General information
This data protection declaration informs according to § 13 Telemedia Law (TMG) in which way, to what extent and for what purposes personal data of visitors (hereinafter “you” or “user”) of the website are processed. The company mentioned under point 1 (hereinafter “we”) is a service provider within the meaning of the TMG and responsible within the meaning of data protection law.
Data processing on this website is based on the Basic Data Protection Ordinance (DS-GVO), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the TMG. Depending on the individual case, other legal bases may also be applicable. In this sense, your personal data may also be processed on the basis of your consent.
1. Name and contact details of the person responsible
This data protection information applies to data processing by:
BTU SIMON GmbH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Steuerberatungsgesellschaft and BTU Treuhand GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (hereinafter: BTU Group), Sonnenstrasse 9, 80331 Munich, Germany Email: muc@btu-group.de Phone: +49 (0)89 – 290 817-0 Fax: +49 (0)89 – 290 817 -11.
2. Name and contact details of the company data protection officer for both responsible companies:
The data protection officer of both companies of the BTU Group, Mr. Bernd Bosch, can be contacted at the above address, Data Protection Department, or at Datenschutzbeauftragter@btu-group.de
3. Your rights as a data subject
You are entitled,
a) to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Article 15 DS-GMO.
In particular, you can obtain information on
a. processing purposes,
b. the category of personal data,
c. the categories of recipients to whom your information has been or will be disclosed,
d. the planned storage period,
e. the existence of a right to rectification, cancellation, limitation of processing or opposition,
f. the existence of a right of appeal,
g. the origin of your data, insofar as these were not collected from us, as well as about
h. require the existence of automated decision making, including profiling and, where appropriate, meaningful information on its details.
b) in accordance with Article 16 DS-GMO, to demand without delay the correction of incorrect personal data concerning you or the completion of your personal data stored by us.
c) to request the deletion of your personal data stored with us in accordance with Article 17 DS-GMO. This right does not exist if the processing
– to exercise freedom of expression and information,
– for the fulfilment of a legal obligation,
– for reasons of public interest; or
– is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
d) to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 18 DS-GMO,
– if you dispute the accuracy of this data,
– if the processing is unlawful but you refuse to have it deleted and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Article 21 DS-GMO.
e) to receive, in accordance with Article 20 DS-GMO, the disclosure of personal data provided by you, in a structured, current and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another person responsible.
f) in accordance with Article 7(3) DS-GMO, to revoke your consent to us at any time. The consequence is that we are not allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent for the future.
4. Right of objection
If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the DS GMO, you are entitled to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 of the DS GMO, provided that there are reasons for this which arise from your particular situation or the objection to direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we implement without specifying a particular situation.
If you would like to make use of your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to muc@btu-group.de
5. Right of appeal
Under Article 77 of the DS GMO, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our office.
6. Processing of personal data
“For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “processing” means any operation – whether or not performed by automated means – or any such series of operations in relation to personal data. These are, for example, the collection, recording, organization, arrangement, storage, adaptation or modification, reading, querying, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision. The adjustment or the link, the restriction, the deletion or the destruction are also included.
a. “Personal data” in the sense of this data protection declaration means all information relating to the personal or factual circumstances of a natural person and from which this person can be identified directly or indirectly. This includes, for example, your name, your postal address or your e-mail address or telephone number. The same applies to credit card and account information and other information that is directly or indirectly related to you.
b. Personal data within the meaning of this data protection declaration also includes information about visits to our website. These can be e.g. the IP address of the requesting computer, date, time and frequency of access, the geographical location from which access is made, name and URL of the file accessed or another website if access is made from this (referrer URL). This is usually done by cookies and / or log files (see paragraph 9 below).
7. Collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose of their use
a) Data storage when visiting the website
When you visit our website www.BTU-group.de, the browser on your device automatically sends information to the server on our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and automatically made anonymous or deleted after the end of the visit to our website. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically anonymized or deleted:
b. IP address of the requesting computer,
c. Date and time of access,
d. Name and URL of the retrieved file,
e. Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
f. Browser used,
g. if necessary, the operating system of your computer,
h. Name of your access provider (Internet service provider),
i. approximate location of the proxy server,
j. Status and amount of data transferred during your visit to our website.
We process the above data
a. to ensure a smooth connection of the website,
b. to ensure a comfortable use of our website,
c. for the evaluation of system safety and stability, and
d. for other administrative purposes.
e. In individual cases the processing can also take place for other purposes, provided that we are legally obliged to do so, e.g. because law enforcement authorities oblige us to do so.
The legal basis for data processing in accordance with this Data Protection Declaration is Article 6(1) DS-GMO. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for data collection.
When you visit our website, we use cookies and analysis services. For more information on the use of cookies and analysis services, please refer to paragraphs 9 and 10 of this Privacy Policy.
b) Data storage when registering for our newsletter
If you have expressly consented in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter a DS-GMO, we will use your e-mail address to regularly send you our newsletter.
To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide an e-mail address.
You can unsubscribe at any time. You can unsubscribe at the end of any newsletter or at any time by sending an e-mail to muc@btu-group.de
c) When using our contact form
If you have any questions, you can contact us via a contact form provided on the website. A valid e-mail address is required so that we know who sent the request and can respond to it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.
Data will be processed for the purpose of contacting us in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter a DS-GMO on the basis of your voluntary consent.
The personal data that we collect for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your request has been processed.
d) Use of your e-mail program
If you contact us via your e-mail program, it cannot be ruled out that third parties may take note of or falsify the content of the e-mail during transmission.
Messages with contents worthy of protection should therefore only be sent to us via our contact form or in encrypted form.
8. Disclosure of data
We will only pass on your personal data if
1) you have given your express consent pursuant to Article 6(1), first sentence, point (a) of the DS GMO.
2) the transfer in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f), DS-GMOs
a. for assertion,
b. to be exercised or
c. in defence
of legal claims is necessary and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data.
3) there is a legal obligation for the transfer in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, letter c DS-GMO.
4) this is permitted by law and is required by Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter b DS-GMO for the processing of contractual relationships with you.
9 Cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. In particular, they contain neither viruses, Trojans nor other malware.
Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specifically used terminal device. This information includes, for example, your preferred language, your preferred activities on the website or information about the device used. Based on this information, our system can immediately recognize the end device and make the information directly available according to the settings you have made. We do not obtain direct knowledge of your identity.
We use cookies to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you.
For example, we use session cookies to determine whether you have already visited individual pages of our website during the current session. The session cookies are automatically deleted after leaving our website.
The data processed by cookies are necessary for the above-mentioned purposes in order to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter f DS-GMO.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created.
Please note that the deactivation of cookies may result in you not being able to use all functions of our website.
10 Data security
We expressly point out that the transfer of data via the Internet is not completely secure. We can therefore not guarantee absolute security for the transmission of information to us via the Internet.
We use the most common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. Usually this is a 256 bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. Whether a single page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form is indicated by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.
We use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties, insofar as this is within our power. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
11 Up-to-dateness and amendment of this data protection declaration
We are constantly developing our website and the services we offer. In particular, if new technologies are implemented and used, it may be necessary to amend this data protection declaration. The same applies to legal changes or official requirements. We therefore recommend that you read this data protection statement carefully again from time to time, not just now.
This data protection declaration comes into force on 24.05.2018