Privacy Policy

1. Name and Contact Details of the Controller

This privacy policy provides information about the processing of personal data on the company website of:

Controller:

Softlare GmbH
Hafenstr. 93 A
D-67547 Worms

Phone: +49 (0) 6241 678 789-0

Fax: +49 (0) 6241 678 789-99

Data Protection Officer: not required

2. Scope and Purpose of Processing Personal Data

2.1 Visiting the Website

When you visit this website www.softlare.de, data are automatically transmitted to the server of this website by the internet browser used by the visitor and temporarily stored in a log file. Until automatic deletion, the following data are stored without further input by the visitor:

IP address of the visitor’s device,
Date and time of access by the visitor,
Name and URL of the page accessed by the visitor,
Website from which the visitor accessed this website (so-called referrer URL),
Browser and operating system of the visitor’s device and the name of the access provider used by the visitor.
The processing of this personal data is justified pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The company has a legitimate interest in processing the data for the purpose of

establishing a quick connection to the company’s website,
enabling a user-friendly use of the website,
recognizing and ensuring the security and stability of the systems, and
facilitating and improving the administration of the website.
Processing expressly does not take place for the purpose of gaining insights into the identity of the website visitor.

2.2 Contact Form

Visitors can send messages to the company via an online contact form on the website. To receive a response, at least a valid email address is required. All other details may be provided voluntarily by the inquiring person. By sending the message via the contact form, the visitor consents to the processing of the personal data transmitted. Data processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of handling and responding to inquiries submitted via the contact form. This is based on the voluntarily granted consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. The personal data collected for the use of the contact form are automatically deleted as soon as the inquiry has been resolved and there are no reasons for further storage (e.g., a subsequent commissioning of our company).

2.3 Newsletter (currently no newsletter subscription available)

By registering for the newsletter, the visitor expressly agrees to the processing of the personal data transmitted. To subscribe to the newsletter, only the visitor’s email address needs to be provided. The legal basis for processing the visitor’s personal data for the purpose of sending newsletters is consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

The visitor may unsubscribe from receiving future newsletters at any time. This can be done via a special link at the end of the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message by email to newsletter@softlare.de.

3. Disclosure of Data

Personal data are transmitted to third parties if

the data subject has expressly consented to this pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
the disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of their data,
a legal obligation exists for the data transfer under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and/or
this is necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship with the data subject pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
In other cases, personal data are not disclosed to third parties.

4. Cookies

So-called cookies are used on the website. These are data packets exchanged between the server of the company website and the visitor’s browser. They are stored on the devices used when visiting the website (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc.). Cookies cannot cause any damage to the devices used. In particular, they do not contain viruses or other malware. Cookies store information related to the specific device used. The company cannot, under any circumstances, directly obtain knowledge of the visitor’s identity through cookies.

By default, most browsers accept cookies. Browser settings can be configured so that cookies are either not accepted on the devices used or that a special notice appears each time before a new cookie is set. However, please note that deactivating cookies may result in not being able to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

The use of cookies serves to make the company’s web offering more convenient to use. For example, session cookies can be used to track whether a visitor has already visited individual pages of the website. These session cookies are automatically deleted after leaving the website.

Temporary cookies are used to improve user-friendliness. They are stored on the visitor’s device for a temporary period. When the website is revisited, it is automatically recognized that the visitor has already accessed the page at an earlier time and what entries and settings were made so that they do not have to be repeated.

Cookies are also used to analyze visits to the website for statistical purposes and to improve the offering. These cookies make it possible to automatically recognize, upon a renewed visit, that the website has already been accessed by the visitor before. The cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies are justified for the aforementioned purposes in order to safeguard the company’s legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

5. Your Rights as a Data Subject

If your personal data are processed in connection with your visit to our website, you are a “data subject” within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights:

5.1 Right of Access

You may request information from us as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed by us. There is no right of access if providing the requested information would violate the duty of confidentiality under § 83 StBerG or if the information must be kept confidential for other reasons, in particular due to an overriding legitimate interest of a third party. By way of exception, there may be an obligation to provide information if, in particular taking into account potential damages, your interests outweigh the interest in confidentiality. The right of access is also excluded if the data are stored solely because they may not be deleted due to statutory or contractual retention periods or are used exclusively for data backup or data protection control purposes, provided that providing the information would require a disproportionate effort and processing for other purposes is excluded by appropriate technical and organizational measures. If the right of access is not excluded in your case and your personal data are processed by us, you may request the following information from us:

Purposes of the processing,
Categories of personal data concerning you that are processed,
Recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries,
where possible, the envisaged period for which your personal data will be stored or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period,
the existence of a right to rectification or erasure or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or a

right to object to such processing,

the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority for data protection,
if the personal data were not collected from you as the data subject, any available information as to their source,
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing,
in the case of transfer to recipients in third countries, if there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission under Art. 45 (3) GDPR, information on which appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 (2) GDPR are provided to protect the personal data.

