Privacy Policy

Privacy notice

Thank you for visiting our website www.byte5.de/www.byte5.net and for your interest in our company.

The protection of your personal data, such as e.g. date of birth, name, telephone number, address, etc., is important to us.

The purpose of this privacy notice is to inform you about the processing of your personal data which we collect from you when you visit our site. Our privacy practices are consistent with the legal regulations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The following privacy notice serves to fulfil the information duties found in the GDPR. They can be found e.g. in Art. 13 and Art. 14 et seqq. GDPR.

Controller

Controller in the sense of Art. 4 (7) GDPR is the individual who, solely or jointly with others, decides the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

In regard to our website, the controller is:

byte5 GmbH
Hanauer Landstraße 114
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Email: info@byte5.de
Tel.: +49 69 8700 506 0
Fax: +49 69 8700 506 60

Contact details for the Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer according to Art. 37 GDPR. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted using the following contact details:

Alt & König GbR - Elina König
Schlesienring 12
66121 Saarbrücken
Deutschland

E-Mail: datenschutz@byte5.de

Tel.: +49 176/43638205

Provision of the website and creation of log files

Each time our website is requested, our system automatically collects data and information of the respectively requesting device (e.g. computer, mobile telephone, tablet, etc.).

What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

(1) Information about the browser type and the version used;

(2) The operating system of the requesting device;

(3) Host name of the accessing computer;

(4) The IP address of the requesting device;

(5) Date and time of access;

(6) Websites and resources (images, files, other site content) which has been requested on our website;

(7) Websites from which the user’s system reached our website (referrer tracking);

(8) Notification of whether the request was successful;

(9) Volume of data transmitted

This data is stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with personal data of a specific user with the result that individual website visitors are not identified.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is to ensure the purpose outlined below is fulfilled.

Purpose of the data processing

The temporary (automated) storage of data is required to process a website visit in order to enable the delivery of the website. Personal data is also stored and processed to maintain the compatibility of our website for all visitors as far as possible and to combat misuse and fix faults. To this end, it is necessary to log the technical data of the requesting computer in order to be able to respond as quickly as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems and/or other errors in the functionality of our website. Additionally, the data is used by us to optimise the website and to generally ensure the security of our computer systems.

Duration of storage

The aforementioned technical data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required in order to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but at the latest 3 months after having requested our website.

Option to object and delete

You can at any time object to the processing according to Art. 21 GDPR and request the deletion of data according to Art. 17 GDPR. At the bottom of this privacy notice you will find the rights to which you are entitled and how you assert them.

Particular functions of the website

Our website offers you different functions, during whose use personal data is collected, processed and stored by us. We will explain below what happens with this data:

Contact form(s)

What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

The data input by you into our contact forms, which you have entered in the input mask of the contact form.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent through clear confirmatory action or behaviour)

Purpose of the data processing

The data received via our contact form or our contact forms is used by us only to process the specific contact enquiry which comes in through the contact form. Please note that under certain circumstances we may also send you emails to the indicated address to fulfil your contact enquiry. The purpose of this is that you can receive a confirmation from us that your enquiry has been sent to us correctly. The sending of this confirmation email is, however, not required of us and only serves as your information.

Duration of storage

After processing your enquiry, the data collected is deleted immediately, provided there are no legal retention periods.

Option to revoke and delete

The options to revoke and delete are based on the general regulations outlined in this privacy notice for the right to revoke and delete under data protection law.

Requirement to provide personal data

The contact form is used voluntarily and is neither contractually nor legally prescribed. You are not required to make contact with us via the contact form, but rather you can also use the other contact options indicated on our website. If you wish to use our contact form, you must fill out the fields marked as mandatory. If you do not fill out the required information in the contact form, you will be either unable to send the enquiry or we will unfortunately be unable to process your enquiry.

