Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

It is very important to us to handle the data of our Website visitors and to protect them in the best possible way.
For this reason, we make every effort to meet the requirements of the GDPR.
In the following we explain You how we process your data on our website.

2. General informationen

Processing of personal data and other terms

Data protection applies to the processing of personal data. Personal data means all data with whichYou be personally identifiedcan. This is, for example, the IP address of the device (PC, laptop, smartphone, etc.) before de fm You straightsits.
Such data is processed when ’something happens to it‘. Here, for example, the IP is transmitted from the browser to our provider and automatically stored there. This is then a processing (according to Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR) of personal data (according to Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR).
These and other legal definitions can be found in Art. 4 GDPR.

Applicable regulations/laws – GDPR, BDSG and TTDSG

The scope of data protection is regulated by laws. In this case, these are the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) as a European regulation and the BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act) as a national law.
In addition, the TTDSG supplements the provisions from the GDPR as far as the use of cookies is concerned.

The person in charge

Responsible for data processing on this website isthe person responsible within the meaning of the GDPR. This is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
Those responsibleyou reach under:

German Mining Networks GmbH
Hauptstrasse 82
98593 Floh-Seligenthal
Germany
pp@german-mining.com

This is how data is basically processed on this website

As we have already established, some data (e.g. IP address) is collected automatically. This data is mainly required for the technical provision of the website. If we use personal data beyond this or collect other data, we clarify the following You about this or ask for consent.
Other personal datayou share consciously with us.
Detailed information on thisyou will receive further down.

Yours Right

The GDPR equips You with comprehensive rights. These include, for example, free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of the data. Yours stored personal data. In additionyou can request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data oryou complain to the competent data protection supervisory authority. A given consentyou can revoked at any time.
What these rights look like in detail and how they are to be exercised, you will find in the last section of this Privacy Policy.

Data protection – Our view

Data protection is more than just a chore for us! Personal data has great value and careful handling of this data should be a matter of course in our digitalized world.
Furthermoreyou shall asWebsite visitor be able to decide for themselves what, when and by whom to do withYour data „happens“. We therefore undertake to comply with all legal provisions, collect only the data we need and, of course, treat it confidentially.

Disclosure and deletion

The transfer and deletion of data are also important and sensitive issues. We would therefore like to You to briefly inform you in advance about our general approach to this.
A transfer of data only takes place on the basis of a legal basis and only if this is unavoidable. This may be the case in particular if it is a so-called Data Processor and a Data Processing Agreement has been concluded in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
We delete Yours data when the purpose and legal basis for processing no longer apply and the deletion does not conflict with any other legal obligations. Art. 17 GDPR also provides a ‚good‘ overview of this.
All further informationyou take from please read this Privacy Policy andturn for specific questions to the person responsible.

Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster’s servers. This includes the automatically collected and stored log files (see below for more details), as well as all other data that theWebsite visitors specify.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of secure, fast and reliable provision of our website and in this context serves to fulfill the contract with our potential and existing customers.Customers.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a, b and f GDPR, as well as Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the terminal device of the website visitor or user as defined by the TTDSG.
Our hoster only processes data that is necessary for the fulfillment of its service obligation and acts as our Data Processor, which means that it is subject to our instructions. We have concluded a corresponding Data Processing Agreement with our hoster.

We use the following hoster:
STRATO AG
Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7
10249 Berlin.
https://www.strato.de/impressum/
https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/

Legal basis

The processing of personal data always requires a legal basis. The GDPR provides for the following possibilities in Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1:

• The data subject has given his/her consent to the processing of personal data concerning him/her for one or more specific purposes;
• the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the data subject’s request;
• processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the person in charge subject to;
• the processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
• processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested inthe person in charge was transferred;
• processing is necessary for the purposes of safeguarding the legitimate interests ofof the responsible person(s) orof a/an third party necessary, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data override this, in particular where the data subject is a child.

In the following sections we will You state the specific legal basis for the respective processing.

3. What happens on our website

When you visit our website, we process the personal data of you.
We use SSL or TLS encryption to protect this data in the best possible way against unauthorized access by third parties. This encrypted connectionyou recognize that in the address line Yours browser shows a https:// or a lock symbol.
In the followingyou will find out, which data is collected when you visit our website, for what purpose this is done and on what legal basis.

