Privacy policy
Data protection information Our data protection information is structured as follows:

Content For reasons of better readability, the simultaneous use of masculine and feminine forms of speech is dispensed with. All designations apply to all genders.

A. General Information
1. responsible person Responsible for the processing of personal data is:

Wiggert & Co. GmbH

Wachhausstr. 3b

76227 Karlsruhe

Phone: +49 721 94346-0

Fax: +49 721 94346-99

Mail: info [at] wiggert [dot] com

A. General Information
1 1. responsible person
1 2. data protection officer
2 3. transfer of data to third parties
2 4. contacting
2 5. advertising measures
2 6. storage period
3 7. your rights

3 B. Supplementary information on data processing on our website

4 I. Absolutely necessary data processing for the provision of the website
4 1. call of our web pages and server log files
4 2. consent management tool
5 3. cookies for the provision of the website
5 II. Additional data processing on the website after consent
6 1. google services
7 2. third country transfer

2. transfer of data to third parties Your personal data will only be transferred to third parties if data protection law permits such transfer, in particular if you have consented to the transfer (Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DSGVO) or if the transfer is necessary for the purpose of processing the contract (Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. b DSGVO). Categories of recipients of personal data not bound by instructions are: Video service providers. Categories of service providers bound by instructions and obligated in accordance with the data protection regulations, who may not use the data for any other purpose, are: Providers for the support and hosting of the website.

3. contacting
We collect personal data that you transmit to us in the course of contacting us. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO, insofar as this is necessary for the implementation of a measure requested by you. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

 

4. advertising measures We have a legitimate interest in the use of your data for direct advertising purposes within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. You can generally object to the processing of your personal data for advertising purposes with effect for the future in writing, by fax, by e-mail or by telephone. For the objection, only the transmission costs according to the prime rates are incurred. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by this.

6. storage period Personal data processed by us will be stored by us for as long as necessary for the respective purpose – in particular the processing of requests and orders. Thereafter, personal data will be deleted. Storage beyond this period is possible if you have consented to this in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO or if we are legally obliged to retain the data (e.g. in accordance with the German Commercial Code and the German Fiscal Code, ten years for tax-relevant documents and six years for other business letters) (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO).

 

7. your rights
7.1 Deactivating and deleting cookies Cookies may be stored on your terminal device when you visit our website. You can deactivate the storage of cookies on your end device in your browser settings. In addition, you can delete cookies stored in your browser settings at any time. However, in this case you may not be able to use all functions of our website to their full extent.
7.2 Right of revocation Some of the processing procedures described in this data protection information are based on your consent. You may revoke your consent to the performance of these processing operations at any time with effect for the future. You can exercise your revocation to data processing through services on our website via the Consent Management Tool (“CMT”). In this way, you can also consent again to individual data processing operations. You can open the CMT at any time by clicking on the “Cookie Compliance” link in the footer of the website. In all other cases, you can revoke your consent by sending a message to the contact details listed above.
7.3 Right of objection You can object to the use of personal data for direct marketing purposes at any time; you can also object to the use of personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. e or f DSGVO at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation. For the objection, only the transmission costs according to the prime rates are incurred.
7.4 Right to information, correction, deletion or restriction and portability Under the conditions of Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR, you have the right to obtain information free of charge about the data we have stored about you, to have incorrect data corrected and to request the deletion or restriction of processing and portability of your personal data. In some cases, however, we are not allowed to delete user data completely due to legal retention obligations.

7.5 Right to complain to a supervisory authority You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of an alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates data protection law.

B. Supplementary information on data processing on our website In addition to our General Information (read A), we provide information here on how personal data is collected on our website and for what purposes it is processed and on what legal basis.

4 I. Data processing absolutely necessary to provide the website In some cases, the processing of data is absolutely necessary in order to be able to provide our service as far as possible without technical or functional restrictions and in accordance with legal requirements. In these cases, data processing also takes place if you have refused any additional data processing via the Consent Management Tool (“CMT”).

In order to call up the contents of our web pages and display them correctly on your end device, your browser automatically sends data requests to our servers. Each data request of your browser contains, among other things, this information: (dynamic) IP address, browser type and version, operating system and version, called domain, previously visited website and date and time of access. The data requests of your browser are automatically stored in so-called “server log files”. The data processing described is absolutely necessary in order to ensure the retrievability and correct display of our web pages on your end device. In addition, the log files can be used to identify cyber attacks and to ensure the accessibility of our websites (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO).


