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Privacy Policy
of the website www.hspconsult.com
 In this Privacy Policy, HSP Consult GmbH ("we", "our" or "the Company") describes its practices regarding information collected from users who access our website at www. hspconsult. com ("Website") or otherwise provide us with personal information (collectively, "Users").

Competent authority within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO): State Representative for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia. Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Dusseldorf. Telephone: 0211 / 38424-0. Fax: 0211 / 38424-10. E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de.

User Rights
You have the following rights:
  • Confirmation of whether and to what extent your personal information is being used and processed, as well as requesting access to personal data stored about you and additional information.
  • Request a copy of the personal information you have voluntarily provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format
  • Request a correction of the personal information we have stored about you
  • Request the deletion of your personal data
  • Contradict the processing of your personal data by us
  • Request the restriction of the processing of your personal data by us
  • Submit a complaint to a regulatory agency

Please note, however, that these rights are not unlimited, but subject to our own legitimate interests and government regulations.
If you would like to avail yourself of any of the rights listed here or if you would like further information, please contact our data protection officer at: info@hspconsult.com

Storage
We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to provide our services, to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods are based on the type of data collected and the purpose for which it was collected, taking into account both case-specific circumstances and the need to erase obsolete unused information as soon as possible. We store records of customer personal information, account creation, notices and other information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

We may, at any time and in our sole discretion, correct, complete or remove incomplete or incorrect data.

Basis for the data collection
The processing of your personal data (i.e. any data that allows us to reasonably identify you, "personal information") is required to fulfil our contractual obligations to you and to provide you with our services, protect our legitimate interests and legal and regulatory information financial regulation obligations to which we are subject.

By using this website, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and other use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before making any decisions.

Which data is collected?
We collect two types of data and information from users.
  • The first category includes non-identifying and unidentifiable user data provided or collected through use of the website ("Non-Personal Information"). We do not know the identity of the user from whom non-personal information was collected. Non-personal information that may be collected includes aggregate usage data and technical data transmitted from your device, including certain information regarding software and hardware (eg, browser used on the device and operating system used, language setting, access time, etc.). Based on this data, we improve the functionality of our website. We may also collect data about your activity on the website (eg, viewed pages, surfing behaviour, clicks, actions, etc.).
  • The second category includes personal data, that is, data that identifies or identifies an individual through appropriate action. Such data include: 
    • Device Information: We collect personal information from your device. Such data includes geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers (such as MAC address and UUID), and other data resulting from your activity on the website.
    • Contact information: We collect the personal information you provide when contacting us through the contact function of our website.
How do we get data about you?
We obtain your personal data from various sources:
  • You provide us with such information voluntarily, for example when contacting us through our website.
  • We receive such information when you use our website or access it in connection with any of our services.
  • We receive such data from other providers, services and public registers (for example, data traffic analysis providers).
How is the data used? Who will the data be shared with?
We do not share user information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy. We use data for the following purposes:
  • To communicate with you (sending notice regarding our services, providing technical information and, if necessary, processing customer service requests)
  • For information about new updates and services
  • To display within the context of the use of our website (further information under "Advertising")
  • For the marketing of our websites and products (further information under "Marketing")
  • For statistical and analytical purposes, which serve to improve the website
In addition to the various uses listed above, we may also share personally identifiable information with our affiliates, affiliates and subcontractors.

In addition to the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, we may transfer personal information to our trusted third-party vendors based in different jurisdictions around the world for the following reasons:
  • Hosting and operating our website
  • Provide our services, including the personalized display of our website
  • Save and process such data in our name
  • Show ads as well as the ability to judge the success of our advertising campaigns, retargeting of users
  • Provide marketing and promotional materials related to our website and services
  • Conduct studies, technical diagnoses or analyses
We may also disclose data if we are in good faith, which is helpful or appropriate to: (i) comply with applicable laws, regulations, lawsuits, or regulatory inquiries; (ii) enforce our policies (including our agreement) and, if applicable, investigate possible violations; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent or take action against illegal activities or other misconduct, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) assert or enforce its own legal claims or defend us against the claims of others; (v) protect the rights, property or our safety, the safety of our users, your safety or the safety of third parties; or (vi) to cooperate with law enforce

Cookies
We and our partners use cookies to provide appropriate services. This also applies if you visit our website or access our services.
A "cookie" is a small piece of data that is associated with your device when visiting a website from this website. Cookies are useful and can be used for different purposes. These does include as example easier navigation between different pages, automatic activation of certain functions, saving your settings and optimized access to our services. The use of cookies also allows us to show you relevant, tailored advertising and to collect statistical information about your use of our services. Meant agencies and / or to protect intellectual property or other rights.

