Datenschutz | Wortflut UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Preamble

Welcome to our website! Data protection is important to us. It is therefore possible to use our website without providing any personal data. If special services are to be used via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-speciﬁc data protection regulations applicable to us.

This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of conﬁdential content, such as the requests 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 encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

We also use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. Despite technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, Internet-based data transmissions may have security gaps, meaning that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. You are therefore free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

§ 1 Name and address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is

Wortflut UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Heinrich-Magnani-Str. 12

D-76275 Ettlingen

Tel.: +49 (0) 177 - 7227885

E-Mail: info@wortflut.com

Website: www.wortflut.com

§ 2 Cookies

Our Internet pages use cookies. Cookies are text ﬁles that are placed and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the speciﬁc internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A speciﬁc Internet browser can be recognized and identyﬁed via the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, we can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the seang of cookies.

By means of a cookie, the information and oﬀers on our website can be optimized for the beneﬁt of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website.

You can prevent the seang of cookies by our website at any 9me by means of a corresponding seang of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the seang of cookies. In addition, you can delete cookies that have already been set at any 9me via an Internet browser or other so[ware programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If you deactivate the seang of cookies in the Internet browser you are using, you may not be able to use all the functions of our website to their full extent.

With regard to your consent to the use of cookies, our website uses the cookie consent technology "Real Cookie Banner" to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your end device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is devowl.io GmbH, Tannet 12, 94539 Graﬂing, Germany. Details on how "Real Cookie Banner" works and data processing can be found at https://devowl.io/de/wissensdatenbank/real-cookie-banner-datenverarbeitung/.

"Real Cookie Banner" is installed locally on our servers, so that no connection is established to the servers of the provider of "Real Cookie Banner". "Real Cookie Banner" stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents given or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the "Real Cookie Banner" cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaﬀected.

The "Real Cookie Banner" is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

§ 3 Collection of general data and information

Our website collects a series of general data and information each time it is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server log ﬁles. The (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites which are accessed via an accessing system on our website can be recorded, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information used for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about the data

subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-aEack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by us both statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log ﬁles are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

§ 4 Contact possibility

Due to legal regulations, our website contains information that enables quick electronic contact and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If you contact us by e-mail, the personal data you provide will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted by you on a voluntary basis will be stored for the purpose of processing your matter or contacting you. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

§ 5 Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

We process and store your personal data only for the period of time necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or if this has been provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which we are subject as the controller.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

§ 6 Your rights as a data subject

You have the right:

to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us
in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller
in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to revoke your consent to us at any time. The consequence of this is that we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future and
to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

§ 7 Right of objection

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to info@worflut.com

§ 8 Legal basis of the processing

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a speciﬁc processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. If we are subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is or becomes necessary (e.g. to fulﬁll tax obligations), the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR.

§ 9 Legitimate interests

Where the processing of personal data is based on Ar9cle 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the beneﬁt of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

§ 10 Storage period

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After this period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for contract fulﬁllment or contract initiation.

§ 11 Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide the data

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax

regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual

partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for you to provide us with personal data in order to conclude a contract, which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, you are obliged to provide us with personal data if we conclude a contract with you. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with you could not be concluded.

§ 12 Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or proﬁling.

§ 13 Statify

This website uses the Statify analysis tool to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is

Pluginkollektiv, Emsdettener Str. 10, 48268 Greven, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "Statify").

https://statify.pluginkollektiv.org/de/documentation/ und

https://statify.pluginkollektiv.org/de/documentation/privacy/.

§ 14 Wordfence

Our website uses Wordfence Security technology to protect the website from viruses and malware and to defend against external attacks. The provider of this technology is Deﬁant, 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Wordfence"). Details on how Wordfence works and how it processes data can be found at

https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/.

The "Participate in the Real-Time Wordfence Security Network" option of the plugin is deactivated. (https://www.wordfence.com/help/ﬁrewall/brute-force/?utm_source=plugin&utm_ medium=pluginUI&utm_campaign=docsIcon#wordfence-security-network).

IP addresses are stored on the Wordfence servers to protect against brute force and DDoS attacks. IP addresses classiﬁed as harmless are placed on a white list. Wordfence secures our website and thus protects visitors to the website from viruses and malware. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

§ 15 Facebook

The websites at www.facebook.com and the services on these pages are operated by Meta Plattorms

Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

Each time you visit one of the individual pages of this website, the Internet browser on your computer system is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE

be retrieved. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives information about which speciﬁc

sub-page of our website you have visited.

If you are logged in to Facebook at the same 9me, Facebook recognizes which speciﬁc subpage of our website you are visiting each time you access our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account. If you click on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Like" button, or if you enter a comment, Facebook automatically assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information that you have visited our website if you are logged in to Facebook at the 9me you access our website. If you do not want this informa9on to be transmiEed to Facebook, you can prevent it from being transmitted by logging out of your Facebook account before accessing our website.

The corresponding data policy is available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

§ 16 LinkedIn

We have integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is a social

network.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data protection matters outside the USA.

Each time you access our website, which is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-ins may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. As part of this process, LinkedIn receives information about which speciﬁc sub-page of our website you are visiting.

If you are logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which speciﬁc subpage of our website you are visiting each time you visit our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the LinkedIn account of the respective visitor to our website. If you click on a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to your personal LinkedIn user account (if available) and stores this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that you have visited our website if you are logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website, regardless of whether you click on the LinkedIn button or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, you can prevent it by logging out of your LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

LinkedIn oﬀers the option to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages and targeted ads and to manage ad seangs at https://www.linkedin.com/pseangs/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

The corresponding data protection provisions of LinkedIn are available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The LinkedIn cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

§ 17 Hosting

This website is hosted by Wix.com Ltd, 40 Nemal St., 6350671 Tel Aviv, Israel. Wix.com Ltd. may store data about your visit to this website in accordance with its own privacy policy. If you would like to contact Wix regarding GDPR or privacy issues, please email privacy@wix.com. If you wish to contact Wix regarding the Digital Services Act (DSA), please email legal@wix.com.

Please note that certain information may be collected automatically when you visit this website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral source and the pages accessed. This

information is used exclusively to analyze the use of the website and to improve our services.