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\""Janoprotect"<\/a><\/span><\/div>

Privacy Policy<\/h1><\/div>

\u00a7 1 General Provisions<\/h2>\n

We process your personal data (e.g., title, first and last name, address, email address, phone number) only in accor\u00addance with the provi\u00adsions of German data protec\u00adtion law and the data protec\u00adtion laws of the Euro\u00adpean Union (EU). The follow\u00ading provi\u00adsions inform you not only about the purposes of process\u00ading, recip\u00adi\u00adents, legal bases, and reten\u00adtion peri\u00adods, but also about your rights and the controller respon\u00adsi\u00adble for your data process\u00ading. This Privacy Policy applies only to our websites. If you are redi\u00adrected to other websites via links on our pages, please review the privacy poli\u00adcies of those sites to learn how they handle your data. <\/p>\n

\u00a7 2 Contacting Us<\/h2>\n

(1) Purpose of Processing<\/h3>\n

We process the personal data you provide to us via email, contact form, etc., in order to respond to and handle your inquiries. You are not required to provide us with your personal data. However, if you do not provide your email address, we will not be able to respond to you via email. <\/p>\n

(2) Legal Basis<\/h3>\n

a)<\/strong> If you have given us your explicit consent to process your data, Arti\u00adcle 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for such process\u00ading.
b)<\/strong> If we process your data to take steps prior to enter\u00ading into a contract, the legal basis is Arti\u00adcle 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
c)<\/strong> In all other cases (in partic\u00adu\u00adlar when using a contact form), the legal basis is Arti\u00adcle 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. <\/p>\n

RIGHT TO OBJECT:<\/strong> You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relat\u00ading to your partic\u00adu\u00adlar situ\u00ada\u00adtion, to the process\u00ading of your personal data that is based on Arti\u00adcle 6(1)(f) of the GDPR and is not for the purpose of direct market\u00ading.
In the case of direct market\u00ading, however, you may object to the process\u00ading at any time with\u00adout provid\u00ading a reason.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(3) Legitimate Interest<\/h3>\n

Our legit\u00adi\u00admate inter\u00adest in process\u00ading your data is to commu\u00adni\u00adcate with you quickly and respond to your inquiries cost-effectively. If you provide us with your address, we reserve the right to use it for direct mail adver\u00adtis\u00ading. You can protect your privacy by limit\u00ading the infor\u00adma\u00adtion you share (e.g., by using a pseudonym). <\/p>\n

(4) Recipient Categories<\/h3>\n

Web host\u00ading providers, ship\u00adping service providers for direct marketing<\/p>\n

(5) Retention Period<\/h3>\n

Your data will be deleted once it is clear from the circum\u00adstances that your inquiry or the matter in ques\u00adtion has been fully resolved.<\/p>\n

However, if a contract is concluded, we will retain the data required under commer\u00adcial and tax law for the peri\u00adods spec\u00adi\u00adfied by law, which is gener\u00adally ten years (see \u00a7 257 HGB, \u00a7 147 AO).<\/p>\n

(6) Right of Withdrawal<\/h3>\n

If your personal data is processed based on your consent, you have the right to with\u00addraw your consent at any time.<\/p>\n\n

\u00a7 3 Information About Cookies<\/h2>\n

(1) Purpose of Processing<\/h3>\n

This website uses cook\u00adies that are tech\u00adni\u00adcally neces\u00adsary. These are small text files that are not perma\u00adnently stored on your computer system by your web browser and are used solely to ensure the website func\u00adtions prop\u00aderly. Other cook\u00adies are perma\u00adnent and recog\u00adnize your browser on your next visit to enhance the website\u2019s user-friendliness. <\/p>\n

(2) Legal Basis<\/h3>\n

The legal basis for the process\u00ading is Arti\u00adcle 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. <\/p>\n

(3) Legitimate Interest<\/h3>\n

Our legit\u00adi\u00admate inter\u00adest is to ensure the func\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adity and user-friendliness of our website. The user data collected through tech\u00adni\u00adcally neces\u00adsary cook\u00adies and the long-term cook\u00adies described here is not used to create user profiles. This safe\u00adguards your inter\u00adest in data protection. <\/p>\n

