interests in order to optimize the quality of our websites and content.
Consent to the use of cookies, objection
(1) The use of technically necessary cookies does not require consent, nor is there an option to object. Technically necessary cookies include, for example, session cookies that temporarily store certain settings on your part (e.g. log-in data, language settings or other settings on our website), session cookies for load distribution on the server, multimedia cookies for the playback of media content (e.g. Flash player), cookies that are set by integrated payment service providers (which do not analyze any specific usage behavior, but only serve to prepare possible payments or to check payment legitimacy), opt-out cookies with which cookie consent can be revoked, the cookie that records the consent status for other cookies, cookies from live chat systems and messenger services. You can only deactivate such cookies by changing your browser settings.
(2) We require your consent to store and read cookies that are not technically necessary. We point this out to you on our website.
(3) If you do not agree to the storage and analysis of data from your visit, you can object to the storage and use of technically unnecessary cookies at any time. If you object, the use of cookies and the associated data processing will cease for the future. Your objection has no disadvantages for the use of our website, unless you also deactivate the functions of the technically necessary cookies.
(4) You can object to the use of third-party cookies and the associated data processing at any time as follows: (i) You can make a setting in your browser that prevents the setting of cookies by our website. (ii) You can click on the opt-out link of the respective service provider indicated for the individual processing operations and deactivate the further use of cookies and the associated data processing there. (iii) You can download and install the "opt-out" add-on from Google for your browser, for example. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data by Google services when you visit this and other websites. To prevent data collection on different devices, you must install the opt-out add-on on all the devices you use.
(2) We require your consent to store and read cookies that are not technically necessary. We point this out to you on our website.
(3) If you do not agree to the storage and analysis of data from your visit, you can object to the storage and use of technically unnecessary cookies at any time. If you object, the use of cookies and the associated data processing will cease for the future. Your objection has no disadvantages for the use of our website, unless you also deactivate the functions of the technically necessary cookies.
(4) You can object to the use of third-party cookies and the associated data processing at any time as follows: (i) You can make a setting in your browser that prevents the setting of cookies by our website. (ii) You can click on the opt-out link of the respective service provider indicated for the individual processing operations and deactivate the further use of cookies and the associated data processing there. (iii) You can download and install the "opt-out" add-on from Google for your browser, for example. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data by Google services when you visit this and other websites. To prevent data collection on different devices, you must install the opt-out add-on on all the devices you use.
OVERVIEW OF THE COOKIES USED
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to our website. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Our partners may combine this information with other data that you have provided to them or that they have collected as part of your use of the services. Furthermore, cookies are processed and used by third-party providers in the USA. There is no decision by the European Commission and no certification from the EUCH that there is an adequate level of data protection in the USA. Furthermore, the USA does not guarantee any security for the protection of personal data. It is therefore possible that personal data may be used by authorities for control and monitoring purposes. There are no effective legal means against this data access.
Technically necessary:
Elementor
Publisher: Elementor
Description: Saves various values: visited pages, clicked popups to run the Elementor page builder.
Link to the privacy policy: https://elementor.com/about/privacy/
Publisher: Elementor
Description: Saves various values: visited pages, clicked popups to run the Elementor page builder.
Link to the privacy policy: https://elementor.com/about/privacy/
Cookies:
Name: uael.* n.a.
Description:Stores various values: visited pages, clicked popups to execute the Elementor page builder.
Local Storage:
Name: elementor
Lifetime: persistent
Description: Helps to display content.
Legal basis Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. f DSVGO
Description:Stores various values: visited pages, clicked popups to execute the Elementor page builder.
Local Storage:
Name: elementor
Lifetime: persistent
Description: Helps to display content.
Legal basis Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. f DSVGO
Social media:
YouTube video
Publisher: Google Ireland Limited
Description: This cookie stores your preferences and other information, including your preferred language, the number of search results you want to see on the page and whether you want to enable Google's SafeSearch filter.
