Data protection

I. General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally (e.g. name, address, e-mail address or telephone number). Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

1. definitions

According to the will of the European legislator, a privacy policy should be both easy to read and easy to understand for every person. To ensure this, our privacy policy is based on the definitions set out in Article 4 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter "GDPR"). Accordingly, we use the following terms, among others, in this privacy policy

• Personal data any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as "data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;
• person concerned any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller;
• Processing any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
• Restriction of processing the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting its future processing;
• Profiling any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements;
• Person responsible the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law;
• Receiver a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular enquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing;
• Third a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data;
• Consent any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
• Processor a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller;

2. name and address of the person responsible

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is

Responsible person:

mir|detect GmbH
Fischkai 1
27572 Bremerhaven

Telephone: +49 (0) 421 – 408937110
E-Mail: n.winter@mirdetect.de

3. types of data that we process

• Inventory data (e.g. names and addresses)
• Contact details (e.g. e-mail address, telephone number)
• Content data (e.g. entered texts)
• Usage data (e.g., websites visited, access times).
• Communication data (e.g. information from end devices via which our website was accessed, IP addresses).

In individual cases, other data may also be processed by us. This is described in more detail under II. in this privacy policy in connection with the respective type of data processing in individual cases.

4. persons affected by the data processing

All visitors and users of our website (hereinafter collectively referred to as "users") are affected within the meaning of the GDPR.

5. purpose of the processing

We process the user's data in individual cases for the following purposes (the following list is not exhaustive, further purposes may be listed below in this privacy policy under II:

• So that we can provide our website, including content and functions.
• Communication with users of our website
• Safety measures

6. scope of the processing of personal data

We collect and use the personal data of visitors to our website only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. We will neither collect nor use our users' personal data without the user's prior consent. The use or collection of our users' data without prior express consent only takes place in exceptional cases in which prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons and a legal provision permits the processing of the data in exceptional cases.

7 Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) forms the legal basis in cases in which we obtain the express consent of the data subject before processing personal data.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing (e.g. when using web hosts, etc.).

8 Data erasure and storage duration

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, data may also be stored if the purpose of storage no longer applies and if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires (for example, the legislator provides for the retention of personal data in tax law, but also in commercial law; this is regulated in the German Commercial Code (HGB) and the German Fiscal Code (AO); for example, commercial or business letters received must be kept for 6 years). Data will only be stored beyond the statutory retention periods if you have consented to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

II Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

1. visit our website

1.1 Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. This is usually done by the browser used on the user's device automatically forwarding information to the server of our website, whereby this information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. This is the following information, which is collected without your active involvement solely through the transmission of the browser you are using and stored on our website server until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which the access to the server of our website takes place (referrer URL),
• the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of the user's computer and the name of the user's access provider.
  We process the data described above for the following purposes:
• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability and
• for further administrative purposes.

1.2 Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

1.3 Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

1.4 Duration of storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

1.5 Possibility of objection and removal

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, the user has no option to object.

2. contact by e-mail

2.1 Description and scope of data processing

You are welcome to contact us via the e-mail address provided by us. If you contact us by e-mail, we store the user's personal data transmitted to us with the e-mail. The data will not be passed on to third parties in this context. The data will only be used by us to process the conversation.

2.2 Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for data processing for the purpose of establishing contact is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR in connection with the user's consent.

2.3 Purpose of data processing

If contact is made by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

2.4 Duration of storage

We delete the data as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. With regard to data sent by email, this means that the data is deleted when the respective conversation with the user concerned has ended. We consider the conversation with the user to have ended in this sense as soon as it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

2.5 Possibility of objection and removal

The user has the option to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

3. contact via contact form

3.1 Description and scope of data processing

A polite and smooth contact with our customers is very important to us. For this reason, we offer users a contact form in addition to the usual contact options, which you as a user can find in our legal notice.

It is possible to contact us via the contact form on our website. In this form, personal and other data of the user is requested. As a user, please refer directly to the contact form to find out exactly what data this is. There you can see at the appropriate point exactly which data is requested.
If the user enters their personal data (e.g. name, address, contact information) and other data at the appropriate point in the form, we will store this data in order to be able to process the user's enquiry. Here, too, you as the user naturally have the right to request information about exactly what data we have stored about you and the right to have this data deleted immediately at the user's request. The input fields marked with "*" in the respective form are mandatory fields that the user must complete in order to submit the contact enquiry.

3.2 Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for data processing for the purpose of contacting us via the contact form is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR in connection with the user's consent.

3.3 Purpose of data processing

If contact is made via the contact form, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

3.4 Duration of storage

We delete the data as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. With regard to the data sent via the contact form, this means that deletion takes place when the respective conversation with the user concerned has ended. We consider the conversation with the user to have ended in this sense as soon as it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

3.5 Possibility of objection and removal

The user has the option to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us via the contact form, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

4. use of cookies

This website uses Borlabs Cookie, which is a technically necessary cookie (borlabs-cookie) to save your cookie consent.

