Data protection

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

Personal data within the meaning of Article 4(1) GDPR means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your first and last name, postal address, telephone number, email address, and IP address.

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally. More detailed information can be found in the full privacy policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the relevant contact details in the section “Controller Information” below.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us directly, for example when you contact us by email or telephone.

Other data is collected automatically by the hosting provider’s IT systems when you visit this website. This includes, in particular, technical data such as your browser type, operating system, time of access, referrer URL, and IP address. This data is collected automatically as soon as you access the website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without technical errors. Other data may be used to process your inquiry if you contact us.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to obtain information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may revoke that consent at any time with effect for the future. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

If you have any questions about data protection, you may contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host this website with the following provider:

Wix

The provider is Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel.

Wix is a website-building platform through which this website is made available. When you visit our website, Wix processes personal data of website visitors, in particular technical usage data, log data, and communication data, insofar as this is necessary to provide, secure, and maintain the functionality of the website.

The use of Wix is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the reliable, secure, and uninterrupted presentation of our website wherever possible. Wix’s privacy policy is available here:
https://de.wix.com/about/privacy

Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as such consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device. Consent may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement, or an equivalent data protection agreement, with the provider named above.

Transfers to Third Countries

In connection with the use of Wix, personal data may be transferred to countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. Any such transfer takes place only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data may be collected. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, what we use it for, and how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet, for example when communicating by email, may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Controller Information

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Udo Heckelsberger

Udo Heckelsberger Consulting

SkyLoop Business Center Flughafenstraße 59

70629 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49 172 74 08 736
Email: consulting@heckelsberger.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we are entitled or required by law to retain your personal data for other legally permissible reasons. In the latter case, deletion will take place once those reasons no longer apply.

Legal Bases for Data Processing

If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. If processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, it is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent is required for the use of cookies or similar technologies, processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work with external service providers. Personal data is only transferred to such parties where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, where we are legally obliged to do so, where we have a legitimate interest in the transfer, or where another legal basis permits the transfer. Where processors are engaged, personal data is transferred only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement.

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 with effect for the future. The lawfulness of any processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.

Right to Object to Processing in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

Where data processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, either for yourself or for transfer to a third party, where technically feasible.

Right of Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, a right to have such data rectified or erased.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data where the legal requirements are met.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Contact by Email or Telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The data you send to us in connection with contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, or statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website is operated via Wix. Technically necessary cookies or similar technologies may be used where required for the secure and proper operation of the website.

We currently do not use our own analytics, tracking, or marketing cookies. Should we introduce additional services in the future that require consent, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly and, where required, consent will be obtained in advance