Privacy Policy

Responsible Party in Terms of Data Protection Laws, Particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Thomas von Deyen  
c/o Blish GmbH  
Geibelstraße 54  
22303 Hamburg  

Your Rights as Data Subjects

Under the contact details provided for our Data Protection Officer, you can exercise the following rights at any time:

- Access to your data stored with us and information on its processing (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Rectification of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Deletion of your data stored with us (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Restriction of processing of your data, if we are not yet able to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Objecting to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR), and
- Data portability, if you have given consent to the processing of your data or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us consent, you can revoke this at any time with future effect.

You can also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, e.g., with the competent supervisory authority in the state of your residence or the authority responsible for us as the data controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.

Collection of General Information When Visiting Our Website
Type and Purpose of Processing:

When you access our website, i.e., when you do not register or otherwise transmit information, general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar data.

This information is processed particularly for the following purposes:

- Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
- Ensuring a smooth use of our website
- Analyzing the system security and stability, and
- Optimizing our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us in anonymized form to optimize our online presence and the technology behind it.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:

The processing takes place under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers that act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Duration of Storage:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of collection. This is typically the case for the data that serve the provision of the website when the respective session is ended.

Provision Required or Necessary:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Additionally, certain services and functions may not be available or may be limited. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Contact Form 
Type and Purpose of Processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this, the provision of a valid email address and your name is required. This is necessary for assigning and subsequently addressing your inquiry. Providing additional data is optional.

Legal Basis:

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we want to enable you to contact us easily. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request a quote, the processing of the data entered in the contact form occurs for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Third Country Transfer:

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries:

- United States of America

The following data protection guarantees are in place:

https://formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy/

Duration of Storage:

Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the inquiry.

If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data upon expiration of these periods.

Provision Required or Necessary:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for the inquiry.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use up-to-date encryption procedures (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.

Information about Your Right to Object Under Art. 21 GDPR 
Case-Specific Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests), on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on this provision as defined in Art. 4(4) GDPR.

If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Recipient of the Objection

Thomas von Deyen  
c/o Blish GmbH  
Geibelstraße 54  
22303 Hamburg  

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adjust this privacy statement so that it always meets the current legal requirements or to implement changes in our services in the privacy statement, for example, when new services are introduced. For your next visit, the new privacy statement will apply.

Questions to the Data Protection Officer

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

[email protected]  

This privacy statement was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (Version #2020-09-30).