We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is particularly important to the management of Pro-Guru.de.
Using the Pro-Guru.de website is basically possible without providing any personal data. However, if an individual wishes to use special services from our company through our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned. The processing of personal data, such as a person’s name, address, email address, or phone number, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Pro-Guru.de. With this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the type, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Additionally, this privacy policy explains the rights that individuals are entitled to.
Pro-Guru.de has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures responsible for processing to ensure the most comprehensive protection possible for the personal data processed through this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can inherently have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every affected person is free to provide personal data to us through alternative means, for example, by phone.
1. DEFINITIONS
The privacy policy of Pro-Guru.de is based on the terms used by the European legislators when introducing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is meant to be easily readable and understandable both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.
In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:
A) PERSONAL DATA
Personal data is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
B) DATA SUBJECT
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
C) PROCESSING
Processing is any operation or set of operations performed with or without the help of automated processes in connection with personal data, such as collecting, recording, organizing, arranging, storing, adapting or altering, reading, querying, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination or any other form of making available, aligning or linking, restricting, deleting or destroying.
D) RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING
Restriction of processing is marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.
E) PROFILING
Profiling is any kind of automated processing of personal data that involves using this personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects related to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects regarding the work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements of this natural person.
F) PSEUDONYMIZATION
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
G) VERANTWORTLICHER ODER FÜR DIE VERARBEITUNG VERANTWORTLICHER
The controller or person responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of this processing are laid down by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the criteria for its appointment may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.
H) PROCESSOR
A data processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
I) RECIPIENT
A recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other body to whom personal data is disclosed, whether or not they are a third party. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under Union law or the law of the member states are not considered recipients.
J) THIRD PARTY
A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other entity other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and the people authorized to process personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor.
K) CONSENT
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous expression of the data subject’s will, in the form of a statement or other clear affirmative action, by which the data subject indicates agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.
2. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING
The person responsible under the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union, and other provisions with a data protection character is:
Pro-Guru.de
Höchsten 29
42105 Wuppertal
Owner: Peter Kowalski
Phone: 0163 – 8 77 7 77 8
Email: Info@Pro-Guru.de
Website: www.Pro-Guru.de
3. COOKIES
The websites of Pro-Guru.de use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and saved on a computer system via an internet browser. Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters that allows websites and servers to assign the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the person in question from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified through the unique cookie ID.
By using cookies, Pro-Guru.de can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without setting cookies. Through a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. Cookies allow us, as mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies doesn’t have to enter their login information every time they visit the website, because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer. Another example is a shopping cart cookie in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart through a cookie.
The person concerned can prevent our website from setting cookies at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser they use, thereby permanently objecting to the setting of cookies. Additionally, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the person concerned disables cookies in the browser they use, some functions of our website may not be fully usable.
4. COLLECTION OF GENERAL DATA AND INFORMATION
The Pro-Guru.de website collects a range of general data and information with each visit to the website by a person affected or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files. The data that can be collected includes (1) the types and versions of browsers used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reached our website (so-called referrer), (4) the subpages that are accessed on our website via an accessing system, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol (IP) address, (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serve to prevent dangers in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, Pro-Guru.de does not draw any conclusions about the person concerned. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and Information is therefore analyzed by Pro-Guru.de partly statistically and also with the goal of increasing data protection and data security in our company, in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data from the server log files is stored separately from any personal data provided by an individual.
5. CONTACT OPTIONS VIA THE WEBSITE
The website of Pro-Guru.de contains information required by law that allows quick electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general electronic mail (email) address. If a person contacts the data controller via email or through a contact form, the personal data sent by that person are automatically stored. Personal data voluntarily provided by a person to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting that person. This personal data is not shared with third parties.
6. ROUTINE DELETION AND BLOCKING OF PERSONAL DATA
The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for as long as is necessary to achieve the storage purpose or as long as this is stipulated by the European directive and regulation authorities or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the storage purpose no longer applies or a storage period prescribed by the European directive and regulation authorities or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations.
7. RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT
A) RIGHT TO CONFIRMATION
Every person concerned has the right granted by the European lawmakers to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether their personal data is being processed. If a person wants to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
B) RIGHT OF ACCESS
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to obtain free information at any time from the controller about the personal data stored about them and to receive a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the affected person the right to be informed about the following information:
– the purposes of the processing
– the categories of personal data being processed
– the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, especially recipients in third countries or international organizations
– if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration
– the existence of a right to correct or delete the personal data concerning them, or to restrict processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
– the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
– if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: any available information about the source of the data
– the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, according to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR, and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the significance and the intended effects of such processing for the person concerned. Furthermore, the person concerned has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the person concerned also has the right to receive information about the appropriate safeguards related to the transfer. If a person wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the controller responsible for the processing at any time.
C) RIGHT TO CORRECTION
Anyone whose personal data is being processed has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request the immediate correction of any incorrect personal data. Additionally, the person concerned has the right to have incomplete personal data completed – including by providing a supplementary statement – taking into account the purposes of the processing.
If someone wants to exercise this right to correction, they can contact an employee of the controller responsible for processing at any time.
D) RIGHT TO DELETE (RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN)
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request the controller to have their personal data deleted without delay, provided that one of the following reasons applies and as long as the processing is not necessary:
– The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
– The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
– The person affected objects to the processing under Art. 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the person affected objects to the processing under Art. 21(2) GDPR
– The personal data were processed unlawfully.
– The deletion of the personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
– The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered under Art. 8(1) GDPR.
If one of the above reasons applies and an affected person wants to request the deletion of personal data stored by Pro-Guru.de, they can contact an employee of the controller responsible for the processing at any time. The employee of Pro-Guru.de will ensure that the deletion request will be complied with immediately. If the personal data from Pro-Guru.de has been made public and our company, as the controller according to Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, is obliged to delete the personal data, Pro-Guru.de will take reasonable measures, considering the available technology and implementation costs, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers who are processing the published personal data that the affected person has requested from these other data controllers the deletion of all links to this personal data or copies or replicas of this personal data, as long as the processing is not necessary. The employee from Pro-Guru.de will arrange what is necessary on a case-by-case basis.
E) RIGHT TO RESTRICT PROCESSING
Anyone whose personal data is being processed has the right, granted by European directives and regulations, to request that the controller restrict the processing if one of the following conditions applies:
– The person disputes the accuracy of their personal data, for a period that allows the controller to check the accuracy of the data.
– The processing is unlawful, the person refuses to have their personal data deleted, and instead asks to restrict how their personal data is used.
– The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject still needs it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
– The data subject has objected to the processing under Art. 21(1) GDPR, and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller outweigh those of the data subject.
If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wants to request the restriction of personal data stored on Pro-Guru.de, they can contact an employee of the controller at any time. The Pro-Guru.de employee will initiate the restriction of processing.
F) RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY
Anyone whose personal data is being processed has the right, granted by European directive and regulation lawmakers, to receive the personal data they provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit that data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, as long as the processing is based on consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out using automated means, unless the processing is necessary for performing a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, the person concerned has the right, when exercising their right to data portability under Art. 20 para. 1 GDPR, to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, as far as this is technically possible and provided that this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other people.
To exercise the right to data portability, the person concerned can contact an employee of Pro-Guru.de at any time.
G) RIGHT TO OBJECT
Anyone affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for reasons arising from their particular situation, if the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
Pro-Guru.de will stop processing the personal data in case of an objection, unless we can show compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights, and freedoms of the person concerned, or if the processing is for establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.
If Pro-Guru.de processes personal data to carry out direct advertising, the person concerned has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purposes of such advertising. This also applies to profiling, as far as it is related to such direct advertising. If the person concerned objects to the processing for direct advertising purposes with Pro-Guru.de, Pro-Guru.de will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the person concerned has the right to object, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them that takes place at Pro-Guru.de for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the person concerned can go directly to any employee of Pro-Guru.de or any other staff member. The person concerned is also free, in connection with the use of information society services and regardless of Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object using automated procedures that use technical specifications.
