General Privacy Notice

At Contrima, data protection is more than just a formality: You should be able to understand, what personal data is processed when you visit our website, for what purposes, and what rights you have in this regard. That is why you will find on this page our general privacy policy as the complete legal text.

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Version 2 · Jul 26, 2026

General Privacy Notice

CONTRIMA is committed to protecting your privacy. The following information provides details regarding CONTRIMA’s processing of personal data. This privacy notice specifically refers to the website-specific data processing procedures when you visit our website at www.contrima.com. Even beyond the website-specific data processing procedures, CONTRIMA attaches great importance to the protection of personal data. Therefore, Therefore, please also take into account—to the extent applicable to you—our additional privacy notice for photographers, the current version of which you can access at any time via the following link:

Privacy Notice for Photographers

Our privacy notices are updated regularly and adapted to new legal requirements or case law. We therefore recommend that you revisit and review these privacy notices on a regular basis.

I. Data Controller

The data controller is Contrima GmbH, represented by its managing director, Mr. Mark Reinhardt, Enzianweg 29, 71384 Weinstadt (hereinafter “CONTRIMA”).

Contact address: info@contrima.com

II. Processing of Personal Data, Legal Bases

This Privacy Policy informs you, in accordance with Art. 12 et seq. of the GDPR, about the handling of your personal data when you use our website. It explains, in particular, which data we collect and for what purposes we use it. It also informs you about how and for what purpose this occurs.

We process your personal data in accordance with Article 6(1) of the GDPR, i.e., for the processing of your personal data, we either have your consent or there is another legal basis for doing so. We also work with service providers who process your personal data on our behalf (e.g., hosting the CONTRIMA website).

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); ; a natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly—in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific characteristics that reflect the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person (see Art. 4(1) GDPR). Personal data therefore also includes data that can be linked to a specific individual, such as an IP address. Other examples include: title, first name, last name, job title, email address, company, street, ZIP code, and city.

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, data, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or any other form of disclosure, the alignment or linking, the restriction, erasure, or destruction (see Art. 4(2) of the GDPR).

III. Purposes and Legal Bases for Data Processing

1. Automatic Data Processing When Accessing and Visiting the CONTRIMA Website CONTRIMA

When you visit our website, we collect and process the information that you automatically transmit to us through technical means and/or personal data that you voluntarily provide to us.

Each time you access our website, we process the following information automatically:

IP address of the requesting device (computer, tablet, or smartphone)
Date and time of access
Content of the request (specific page or file)
Access status/HTTP status code
Amount of data transferred in each instance
Browser used, including version and language

This technically necessary information is collected and processed to enable users to use the service, to ensure system security, and to detect and investigate any malfunctions or attacks. This information is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the service, guarantee the security of our IT systems, and optimize our service.

The data mentioned above is also temporarily stored in our servers’ log files. This data is not stored together with any other personal data belonging to you.

The strictly necessary information is collected and processed in accordance with Section 25(2)(2) of the Telecommunications and Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG).

The subsequent processing in log files is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in providing a functional and technically secure website, as well as in preventing and tracking any unlawful uses. In the case of data processing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object; see Section IV below.

If you visit our website to learn about our product and service offerings or to use them, the basis for the temporary storage and processing of access data is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of precontractual measures. processing of access data is Article 6(1), first sentence, (b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures; 2. Processing of contact requests

2. Processing of Contact Inquiries

If you send us inquiries via email to our contact address info@contrima.com, your messages, including the contact information you provide there (such as a personalized email address, name, contractual relationship with us, phone number, etc.) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing and responding to the inquiry, as well as in case of follow-up questions, and will be processed accordingly. Your personal data will be stored in our email or file storage system and, if necessary, assigned to an existing record. We do not share this data with third parties unless it is necessary processing and responding to your contact request, or you have given us your corresponding consent.

If you contact us within the framework of an existing contractual relationship or if you contact us in advance to obtain information about our range of services or our other offerings, , the data and information you provide will be processed for the purpose of processing and responding to your contact request in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Furthermore, to safeguard our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1), sentence 1, subparagraph (f) of the GDPR, for the proper handling of customer and contact inquiries.