Link to the privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
What data is collected? IP address, device information, referrer URL, videos viewed
Purpose of data collection: Show videos. Improvement of the service, payment, cloud computing, session management, provision of a market for labeled data
Publisher: Google Ireland Limited
Description: This cookie stores your preferences and other information, including your preferred language, the number of search results you want to see on the page and whether you want to enable Google's SafeSearch filter.
Link to the privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
What data is collected? IP address, device information, referrer URL, videos viewed
Purpose of data collection: Show videos. Improvement of the service, payment, cloud computing, session management, provision of a market for labeled data
Cookies:
Name: PREF
Description: 10 years from setting/update
Description: This cookie stores your preferences and other information. In particular, the preferred language, the number of search results to be displayed on your site and whether or not you wish to have Google's SafeSearch filter activated.
Name: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Description: This cookie is set by YouTube to track user preferences for YouTube videos embedded in websites. It can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the YouTube interface.
Name: YSC
Description:Session Registers a unique ID to keep statistics on which videos from YouTube the user has watched.
Legal basis: Consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR
Name: PREF
Description: 10 years from setting/update
Description: This cookie stores your preferences and other information. In particular, the preferred language, the number of search results to be displayed on your site and whether or not you wish to have Google's SafeSearch filter activated.
Name: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Description: This cookie is set by YouTube to track user preferences for YouTube videos embedded in websites. It can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the YouTube interface.
Name: YSC
Description:Session Registers a unique ID to keep statistics on which videos from YouTube the user has watched.
Legal basis: Consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR
Processing of personal data when contacting us
(1) If you contact us by post, telephone, fax, e-mail or via a contact form, we will only process the personal data provided by you and the content of the communication in order to process your request and, if applicable, to fulfill existing statutory recording obligations.
(2) Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is generally carried out on a voluntary basis. The legal basis depends on the specific purpose of the communication. Frequently, the legal basis for data processing will be the protection of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR (such as conducting business correspondence, responding to inquiries about data protection). Insofar as further processing is carried out to fulfill statutory retention obligations, Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR is the legal basis.
(3) We delete the communication data as soon as storage is no longer required to fulfill the purpose, unless statutory retention obligations prevent deletion
(2) Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is generally carried out on a voluntary basis. The legal basis depends on the specific purpose of the communication. Frequently, the legal basis for data processing will be the protection of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR (such as conducting business correspondence, responding to inquiries about data protection). Insofar as further processing is carried out to fulfill statutory retention obligations, Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR is the legal basis.
(3) We delete the communication data as soon as storage is no longer required to fulfill the purpose, unless statutory retention obligations prevent deletion
Transmission and disclosure of personal data
(1) We only pass on personal data to third parties if
(i) you have expressly consented (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR), or
(ii) this is necessary for the implementation of a pre-contractual measure requested by you or for the fulfillment of a contractual relationship with you (Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR), or
(iii) we are legally obliged to do so (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR), or
(iv) the disclosure pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data.
(2) Personal data published by you via one of our online services (e.g. in forums) may be accessible to other registered users of our online services worldwide.
(i) you have expressly consented (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR), or
(ii) this is necessary for the implementation of a pre-contractual measure requested by you or for the fulfillment of a contractual relationship with you (Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR), or
(iii) we are legally obliged to do so (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR), or
(iv) the disclosure pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data.
(2) Personal data published by you via one of our online services (e.g. in forums) may be accessible to other registered users of our online services worldwide.
Social media networks
(1) We currently link to the following social media networks on our website: Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn.
(2) The legal basis is Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the advertising purpose of increasing the attractiveness of our website and raising awareness of our company.
