Privacy policy

Responsible person

Eric Hahn
Zensweg 1
53639 Königswinter
Phone: +49-160-6563934
E-mail: e.hahn at architecture-matters.com

Jennifer Schwanenberg
Jakob-Kaiser-Straße 11
53225 Bonn
Phone: +49-170-2069719
E-mail: j.schwanenberg at architecture-matters.com

Data storage & third-party providers

We record your contact details in encrypted form in the contact form. We use this data exclusively to respond to your request.
In addition, WordPress and Leadpages collect your IP address and metadata from your browser in order to optimize the presentation of our websites as best as possible and to statistically evaluate how many unique users from which regions are on our websites and for how long. WordPress and Leadpages do not associate your contact details with your IP address and metadata.

We will be happy to provide you with an overview of the data that we have or to comply with your request to change or irrevocably delete it.

Our websites use the services of the following companies:

We strive for a high degree of data minimization and only use your data for purposes for which we have given you permission. We delete data collected through contact forms at the end of the following calendar year.

So much for the human readable part, the necessary part for lawyers follows.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to
Direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CONTRACT AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR
SITUATION, AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
OBJECTION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO AN OBJECTION BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.
PROFILING. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED,
PLEASE REFER TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU LODGE AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED, IT
UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING.
THAT OUTWEIGH THEIR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THAT
PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING,
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME.
PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING
THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING.
CONNECTION. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL BE DELETED.
SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (CONTRADICTION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 ABS. 2 GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a
supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work
or the location of the alleged infringement. The right of appeal exists without prejudice to other
administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to access data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract.
automatically, to itself or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
to be handed over. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller
this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses cookies for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as

For example, orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator require an SSL or TLS connection.
Encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from

“http://” changes to “https://” and on the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
can be read by third parties.
Information, deletion and correction
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free-of-charge
information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the
The purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this and
You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in
the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we require
usually have time to check this. For the duration of the examination, you have the right to
to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data has occurred/is occurring unlawfully, you can
request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise your rights, we will delete it,
defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right, instead of the
request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you file an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between the interests of the
your and our interests. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests
you have the right to obtain the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
to demand.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – from
Apart from their storage – only with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or
defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person
legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union, or
of a Member State.

4. data collection on this website
Cookies
Our Internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and are stored on
your end device. They are either used temporarily for the duration of a session
(session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies
are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain on your end device
until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your end device if you
enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain
Services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain
website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of
of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to
Provision of certain functions that you have requested (functional cookies, e.g. for the
shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience)
are required on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, provided that no other data protection
legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage
of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as a
consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the cookies in question will be
cookies exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); the consent is
revocable at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and
Allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general
and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. With the
Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
If cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this.
separately in the context of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request consent.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the contact form will be
Inquiry form including the contact details you provide there for the purpose of processing the request
and stored by us in the event of follow-up questions. We do not disclose this data without your
Consent further.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is
is related to the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures
is required. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the
effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent.
Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested.

The data you enter in the contact form 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 legal provisions –
in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting information, will be
personal data (name, request) for the purpose of processing your request
stored and processed by us. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is
is related to the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures
is required. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the
effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent.
Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested.
The data you send to us via contact requests 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 legal provisions –
in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. analysis tools and advertising
WordPress statistics
This website uses “WordPress Statistics” to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is
Automattic Inc, 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.
WordPress Statistics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of
enable analysis of user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). WordPress statistics
collects log files (referrer, IP address, browser, etc.), the origin of website visitors, etc. for analysis purposes
(country, city) and what actions they have taken on the site (e.g. clicks, views, downloads). The so
Information collected about the use of this website is stored on servers in the USA.
Your IP address is anonymized after processing and before storage.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The
The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to
to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent
was queried (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), the processing takes place
exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Source:

e-recht24.de