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Privacy Policy<\/h1>","last_anchor":"apps"},{"acf_fc_layout":"textbereich","layout_settings":{"layout_settings_":null,"layout_settings_module_padding_top":"1","layout_settings_module_padding_bottom":"1","layout_settings_klassen":"","layout_settings_anker-id":"web","layout_settings_anker_title":"Website","layout_settings_anker_icon":17962,"layout_settings_custom_css":null,"layout_settings_modul_bg":"","layout_settings_modul_animation":"none"},"text":"

Website Privacy Policy<\/h2>\r\n

1. Privacy at a Glance<\/h3>\r\n

General Information<\/h4>\r\nThe following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy listed below this text.\r\n

Data Collection on This Website<\/h3>\r\n

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?<\/h4>\r\nData processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact information in the \u201cInformation on the Responsible Party\u201d section of this privacy policy.\r\n

How do we collect your data?<\/h4>\r\nYour data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.\r\n\r\nOther data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.\r\n

How do we use your data?<\/h4>\r\nSome of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.\r\n

What rights do you have regarding your data?<\/h4>\r\nYou have the right at any time to receive information free of charge regarding the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.\r\n\r\nYou can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about data protection.\r\n

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools<\/h4>\r\nWhen you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using so-called analytics programs.\r\n\r\nDetailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.\r\n

2. Hosting<\/h3>\r\nWe host the content of our website with the following provider:\r\n

External Hosting<\/h4>\r\nThis website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host\u2019s servers. This may primarily include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website visits, and other data generated via a website.\r\n\r\nExternal hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly, and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and \u00a7 25( 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user\u2019s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent may be revoked at any time.\r\n\r\nOur hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.\r\n\r\nWe use the following hosting provider(s):\r\n\r\nnetz98 GmbH\r\na valantic company\r\nHattenbergstr. 10\r\nD-55122 Mainz\r\n

Data Processing<\/h4>\r\nWe have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.\r\n

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures<\/h3>\r\n

Data Protection<\/h4>\r\nThe operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.\r\n\r\nWhen you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.\r\n\r\nPlease note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.\r\n

Information on the Data Controller<\/h4>\r\nThe data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:\r\n\r\nBBC Bircher AG\r\nBBC Bircher Smart Access\r\nWiesengasse 20\r\n8222 Beringen\r\nSwitzerland\r\n\r\nPhone: +41 52 687 11 11<\/a>\r\nEmail: info@bircher.com<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).\r\n

Retention Period<\/h4>\r\nUnless a more specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for erasure or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will occur once these grounds no longer apply.\r\n

General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website<\/h4>\r\nIf you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, provided that special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Article 49(1)(a) of the GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) of the German Teleservices Data Protection Act (TTDSG). Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Information regarding the specific legal bases applicable in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.\r\n

Data Protection Officer<\/h4>\r\nWe have appointed a Data Protection Officer.\r\n\r\nHelbig Datenschutz GmbH\r\nBr\u00e4unleinsberg 51\r\n91233 Neunkirchen a.S.\r\n\r\nPhone: +41 52 687 11 11<\/a>\r\nEmail: datenschutz@bbc-group.com<\/a>\r\n

Note on data transfers to third countries that are not considered safe under data protection law, as well as transfers to U.S. companies that are not DPF-certified<\/h4>\r\nWe use, among other things, tools from companies based in third countries that are not considered safe under data protection law, as well as U.S. -tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these countries and processed there. We would like to point out that a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed in third countries that are not considered safe for data protection purposes.\r\n\r\nWe would like to point out that the U.S., as a safe third country, generally maintains a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. Data transfers to the U.S. are therefore permitted if the recipient holds certification under the \u201cEU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework\u201d (DPF) or has appropriate additional safeguards in place. Information regarding transfers to third countries, including the recipients of the data, can be found in this Privacy Policy.\r\n

Recipients of Personal Data<\/h4>\r\nAs part of our business activities, we collaborate with various external parties. In some cases, this requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data. When using data processors, we only transfer our customers\u2019 personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.\r\n

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing<\/h4>\r\nMany data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.\r\n

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/h4>\r\nIF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).\r\n\r\nIF 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 THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) OF THE GDPR).\r\n

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority<\/h4>\r\nIn the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their workplace, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.\r\n

Right to data portability<\/h4>\r\nYou have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.\r\n

Access, Rectification, and Erasure<\/h4>\r\nWithin the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as, where applicable, the right to have this data rectified or erased. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions about personal data.\r\n

Right to Restriction of Processing<\/h4>\r\nYou have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:\r\n