5.2 Rectification and Completion

If you discover that we hold incorrect personal data about you, you may demand the immediate rectification of these inaccurate data. If personal data concerning you are incomplete, you may demand that they be completed.

5.3 Erasure

You have the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), provided that processing is not required for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, and one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were processed.
The legal basis for processing was solely your consent, which you have withdrawn.
You have objected to the processing of your personal data that we made public.
You have objected to the processing of personal data not made public by us, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
Your personal data have been processed unlawfully.
The erasure of the personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
There is no right to erasure if, in the case of lawful non-automated data processing, erasure is not possible or only possible with disproportionate effort due to the specific type of storage, and your interest in erasure is minimal. In this case, the restriction of processing shall take the place of erasure.

5.4 Restriction of Processing

You may request the restriction of processing if one of the following applies:

You contest the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, restriction may be requested for the period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the data.
The processing is unlawful, and you request the restriction of the use of your personal data instead of deletion.
We no longer need your personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
You have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR. Processing may be restricted pending verification of whether our legitimate grounds override your grounds.
Restriction of processing means that the personal data may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest. Before we lift the restriction, we are obliged to inform you.

5.5 Data Portability

You have the right to data portability if the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR) or on a contract to which you are a party, and the processing is carried out by automated means. The right to data portability includes the following rights, provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others: You may request that we provide you with the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You have the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from us. Where technically feasible, you may request that we transmit your personal data directly to another controller.

5.6 Objection

If the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e GDPR (performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority) or on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest of the controller or a third party), you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you. This also applies to profiling based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e or lit. f GDPR. After exercising the right to object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

You may object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of direct marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. After exercising this right to object, we will no longer use the relevant personal data for direct marketing purposes.

You may submit your objection informally at any time by telephone, email, or, where applicable, by fax, or by post to our company address listed at the beginning of this privacy policy.

5.7 Withdrawal of Consent

You have the right to withdraw consent given at any time with effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent may be communicated informally by telephone, email, where applicable by fax, or by post to our address. The lawfulness of data processing carried out on the basis of consent until receipt of the withdrawal remains unaffected. After receipt of the withdrawal, data processing that relied solely on your consent will cease.

5.8 Complaint

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful, you may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority responsible for your place of residence or work, or for the place of the alleged infringement.

6. Status and Updates of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is current as of May 1, 2021. We reserve the right to update the privacy policy in due course to improve data protection and/or adapt it to changes in administrative practice or case law.

Privacy Policy

1. Name and Contact Details of the Controller

This privacy policy provides information about the processing of personal data on the company website of:

Controller:

Softlare GmbH
Hafenstr. 93 A
D-67547 Worms

Phone: +49 (0) 6241 678 789-0

Fax: +49 (0) 6241 678 789-99

Data Protection Officer: not required

2. Scope and Purpose of Processing Personal Data

2.1 Visiting the Website

When you visit this website www.softlare.de, data are automatically transmitted to the server of this website by the internet browser used by the visitor and temporarily stored in a log file. Until automatic deletion, the following data are stored without further input by the visitor:

IP address of the visitor’s device,
Date and time of access by the visitor,
Name and URL of the page accessed by the visitor,
Website from which the visitor accessed this website (so-called referrer URL),
Browser and operating system of the visitor’s device and the name of the access provider used by the visitor.
The processing of this personal data is justified pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The company has a legitimate interest in processing the data for the purpose of

establishing a quick connection to the company’s website,
enabling a user-friendly use of the website,
recognizing and ensuring the security and stability of the systems, and
facilitating and improving the administration of the website.
Processing expressly does not take place for the purpose of gaining insights into the identity of the website visitor.

2.2 Contact Form

Visitors can send messages to the company via an online contact form on the website. To receive a response, at least a valid email address is required. All other details may be provided voluntarily by the inquiring person. By sending the message via the contact form, the visitor consents to the processing of the personal data transmitted. Data processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of handling and responding to inquiries submitted via the contact form. This is based on the voluntarily granted consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. The personal data collected for the use of the contact form are automatically deleted as soon as the inquiry has been resolved and there are no reasons for further storage (e.g., a subsequent commissioning of our company).

2.3 Newsletter (currently no newsletter subscription available)

By registering for the newsletter, the visitor expressly agrees to the processing of the personal data transmitted. To subscribe to the newsletter, only the visitor’s email address needs to be provided. The legal basis for processing the visitor’s personal data for the purpose of sending newsletters is consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

The visitor may unsubscribe from receiving future newsletters at any time. This can be done via a special link at the end of the newsletter or by sending a corresponding message by email to newsletter@softlare.de.

3. Disclosure of Data

Personal data are transmitted to third parties if

the data subject has expressly consented to this pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
the disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of their data,
a legal obligation exists for the data transfer under Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and/or
this is necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship with the data subject pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
In other cases, personal data are not disclosed to third parties.

