DATA PROTECTION

m3connectmedia GmbH Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our company. We take the protection of your personal data seriously. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, as defined in Article 4(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This includes information such as your name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and any other data that can be linked to an identifiable individual.

As personal data is subject to special legal protection, we only collect it to the extent necessary for the operation of our website and the provision of our services. Our data protection practices comply with the applicable legal regulations, particularly the GDPR, the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and other national data protection laws. This privacy policy outlines how we collect and use your personal data in accordance with Article 13 GDPR.

 

General Information

 

Responsible Party

The controller, as defined in Article 4(7) GDPR and other national data protection laws of the EU member states, as well as other data protection regulations, is:

m3connectmedia GmbH
Pascalstraße 18
52076 Aachen
Germany

Phone: +49 2408 93681 350
E-Mail: info@m3connectmedia.de
Managing Director: Emilijo Dragas

If you have any questions about data protection, please contact our data protection officer at info@m3connectmedia.de.

 

Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data, as outlined in Articles 15-21:

• Right of access to your stored personal data (Article 15 GDPR)

• Right to rectification if the stored data concerning you is inaccurate, outdated, or otherwise incorrect (Article 16 GDPR)

• Right to erasure if the storage is unlawful, the purpose of the processing has been fulfilled, the storage is no longer necessary, or you have withdrawn your consent to the processing of certain personal data (Article 17 GDPR)

• Right to restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Article 18(1)(a-d) GDPR is met (Article 18 GDPR)

• Right to data portability, allowing you to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (Article 20 GDPR)

• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR)

You can contact a supervisory authority at any time with a complaint, e.g. the competent supervisory authority in the federal state of your place of residence or the authority responsible for us as the controller. The following supervisory authority is responsible for data protection at our company headquarters: State Commissioner for Data Protection and Information Security, North Rhine-Westphalia, P.O. Box 20 04 44, 40102 Düsseldorf, Phone: 0211-38424-0, Fax: 0211-38424-10, E-Mail poststelle@ldi.nrw.de.

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

 

Right to Object to and Withdraw Consent

 

Right to Object (Article 21 GDPR)

If the processing of your personal data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (Article 6(1)(e) GDPR) or if your personal data is processed to safeguard legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), you have the right to object to this processing for reasons arising from your particular situation (Article 21(1) GDPR). This also applies to profiling based on these provisions within the meaning of Article 4(4) GDPR.

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 the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

You can object to processing for direct marketing purposes at any time with effect for the future without providing reasons (Article 21(2) GDPR).

 

Withdrawal of Consent

If the processing of your personal data is based on consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. No disadvantages arise from the withdrawal.

To exercise both your right to object and to withdraw your consent, simply send a message to info@m3connectmedia.de, stating which data processing you wish to object to, or which consent you wish to withdraw. You also have the option of exercising your rights in writing to the above address.

 

Legal Basis for the Processing

The personal data concerning you will be processed for the following purposes on the following legal bases:

• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for data processing based on your consent; consent is obtained separately in these cases

• Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for the fulfillment of an underlying contract or for pre-contractual measures

• Article 6(1)(c) GDPR for the fulfillment of legal obligations to which we are subject

• Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for data processing based on our legitimate interest

Data processing based on legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR may only take place if it is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties and does not outweigh your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms that require the protection of personal data.

 

SSL or TLS encryption

We use SSL or TLS encryption for our website for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

 

General Information Collection When Visiting Our Website

 

Server Log Files

Our web server automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us.

These include:

• Browser type and browser version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL

• Host name of the accessing computer

• The IP address of the accessing device

• Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use. The storage period for server log files is 3 months.

This data is processed to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible and to combat misuse and troubleshooting. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the accessing computer in order to be able to react as early as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems, and/or errors in the functionality of our website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to generally ensure the security of our IT systems. The basis for data processing is our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

 

Special Functions of our Website

Our website offers you various functions that collect, process and store your personal data when you use them. Below we explain what happens to your data:

 

Contacting Us:

You have the option of contacting us by email or telephone. We collect your surname, first name, email address and telephone number. If you contact us, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of your data in the context of contacting us - in the case of e-mail contact - is based on your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and on our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR in order to process your request and to be able to contact you at a later date. You can withdraw your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. If your request is aimed at an offer or the conclusion of a contract, we will process your data in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, as part of pre-contractual measures.

The data processed by us will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

 

Cookies

 

Necessary Cookies

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the accessing browser can be identified even after a page change.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after a page change.

 

Data Security and Data Protection, Communication by Email

Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during collection, storage, and processing in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication by e-mail, we cannot guarantee complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems, so we recommend encrypted communication or the postal service for information requiring a high level of confidentiality.

 

Updating the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it complies with the current and latest legal requirements or to change it if, for example, new services are introduced.

Status: July 2024