Statistical evaluation of the visits to this website – webtracker

We collect, process and store the following data when this website or individual files on the website are requested: IP address, website from which the file was requested, name of the file, date and time of the request, volume of data transmitted and notification about the success of the request (so-called web log). This access data is used by us exclusively in non-personalised format for the continuous improvement of our internet offering and for statistical purposes. We also use the following webtrackers to evaluate the visits to this website:

Google Tag Manager

What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

We use the service from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Tag Manager) on our website. Google Tag Manager provides a technical platform to run and be able to control in a consolidated manner different web services and webtracking programs by means of so-called tags. Google Tag Manager stores, in this context, cookies on your computer and analyses, if webtracking tools are run using Google Tag Manager, your surfing behaviour (tracking). This data sent by individual tags integrated in Google Tag Manager is combined, stored and processed by Google Tag Manager under a single user interface. All integrated tags are listed separately in this privacy notice. You can find further information about the data protection of the tools integrated in Google Tag Manager in the respective section of this privacy notice. In the context of using our website with activated integration of tags from Google Tag Manager, data such as in particular your IP address and your user activities, will be sent to servers of the company Google Ireland Limited. The regulations in the respective section of this privacy notice are applicable in relation to the web services integrated by means of Google Tag Manager. The tracking tools used in Google Tag Manager ensures by using IP anonymisation of the source code that the IP address of Google Tag Manager is anonymised prior to transmission. In this case, Google Tag Manager will only enable the anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Legal basis for the data processing is according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR your consent in our notice banner in relation to the use of cookies and webtracking (consent through clear confirmatory action or behaviour).

Purpose of the data processing

Google will use the information obtained by means of Google Tag Manager on our behalf to evaluate your visit to our website, compile reports about the website activities and to render to us further services associated with the website and internet use.

Duration of storage

Google will store the data relevant to the function of Google Tag Manager for as long as is necessary to fulfil the ordered service. The data collection and storage is carried out in an anonymised manner. If there are personal references, the data will be deleted immediately, provided it is not subject to any legal retention duties. In any case, the deletion takes place when the retention duty lapses.

Option to object and delete

You can prevent the collection and sending of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by disabling the running of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser or enabling the “Do not track” setting in your browser. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the Google cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available using the following link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. The Google security and data protection policies can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Ads

We use a webtracking service from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Ads) on our website. Google Ads uses cookies as part of the webtracking which are stored on your computer and which enable the use of our website and your surfing behaviour to be analysed (so-called tracking). We carry out this analysis based on the tracking service of Google Ads in order to continuously optimise and improve availability of our internet offering. In the context of using our website, data, such as in particular your IP address and your user activities, is sent to servers of the company Google Ireland Limited and is processed and stored within the European Union. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Google Ads privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and sending of personal data (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by disabling the running of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser or enabling the “Do not track” setting in your browser. An opt-out option can be requested using the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Analytics

Scope of the processing of personal data

We use the webtracking service from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Analytics) on our website. Google Analytics uses cookies as part of the webtracking which are stored on your computer and which enable the use of our website and your surfing behaviour to be analysed (so-called tracking). We carry out this analysis based on the tracking service of Google Analytics in order to continuously optimise and improve availability of our internet offering. In the context of using our website, data, such as in particular your IP address and your user activities, is sent to servers of the company Google Ireland Limited. We carry out this analysis based on the tracking service of Google Analytics in order to continuously optimise and improve availability of our internet offering. We also require the webtracking on security grounds. The webtracking allows us to track whether third parties attack our website. The webtracking information allows us to take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data processed by us against cyber attacks. Your IP address will be anonymised by Google Analytics prior to transmission by enabling IP anonymisation within the Google Analytics tracking code on this website. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code which has been expanded by the operator gat._anonymizeIp(); in order to enable only an anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Purpose of the data processing

Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your visit to this website, compile reports about the website activities and render to us further services associated with the website and internet use. We also require the webtracking on security grounds. The webtracking allows us to track whether third parties attack our website. The webtracking information allows us to take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data processed by us against cyber attacks.

Duration of storage

Google will store the data relevant to the provision of the webtracking for as long as is necessary to fulfil the ordered service. The data collection and storage is carried out in an anonymised manner. If there are personal references, the data will be deleted immediately, provided it is not subject to any legal retention duties. In any case, the deletion takes place when the retention duty lapses.