H) AUTOMATED INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS INCLUDING PROFILING
Anyone whose personal data is being processed has the right granted by European laws and regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – that has legal effects on them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the person and the controller, or (2) is allowed under EU or member state law that the controller must follow and that law includes suitable measures to protect the person’s rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, or (3) is made with the person’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is required for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is made with the explicit consent of the data subject, Pro-Guru.de takes appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data subject, which include at least the right to have a person intervene on the part of the controller, to present one’s own point of view, and to challenge the decision.
If the data subject wants to assert rights regarding automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the controller responsible for processing at any time.
I) RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT UNDER DATA PROTECTION LAW
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European lawmakers to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time.
If the person concerned wants to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
8. PRIVACY POLICY REGARDING THE USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS (WITH ANONYMIZATION FEATURE)
The person responsible for processing has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about visitors’ behavior on websites. A web analytics service, among other things, collects data about which website a person came from (so-called referrers), which subpages of a website were accessed, or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is mainly used to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of online advertising.
The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The entity responsible for processing uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. This addition ensures that the IP address of the internet connection of the person concerned is shortened and anonymized by Google when access to our websites comes from a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, among other things, to analyze the use of our website, to create online reports for us that show activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website. Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the person concerned. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website, operated by the party responsible for processing and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, is accessed, The web browser on the data subject’s IT system is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for online analysis purposes. As part of this technical process, Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to track where visitors and clicks come from and to enable commission billing as a result.
Using the cookie, personal information is stored, such as the access time, the location from which someone accessed the site, and how often the person visits our website. Each time someone visits our websites, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the person, is transmitted to Google in the United States. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States. Google may also share this personal data collected through the technical process with third parties.
The person concerned can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time, as already mentioned above, by adjusting the settings of their web browser, thereby permanently opting out of cookies. Such a browser setting would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the person’s IT system. Additionally, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the web browser or other software programs.
Furthermore, the person affected has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics that is related to their use of this website, as well as to the processing of this data by Google, and to prevent such collection. To do this, the person affected must download and install a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information about visits to websites may be sent to Google Analytics. Installing the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection.
If the IT system of the person concerned is deleted, formatted, or reinstalled at a later time, the person concerned must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the person concerned or by another person within their control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.
For more information and the applicable Google privacy policies, visit:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html can be accessed. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.
9. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING
Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO serves as our company’s legal basis for processing activities where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing activities required for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO. The same applies to such processing activities that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the person concerned or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance information, or other vital information had to be shared with a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing activities not covered by any of the aforementioned legal grounds, when the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, as long as the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the The interests of the individuals do not outweigh them. Such processing operations are particularly permitted for us because they are specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, he argued that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the person concerned is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).
10. LEGITIMATE INTERESTS IN PROCESSING PURSUED BY THE CONTROLLER OR A THIRD PARTY
If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.
11. DURATION FOR WHICH PERSONAL DATA IS STORED
The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. Once this period expires, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, unless it is still required for fulfilling or initiating a contract.
12. LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL DATA; NECESSITY FOR CONTRACT CONCLUSION; OBLIGATION OF THE DATA SUBJECT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA;
POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT PROVIDING DATA
We want to inform you that providing personal data is sometimes legally required (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual agreements (e.g., information about the contract partner). Sometimes, concluding a contract may require that an individual provides us with personal data, which we then have to process. For example, an individual is required to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the Providing personal data would mean that the contract with the person concerned could not be concluded. Before the person concerned provides personal data, they must contact one of our employees. Our employee will explain to the person on a case-by-case basis whether providing the personal data is legally or contractually required, or necessary for concluding the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences would be if the personal data is not provided.
13. EXISTENCE OF AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING
As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.