(4) Retention Period<\/h3>\n

Tech\u00adni\u00adcally neces\u00adsary cook\u00adies are usually deleted when you close your browser. Persis\u00adtent cook\u00adies have vary\u00ading lifes\u00adpans, rang\u00ading from a few minutes to several years. <\/p>\n

(5) Right to Object<\/h3>\n

If you do not wish to have these cook\u00adies stored, please disable them in your web browser. However, this may result in limited func\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adity on our website. You can also delete persis\u00adtent cook\u00adies at any time through your browser. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u00a7 4 Your Rights as a Data Subject<\/h2>\n

If we process your personal data, you are a data subject within the mean\u00ading of the GDPR, and you have the follow\u00ading rights with respect to us as the data controller:<\/p>\n

1. Right to Access<\/h3>\n

Under Arti\u00adcle 15 of the GDPR, you may request infor\u00adma\u00adtion about your personal data that we process.<\/p>\n

2. Right to Rectification<\/h3>\n

If the infor\u00adma\u00adtion concern\u00ading you is not (or is no longer) accu\u00adrate, you may request a correc\u00adtion pursuant to Arti\u00adcle 16 of the GDPR. If your data is incom\u00adplete, you may request that it be completed. <\/p>\n

3. Right to Erasure<\/h3>\n

You may request the erasure of your personal data in accor\u00addance with the provi\u00adsions of Arti\u00adcle 17 of the GDPR.<\/p>\n

4. Right to Restriction of Processing<\/h3>\n

Under the provi\u00adsions of Arti\u00adcle 18 of the GDPR, you have the right to request that the process\u00ading of your personal data be restricted.<\/p>\n

5. Right to Data Portability<\/h3>\n

Under Arti\u00adcle 20 of the GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concern\u00ading you that you have provided to us in a struc\u00adtured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request that it be trans\u00adferred to another controller.<\/p>\n

6. Right to Withdraw Consent Under Data Protection Law<\/h3>\n

Pursuant to Arti\u00adcle 7(3) of the GDPR, you have the right to with\u00addraw your consent to the process\u00ading of your personal data at any time. This does not affect the lawful\u00adness of the process\u00ading carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal. <\/p>\n

7. Right to File a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority<\/h3>\n

If you believe that the process\u00ading of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right under Arti\u00adcle 77 of the GDPR to lodge a complaint with a super\u00advi\u00adsory author\u00adity (in partic\u00adu\u00adlar in the Member State where you reside, where you work, or where the alleged infringe\u00adment occurred).<\/p>\n

Please also note your right to object under Article 21 of the GDPR:<\/h3>\n

a) General: A substantiated objection is required<\/h4>\n

If the process\u00ading of your personal data is carried out<\/strong>
\u2013 to protect our over\u00adrid\u00ading legit\u00adi\u00admate inter\u00adest (legal basis under Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or<\/strong>
\u2013 in the public inter\u00adest (legal basis under Arti\u00adcle 6(1)(e) of the GDPR),<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have the right to object to the process\u00ading at any time on grounds relat\u00ading to your partic\u00adu\u00adlar situ\u00ada\u00adtion; this also applies to profil\u00ading based on the provi\u00adsions of the GDPR.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demon\u00adstrate compelling legit\u00adi\u00admate grounds for the process\u00ading that over\u00adride your inter\u00adests, rights, and free\u00addoms, or the process\u00ading is neces\u00adsary for the estab\u00adlish\u00adment, exer\u00adcise, or defense of legal claims.<\/p>\n

b) Special Case: Direct Marketing\u2014A Simple Objection Is Sufficient<\/h4>\n

If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct market\u00ading, you have the right to object to such process\u00ading at any time and with\u00adout provid\u00ading a reason; this also applies to profil\u00ading, to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you object to the process\u00ading of your personal data for direct market\u00ading purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for those purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Data Controller:<\/h2>\n

Asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion of Conter\u00adgan Victims in North Rhine-Westphalia e.V.
Mater\u00adnusstr. 9
50996 Cologne
Phone: 0152\u2013343 425 04
herterich@contergan-nrw.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact information for our Data Protection Officer:<\/h2>\n

Udo Hert\u00aderich
Mater\u00adnusstr. 9
50996 Cologne
Phone: 0152\u2013343 425 04
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