Options to object and delete

You can prevent the collection and sending of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by disabling the running of script code in your browser or enabling the “Do not track” setting in your browser. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the Google cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available using the following link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. The Google security and data protection policies can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Integration of external webservices and processing of data outside of the EU

We use active content from external providers, so-called webservices, on our website. By requesting our website, these external providers receive, if necessary, personal information about your visit to our website. In this case, processing of data outside of the EU is possible, if necessary. You can prevent this by installing a corresponding browser plug-in or disabling the running of scripts in your browser. Doing so may lead to functional restrictions on websites you visit.

We use the following external webservices:

Doubleclick

A webservice from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Doubleclick) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Doubleclick. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Doubleclick privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Doubleclick by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

Google

A webservice from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Google. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Google privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

Google Fonts

A webservice from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Fonts) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Google Fonts. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Google Fonts privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google Fonts by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

Google Maps

What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

We use the maps service from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Maps) on our website. Google Maps is integrated on the website using the Google Api in order to view location data and display it in the form of a map. In order to display the map, it is technically necessary for Google Maps to process the IP address. The regulations in the respective section of this privacy notice for Google Apis are applicable in relation to the further web services integrated by means of Google Maps.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 (f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is in being able to visually display to you the illustration of location data that is common on the internet.

Purpose of the data processing

Google will use the information obtained by means of Google Maps on our behalf to display the map to you. You can find us more quickly and accurately by means of Google Maps than a simple non-interactive roadmap.

Duration of storage

Google will store the data relevant to the function of Google Maps for as long as is necessary to fulfil the ordered service. The data collection and storage is carried out in an anonymised manner. If there are personal references, the data will be deleted immediately, provided it is not subject to any legal retention duties. In any case, the deletion takes place when the retention duty lapses.

Option to object and delete

Joint processing

We have concluded an agreement for joint processing with Google in regard to Google Maps. You can find the content at https://privacy.google.com/intl/de/businesses/mapscontrollerterms/.

Google APIS

A webservice from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google APIS) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Google APIS. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Google APIS privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google APIS by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

Gstatic

A webservice from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Gstatic) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Gstatic. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Gstatic privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Gstatic by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

Vimeo

A webservice from the company, Vimeo, Inc., 555 West 18th Street, 10011 New York, United States of America (hereinafter: Vimeo) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Vimeo. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is in seamless functioning of the website. The standard contract clauses concluded between us and Vimeo, Inc serve as the legal basis for the transmission to the third party country without an adequacy decision. This represents a suitable guarantee in the sense of the GDPR according to Art. 46 GDPR. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Vimeo privacy notice: https://vimeo.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Vimeo by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker.

Youtube

A webservice from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Youtube) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Youtube. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Youtube privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Youtube by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

website-check.de

A webservice from the company Website-Check GmbH, Beethovenstraße 24, 66111 Saarbrücken, Germany (hereinafter: website-check.de) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to website-check.de. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the website-check.de privacy notice: https://www.website-check.de/datenschutzerklaerung/

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by website-check.de by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

cookiebot.com

A webservice from the company, Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (hereinafter: cookiebot.com) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to cookiebot.com. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the cookiebot.com privacy notice: https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by cookiebot.com by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

Microsoft

A webservice from the company Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, 98052 Redmond, United States of America (hereinafter: Microsoft) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Microsoft. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The standard contract clauses concluded between us and Microsoft Corporation serve as the legal basis for the transmission to the third party country without an adequacy decision. This represents a suitable guarantee in the sense of the GDPR according to Art. 46 GDPR. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Microsoft privacy notice: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Microsoft by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker.

Google reCaptcha

A webservice from the company, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google reCaptcha) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Google reCaptcha. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Google reCaptcha privacy notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google reCaptcha by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser.