Borlabs Cookie does not process any personal data.

In the cookie borlabs-cookie your consent that you gave when you entered the website is saved. If you wish to revoke this consent, simply delete the cookie in your browser. When you re-enter/reload the website, you will be asked for your cookie consent again.

4.1 Description and scope of data processing

In certain situations we use so-called cookies. A "cookie" is a small text file that is stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. A cookie can only contain information that we ourselves send to your computer - it cannot be used to read private data. If you have accepted the cookies on our website, we do not have access to your personal information. With the help of cookies, we are able to identify your computer and recognise your computer when you visit our website again by means of a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when you visit the website again.
Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as well as to analyse usage patterns and structures of our website and thus provide us with clues for optimisation according to user behaviour. These cookies are deleted as soon as you end the session or close your browser.

4.2 Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given consent to this.

4.3 Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognised even after a page change.

4.4 Duration of storage, objection and removal options

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted by it to our website. As a user, you therefore have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.
As a user of our website, please refer to the following links for the cookie settings for the individual browsers:

Internet Explorer™: http://windows.microsoft.com/de-DE/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Safari™: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Chrome™: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=de&hlrm=en&answer=95647 Firefox™ https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Opera™ : http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/de/cookies.html

III Disclosure of data to third parties and processors

1.1 General information

In individual cases, we may pass on your personal data (to processors or third parties, such as in connection with the hosting of our website), transfer it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data. Such disclosure or transfer of your personal data will only take place in the cases and for the purposes specified in this privacy policy.
If we commission third parties with the processing of personal data, this is done exclusively within the framework of GDPR-compliant order processing on the basis of a so-called "order processing contract".
The legal basis for data processing in the case of order processing is Art. 28 GDPR.

1.2 Hosting of our website

If we pass on the user's personal data to a third-party provider in connection with hosting services relating to our website, we would like to point out that the transfer is necessary for the purpose of hosting in order to display our website. In doing so, we have weighed up our overriding legitimate interests in an accurate presentation of our online offering. In particular, we would like to point out that all data collected in connection with the use of our website and in particular in connection with entries in the online forms provided for this purpose (e.g. contact form, online meter reading notification, etc.) are processed on the servers of the third-party provider for hosting purposes.
We would also like to point out that the relevant service provider who has taken over the hosting of our website is based within a member state of the European Union or the European Economic Area.

1.3 Use of Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visualise geographical information. When Google Maps is used, Google also collects, processes and utilises data about the use of the map functions by visitors. You can find more information about data processing by Google at the Google privacy policy in the data protection centre. You can also change your personal data protection settings there in the data protection centre.

Detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products you can find here.

1.4 Using Wordfence

We have integrated Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc, Defiant, Inc, 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter "Wordfence").
Wordfence serves to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to Wordfence's servers so that Wordfence can compare its databases with the accesses made on our website and block them if necessary.
The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website as effectively as possible against cyberattacks. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:
https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/.

1.5 Analysis services

We use the WPStatistics software to measure the number of our visitors. No personal data is collected in the process.

IV. Rights of the data subject

The following list includes all rights of data subjects under the GDPR. Rights that are not relevant to your own website do not need to be mentioned. In this respect, the list can be shortened. If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

1. right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR

You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.
If such processing has taken place, you can request the following information from the controller:

1. the purposes for which the personal data are processed
2. the categories of personal data that are processed
3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed
4. the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period
5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
6. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
7. all available information on the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected from the data subject
8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR

You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller must carry out the rectification without delay.

3. right to erasure in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR ("right to be forgotten")

a) Cancellation obligation:

You have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

1. The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
2. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
3. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
4. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
5. The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
6. The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

b) Information to third parties:

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR, it shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data.

c) Exceptions:

The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary

1. to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
2. for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;
4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
5. for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

4. right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data:

1. if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
2. the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
3. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
4. if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data - apart from its storage - may 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 Union or of a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

5. right to information (notification obligation) pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the controller.

6. right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where

1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
2. the processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.
The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

7. right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.
The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
In connection with the use of information society services - notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC - you have the option of exercising your right to object by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications. To exercise your right to object, it is sufficient to send us an e-mail to the following e-mail address: n.winter@mirdetect.de

8. right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law in accordance with Section 7 (3) GDPR

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
To exercise your right to object, it is sufficient to send us an e-mail to the following e-mail address: n.winter@mirdetect.de

9. automated decision-making in individual cases including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

1. is necessary for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract between you and the controller,
2. is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
3. with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.
In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the data controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

10. right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.

V. Data security

We use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against intentional or accidental manipulation by third parties, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. We attach great importance to constantly adapting and developing the security measures we use to the state of the art.