Data protection 

Privacy Policy

The protection of your personal data is important to us. We therefore take the protection of this data very seriously. We therefore adhere to the applicable data protection regulations in all our business processes. Our privacy policy does not extend to the websites of other providers to which we may be linked. By visiting our website, you consent to the use of your personal data and agree to the following privacy policy.

Processing of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use:
We process personal data exclusively within the lawful framework of the relevant legal norms and, where applicable,
with your consent. Personal data is all information that relates to a natural person or can at least be related to that person and thus allows conclusions to be drawn about that person.
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed with or without the aid of automated procedures in connection with personal data, such as the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage,
adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, comparison or linking, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Visiting the website:
When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file.

The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
• browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the
• Name of your access provider.

 

We process the above data for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
• for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about you personally.
Furthermore, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. Further explanations can be found further down in this privacy policy.

Subscribe to our newsletter:

If you have expressly consented in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, we will use your email address to
regularly send you our newsletter. Providing an email address is sufficient to receive the newsletter. You
can unsubscribe at any time, for example via a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can also send us your unsubscribe request by email at any time.
Use of our contact form
If you send us your enquiries via our contact form, you must provide a valid email address
so that we know who the enquiry came from and can answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.
The personal data we collect for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your enquiry has been processed.

Sharing of data:

Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.
We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if:
you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR,
the transfer is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
in the event that there is a legal obligation to pass on the data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and
this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

Cookies:

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

The cookie stores information related to the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we directly know your identity.

The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our services more pleasant for you.

For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website.
These cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user experience. These cookies are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already visited us and the entries and settings you have made, so you don’t have to enter them again.

We also use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offering for you (see Section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our site when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
If you do not want this, you can deactivate the storage of cookies in your browser or be notified as soon as cookies are sent.

Analysis tools:

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimization of our website. We also use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offering for you. These interests are considered legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.
The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

Google Analytics:

For the purpose of tailoring our website to meet your needs and continuously optimising it, we use Google Analytics,
a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”).
In this context, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies (see explanation above) are used.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as

• Browser type/version,
• operating system used,
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
• Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address),
• Time of the server request,

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information is used
to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these websites. This information may also be transferred to third parties
if required by law, or if third parties process this data on Google’s behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other data held by Google. IP addresses are anonymized so that assignment is not possible
(IP masking).

You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, not all functions of this website may be fully available. In addition, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website
(including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
As an alternative to the browser add-on, particularly for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found in the Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

Google Adwords Conversion Tracking:

We also use Google Conversion Tracking to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our website for you. Google Adwords will place a cookie (see section 4) on your computer if you reached our website via a Google ad. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the Adwords customer’s website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Adwords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Adwords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Adwords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Adwords customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking process, you can also refuse the setting of a cookie required for this purpose – for example, by setting your browser to generally deactivate the automatic setting of cookies. You can also deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “www.googleadservices.com.” Google’s privacy policy on conversion tracking can be found here (https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).

Social media plug-ins:

Based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, we use social plug-ins from the social networks Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram on our website. The underlying advertising purpose is considered a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR.
Responsibility for data protection-compliant operation rests with the respective providers. We integrate these plug-ins using the so-called two-click method to best protect visitors to our website.

Facebook:

Our website uses social media plugins from Facebook to make its use more personal.
For this purpose, we use the “LIKE” or “SHARE” button. This is a service provided by Facebook. When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted from Facebook directly to your browser, which integrates it into the website. By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook account or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly associate your visit to our website with your Facebook account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “LIKE” or “SHARE” button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information will also be published on Facebook and displayed to your Facebook friends.
Facebook may use this information for the purposes of advertising, market research, and tailoring Facebook pages to meet your needs. For this purpose, Facebook creates usage, interest, and relationship profiles, e.g. to evaluate your use of our website with regard to the advertisements displayed to you on Facebook, to inform other Facebook users about your activities on our website, and to provide other services associated with the use of Facebook. If you do not want Facebook to associate the data collected via our website with your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).

Twitter:

Our website contains plug-ins from the short message network of Twitter Inc. (Twitter). You can recognise the Twitter plug-in (tweet button) by the Twitter logo on our page. An overview of tweet buttons can be found here
(https://about.twitter.com/resources/buttons). When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plug-in, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Twitter server. Twitter then receives the information that you have visited our page using your IP address. If you click the Twitter “tweet button” while logged into your Twitter account, you can link the content of our pages to your Twitter profile. This allows Twitter to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Twitter uses it. If you do not want Twitter to be able to associate your visit to our pages, please log out of your Twitter user account. For more information, please see Twitter’s privacy policy
(https://twitter.com/privacy).

Instagram:

Our website also uses so-called social plugins (“plugins”) from Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”). The plugins are marked with an Instagram logo, e.g. in the form of an “Instagram camera.” When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Instagram servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Instagram to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Instagram receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged in to Instagram. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can directly associate your visit to our website with your Instagram account. If you interact with the plugins, for example, by clicking the “Instagram” button, this information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there. The information is also published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts there. If you do not want Instagram to directly associate the data collected via our website with your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website. Further information can be found in
Instagram’s privacy policy (https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388).

Rights of data subjects:

Since we process your personal data, you have the following rights:
Right to information:
According to Art. 15 GDPR, you can request information about your personal data processed by us. 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 from us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details.

Correction:

In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you can immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.

Deletion:
In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you can request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Restriction:

According to Art. 18 GDPR, you can request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to the processing according to Art. 21 GDPR.

Data portability:
According to Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, common, and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller.
Right of revocation:
According to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you can revoke your previously granted consent at any time.
This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.

Right to lodge a complaint:
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing
of your personal data violates data protection regulations. As a rule, you can
contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or work, or at our company headquarters.

Right of objection:
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons for doing so that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send us an email.

Data protection for applications and during the application process:
We process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of processing the application process. Processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents to us electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website. If we conclude an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically (?) deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller conflict with deletion. Other legitimate interests in this sense include, for example, the burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).
Duration for which the personal data is stored:
The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period.
After expiry of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted unless they are no longer required for the performance or initiation of the contract.

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

Data security:
We use the widely used SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption method during your website visit. You can tell whether a single page of our website is being transmitted encrypted by the closed key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.
We also use appropriate 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 being improved in line with technological developments.

Changes to this Privacy Policy:
This Privacy Policy is currently valid. Due to the ongoing development of our website and the offerings on it, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this Privacy Policy. You can access the current Privacy Policy at any time on our website.

Questions for the data protection officer:
If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

Elite-Gutachten Automotive Expert Office

Owner:
Jasin Remmo
Reuterstraße 11
12053 Berlin
Mobile: 0176 769 6666 0

E-Mail: service@elite-gutachten.de