The data you enter will remain with us until the purpose for the data storage/processing no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). If you wish, we will delete your personal data, provided that we have no legal obligation or interest in further retention. A legitimate interest on our part in retention exists with regard to the possible assertion of legal claims against us. In such cases, the data will be retained for at least three years from the end of the year following the completion of processing your request. Any other mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.

3. Use of Cookies

We use only technically necessary cookies. These include, in particular: session cookies for login and session management (these are automatically deleted at the end of your visit or browser session), cookies for storing your language and country settings, as well as a cookie to store your settings or consent selections. All of these cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. They store basic functions and ensure the use of the website. They correspond to the “strictly necessary” information within the meaning of Section 25, paragraph 2, item 2 of the Telecommunications and Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). The associated data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1), sentence 1, subparagraph f of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in a technically functional, user-friendly, and secure website; or on the basis of Article 6(1), sentence 1, subparagraph (b) of the GDPR, insofar as the cookies are necessary for the provision of contractually required functions (e.g., login). You can configure your browser so that you are notified when cookies are set and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, as well as to disable the automatic acceptance of cookies.

You can configure your browser so that you are notified when cookies are set, and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. You can find instructions on how to disable cookies in the “Help” section of your web browser. Disabling cookies may result in restricted functionality and/or limited availability of this website.

We do not currently use analytics, marketing, or other third-party cookies.

4. Links to Social Media Platforms/Websites

Our website contains links to websites, including social media platforms, that are operated by other companies. If you follow these links, you will be redirected directly to the websites of these providers, who are responsible for the data processing that takes place there. We ourselves have no influence over the data processing that takes place there. We ourselves have no influence over the data processing that takes place there.

Please note that these websites very often use various cookies, and that data processing is frequently carried out by companies based in a third country, and data may be transferred to servers in a third country and thus processed outside the European Union.

5. Additional Purposes of Processing

a. Compliance with Legal Requirements

We also process your personal data to fulfill other legal obligations that may apply to us in connection with our business activities. These include, in particular, retention periods under commercial, trade, or tax law. In doing so, we process your personal data in accordance with Art. 6(1), Sent. 1, lit. c GDPR (legal basis) to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject.

b. Law Enforcement

We also process your personal data to assert our rights and to be able to enforce our legal claims. We also process your personal data to defend ourselves against legal claims. Finally, we process your personal data to the extent necessary to prevent or prosecute criminal offenses. In doing so, we process your personal data to safeguard our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1), first sentence, (f) of the GDPR, insofar as we assert legal claims, defend ourselves in legal disputes, or prevent or investigate criminal offenses (legitimate interest).

6. Recipients of Personal Data

Within CONTRIMA, those departments that need your data to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations have access to it. Service providers and vicarious agents (e.g., technical service providers) engaged by us may also receive data for these purposes. We limit the disclosure of your personal data to what is strictly necessary, in accordance with data protection regulations. In some cases, recipients receive your personal data as subprocessors and are then strictly bound by our instructions when handling your personal data.

Our website is hosted on servers operated by Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (“AWS”). We also use the email service provided by AWS (Amazon Simple Email Service). Processing is carried out on the basis of a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 of the GDPR. To the extent that a transfer to the U.S. takes place in individual cases, the data transfer is based on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. In this regard, the European Commission has certified, through an adequacy decision, a level of data protection comparable to the EEA standard. You can view the privacy policy of Amazon Web Services, Inc. at: https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/.
To process payments (such as for a subscription), we use the payment service provider Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland). When you sign up for a subscription, you will be redirected to Stripe’s payment process: (www.stripe.com). Stripe may transfer data to the U.S. and is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. For more information: https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

IV. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data, granted pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, at any time by notifying us. Please note that the withdrawal takes effect only for the future. Processing that took place prior to the withdrawal is not affected. To notify us of your withdrawal, an informal message—e.g., via email—to us is sufficient: info@contrima.com.
Right to Object: You have the right, under the conditions set forth in Article 21 of the GDPR—that is, in the case of processing based on legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR—to object to the processing of your personal data, so that we must cease processing your personal data. The right to object applies only within the limits provided for in Article 21 of the GDPR. Additionally, our legitimate interests may override your interests, rights, and freedoms, in which case we may continue processing your personal data. personal data, requiring us to cease processing your personal data. The right to object applies only within the limits set forth in Article 21 of the GDPR. Furthermore, our interests may override the processing, meaning that we are entitled to process your personal data despite your objection. We will act on any objection to direct marketing measures immediately and without further weighing of the existing interests.

