PRIVACY POLICY
Personal data that you provide to us will be collected, processed, and used exclusively in accordance with the applicable legal regulations for the protection of personal data (Federal Data Protection Act, EU General Data Protection Regulation, Telemedia Act, etc.). Data received from you orally, in writing, or electronically will not be passed on to third parties. The data will be used exclusively for the purpose of contract execution and to safeguard legitimate business interests with regard to your personal consultation and support, as well as the demand-oriented product design.
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§ 1 Information on the Collection of Personal Data
(1) Below, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data includes all data that can be personally related to you, e.g., name, address, email addresses, user behavior.
(2) The responsible party in accordance with Art. 4 Para. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
**Kuhn Fachverlag GmbH & Co. KG**
Marktplatz 7
78054 Villingen-Schwenningen
Phone: +49 (0) 7720 394-0
Email: datenschutz@kuhnverlag.de
Our data protection officer can be reached at datenschutz@kuhnverlag.de or at our postal address with the addition “Data Protection Officer”.
(3) When you contact us by email or via a contact or order form, the data you provide (your email address, possibly your name, postal address, and telephone number) will be stored by us to answer your inquiries or fulfill the order placed with us. The data collected in this context will be deleted once storage is no longer necessary, or processing will be restricted if statutory retention obligations exist.
(4) If we rely on contracted service providers for individual functions of our offering or wish to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes at the appropriate location. In doing so, we will also specify the established criteria for storage duration.
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§ 2 Your Rights
(1) You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
– Right to information
– Right to correction or deletion
– Right to restriction of processing
– Right to object to processing
– Right to data portability
(2) You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.
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§ 3 Data Retention Period
The collected data will be stored for as long as necessary for the execution of contracts entered into with us or until you exercise your right to deletion or your right to data transfer to another company.
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§ 4 Collection of Personal Data When Visiting Our Website
(1) When using the website for informational purposes only, meaning if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we collect only the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data necessary for us to display our website and ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR):
– IP address
– Date and time of the request
– Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
– Content of the request (specific page)
– Access status/HTTP status code
– Amount of data transferred
– Website from which the request comes
– Browser
– Operating system and its interface
– Language and version of the browser software
(2) In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files stored on your hard drive, associated with the browser you are using, and through which certain information flows to the entity setting the cookie (in this case, us). Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the overall Internet experience more user-friendly and effective.
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A. Special Usage Forms of Our Website
§ 1 Ordering Specialist Articles
(1) To process your order, we collect and process personal data, which is necessary for fulfilling the contract. The mandatory fields are marked accordingly.
(2) Due to commercial and tax regulations, we are required to store order-related data for ten years.
(3) The order process is encrypted using TLS technology.
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§ 2 Ordering Subscriptions/Back Issues
The same provisions apply as for ordering specialist articles.
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§ 3 Payment Processing via PayPal
Payment data is transmitted to PayPal for transaction processing under the legal basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a & b GDPR. You may withdraw consent at any time.
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B. Use of Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for analyzing website usage. The collected data is anonymized before being stored. Further details and opt-out options can be found in Google’s privacy policy.
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C. Plugins and Tools
§ 1 Use of the Facebook Plugin
Facebook plugins require an active click to function. If activated, data is transmitted to Facebook and stored under their policies.
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§ 2 Use of YouTube Plugin
YouTube plugins may collect data upon loading. To prevent data collection, log out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.
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§ 3 Use of Google Maps
Google Maps is integrated via APIs. Google’s privacy policies apply when using the service.
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§ 4 Use of Google Web Fonts
Google Web Fonts are used for consistent typography. When loaded, your browser may communicate with Google servers, transferring your IP address.
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Legal Notice
We do not assume any legal guarantee for the accuracy of editorial content and accept no liability for any potential errors or misinterpretations.
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**Version: February 2021**
