Privacy Policy

Responsible for Data Processing

Qseidon GmbH, Langer Weg 7b, 33332 Gütersloh, Germany, Phone +49 5241 2212197 (hereinafter: "We") are, as the operator of the website www.qseidon.de, the controller pursuant to Art. 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you have any questions, please contact kontakt@qseidon.de.

Data Protection Officer

According to Art. 37 GDPR in conjunction with § 38 BDSG (German Federal Data Protection Act), we are not obliged to appoint a data protection officer. However, if you have any questions about data protection and the exercise of your rights mentioned below, you can of course contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.

Your Rights as a Data Subject

As a data subject, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

1. A right to information, among other things, about the categories of data processed, the purposes of processing, the storage period and any recipients, in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR and § 34 BDSG.
2. A right to rectification or deletion of incorrect or incomplete data, in accordance with Art. 16 and 17 GDPR and § 35 BDSG.
3. Under the conditions of Art. 18 GDPR or § 35 para. 1 sentence 2 BDSG, a right to restriction of processing.
4. A right to object to processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, insofar as the data processing was based on a legitimate interest.
5. A right to withdraw given consent with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR.
6. A right to data portability in a common format in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR.
7. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, particularly in the member state of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. A list of data protection authorities with further information and contact details can be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-protection-eu

Data Security Measures

We secure our website and other systems - and thus also your data - through technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution by unauthorized persons. We use procedures and guidelines that are common in the industry to ensure the protection of the data collected and stored and to prevent the unauthorized use of such data.

We also require third parties to adhere to similar security requirements in accordance with these privacy policies. Although we take reasonable steps to protect data, we cannot be held responsible for the actions of those who gain unauthorized access to or misuse our website, and we make no express or implied warranty that we can prevent such access.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data that you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" address line of your browser and the lock symbol in the browser line.

Data Processing Modalities

Sources and Categories of Personal Data

We process your personal data insofar as it is necessary for communication, the establishment, substantive design or modification of a contractual relationship between you and us (inventory data). Inventory data can include: name, form of address, contact details (postal address, telephone, email address), date of birth, etc. We also process your usage data, which arises from your behavior when using our website and our services, in particular your IP address, the start and end of your visit to our website and information about which content you accessed on our website.

Data Transfer to Third Countries Outside the EU

All information we receive from you or about you is generally processed on servers within the European Union. Your data will only be transferred to or processed in third countries with your express consent or if this is required by law and an adequate level of data protection is ensured in the third country.

Disclosure of Data, Contract Processing

We never pass on your personal data to third parties without authorization. However, we may pass on your data to third parties in particular if you have consented to the data transfer, if the transfer is necessary to fulfill our legal obligations or if we are obliged to transfer data due to legal provisions or official or court orders. This may involve providing information for the purposes of criminal prosecution, averting danger or enforcing intellectual property rights.

Purpose of Data Processing

We generally only use the data for the purpose for which it was collected from you. We may process the data for another purpose if this other purpose is compatible with the original purpose (Art. 6 (4) GDPR).

Storage Period

Unless otherwise stated in detail, we only store data collected from you for as long as necessary for the respective purpose, unless legal retention obligations prevent deletion, for example from commercial or tax law.

Data Collection on Our Website

Server Log Files

Every time this website is accessed, the following general information is automatically transmitted from your browser to our servers (so-called server log files):

• Page visited on our domain
• Date and time of the server request
• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• IP address

The legal basis for the use of server log files is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR (legitimate interest in data processing). Our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of our website. The server log files must be evaluated for this purpose.

Contact Forms and Email Contact

If you contact us via the contact forms on our website or by email, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your inquiry, unless legal retention obligations prevent deletion.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device and saved by your browser. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

The legal basis for the use of cookies is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. 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.

Analytics Tools & Third-Party Providers

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

IP anonymization is activated on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the link below:

Social Media

Our website includes links to social media platforms (such as LinkedIn, X/Twitter, etc.). When you click on these links, you will be redirected to the respective platform. Only once you click does data start flowing to the operators of these platforms, who may then collect data about your visit. We have no influence on this data collection. For information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers, as well as your rights and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective platforms.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future. A current version is always available directly on this website. Please visit this page regularly to stay informed about the current privacy policy.