Information about your right to object under Article 21 of the GDPR: You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data that is based on Article 6(1), sentence 1, (f) of the GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests) or Article 6(1) sentence 1 letter (e) of the GDPR (data processing in the public interest), to object if there are grounds for doing so arising from your particular situation. 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 is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. The objection may be submitted in any form and should, if possible, be directed to: info@contrima.com.

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we process personal data concerning you. If this is the case, you have the right to access this personal data to the extent provided by law (Art. 15 GDPR in conjunction with § 34 BDSG).
You also have the right to request the rectification of any incorrect personal data concerning you, and, where applicable—taking into account the purposes of the processing—the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, (Article 16 of the GDPR).
In the cases specified in Article 17(1)(a) through (f) of the GDPR, you also have a right to have your personal data erased, provided that no exception under Article 17(3) of the GDPR applies, as well as in the cases specified in Article 18(1) of the GDPR, a right to restriction of processing. 18(1) of the GDPR, you have the right to restriction of processing.
In the cases specified in Article 20(1) of the GDPR, you also have the right to data portability.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR. The competent lead supervisory authority for us is: The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg (LfDI BW), P.O. Box 10 29 32, 70025 Stuttgart, Email: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de, Website: baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de.

V. Data Security

We take all necessary technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, unauthorized access, and misuse.

In particular, for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as the contact requests you send to us as the website operator—this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://,” as well as by the lock icon in your browser bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties; however, we would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible in this regard.

Our employees and the service providers we engage are bound by us to maintain confidentiality and to comply with data protection regulations.

Version 2 · Jul 26, 2026

General Data Protection Information

CONTRIMA is committed to protecting your privacy. The following information provides details on the processing of personal data by CONTRIMA. This privacy notice specifically relates to the website-specific data processing procedures when you visit our website at www.contrima.com. Even beyond the website-specific data processing procedures, CONTRIMA attaches great importance to the protection of personal data. Please therefore also take into account – where applicable to you – our further Please therefore also take note – where applicable to you – of our additional privacy notice for photographers, the current version of which you can access at any time via the following link:

Privacy Notice for Photographers

Our privacy notices are updated regularly and adapted to new legal requirements or case law. We therefore recommend that you revisit and read through these privacy notices on a regular basis.

I. Data Controller

The data controller is Contrima GmbH, represented by its managing director, Mr Mark Reinhardt, Enzianweg 29, 71384 Weinstadt (hereinafter “CONTRIMA”).

Contact address: info@contrima.com

II. Processing of personal data, legal bases

This privacy policy informs you, in accordance with Article 12 et seq. of the GDPR, about the handling of your personal data when you use our website. In particular, it explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also informs you about how and for what purpose this is done.

We process your personal data in accordance with Article 6(1) of the GDPR, i.e. for the processing of your personal data, we either have your consent or there is another legal basis for doing so. We also work with service providers who process your personal data on our behalf (e.g. hosting of the CONTRIMA website).

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the ‘data subject’) ; a natural person is considered to be identifiable if they can be identified, either directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more specific characteristics that reflect the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person (see Article 4(1) of the GDPR). Personal data therefore also includes data that can be linked to an individual, such as an IP address. Other examples include: title, first name, surname, job title, email address, company, street, postcode and town.

Processing means any operation or set of operations, whether or not by automated means, carried out on personal data, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, the alignment or linking, restriction, erasure or destruction (see Article 4(2) of the GDPR).

III. Purposes and legal bases for data processing

1. Automatic data processing when accessing and visiting the website of CONTRIMA

When you visit our website, we collect and process the information that you automatically transmit to us by technical means, and/or personal data that you voluntarily provide to us.