Data collection when calling up the website

By calling up the website, information is automatically stored in so-called server log files. This is the following information:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is temporarily required in order to You to be able to display our website permanently and without problems. In particular, this data is used for the following purposes:

• System security of the website System stability of the website
• Website troubleshooting
• Connecting to the website
• Website presentation

The data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and is based on our legitimate interest in the processing of this data, in particular the interest in the functionality of the website as well as its security.
If possible, this data is stored pseudonymously and deleted after the respective purpose has been achieved.
Insofar as the server log files allow the identification of the person concerned, the data is stored for a maximum period of 14 days. An exception exists if a security-relevant event occurs. In this case, the server log files are stored until the elimination and final clarification of the security-relevant event.
For the rest, a consolidation with other data does not take place.

Cookies

General

This website uses so-called cookies. This is a data record, a piece of information that is stored in the browser. Yours device and is stored in relation to our website.
By setting cookies, the navigation of the website in particular can be made easier for the visitor.

Reject cookies

The setting of cookies can be prevented by You the settings Yours Browser customizes.
Here you will find the corresponding links to frequently used browsers:

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en&sjid=13492776076304141276-EU

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

As far as You another browserusesit is recommended to use the name Yours browser and ‚delete and manage cookies‘ in a search engine and follow the official link to Your browser to follow.

Technically necessary cookies

We use technically necessary cookies on this website to ensure that our website functions without errors and in accordance with applicable laws. They help to make the website user-friendly. Some functions of our website cannot be displayed without the use of cookies.
The legal basis for this is, depending on the individual case, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b, c and/or f GDPR.

Technically unnecessary cookies

In addition, we also use cookies on our website that are not technically necessary.
These cookies are used, among other things, to analyze the surfing behavior of the website visitor or to offer website functions that are, however, not technically necessary.
The legal basis for this is Yours Consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Technically unnecessary cookies are only stored with Yours Consent set, which You revoke at any time in the cookie consent toolcan.

Data processing through user input

Contact

E-mail
When You contact us by e-mail we process Yours e-mail address and any other data contained in the e-mail. This data is stored on the mail server and in some cases on the respective end devices. Depending on the request, the legal basis for this is regularly Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data will be deleted as soon as the respective purpose no longer applies and it is possible in accordance with the legal requirements.

WhatsApp
To communicate with customers or third parties, we use WhatsApp as an instant messaging service. This service is provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
To prevent WhatsApp or third parties from gaining access to communication content, communication takes place via end-to-end encryption. However, this creates metadata to which WhatsApp has access and which WhatsApp shares with the parent company Meta in the USA.
You can find more information here:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.
This data is stored until the data subject requests deletion, revokes consent to storage or the purpose for storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions regarding retention periods remain unaffected.
In the case of data transfer to the USA, the standard contractual clauses (SCC) of the EU Commission apply.
Details:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-data-transfer-addendum.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest here is to communicate as quickly and effectively as possible with customers and third parties.
If consent was requested, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1lit. a GDPR. This consent can be revoked at any time.

Contact form
We offer a contact form. This is used to contact our company.
In this form we usually process Your First and last names, Yours Telephone number, Yours e-mail address, a postal address and the content of the message.
The data is stored on our web server and forwarded internally to the relevant e-mail addresses.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in responding to your request. Yours concerns and have an uncomplicated way of contacting us. If the contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
We delete this data no later than 3 months after receipt, unless it is required for a contractual relationship that has arisen.
The contact form on our website is based on our own development. A data transfer to third parties does not take place.

