Privacy policy
Principles and Contacts
We appreciate your interest in our website. Below is detailed information on how we handle your data.
Germany Trade & Invest GmbH is the sole operator of the site www.germanymeansbusiness.com and are liable in terms of the General Data Protection Regulation Law (GDPR). You can contact our data protection officer via e-mail or via our postal address including the subject line “data protection.” Our contact details can be found here .
Data exchange between your browser and our server when visiting our website
When using our website solely for informational purposes, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect personal data your browser transmits to our server.
This means data that is technically necessary for the display, stability and security of our website. (Legal Basis Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR, §5 BSI-Act):
• IP address
• Date and time of the request
• Content of the request (concrete page)
• Website from which the request comes
• Browser
• Operating system and its interface
• Language and version of the browser software.
Your IP address serves as a response address for our server, which displays our website according to the above-mentioned data in your browser. The operator of our server was carefully selected and commissioned by us, is bound by our instructions and is regularly inspected.
This data cannot be assigned to specific people. We will not merge this data with other data sources. Your personal data, which you enter during the use of our service, will not be combined with the data listed here. Your full IP address will not be stored by us at any time.
Collection of anonymous data for statistical purposes
This website uses the services of etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany ( www.etracker.com ) to analyse the data of users.
Etracker GmbH was carefully selected and commissioned by us, is bound by our instructions and is regularly inspected. We have entered into an order processing agreement with the service provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
For analysing purposes, the following data is collected:
- IP address
- User identifiers, if applicable
- URL identifiers, if applicable.
This data is anonymised or pseudonymised as soon as possible. It is not used for any other purpose, merged with other data or passed on to third parties.
No cookies are used for web analysis. If you wish to object to data processing, you can untick the box at the end of this notice.
The data processing is carried out on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR in conjunction with § 3 BDSG.
The data generated with etracker is processed and stored exclusively in Germany by etracker on behalf of the provider of this website and is therefore subject to German and European data protections laws and standards. Etracker has been independently audited, certified and awarded the ePrivacyseal data protection seal of approval.
For more information on data protection by etracker click here .
Cookies
When you visit our website, cookies are stored on your computer to make your visit more comfortable or to submit data to our service provider for anonymous statistical evaluation.
Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your computer in order to read information from the end devices. Cookies are used, for example, to store the log-in status of a user account, the contents of a web shop shopping basket or the content accessed or functions used during an online offering. Cookies are also used for purposes such as the functionality, security and user-friendliness of online services and to analyse visitor flows.
The legal basis for using cookies is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
The legal basis for accessing end devices and storing information is the implementing law of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany § 25 (1) TDDDG.
An overview of the purpose, use, legal basis, storage duration and, if applicable, data transfer to third countries of the cookies used can be found below:
Usercentrics Consent Management Platform
Google Tag Manager
LinkedIn Insight Tag
Quantcast
TradeDesk
Vimeo
Xandr
YouTube Video
Integration of social media
We are currently promoting the content of our website on the following social media tools:X , Xing, LinkedIn and Youtube. When you visit our website, no personal data is transmitted to the providers of these pages initially. This will only happen if you click on the logo of the social media tool or by using the provided link to the websites of the social media tools. By clicking on the logo or link you will be redirected to the website of the social media tool and the social media provider will receive data collected during your session on our website. This data will be stored in the country where the social media tool is hosted.
We would like to point out that social media services and their functions are to be used at your own responsibility. This particularly applies to the use of interactive functions, such as sharing or evaluating.
Information about which data the respective social media provider processes and for what purposes they are used, as well as your rights and how to adjust your privacy settings can be found in the respective privacy statements of the social media providers:
• LinkedIn and LinkedIn-Cookies
• YouTube
We have no influence or control on the nature and extent of the data processed by the social media providers, the nature of the processing and use or the disclosure of this data to third parties.
Integration of YouTube videos
We display YouTube videos on our website, which are stored on www.YouTube.com and are directly playable from our website. These videos are all included in the "extended privacy mode", meaning that no personal data is transmitted to YouTube if you are not playing the videos. Only when you play the video, data is transferred. We have no influence on this data transfer.
By playing a YouTube Video from our website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. This happens regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account that you are logged in to, or if there is no user account. When you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish to associate with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research and / or custom design of its website. Such evaluation is done in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide appropriate advertising and to inform other users of the social network about their activities on our website. You have a right to object to the creation of these User Profiles, and you must be directed to YouTube to use them.
For more information on the purpose and scope of your data collection and processing through YouTube, please read the privacy policy. You'll also get more information about your rights and privacy settings here: policies.google.com/privacy . Google also processes your personal information in the US and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US Framework.
Collection of personal data via our contact form
We collect and store your personal information when you contact us through our contact form on the website. This is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR in conjunction with § 3 BDSG. We process your data to answer your request. If we do not need your personal data for legal purposes or to handle your request, we will delete your personal data.
Newsletter dispatch
If you sign up to a newsletter, we will process and store your e-mail address as well as the date and time of registration. We will also store your surname in case you enter it in the registration form. The processing takes place on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your data will not be passed on to third parties.
If you do not wish to receive further newsletters, you can unsubscribe at any time. To do this, you will find a link at the end of your personal newsletter.
Your Rights
You have various rights under the GDPR, which are primarily derived from Art. 15 to 21 GDPR. For inquiries related to access, correction, deletion, and objection, please contact us via the contact form.
Right to Access
According to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to obtain information about the personal data stored about you. You can request information on whether and which data is being processed about you. Additionally, you have the right to receive a copy of the relevant data.
Right to Rectification
If your data is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right under Art. 16 GDPR to have the data completed or corrected.
Right to Erasure
You also have the right to deletion if the conditions of Art. 17 GDPR are met.
The data cannot be deleted if there is a legal obligation to retain it or if other legal reasons require it.
Right to Restriction of Processing
According to Art. 18 GDPR, you can request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. The data will not be deleted but, for example, blocked for certain processing purposes such as advertising.
Right to Object
According to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object to the collection, processing, or use of your personal data. The exceptions to this right are regulated in § 36 BDSG.
Right to Data Portability
According to Art. 20 GDPR, you can request to receive your data in a common, machine-readable format or to have it transferred to another controller. According to Art. 20 (3) GDPR, this right is not available if the purpose of the data processing is the performance of public tasks.
Right to Withdraw Consent
According to Art. 13 and 14 GDPR, you can withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time with effect for the future.
After withdrawing your consent, you will no longer receive any information from us about new publications, offers, etc.
Please submit your withdrawal via the contact form.
If you believe that your rights have been violated in the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, you can file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:
Bundesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (BfDI)
Graurheindorfer Straße 153
53117 Bonn
Telefon: +49 (0)228-997799-0
E-Mail: poststelle@bfdi.bund.de