Each time you access our website, we process the following information automatically:

IP address of the requesting device (computer, tablet or smartphone)
Date and time of access
Content of the request (specific page or file)
Access status/HTTP status code
Amount of data transferred in each instance
Browser used, including version and language

This technically necessary information is collected and processed to enable users to use the service, to ensure system security, and to detect and investigate any malfunctions or attacks. This information is stored in log files in order to ensure the functionality of the service, guarantee the security of our IT systems and optimise our service.

The data mentioned above is also temporarily stored in our servers’ log files; this data is not stored together with any other personal data relating to you.

The information that is strictly necessary is collected and processed in accordance with Section 25(2)(2) of the Telecommunications, Digital Services and Data Protection Act (TDDDG).

The subsequent processing in log files is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in providing a fully functional and technically secure website, as well as in preventing and investigating any unlawful uses. Where data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object; see Section IV below.

Where you visit our website to find out about our range of products and services or to use them, the basis for the temporary storage and processing of access data is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. processing of access data is Article 6(1), first sentence, point (b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures; .

2. Processing of contact enquiries

If you send enquiries to us by email to our contact address info@contrima.com, your messages, including the contact details you provide there (such as a personalised email address, name, contractual relationship with us, telephone number, etc.) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing and responding to your enquiry, as well as in the event of any follow-up questions, and will be processed accordingly. Your personal data will be stored in our email or file management system and, where applicable, assigned to an existing case. We will not pass this data on to third parties unless this is necessary in the context of processing and responding to your enquiry, or you have given us your consent to do so.

If you contact us in the context of an existing contractual relationship or if you contact us in advance to enquire about our range of services or other offerings, , the data and information you provide will be processed for the purpose of processing and responding to your enquiry in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (b) of the GDPR. Furthermore, to safeguard our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point f of the GDPR, in order to respond appropriately to customer/enquiry requests.

The data you have entered will remain with us until the purpose for the storage/processing of data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been fully processed). If you so wish, we will delete your personal data, provided that we have no legal right or interest in retaining it further. A legitimate interest on our part in retaining the data exists with regard to the possible assertion of legal claims against us. Data will then be retained for at least a further three years from the end of the year following the completion of the processing of your enquiry. Any other mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

3. Use of cookies

We use only technically necessary cookies. These include, in particular: session cookies for login and session management (these are automatically deleted at the end of your visit or browser session), cookies to store your language and country settings, and a cookie to store your settings or consent choices. All of these cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. They store basic functions and ensure the use of the website. They correspond to the ‘strictly necessary’ information within the meaning of Section 25 (2)(2) of the Telecommunications and Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). The associated data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in a technically functional, user-friendly and secure website, or on the basis of Article 6(1), first sentence, point (b) of the GDPR, in so far as the cookies are necessary for the provision of contractually required functions (e.g. login).

You can configure your browser so that you are notified when cookies are set and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser . You can usually find out how to disable cookies via the ‘Help’ function of your web browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality and/or full availability of this website may be limited. We do not currently use any analytics, marketing or other third-party cookies.

We do not currently use any analytics, marketing or other third-party cookies.

4. Links to social media platforms/websites

Our website contains links to websites, including social media platforms, which are operated by other organisations. If you follow these links, you will be taken directly to the websites of these providers, who are responsible for the data processing carried out there. We ourselves have no influence over the data processing carried out there. We ourselves have no influence over the data processing carried out there.

Please note that these websites very often use various cookies and that data processing is frequently carried out by companies based in a third country, and that data may be transferred to servers in a third country and thus processed outside the territory of the European Union.

5. Further purposes of processing

a. Compliance with legal requirements

We also process your personal data in order to fulfil other legal obligations that may apply to us in connection with our business activities. These include, in particular, retention periods under commercial, trade or tax law. In doing so, we process your personal data in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (c) of the GDPR (legal basis) to fulfil a legal obligation to which we are subject.

b. Law enforcement

We also process your personal data in order to assert our rights and to be able to enforce our legal claims. We also process your personal data in order to be able to defend ourselves against legal claims. Finally, we process your personal data to the extent that this is necessary to prevent or prosecute criminal offences. In doing so, we process your personal data to safeguard our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the GDPR, insofar as we assert legal claims or defend ourselves in legal disputes, or we prevent or investigate criminal offences (legitimate interest).