This website uses the following types of cookies:
  • "Session cookies" that ensure normal system usage. Session cookies are stored for a limited time during a session and are deleted from your device when you close your browser.
  • "Persistent cookies", which are read only by the website and are not deleted when the browser window is closed but saved on your computer for a certain period of time. This type of cookie allows us to identify you on your next visit and, for example, save your settings.
  • "Third Party Cookies" set by other online services that have their own content on the page you are visiting. This can for example be, external web analytics companies that collect and analyse access to our website.
Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information that identifies you, but we may link the personal information we hold to the information contained in the cookies. You can remove cookies through the device settings of your device. Follow the appropriate instructions. Please note that disabling cookies may restrict certain functions when using our website.

The tool we use is based on the technology of Snowplow Analytics. For example, the information we collect about the use of our website includes how often users visit the site or which areas are accessed. The tool we use does not collect personally identifiable information and is used by our web hosting provider and service provider solely to improve our offerings.

Using Script Libraries (Google Web Fonts)
To make our content appear correctly and graphically appealing in every browser, we use script and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts ) for this site. Google Web fonts are transferred to your browser's cache, so they only need to be loaded once. If your browser does not support or deny Google Web Fonts, the content will be displayed in a standard font.
  • When calling script or font libraries, we automatically connect to the owner of the library. There is theoretically the possibility for this operator to collect data. At present, it is not known whether and for what purpose the operators of the respective libraries actually collect data.
  • See the privacy policy of the Google Library operator: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy .
Collection of data by third parties
This policy covers only the use and disclosure of any information we collect from you. If you post data to other websites or disclose them to others on the Internet, other terms may apply. Therefore, always read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy carefully when disclosing information.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to business practices of companies that are not owned or controlled by us, or to any persons other than our employees and employees, including third parties to whom we disclose this information as described in this Privacy Policy.

How do we protect your data?
We use the security measures on the website with great care and protect your data. Although we take reasonable steps to protect data, we cannot be held responsible for the actions of those who have accessed or misappropriated our Web Site and we make no express or implied warranty that  such access can be prevented.

Transmission of data outside the European Economic Area
Note that some beneficiaries may not be based in the European Economic Area. If this is the case, we will only submit your data to countries with adequate data protection levels approved by the European Commission or ensure a reasonable level of data protection through a legal agreement.

Advertising
When you access our website, we may display ads using third-party ad technology. This technology uses your service usage data (e.g., through the placement of third-party cookies in your web browser) to serve your ad.

You can opt-out of many third-party ad networks, including networks operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). Information about the practices of NAI and DAA members, about your options regarding the use of such data by these companies, and how to unsubscribe from third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members can be found on the respective website: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/ .

Marketing
We may use your personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, phone number, etc. by ourselves or forward it to an outside subcontractor to provide you with promotional material about our services that you may be interested in.

We respect your right to privacy. Therefore, these marketing materials always give you the opportunity to unsubscribe from further submissions. When you sign out, your email address or phone number will be removed from our marketing mailing lists.

Please note that even after unsubscribing from receiving our marketing emails, we will continue to send you emails containing important information that does not include a logout option. These include maintenance messages or administrative notifications.

Corporate Transactions
We may disclose data in the event of a corporate transaction (such as the sale of significant parts of a business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of any of the above, the acquirer or the company acquiring the rights and obligations set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Minor
The protection of children's data is very important, especially in the online area. The website is not designed and intended for children. Use of our services by minors is permitted only with the prior consent or authorization of a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If a parent or legal guardian learns that his or her child provided us with personal information without their consent, they can contact us at info@hspconsult.com .

Updates or changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. You will find the date of the current version under "Last changed on". Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of such changes to our website constitutes your agreement to such changes to the Privacy Policy and constitutes your acceptance of the obligation to comply with the amended terms.

Note
The German version of the Privacy Policy is binding. The English translation is a convenience translation for information purposes only. Click here for the German version of the Privacy Policy.

How to reach us
If you have general questions about the Site, the information we collect about you, or the use of this information, please contact us at info@hspconsult.com .
HSP Consult GmbH
Heinrich-Horn-Str. 14
53639 Königswinter 
Germany

Last modified on 12.07.2022

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