Appointment tool – Calendly
n order to be able to make an appointment with us, we integrate the functions of Calendly on our website. This service is offered by Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW,
10th Floor, Atlanta, georgia 30363, USA.
The data requested for this purpose will be used for the planning, execution and follow-up of the appointment and stored on Calendly servers.
Calendly uses cookies to collect and store data on our website. These cookies are only set with your consent. You can revoke and manage your consent at any time in our cookie consent tool. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and
§ 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as this consent includes access to information in the user’s terminal device or the storage of cookies within the meaning of the TDDDG.
In addition, the legal basis for the use of Calendly is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in entering into direct exchange with customers, potential customers and other interested parties and to process inquiries directly and as quickly as possible.
The data is stored until the data subject requests deletion, revokes consent to storage or the purpose for storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions regarding retention periods remain unaffected.
In the case of data transfer to the USA, the standard contractual clauses (SCC) of the EU Commission apply.
You can find more information here:
https://calendly.com/de/pages/privacy
https://calendly.com/pages/dpa.

Cookie Consent Tool

Cookie Yes

To ensure that only those cookies are set on our website for which there is a legal basis, we use the Cookie Yes consent management tool. This service is provided by Mozilor Limited, 3 Warren Yard, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, England, MK12 5NW, United Kingdom.
We use CookieYes to obtain the consent of the website visitor to the storage of certain cookies in his browser or the use of certain technologies and to document it in a data protection compliant manner.
When calling up this website, the consent given by the website visitor or the revocation of consent is stored in the browser of the website visitor. For this purpose, a connection is established to the servers of Cookie Yes.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Cookie Yes is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies.
Until the website visitor requests deletion or deletes Cookie Yes itself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, the collected data will be stored. Of this the mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Website Builder System

STRATO

We use STRATO to create our website. This is a service of Strato AG, Otto-
Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin.
This service allows us to design our website according to our wishes and meet our
goal of user-friendliness.
The service is technically necessary to display our website. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Analysis and tracking tools

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses cookies tothe user and thus to analyze user behavior.
These cookies are only set with consent. Consent can be revoked at any time and managed in our cookie consent tool.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.
The information collected here is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision for the USA. Goggle LLC is certified under the EU-US Privacy Framework. However, as the Google servers are located worldwide and data transfer to third countries (e.g. Singapore) cannot be ruled out, the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) apply.
The use of Google Analytics results in IP anonymization. The IP address of the respective user is shortened on servers within the member states of the EU (or the European Economic Area) in such a way that it is no longer possible to trace it back to a natural person. In addition, Google undertakes to provide appropriate data protection via the Google Ads data processing conditions and creates an evaluation of website use and website activity and provides the services associated with use. The Google Ads Data Processing Terms apply to companies that are subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Economic Area (EEA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or similar regulations.
An additional browser plugin can be used to prevent the information collected (such as the IP address) from being sent to Google and used by Google. The plugin and further informationyou will find under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Otherwise, the storage period depends on the type of data processed. Each customer can choose how long Google Analytics stores data before it is automatically deleted. The maximum lifespan of a Goggle Analytics cookie is two years.
Further information on the use of data by Googleyou will find also under https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. For all further questionsyou can also directly to support-deutschland@google.com turn.

YouTube

On this website we embed YouTube videos. YouTube is an online video platform.
This service is offered by Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House,
Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
As soon as you start a video on our website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. YouTube may set cookies on the end device of the website visitor after the start of a video in order to save settings and preferences and subsequently serve personalized advertising. The information obtained from this is also used for video statistics, to improve the user experience and to prevent fraud attempts.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1
TDDDG, insofar as this consent includes access to information in the user’s terminal device or the storage of cookies within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.
More information:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Tag Manager

On this website we use Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager is a web analytics service. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The Google Tag Manager does not store cookies and does not analyze independently. It is only used to manage the tools integrated via it. The IP addressof the website visitor is recorded, however, which can be transferred to Google’s parent company in the USA.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website.
More details:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Independent Analytics

https://independentwp.com/

Hotjar

We use Hotjar on this website. Hotjar is a web analysis service. This service is provided by Hotjar Ldt, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta.
We can use Hotjar to analyze user behavior on the corresponding website. Hotjar creates so-called heat maps with the help of which areas of the website are preferred.from the website visitor can be viewed. It also determines how longthe website visitor stayed on the website and when he left it.
Hotjar uses cookies tothe website visitor and to be able to analyze user behavior.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as this consent allows access to information in the terminal device.of the user or the storage of cookies within the meaning of the TTDSG.
More details:
https://www.hotjar.com/policies/do-not-track/
https://www.hotjar.com/privacy.