6. Recipients of personal data

Within CONTRIMA, those departments that require your data to fulfil our contractual and statutory obligations will have access to it. Service providers and vicarious agents (e.g. technical service providers) engaged by us may also receive data for these purposes. Service providers and vicarious agents (e.g. technical service providers) engaged by us may also receive data for these purposes. We restrict the disclosure of your personal data to what is strictly necessary, in accordance with data protection regulations. In some cases, recipients receive your personal data as sub-processors and are then strictly bound by our instructions when handling your personal data.

Our website is hosted on servers belonging to Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (‘AWS’). We also use the email service provided by AWS (Amazon Simple Email Service). Processing takes place on the basis of a data processing agreement in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR. Where, in individual cases, a transfer to the USA takes place, the data transfer is based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. In this regard, the European Commission has certified, through an adequacy decision, a level of data protection comparable to the EEA standard. You can view the privacy policy of Amazon Web Services, Inc. at: https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/.
To process payments (such as for a subscription), we use the payment service provider Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland). When you take out a subscription, you will be redirected to Stripe’s payment process (www.stripe.com). Stripe may transfer data to the USA and is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Further information: Further information: https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

IV. Your rights as a data subject

Right to withdraw consent: You may withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data, given in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, at any time by notifying us. Please note that the withdrawal of consent will only take effect for the future. Processing carried out prior to the withdrawal is not affected. To notify us of your withdrawal, an informal message, e.g. by email, to: info@contrima.com, is sufficient.
Right to object: You are entitled, subject to the conditions set out in Article 21 of the GDPR – that is, in the case of processing based on legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR – to object to the processing of your personal data, so that we must cease processing your personal data. The right to object applies only within the limits set out in Article 21 of the GDPR. Furthermore, our legitimate interests may override your interests, rights and freedoms, in which case we may continue to process your personal data. personal data, meaning that we must cease processing your personal data. The right to object applies only within the limits set out in Article 21 of the GDPR. Furthermore, our interests may override the processing, meaning that we are entitled, despite your objection, to process your personal data. We will take any objection to any direct marketing measures into account immediately and without further weighing up the existing interests.

Information regarding your right to object under Article 21 of the GDPR: You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data carried out on the basis of Article 6(1), first sentence, (f) of the GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests) or Article 6(1) sentence 1 (e) of the GDPR (data processing in the public interest), to object if there are grounds for doing so arising from your particular situation. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. The objection may be made in any form and should, where possible, be addressed to: info@contrima.com.

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data relating to you. If this is the case, you have the right to access this personal data to the extent provided for by law (Article 15 of the GDPR in conjunction with Section 34 of the BDSG).
You also have the right to request the rectification of any incorrect personal data concerning you and, where applicable – taking into account the purposes of the processing – the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, (Article 16 of the GDPR). (Article 16 of the GDPR).
In the cases set out in Article 17(1)(a) to (f) of the GDPR, you are also entitled to the erasure of personal data, provided that no exception under Article 17(3) of the GDPR applies, as well as in the cases set out in Article 18(1) of the GDPR, to the right to restriction of processing. 18(1) of the GDPR, a right to restriction of processing.
In the cases referred to in Article 20(1) of the GDPR, you also have a right to data portability.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR. The competent lead supervisory authority for us is: The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Baden-Württemberg (LfDI BW), PO Box 10 29 32, 70025 Stuttgart, email: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de, website: baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de.

V. Data security

We take all necessary technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, unauthorised access and misuse.

In particular, for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content – such as the contact enquiries you send to us as the website operator – this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’, as well as by the padlock icon in your browser bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties; however, we would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is therefore not possible to provide complete protection of data against access by third parties.

Our employees and the service providers we engage are bound by us to maintain confidentiality and to comply with data protection regulations.