Privacy policy for the use of the Sequry portal

This site has been translated and merely serves as a supplement to the original German Privacy Policy, which can be found here. Please note that the only legally binding Privacy Policy is the German version. 

 

Privacy Statement

General information and mandatory information

Notification of the responsible party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

PCSG - Computer & Internet Service OHG
s. Imprint
Pfaffenberger Weg, 142
42659 Solingen

The data controller decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact data, etc.).

Withdrawal of your consent for data processing

Only with your explicit consent are some data processing operations possible. A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority

As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority with regard to data protection issues is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company has its registered office. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract outsourced to you or to third parties. The data is made available in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible person, this will only take place as far as it is technically feasible.

Right of access, rectification, suspension, cancellation

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, the origin of the data, their recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, the right to correction, blocking or cancellation of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time in this regard and also for further questions on the subject of personal data via the contact details listed in the imprint.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data that you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://“ address line of your browser and by the lock symbol in the browser line.

Server log files

In server log files, the provider of the website automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Visited page on our domain
  • Date and time of the server request
  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • host name of the accessing computer
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the execution of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Data transfer at conclusion of contract for purchase of goods and shipment of goods

Personal data will only be transmitted to third parties üif necessary in the context of contract processing. For example, third parties may be payment service providers or logistics companies. Further transmission of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to it.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Registration on this website

To use certain features you can register on our website. The data transmitted is used exclusively for the purpose of using the respective offer or service. Mandatory data requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise we will refuse the registration.

In the event of important changes, for example for technical reasons, we will inform you by e-mail. The e-mail will be sent to the address provided during registration.

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

We store the data collected during registration during the period that you are registered on our website. Your data will be deleted if you cancel your registration. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Contact form

Per contact form ütransmitted data are stored including your contact data, in order to be able to work on your inquiry or to stand ready for follow-up questions. A passing on of these data does not take place without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Ü;data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or until there is no longer any need for data storage. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Storage period for posts and comments

Contributions and comments as well as related data, such as IP addresses, are stored. The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or had to be deleted for legal reasons.

The storage of contributions and comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You may revoke your consent at any time. Informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

Subscribe to comments

As a user of our website you can subscribe to comments after registration. With a confirmation e-mail we will check whether you are the owner of the e-mail address provided. You can unsubscribe from the comment subscription feature at any time via a link in a subscription email. Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted if you unsubscribe. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.

Newsletter-Data

To send our newsletter we need an e-mail address from you. It is necessary to verify the e-mail address provided and consent to receive the newsletter. Additional data is not collected or is voluntary. The data will only be used for sending the newsletter.

The data provided during newsletter registration will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. To revoke your consent, simply send an informal e-mail message or use the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted if you unsubscribe. If these data have been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, they will remain with us.

YouTube

Für integration and display of video content uses our website plugins from YouTube. Provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When calling a page with integrated YouTube plugin, a connection to the servers of YouTube is established. YouTube will then know which of our pages you have accessed.

YouTube can directly assign your surfing behavior to your personal profile if you are logged into your YouTube account. By logging out before, you have the possibility to prevent this.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

For details on the handling of user data, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Vimeo

Für integration and display of video content uses our website plugins from Vimeo. Provider of the video portal is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

When calling a page with an integrated Vimeo plugin, a connection to the servers of Vimeo is established. This will tell Vimeo which of our pages you have accessed. Vimeo will know your IP address even if you are not logged in to the video portal or do not have an account there. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to servers of the video portal in the USA.

Vimeo can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. By logging out you have the possibility to prevent this.

For details on the handling of user data, please refer to Vimeo's Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us to make our website more user-friendly, more effective and safer.

Some cookies are “session cookies.” Such cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your browser session. On the other hand, other cookies remain on your terminal until you delete them yourself. Such cookies help us to recognize you when you return to our website.

With a modern web browser you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured to erase cookies automatically when you close the program. The deactivation of cookies can result in a limited functionality of our website.

The setting of cookies which are necessary for the execution of electronic communication procedures or the provision of certain functions which you have requested (e.g. shopping basket) is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies are set (e.g. for analysis functions), these will be dealt with separately in this data protection declaration.

Google Analytics

Our website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. Provider of the web analysis service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and allow an analysis of website usage. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server, where it is stored. As a rule, the server location is the USA.

The setting of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. As the operator of this website, we have  a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize our website and, if necessary, advertising.

IP anonymization

We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymization function. It ensures that Google shortens your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it transmits it to the USA. There may be exceptions in which Google transfers the full IP address to a server in the United States and kills it there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address provided by Google Analytics is not merged with any other data held by Google.

Browser Plugin

The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, some functions of our website may be restricted as a result. You may also opt out of the collection of data about your website usage, including your IP address, and subsequent processing by Google. This can be done by downloading and installing the browser plugin accessible via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Contradiction with data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent your information from being collected during future visits to our website: Deactivate Google Analytics.

Details of how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Order processing

We have entered into a contract with Google for the processing of orders in order to fully comply with the statutory data protection requirements.

Demographic characteristics of Google Analytics

Our website uses the function “demographic characteristics” of Google Analytics. It can be used to create reports that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-related advertising by Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign the data to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time. This is possible via the ad settings in your Google account or by generally prohibiting the collection of your data by Google Analytics, as explained in the section "Objection to data collection".

Matomo (formerly Piwik)

Our website uses the web analysis service Matomo. Matomo is an open source solution.

Matomo uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your terminal that allow analysis of website usage. Information generated by cookies about the use of our website is stored on our server. Your IP address will be anonymised before it is stored.

Cookies from Matomo remain on your end device until you make a solution.

Matomo cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both our website and, if necessary, advertising.

The information stored in the Matomo cookie is not passed on to third parties via the use of this website. The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, some functions of our website may be restricted as a result.

You can deactivate the storage and use of your data here. Your browser uses an opt-out cookie, which prevents the storage of Matomo usage data. If you delete your cookies, the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be removed. If you visit our website again, the Opt-Out-Cookie must be set again to prevent the storage and use of your data.

PayPal

Our website allows payment via PayPal. Provider of the payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.

If you pay with PayPal, the payment data you entered will be transmitted to PayPal.

The transfer of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (processing to fulfill a contract). You may revoke your consent at any time. Data processing operations in the past remain effective in the event of a revocation.