privacy policy

Privacy Policy

I. General information and legal bases

The following statement informs you about what type of personal data is collected for which purpose on this website by us as the responsible body and to what extent this data is made available to third parties.

1. Competent body:

Wirtschaftsförderung LÜBECK GmbH
Falkenstraße 11
23564 Lübeck

Telephone: +49 451 70655-0
Fax +49 451 70655-20
info@luebeck.org

Authorised managing director:Dirk Gerdes
Registry court: Lübeck local first instance court, Register number: HRB 4238

Data protection officer 
Hauke Guttenberg, see above for address
Tel. 0451/798880

2. Legal foundations of the processing

The processing of personal data requires a legal basis, which we would like to present to you below.

For the processing of personal data for which we obtain the consent of the data subject, Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) shall serve as the legal basis.

For the processing of personal data which is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract, where its party to the contract is the data subject, Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) shall serve as the legal basis. This includes processing operations necessary to perform pre-contractual measures.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, which our company is subject to, Article 6 paragraph 1 letter c of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) shall serve as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not prevail over the first interest stated, then Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR shall serve as the legal basis for processing. The legitimate interest of our company is in the conduct of our business activities as well as in the analysis, optimisation and maintenance of the security of our online offer.

II. Log files

In the server statistics, such data is automatically stored, which the browser transmits to us within the scope of our legitimate interest in performing analysis and for security reasons (so-called "logfiles").

This comprises the following data:
  • Language and version of the browser software
  • Operating system used and its interface
  • Referrer-URL (the website previously visited)
  • Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
  • Date and time of the server request
  • Time zone difference with Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)      
  • Content of the request (specific webpage)
  • data quantity transferred
  • Access status/ HTTP- Status code.
We usually cannot assign this data to specific individuals. This data will not be merged with other sources of data. The data is additionally deleted within 7 days following a statistical evaluation. Data the further retention of which is required for evidentiary purposes shall be exempted from the deletion until the final clarification of the respective incident.

III. Contactual processing

The personal data provided by you, such as the name, address or e-mail address will only be used internally to answer your contractual requests, to process your orders or to provide you with access to certain contractual information. Using our form for orders you can send us contractual queries. A transfer to third parties does not take place, unless valid data protection regulations justify a transfer, we are obliged to do so by law or this serves the expedient performance of the contract.

IV. Contact
When you contact us by e-mail, using the contact form or by means of a callback request, we will save your information to answer your questions.

A transfer to third parties shall fundamentally not take place, unless valid data protection regulations justify a transfer or we are obliged to do so by law. You can withdraw your consent that you have granted with effect for the future at any time. In case of cancellation your data shall be immediately deleted. Your data will otherwise be deleted if we have processed your request or the purpose of the storage has been omitted. You can always inform yourself about the data stored about you.

IV. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer and through which the place that sets the cookie is fed certain information. They are used to make the Internet offer more user-friendly and effective, and / or to facilitate navigation on our website. 

You can, of course, also use our website without accepting cookies. You can also configure your browser settings in accordance with your wishes and in overall terms, e.g. refuse acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies, or delete cookies that have already been stored. If you do not accept cookies, please note that our offer may not work faultlessly in this case.

You can find out which function on our website places cookies further below in the area of the individual functions.

V. Login

Our website offers a login option. The personal data entered during the login process will be transmitted to the controller for processing. The data entered is processed and used exclusively for the purpose of internal use.

When registering, the IP address of the user and the date and time of registration are saved. This serves to prevent misuse of the services. The data will not be passed onto third parties. An exception applies if there is a legal obligation to share.

The registration of the data is required for the provision of content or services. Registered persons have the possibility at any time to delete or modify the stored data. The data subject receives information about the personal data stored about him at any time.

VI. Login

Our website offers a login option. The personal data entered during the login process will be transmitted to the controller for processing. The data entered is processed and used exclusively for the purpose of internal use.

When registering, the IP address of the user and the date and time of registration are saved. This serves to prevent misuse of the services. The data will not be passed onto third parties. An exception applies if there is a legal obligation to share.

The registration of the data is required for the provision of content or services. Registered persons have the possibility at any time to delete or modify the stored data. The data subject receives information about the personal data stored about him at any time.

VII. Passing on of data to third parties

We only pass on data to third parties if this is necessary to fulfil the contract and/or we are statutorily obliged to do so in an individual case.

1. Service provider Google

a. Google Maps

This website has content from Google Maps. By visiting the website, the third party provider receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, data sent via your browser, such as your IP address, is transmitted to Google Maps in the USA and stored there. The provider may store these data as usage profiles and use them for advertising and market research purposes. If you are logged in to Google at the same time, this data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile, you must log out before activating the button. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use by Google, one of its agents, or third parties of the information collected and entered by you. We point out that we as the provider of the pages are not aware of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Google.
For detailed information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and its processing by Google Maps, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

b. Youtube

We use the provider YouTube, a service of Google, for the integration of videos.
These videos are stored on www.youtube.com and directly playable from our side. YouTube uses cookies for data collection and statistical data analysis. YouTube uses cookies to capture reliable video statistics, prevent fraud, and improve usability, among other things. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to servers of Youtube also in the USA and stored there. Your IP address can not be assigned unless you have logged in or are permanently logged in to YouTube or another Google service before the page view. If you do not want this, you'll need to log out of your Youtube account and your other Google Accounts.
Through the YouTube cookies we receive statistical values ​​to retrieve individual videos embedded in the website without reference to the respective user.
YouTube's embedded videos are used within the scope of permitted use by YouTube, which all users must accept. If you see copyright infringement, please report it directly to YouTube. We use embedded YouTube videos in enhanced privacy mode. This means that YouTube does not store cookies for a user who is viewing a website with an embedded YouTube video player, but does not click on the video to start playback. If you click on the YouTube video player, YouTube may be able to save cookies on the user's computer. We point out that we as the provider of the pages are not aware of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Youtube. For more information about YouTube's official privacy policy, please visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780?hl= de.

c. Google fonts

We integrate the fonts ("Google Fonts") of the provider Google. The integration of these web fonts is done by a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This will be transmitted to the server, which of our websites you have visited. Also, the IP address of the browser of the terminal of the visitor of this website is stored by Google. A privacy policy for more information can be found at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

We use services provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, ("Google") within the scope of our legitimate interests in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering.
Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a guarantee to comply with European data protection law
(https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

VIII. Rights of the data subject

You have a right to information about the personal data stored by us. According to the statutory provisions you are also entitled to the correction of incorrect data, blocking, data portability and deletion of your personal data. To do so please send an email to us with the subject line "Privacy". 

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is in breach of the law.

If you have provided your consent, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time. This does not affect the legality of the processing performed on the basis of the consent until the revocation is received. 

You can object to the future processing of your personal data in accordance with the legal requirements at any time. The objection may in particular be made against processing for direct marketing purposes.

IX. Storage duration of the personal data

We store personal data for the duration of the respective statutory retention period. Following the expiry of the deadline, the data will be routinely deleted, unless there is a need to initiate a contract or fulfil the contract. Unless the users' data is deleted because they are required for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing will be restricted. The data is blocked accordingly and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for instance, to data of users which must be stored for commercial or fiscal law reasons.

X. Safety Information

We make every effort to store your personal data by making use of all the technical and organisational options available in such a way that the provisions of the data protection acts are observed and thus to protect this data. Our website or the communication via our website with us is encrypted via HTTPS.

Last modified May 2018