Third-party content

Google Fonts

We have integrated Google Fonts locally on our server. Thus, despite the use, no data is transmitted to Google.

Google reCAPTCHA

This website uses Google reCAPTCHA. Google reCAPTCHA is a plugin offered by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The service makes it possible to determine whether a data entry is made by a human or by an automated program. This analysis begins automatically in the background as soon as the website is entered. For this purpose, various information is collected, which is transmitted to Google. There is no indication of this analysis.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1
TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
More details:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.

Cloudflare DNS

We use the Cloudflare DNS service. This service is offered by Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosental 7, c/o Mindspace, 80331 Munich.
Cloudflare DNS provides protection against DDoS attacks and bot attacks and helps improve the security and performance of websites through global caching and a range of optimization features. For this purpose, Cloudflare receives data on the website accessed, the browser type used, the operating system, the referrer
URL, the IP address and the requesting provider.
We obtain consent to collect this data. The legal basis is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. This consent can be revoked at any time.
Otherwise, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in optimizing and securing the content on our website in order to effectively protect ourselves against DDoS attacks and bot attacks.
More information:
https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/trust-hub/gdpr/.
https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/.

YOAST SEO

We integrate the functions of YOAST SEO on our website. This service is offered by Yoast B.V., Don Emanuelstraat 3 6602GX, Wijchen, Netherlands.
The visibility of websites in search engines can be optimized with the help of an
SEO tool.
The Yoast SEO WordPress plugin does not process any personal data. Further information:
https://yoast.com/help/gdpr/.

4. This is also important

Finally, we would like to You extensively and in detail about Yours Inform rights and You communicate how You be informed about changes to data protection requirements.

Your Rights in detail

Right to information according to Art. 15 GDPR

You can Request information about whether personal data of You are processed. If this is the case, you can request further information on the type and manner of processing. A detailed list you will find in Art. 15 para. 1 lit. a to h GDPR.

Right to rectification according to Art. 16 GDPR

This right includes the correction of inaccurate data and the completion of incomplete personal data.

Right to deletion according to Art. 17 GDPR

This so-called ‚right to be forgotten‘ gives You the right, under certain conditions, to demand the erasure of personal data by the controller. This is generally the case if the purpose of the data processing no longer applies, if consent has been withdrawn or if the initial processing took place without a legal basis. A detailed list of reasons you will find in Art. 17 para. 1 lit. a to f GDPR. This „right to be forgotten“ also corresponds to the controller’s obligation under Art. 17 para. 2 GDPR to take reasonable measures to ensure the general erasure of data.

Right to restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR

This right is subject to the conditions set out in Art. 18(1)(a) to (d).

Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR

Here, the basic right to receive one’s own data in a common form and to transfer it to another data controller is regulated. However, this only applies to data processed on the basis of consent or a contract pursuant to Art. 20 (1) (a) and (b) and to the extent that this is technically feasible.

Right of objection according to Art. 21 GDPR

You can Principle of processing Yours object to the processing of personal data. This applies in particular ifYour interest in the objection outweighs the legitimate interest of the controller in the processing and if the processing relates to direct marketing and/or profiling.

Right to „decision in individual cases“ according to Art. 22 GDPR

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.You has legal effect vis-à-vis or You significantly impaired in a similar manner. However, this right is also restricted and supplemented by Art. 22 (2) and (4) GDPR.

Other rights

The GDPR includes comprehensive rights to inform third parties about whether or how You rights pursuant to Art. 16, 17, 18 GDPR. However, this is only possible or feasible with reasonable effort.
We would like to You again at this point Your right to withdraw consent granted in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out up to that point.
We would also like to You also on Yours rights according to §§ 32 ff. BDSG, which, however, are largely congruent with the rights just described.

Right of appeal according to Art. 77 GDPR

You have also the right you to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if You the view are that processing of the your personal data concerned violates this Regulation.

5. What if changes are made to the GDPR?

The current status of this Privacy Policy is 16.04.2024. From time to time it is necessary to adapt the content of the Privacy Policy in order to respond to factual and legal changes. We therefore reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. We will publish the amended version in the same place and recommend You to read the Privacy Policy regularly.