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Who are we?
Frank Hüpperling, Löwestraße 25, 10249 Berlin

What happens if you just use the website for purely informational purposes?
If you use our website for purely informational purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information, we collect the following data about you: IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request (specific webpage), access status/HTTP status code, the amount of data transmitted, the website from which the request came, the browser, the operating system and its interface, and the language and version of the browser software. We receive this data via cookies and directly from your browser. The purposes of the aforementioned processing are to make our website available and statistically analyse its use. Article 6(1), subparagraph 1, point (f) of the GDPR forms the legal basis in this respect, pursuant to which personal data can also be processed without the consent of the data subject if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. The aforementioned purposes are in our interests. With regard to the use of cookies, please refer to “How do we use cookies on this website?”.

Are we required to collect this data? What happens if we don’t collect this data?
We are not legally required to collect this data. However, if we don’t, you may experience difficulties when visiting our website.

Who could potentially access your data? And does the data leave the European Union or the European Economic Area?
We do not pass on your data to third parties.

We do not pass on your data to third parties.
(1) When using the website, cookies are additionally stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files assigned to your browser and stored on your hard drive, by means of which certain information is sent to whoever placed them (us in this case). Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They are designed to make a website generally more user-friendly and effective. (2) We use transient cookies. Transient cookies are deleted automatically when the user closes their browser. A typical example would be session cookies. These store what is known as a session ID, which can be used to attribute different requests from a visitor’s browser to a single session. This allows the visitor’s computer to be recognised when they revisit a website. (3) We use persistent cookies. Persistent cookies are deleted automatically after a defined period which can vary from cookie to cookie. The cookies will be deleted after 12 months at the latest.
(2) Wir setzen transiente Cookies ein. Transiente Cookies werden automatisiert gelöscht, wenn der Nutzer den Browser schließt. Dazu zählen insbesondere die Session-Cookies. Diese speichern eine sogenannte Session-ID, mit welcher sich verschiedene Anfragen des Besucher-Browsers der gemeinsamen Sitzung zuordnen lassen. Dadurch kann der Besucher-Rechner wiedererkannt werden, wenn der Besucher auf Ihre Website zurückkehrt.
(3) Wir setzen persistente Cookies ein. Persistente Cookies werden automatisiert nach einer vorgegebenen Dauer gelöscht, die sich je nach Cookie unterscheiden kann. Die Cookies werden spätestens bei Ablauf der nachgenannten Frist gelöscht: 12 Monate.

What are your rights?
You have a number of rights. You have the right to obtain information about processed personal data concerning you, the right to have this data rectified or erased, the right to restrict or object to processing, and the right to data portability. Furthermore, you are entitled to file a complaint with the supervisory authority competent to deal with matters relating to us. We would like to politely point out that these rights may be subject to certain prerequisites being met.