To obtain and document your consent to data processing by various services, we have integrated a Consent Management Tool (“CMT”). When you open our website, you can use the CMT to provide consent for individual data processing, which is stored by the CMT. For this purpose, the CMT stores cookies, i.e. small text files, on your terminal device. These are the following cookies: – Elementor statistics (anonymous) We use Elementor for content creation. This data is not shared with third parties. – WPML functional We use WPML for locale management. This data is not shared with third parties. – Facebook marketing/tracking, functional We use Facebook for displaying recent social posts and/or social sha-re buttons. Need a Facebook privacy policy – LinkedIN Marketing/tracking, functional We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. This way, when you reopen the website, it can be tracked to which data processing by which services you have consented or not consented. This means that you do not have to make your settings for consenting to individual data processing operations again each time you visit the site. For this, the storage of the listed cookies on your terminal device is absolutely necessary (§ 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG). Of course, you can open the CMT at any time via the link “Cookie Compliance” in the footer of the website. In this way, you can easily revoke consent once it has been given.

5 3. cookies to provide the website When you open our website, cookies, i.e. small text files, may be stored on your terminal device: Page of 10 5 Consent When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. Once you click on “Save Settings”, you give us your consent to use any categories of cookies and plugins you choose as described in this Cookie Statement. You can disable the use of cookies through your browser, but please note that our website may not function properly if you do so. Enabling/Disabling and Deleting Cookies You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify whether specific cookies should not be placed. Another option is to set your Internet browser to notify you each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, see the instructions in the help section of your browser. Please note that our website may not function properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again when you visit our website. You have the following rights in relation to your personal data: – You have the right to know why your personal information is being used, what happens to it, and how long it is kept. – Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data known to us. – Right of rectification: You have the right, whenever you wish, to supplement, correct, delete or block your personal data. – If you have given us your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw this consent and have your personal data deleted. – Right to have your data transferred: You have the right to request all of your personal data from one controller and to transfer it in its entirety to another controller. – Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data. We will comply with this unless there are legitimate reasons for the processing. To exercise these rights please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the end of this Cookie Statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear it, but you also have the right to address it to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority). The storage of cookies on your terminal device is absolutely necessary for the provision of our website (§ 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG).

 

II. Additional data processing on the website after consent We have integrated the services listed below into our website for various purposes. Data processing by these services only takes place if you have consented via the Consent Management Tool (“CMT”).

You can use the CMT to revoke your consent at any time, see also section A.7.2.

 

6 1. Google services Services offered by Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”) are integrated on our website.

 

1.1 General information about Google services, legal basis To provide the services, Google accesses information stored on your terminal device. In addition, Google may store information and, in particular, cookies on your terminal device in order to provide the services. Details on this can be found below with the respective service. The legal basis for accessing information and storing information and cookies on your terminal device is your consent (Section 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG). Google processes the information on the one hand to provide the services. On the other hand, Google processes the information according to its own information in order to continuously improve and develop its services. The legal basis for processing personal data for these purposes is your consent (Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DSGVO). It cannot be ruled out that data collected by Google services will also be transmitted to and stored on a Google server in a third country, in particular a server of Google’s parent company, Google LLC, located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, USA. To safeguard the third-country transfer, we have agreed EU standard data protection clauses with Google. According to its own information, Google ensures compliance with the data protection agreements. Nevertheless, the transfer of personal data to the USA is associated with particular risks for data subjects. The integration of and data processing by Google services therefore only takes place with your express consent. For more information on third country transfers, see section 2. If you are logged into your Google account, Google may add processed information to your account depending on your account settings and treat it as personal data, see in particular https://www.google. de/policies/privacy/partners. We are not aware of the data collected in this way and how it is used. Further information on data processing by Google is available at: – https://policies.google.com/privacy (“Google Privacy Policy”) – https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners (“Data use by Google when you use our partners’ websites or apps”) Page of 10 7 – http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads (“Data use for advertising purposes”).

