Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to any data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in the privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include data you enter in a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data (e.g., browser type, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time regarding the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding data protection, you may contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Details can be found in the section “Right to Restriction of Processing” in this privacy policy.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using cookies and so‑called analytics tools. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous; your browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the following privacy policy. You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the options to object in this privacy policy.
2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data refers to data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Notice Regarding the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
ITFach – IT and Internet Service
Guido Rabe
Lindenberg 61
91555 Feuchtwangen
Phone +49 9852 7679806
Email
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. A simple email to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to Object to Data Processing in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data, including profiling based on these provisions. You can find the respective legal basis for processing in this privacy policy. If you object, 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 the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).
If your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising; this also applies to profiling to the extent related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to File Complaints with Supervisory Authorities
In the event of GDPR violations, data subjects have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. This right exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, transferred to yourself or a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be carried out if it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection when the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and a lock symbol appears in your browser bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Access, Blocking, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, the right to rectify, block, or delete such data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction applies in the following cases:
- If you contest the accuracy of your stored personal data, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data but you require it for the establishment, defense, or exercise of legal claims, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may—apart from being stored—only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
Objection to Promotional Emails
The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
Some Internet pages use so‑called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so‑called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. Cookies required for performing electronic communication processes or providing certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Other cookies (e.g., cookies used to analyze browsing behavior) are treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so‑called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of server request
- IP address
These data are not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website—for this purpose, server log files must be collected.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via a contact form, the information you provide in the form, including the contact details you enter there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We do not share these data without your consent. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time. A simple email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing performed until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose of data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing the processing of your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
Processing of Data (Customer and Contract Data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for establishing, structuring, or modifying the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for fulfilling a contract or for pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of our Internet pages (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to utilize the service or to bill them for it. The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the assignment or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Data Transfer for Contractual Services and Digital Content
We transfer personal data to third parties only if this is necessary within the framework of contract processing, for example, to the credit institution responsible for payment processing. No further transfer of data occurs, or only if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be shared with third parties without explicit consent, e.g., for advertising purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures.
4. Analytics Tools and Advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses features of the Google Analytics web analysis service. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so‑called “cookies,” text files stored on your computer to analyze your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analytics tool are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising.
IP Anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activities, and provide other services related to website and Internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies through the corresponding settings of your browser software; however, we point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functionalities of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as Google’s processing of this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to Data Collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, preventing your data from being collected during future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics. More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic Features in Google Analytics
This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated containing information about the age, gender, and interests of visitors to the site. These data originate from interest-based advertising from Google as well as visitor data from third-party providers. These data cannot be associated with a specific person. You can disable this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or prevent your data from being collected by Google Analytics as described under “Objection to Data Collection.”
Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). As part of Google AdWords, we use so‑called conversion tracking. If you click on a Google ad, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files stored by the Internet browser on the user’s computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website while the cookie is still valid, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot 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. The customers receive information about 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 personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can opt out by easily deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie via your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. The storage of “conversion cookies” and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offering and its advertising. More information on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
5. Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Additional data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent to the storage of your data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal. The data you provide for receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after unsubscribing. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected.
6. Plugins and Tools
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube, a site operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. YouTube may also store various cookies on your device. These cookies allow YouTube to obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. These cookies remain on your device until you delete them. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online offerings attractively. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Webfonts (locally hosted)
For uniform font display, we use webfonts that are hosted locally on our web server. When accessing our pages, the fonts are loaded directly from our server. No connections to Google servers or other third-party providers are established, and no transmission of your IP address or other personal data to such providers takes place. The use of locally hosted webfonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings and to avoid external data transmissions (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If your browser does not support webfonts, a default font from your device will be used.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use “reCAPTCHA” to detect and prevent abusive access attempts (e.g., automated bots). As of April 2, 2026, Google will process the data generated in this context as a data processor in accordance with the Google Cloud Data Processing Addendum exclusively on our behalf.
As part of reCAPTCHA, technical signals and contextual information (e.g., device and browser data, user interactions, possibly time spent on the page) are processed to determine whether an input is made by a human or automated system.
The legal basis is our legitimate interest in securing our online offering and preventing spam and misuse (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Google processes the data exclusively for the purpose of providing reCAPTCHA on our behalf.