Privacy Policy

Responsible for data processing:
ARTland GmbH
Rotter Bruch 17
52068 Aachen
Germany
info@artlandgmbh.de

Phone: +49-(0)241-886900

We are pleased about your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the handling of your data.


1. Access Data and Hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time a website is accessed, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of the retrieval, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the retrieval. These access data are evaluated exclusively for the purpose of ensuring the trouble-free operation of the site as well as improving our offer. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in a correct presentation of our offer, which are predominant in the context of a balancing of interests, according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. All access data will be deleted at the latest seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers within the framework of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in forms provided on this website are processed on their servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact the contact details provided in this privacy policy.


2. Data Processing for Contacting and Customer Communication

We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us when contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because we need the data in these cases to process your contact and you cannot send the contact without providing them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process your inquiries according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. After your customer inquiry has been fully processed, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Contacting

We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us when contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email). Mandatory fields are marked as such because we need the data in these cases to process your contact and you cannot send the contact without providing them. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process your inquiries according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

After your customer inquiry has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and deleted after the expiry of the tax and commercial retention periods according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this declaration.


3. Social Media

3.1 Social Plugins from Facebook (by Meta), Twitter, Instagram (by Meta), Pinterest

Social buttons from social networks are used on our website. These are only integrated into the page as HTML links, so that when you call up our website, no connection is yet established with the servers of the respective provider. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network opens in a new window of your browser. There you can, for example, press the Like or Share button.

3.2 Our Online Presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), YouTube, Pinterest

If you have given your consent to the respective social media operator according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presences on the above-mentioned social media. From these data, usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of the data by the respective social media operator, as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options to protect your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of the providers linked below. If you still need help in this regard, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is generally transmitted to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing in the context of visiting a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties according to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer from Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta Platforms Ireland"). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is generally transmitted to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. Data processing in the context of visiting an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties according to Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

YouTube is an offer from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is generally transmitted to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Pinterest is an offer from Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Pinterest"). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is generally transmitted to a server of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for the USA. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.


4. Contact Options and Your Rights

4.1 Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • According to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified there;
  • According to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us without delay;
  • According to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is required
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to fulfill a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims;
  • According to Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
    • the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its deletion;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims or
    • you have objected to the processing according to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • According to Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller;
  • According to Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

Right to Object

If we process personal data as explained above to protect our legitimate interests, which are predominant in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is for other purposes, you have a right to object only if there are reasons arising from your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will not process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. Then we will not process your personal data for this purpose.


4.2 Contact Options

If you have any questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, for information, correction, restriction, or deletion of data, as well as the revocation of consent given or objection to a specific data use, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.