(3) No additional data processing takes place by setting the links. We use the so-called two-click solution, i.e. only when you click on the button of a network and thereby activate it, your browser establishes a connection to the respective network and the content is loaded from its site. The network operator receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding web page of our website. In addition, the data mentioned in the section "Processing of personal data when visiting our website" is transmitted to the respective operator and processed there (in the case of US providers in the USA). In the case of Facebook, according to the respective operators in Germany, the IP address is anonymized immediately after collection.
(4) We have no influence on the data and data processing procedures collected by the respective operator, nor are we aware of the full scope of data collection, the purposes of processing or the storage periods. We also have no information on the deletion of the data collected by the respective network operator.
(5) Since network operators use cookies in particular for data collection, we recommend that you delete all cookies in your browser's security settings before clicking on a network button. We also recommend that you log out of the relevant networks before visiting our website, but especially before clicking on a button, if you want to prevent the operators from directly assigning the data collected during your visit to our website to your profile. You also have the right to object to the creation of user profiles, whereby you must contact the respective network operator to exercise this right.
(6) Further information on the type, scope, purpose and further processing of your data by network operators can be obtained from the respective operator. There you will also receive further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy:
Facebook: Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland; information on data protection at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
YouTube: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland; information on data protection at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland; information on data protection at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Rights of data subjects
(1) Unter den gesetzlichen Voraussetzungen haben Sie hinsichtlich der Sie betreffenden personenbezogenen Daten folgende Rechte:
Recht auf Auskunft (Artikel 15 DSGVO)
Recht auf Berichtigung (Artikel 16 DSGVO)
Recht auf Löschung (Artikel 17 DSGVO)
Recht auf Einschränkung der Verarbeitung (Artikel 18 DSGVO)
Recht auf Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung (Artikel 21 DSGVO)
Recht auf Datenübertragbarkeit (Artikel 20 DSGVO)
(2) Wenn Sie uns eine Einwilligung zur Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten erteilt haben, haben Sie das Recht, die erteilte Einwilligung jederzeit mit Wirkung für die Zukunft zu widerrufen (Artikel 7 Absatz 3 DSGVO). Der Widerruf hat keinen Einfluss auf die Rechtmäßigkeit der Verarbeitung in der Vergangenheit. Nach erfolgtem Widerruf dürfen wir Ihre personenbezogenen Daten nur insoweit weiterverarbeiten, als wir die Verarbeitung auf eine andere Rechtsgrundlage stützen können (z.B. zur Erfüllung eines Vertrags.
(3) Sie haben zudem das Recht, sich bei einer Datenschutz-Aufsichtsbehörde über die Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten durch uns zu beschweren (Artikel 77 DSGVO).
Recht auf Auskunft (Artikel 15 DSGVO)
Recht auf Berichtigung (Artikel 16 DSGVO)
Recht auf Löschung (Artikel 17 DSGVO)
Recht auf Einschränkung der Verarbeitung (Artikel 18 DSGVO)
Recht auf Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung (Artikel 21 DSGVO)
Recht auf Datenübertragbarkeit (Artikel 20 DSGVO)
(2) Wenn Sie uns eine Einwilligung zur Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten erteilt haben, haben Sie das Recht, die erteilte Einwilligung jederzeit mit Wirkung für die Zukunft zu widerrufen (Artikel 7 Absatz 3 DSGVO). Der Widerruf hat keinen Einfluss auf die Rechtmäßigkeit der Verarbeitung in der Vergangenheit. Nach erfolgtem Widerruf dürfen wir Ihre personenbezogenen Daten nur insoweit weiterverarbeiten, als wir die Verarbeitung auf eine andere Rechtsgrundlage stützen können (z.B. zur Erfüllung eines Vertrags.
(3) Sie haben zudem das Recht, sich bei einer Datenschutz-Aufsichtsbehörde über die Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten durch uns zu beschweren (Artikel 77 DSGVO).
Up-to-dateness and amendment of this privacy policy: 07.2023
This data protection declaration has the status stated at the end. Due to the further development of our website and the offers via the website or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed out on our website at any time.
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