 

1.2 Google Ads and Google Ads Remarketing The Google Ads and Google Ads Remarketing services are integrated into our website in order to draw attention to our offers in Google search results and on third-party websites. We only want to place ads that are attractive to you. For this purpose, Google analyzes in particular device information, your location and your surfing behavior on our website. If you click on an ad placed for us by Google in the Google search results or on the website of a third party, cookies are stored on your terminal device for so-called conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). These cookies have a limited validity period. If you subsequently visit certain pages of our website and the cookies have not yet expired, Google can recognize that you clicked on our ad and were redirected to our website. In this way, Google can provide us with a statistical evaluation of the effectiveness of our advertising measures. For the functions listed, the service stores cookies, i.e. small text files, on your terminal device: – WE DO NOT HAVE GOOGLE ADS ON THE WEBSITE Google assumes joint responsibility for the data processing presented and has therefore provided us with a corresponding contract in accordance with Art. 26 DSGVO as part of the ordering process, which we have agreed with Google. You can activate or deactivate personalized advertising from Google via the advertising settings under this link: https://adssettings.google.com/ anonymous?sig=ACi0TCjoT_RnPbIUe8IGa85dyA_5J4bol6TV5SM7jVOJycoeZaG P6BA8RWwSWmRUP0XRoURUu0XBV15kNZzQKE4cntIuJx15vg& hl=en. These settings are stored (if you are logged in) in your Google account or (if you are not logged in) in the browser. Alternatively, you have the option of installing a plug-in for your browser under this link to disable personalized advertising: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996? hl=en. For more information on the functioning of and data processing by Google Ads, please visit: – https://ads.google.com – https://ads.google.com/intl/de_de/home/faq/gdpr

https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

1.3 YouTube Videos are embedded on this website via YouTube. The embedding of the service is linked to your settings in our Consent Management Tool (CMT). Thus, you will initially only be shown a preview image on our website. In this case, you cannot use the service and data processing by the provider does not take place. Only after you have activated the service via the settings in the CMT, a connection to the provider is established and you can use the service. This forwards your IP address to the provider’s servers and thus informs the provider that our website was visited with your IP address. You also have the option to prevent the integration of YouTube videos and thus the data transfer to the provider by deactivating JavaScript in your browser settings. However, we would like to point out that in this case you will not be able to use the video function. For more information about YouTube, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/t/ terms (YouTube terms of use).

7.2

Our website includes services from providers based in the USA or with relations to the USA. If you consent to data processing by one of these providers, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities will have unrestricted access to the data processed about you. You also have no legal recourse against this. Specifically, this concerns these providers: It cannot be ruled out that the companies or the respective parent companies and/or U.S. authorities may access personal data that is processed to provide the services. Currently, standard data protection clauses pursuant to Art. 46 (2) lit. c DSGVO (“SCC”) are regularly agreed as the legal basis for the transfer of personal data to the USA. However, a third country transfer on the basis of SCC is only permissible if the agreements can actually be complied with by the providers in the third country. This would require in particular that unrestricted access to the data by U.S. authorities can be ruled out, which is not the case according to current knowledge. Page of 10 9 Although we conclude the standard data protection clauses with the companies, we therefore only use the aforementioned services with your prior express consent (Art. 49 (1) p. 1 lit. a DSGVO) and expressly point out the following regarding the risks of transferring data to one of the above-mentioned service providers: Due to the powers of the U.S. intelligence services and the legal situation in the U.S., the state surveillance measures of the U.S. are disproportionate and, in the view of the EU, there is no adequate state level of data protection for personal data. In particular, Sec. 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) provides no restrictions on the surveillance measures of the intelligence services and no guarantees for non-U.S. citizens. Moreover, Presi-dential Policy Directive 28 (PPD-28) does not provide data subjects with effective remedies against measures taken by U.S. authorities and does not provide for barriers to ensuring proportionate measures. In addition, U.S. authorities can demand that a U.S. company hand over all stored data on the basis of the U.S. Cloud Act, even if this data is located on servers within the EU.

WIGGERT & Co. GmbH
Wachhausstr. 3b | 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany | Tel.: +49 721 94346-0 | Fax: +49 721 94346 99 | E-Mail: info [at] wiggert [dot] com