4. Cookies

So-called cookies are used on the website. These are data packets exchanged between the server of the company website and the visitor’s browser. They are stored on the devices used when visiting the website (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc.). Cookies cannot cause any damage to the devices used. In particular, they do not contain viruses or other malware. Cookies store information related to the specific device used. The company cannot, under any circumstances, directly obtain knowledge of the visitor’s identity through cookies.

By default, most browsers accept cookies. Browser settings can be configured so that cookies are either not accepted on the devices used or that a special notice appears each time before a new cookie is set. However, please note that deactivating cookies may result in not being able to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

The use of cookies serves to make the company’s web offering more convenient to use. For example, session cookies can be used to track whether a visitor has already visited individual pages of the website. These session cookies are automatically deleted after leaving the website.

Temporary cookies are used to improve user-friendliness. They are stored on the visitor’s device for a temporary period. When the website is revisited, it is automatically recognized that the visitor has already accessed the page at an earlier time and what entries and settings were made so that they do not have to be repeated.

Cookies are also used to analyze visits to the website for statistical purposes and to improve the offering. These cookies make it possible to automatically recognize, upon a renewed visit, that the website has already been accessed by the visitor before. The cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies are justified for the aforementioned purposes in order to safeguard the company’s legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

5. Your Rights as a Data Subject

If your personal data are processed in connection with your visit to our website, you are a “data subject” within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights:

5.1 Right of Access

You may request information from us as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed by us. There is no right of access if providing the requested information would violate the duty of confidentiality under § 83 StBerG or if the information must be kept confidential for other reasons, in particular due to an overriding legitimate interest of a third party. By way of exception, there may be an obligation to provide information if, in particular taking into account potential damages, your interests outweigh the interest in confidentiality. The right of access is also excluded if the data are stored solely because they may not be deleted due to statutory or contractual retention periods or are used exclusively for data backup or data protection control purposes, provided that providing the information would require a disproportionate effort and processing for other purposes is excluded by appropriate technical and organizational measures. If the right of access is not excluded in your case and your personal data are processed by us, you may request the following information from us:

Purposes of the processing,
Categories of personal data concerning you that are processed,
Recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries,
where possible, the envisaged period for which your personal data will be stored or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period,
the existence of a right to rectification or erasure or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or a

right to object to such processing,

the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority for data protection,
if the personal data were not collected from you as the data subject, any available information as to their source,
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing,
in the case of transfer to recipients in third countries, if there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission under Art. 45 (3) GDPR, information on which appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 (2) GDPR are provided to protect the personal data.

5.2 Rectification and Completion

If you discover that we hold incorrect personal data about you, you may demand the immediate rectification of these inaccurate data. If personal data concerning you are incomplete, you may demand that they be completed.

5.3 Erasure

You have the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), provided that processing is not required for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, and one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were processed.
The legal basis for processing was solely your consent, which you have withdrawn.
You have objected to the processing of your personal data that we made public.
You have objected to the processing of personal data not made public by us, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
Your personal data have been processed unlawfully.
The erasure of the personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
There is no right to erasure if, in the case of lawful non-automated data processing, erasure is not possible or only possible with disproportionate effort due to the specific type of storage, and your interest in erasure is minimal. In this case, the restriction of processing shall take the place of erasure.

5.4 Restriction of Processing

You may request the restriction of processing if one of the following applies:

You contest the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, restriction may be requested for the period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the data.
The processing is unlawful, and you request the restriction of the use of your personal data instead of deletion.
We no longer need your personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
You have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR. Processing may be restricted pending verification of whether our legitimate grounds override your grounds.
Restriction of processing means that the personal data may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest. Before we lift the restriction, we are obliged to inform you.

5.5 Data Portability

You have the right to data portability if the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR) or on a contract to which you are a party, and the processing is carried out by automated means. The right to data portability includes the following rights, provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others: You may request that we provide you with the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You have the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from us. Where technically feasible, you may request that we transmit your personal data directly to another controller.

5.6 Objection

If the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e GDPR (performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority) or on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest of the controller or a third party), you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you. This also applies to profiling based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e or lit. f GDPR. After exercising the right to object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

You may object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of direct marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. After exercising this right to object, we will no longer use the relevant personal data for direct marketing purposes.

You may submit your objection informally at any time by telephone, email, or, where applicable, by fax, or by post to our company address listed at the beginning of this privacy policy.

5.7 Withdrawal of Consent

You have the right to withdraw consent given at any time with effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent may be communicated informally by telephone, email, where applicable by fax, or by post to our address. The lawfulness of data processing carried out on the basis of consent until receipt of the withdrawal remains unaffected. After receipt of the withdrawal, data processing that relied solely on your consent will cease.

5.8 Complaint

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful, you may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority responsible for your place of residence or work, or for the place of the alleged infringement.

6. Status and Updates of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is current as of May 1, 2021. We reserve the right to update the privacy policy in due course to improve data protection and/or adapt it to changes in administrative practice or case law.