data protection
The subject of this data protection declaration is personal data, the protection of which is particularly important to us. The following information is intended to explain to you how we process your personal data. A possible processing takes place naturally within the scope of the data protection-juridical regulations.
Data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Heinrich Buhler, Wormser Weg 5, 67574 Osthofen, Germany. Tel: 06242 8209860, info@profolio.eu
1. subject of the data protection declaration
Personal data pursuant to Art. 4 DSGVO is all information relating to an identifiable or identified person.
2. the collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use
a) When you visit our website www.profolio.eu, the browser used on your terminal device automatically sends information to the server of our website. 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,
– the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.
The data mentioned will be processed by us for the following purposes:
– Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
– To ensure a comfortable use of our website,
– Evaluation of system safety and stability as well as
– for other administrative purposes.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for the collection of data. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.
b) When using our contact form
You have the possibility to contact us using the form provided on the website. In order to process your request, it is necessary to enter your e-mail address. Further information can be provided voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntary consent.
The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after you have completed your request.
3. transfer of data
Your personal data will not be transferred 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 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO,
– the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims 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 data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, and
– this is legally permissible and required for the execution of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO.
4. cookies
We use cookies for statistical evaluation and optimisation of our offer. “Cookies” are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your end device when you visit our site. Information is stored in the cookie, which results in each case in connection with the specifically used terminal device. However, this does not directly infer the identity of the user.
The use of cookies helps us to tailor our website exactly to your needs. The use of temporary cookies, which are stored on your end device for a specific period of time, saves time and page settings or the log-in status and is automatically recognised when you visit our website again. If you have made settings, you do not have to re-enter them.
Cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. In principle, it is not necessary to accept cookies in order to visit our website. We would like to point out that the complete deactivation of cookies can result in you not being able to use all the functions of our website.
5. web analysis
a) Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., for the purpose of tailoring our pages to meet your needs and continuously optimising them. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”). Google uses cookies for analysis purposes. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as browser type/version, operating system used or the time of the server request, etc., is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for market research purposes and to tailor these internet pages to meet requirements. Where required by law, this data may also be passed on to third parties. The IP address transmitted will not be merged with other data stored by Google. In addition, IP addresses are anonymised so that an allocation is not possible (IP masking).
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent your information from being collected in the future when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie applies only to this browser and only to our website and is placed on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will need to 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=en).
b) Mouseflow
We use Mouseflow, a web analysis service provided by Mouseflow ApS, for the purpose of tailoring the design of our web pages to your needs and continuous optimisation. (https://mouseflow.de/privacy/) (Flaesketorvet 68, 1711 Copenhagen, Denmark); hereinafter referred to as “Mouseflow”). Mouseflow uses cookies for analysis. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as browser type/version, operating system used or the time of server request, etc., is transferred to a Mouseflow server in the USA, Europe or other countries and stored there. This information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, in particular mouse movements, and to provide other services relating to website activity and Internet usage for market research purposes and to tailor these Internet pages to meet requirements. Where required by law, this data may also be passed on to third parties. The IP address transmitted will not be merged with other data stored by Mouseflow. In addition, IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Mouseflow by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://mouseflow.de/opt-out/).
6. facebook pixel
In order to be able to place targeted advertising on Facebook with users of our website, we use a visitor interaction pixel from Facebook.
With your consent, we use the “visitor action pixel” of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94394, USA (“Facebook”) within our Internet presence. It allows us to track our users’ actions after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This allows us to measure the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements for statistical and market research purposes. This data is anonymous to us. However, this data is transmitted to Facebook and stored and processed by Facebook, of which we inform you to the best of our knowledge. Facebook may link this data to your Facebook profile and use it for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Privacy Policy. You can download the Facebook privacy policy here: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. You can enable Facebook and its partners to place advertisements on and outside Facebook. A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes.
The data processed by Facebook Pixel is processed in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in optimising and analysing our website.
You can revoke your consent here and prevent the processing of your data. For this purpose an “Opt-Out-Cookie” is set by means of a Javascript. When you access the website, this “opt-out cookie” is automatically checked so that Facebook pixels are not integrated into the website.
Disable Facebook pixels
7. information, rectification, cancellation and opposition
You can obtain information about your personal data stored by us at any time and without giving reasons free of charge and have your data collected by us blocked, corrected or deleted. In addition, you are free to revoke the consent given to us for data collection and use without giving reasons. Should the processing of data take place on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of the data. For this purpose, please contact the contact data given in the imprint.
8. data security
We use the most common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed representation of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.
Should you have any further questions regarding our data protection declaration or the processing of your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.
9. Hotjar
In order to make the contents of the dashboard more user-friendly, we make use of the web analytics service of Hotjar Ltd. Level 2, St Julians Business Centre 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 3155, Malta (“Hotjar”). Hotjar processes personal data exclusively in the European Union. The purpose of data processing is to generate feedback on dashboard functions and their user-friendliness which constitutes a legitimate interest on our part (Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR). Hotjar may set cookies for this purpose. You can find more information about these cookies at: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011789248-Hotjar-Cookies.
Under https://www.hotjar.com/privacy/do-not-track/ Hotjar provides an option to install a cookie on your browser by using the one-click-blocking feature which prevents Hotjar from collecting your data in the future when using your current browser.
For more information, please see Hotjar’s privacy policy at:https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/
Due to the further development of our website as well as changes in legal regulations, there may be changes to this data protection declaration. You can find the current version of the data protection declaration at https://profolio.eu/uk/data-protection/
Status: May 2018