1. Privacy at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Information on the controller” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may be, for example, data that you enter in a form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data is used to provide content you have requested, to arrange appointments or to analyse your user behaviour.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time about this and other questions on the subject of data protection.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
Onepage
We host our website and the forms embedded on it with Onepage GmbH, Hanauer Landstraße 172, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (hereinafter “Onepage”). Onepage is a website builder with integrated form and contact management.
When you visit our website, Onepage processes your IP address and other technical data (see “Server log files”). Data that you enter in forms on this website is stored on Onepage’s servers and managed there on our behalf. Images, documents and scripts are delivered via Onepage’s content delivery network (onecdn.io).
Onepage is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting and providing our website as reliably as possible and in processing enquiries efficiently. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data processing agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above service. This is a contract required by data protection law which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Dominik Göttler Consulting GmbH Hans-Geiger-Straße 3 89407 Dillingen a.d. Donau Germany Registered office: Dillingen a.d. Donau Local court: Augsburg, HRB 42343 Managing Director: Dominik Göttler Phone: Email:
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar).
Storage period
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion takes place once these reasons no longer apply.
General information on the legal bases for data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Note on data transfers to the USA and other third countries
Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. Please note that in third countries without an adequacy decision, a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. For companies in the USA certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), the EU Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection. Which of the providers we use are certified is stated for the respective services.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED 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 DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches 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 place of the alleged breach. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time about this and other 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 about this at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases: If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion. If we no longer need your personal data but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion. If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise 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. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example through spam emails.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser. Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested or to optimise the website (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.
Consent with the Onepage cookie banner
Our website uses Onepage’s consent function (cookie banner) to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection law. When you enter our website, the consents you have given or revoked are stored in your browser. This data is not passed on to third parties. The data collected is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the storage in your browser yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. It is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: – browser type and browser version – operating system used – referrer URL – host name of the accessing computer – time of the server request – IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Requesting free content (discontinuation roadmap, obsolescence risk check)
On our website you can request free content such as the discontinuation roadmap or the evaluation of the obsolescence risk check. For this purpose, we process the details from the respective form: first and last name, email address and – voluntarily – company and telephone number. For the obsolescence risk check, we additionally process the number of your yes answers (score). Your answers to the individual questions are not transmitted to us.
We use the so-called double opt-in procedure: after submitting the form, you will receive an email in which you confirm your email address. Only then will you receive access to the requested content. We store the time of the request and the confirmation as well as your IP address in order to be able to prove the request.
Forms and email dispatch are handled via Onepage (see “Hosting”). Processing is carried out to provide the content you have requested and for related queries (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, e.g. by email to . We store your data until you revoke your consent, ask us to delete it or the purpose of storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Enquiries via the service configurator
On our services page, you can use the service configurator to select your starting situation and request a proposal. For this purpose, we process the selected situation, first and last name, email address and – voluntarily – company and your comments. The data is transmitted via Onepage and stored there on our behalf (see “Hosting”).
Processing is carried out to answer your enquiry and to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The data remains with us until you ask us to delete it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Storage in the browser for the obsolescence risk check
When you complete the obsolescence risk check, we store your result (number of yes answers and the classification derived from it) in the local storage of your browser (local storage or session storage). This allows us to show you your result directly on the evaluation page after you have confirmed your email address. This data remains on your device and is not transmitted to us. Storage is strictly necessary for the function you have expressly requested (Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG; Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). You can delete the data at any time by removing the website data in your browser.
Enquiries by email, telephone or fax
If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you send to us via contact requests remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
Appointment booking via Calendly
On our website you can book appointments for an initial call. We use the Calendly tool for booking appointments. The provider is Calendly LLC, 115 E Main St, Ste A1B, Buford, GA 30518, USA.
For the purpose of booking an appointment, you enter the requested data and the desired date in the form provided. The data entered is used to plan, carry out and, if necessary, follow up the appointment. The appointment data is stored for us on Calendly’s servers. Your IP address is also transmitted to Calendly when the booking calendar is loaded.
Calendly is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in making appointments with prospective customers and clients as straightforward as possible. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Calendly is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information can be found in Calendly’s privacy policy: https://calendly.com/privacy
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Calendly. This ensures that Calendly processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
5. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. The data entered in the registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or once the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.
After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
6. Analysis tools
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and the origin of the user. Google Analytics uses technologies that make it possible to recognise the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website may be transferred to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). In addition, Google bases the data transfer on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/
IP addresses
According to Google, IP addresses are not logged or stored in Google Analytics 4.
Storage period
Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs is automatically deleted after the retention period set in Google Analytics expires. Details: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en
Data processing agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
7. Plugins and tools
YouTube
This website embeds videos from the YouTube platform. The operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode. The videos are only loaded when you click on the preview image. Only then is a connection to the YouTube servers established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile; you can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. After a video has started, YouTube may store various cookies or comparable recognition technologies on your device.
YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG; consent can be revoked at any time. Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Google Fonts
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts from Google’s servers. To do this, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This informs Google that this website was accessed via your IP address.
Google Fonts is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG; consent can be revoked at any time. If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used. Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Source of the original German texts: https://www.e-recht24.de