Microsoft Azure

A webservice from the company Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, 98052-6399 Redmond WA, United States of America (hereinafter: Microsoft Azure) is loaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser will, if necessary, send personal data to Microsoft Azure. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the seamless functioning of the website. The standard contract clauses concluded between us and Microsoft Corporation serve as the legal basis for the transmission to the third party country without an adequacy decision. This represents a suitable guarantee in the sense of the GDPR according to Art. 46 GDPR. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. You can find further information on the handling of transmitted data in the Microsoft Azure privacy notice: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Microsoft Azure by disabling the running of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker.

Information about the use of cookies

Scope of the processing of personal data

We use and integrate Cookies on different sites in order to enable certain functions of our website and integrate external webservices. The so-called cookies are small text files which your browser can store on your access device. These text files contain a characteristic string which uniquely identifies the browser when you return to our website. The process of storing a cookie file is also called “setting a cookie”. Cookies can also be set here by the website itself or by external webservices.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest) or Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR (consent).

What legal basis is relevant will emerge from the cookie table listed later in this point.

It is generally applicable that in the case of cookies collected based on a legitimate our legitimate interest is to ensure the functionality of our website and the services integrated therewith (technically necessary cookies). In addition, it may be that the cookies increase their user-friendliness and enable a more personalised approach. We have carried out a balancing of your interests and our interests here.

With the aid of cookie technology, we can only identify, analyse and track individual website visitors when the website visitor has consented to the use of the cookie according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Purpose of the data processing

The cookies are set by our website or external webservices in order to maintain the full functionality of our website, to improve the user-friendliness or to pursue the purposes indicated with your consent. The cookie technology also allows us to identify individual visitors based on pseudonyms, e.g. an individual or random ID such that we can provide more personalised services. The details are listed in the following table.

Duration of storage

The cookies listed below are stored in your browser until they are deleted or, in the case of a session cookie, until the session has expired. The details are listed in the following table:

Cookie name	Server	Provider	Purpose	Legal basis	Storage duration	Type
_gid	byte5.de	Google Analytics	This cookie assigns an ID to a user so that the webtracker can compile the actions of the user under this ID.	Consent	approx. 24 hours	Analytics
_ga	byte5.de	Google Analytics	This cookie assigns an ID to a user so that the webtracker can compile the actions of the user under this ID.	Consent	approx. 24 months	Analytics
ASP.NET_SessionId	www.byte5.de	Boomads (Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş, Hürriyet Dünyası Cad. 78, 34204 Istanbul)	The cookie is used to assign an ID to the user.	Consent	Session	Configuration
remote_sid	youtube.com	Youtube	We embed videos from our official YouTube channel in the privately used mode of YouTube. This mode can set cookies on your computer as soon as you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube does not store any personally-identifiable cookie information for the reproduction of embedded videos in the privately used mode.	Consent	Session	Configuration
test_cookie	.doubleclick.net	Doubleclick	This cookie is used to determine whether the browser of the website visitor uses cookies.	Consent	approx. 15 minutes	Configuration
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	.youtube.com	Youtube	The cookie is used to assess how the acceptance of the videos will be on the website by the site visitors.	Consent	approx. 6 months	Analytics
CookieConsent	www.byte5.de	Website operator	Cookies, which store the user’s decision about the cookie banner.	Legitimate interest	approx. 39 years	Cookie banner
vuid	.vimeo.com	Vimeo	Collects data about the user’s visit to the website, such as for example which videos have been viewed.	Consent	approx. 24 months	Analytics
GPS	.youtube.com	Youtube	This cookie assigns an ID to the site visitor. The cookie serves to request the actual GPS information on the mobile device in order to receive the user’s location.	Consent	approx. 30 minutes	Analytics
YSC	.youtube.com	Website operator	This cookie assigns an ID to the site visitor. This ID serves to generate statistics of the videos of the site visitor.	Consent	Session	Analytics
_gat_UA-*	byte5.de	Google Analytics		Consent	approx. 90 seconds	Analytics
IDE	.doubleclick.net	Doubleclick	The cookie used assigns an ID to the site visitor and determines statistical data about the website visits of the site visitor. This serves to personalise advertising that is displayed to the user.	Consent	approx. 13 months	Marketing

Option to object, revoke consent and delete

You can set your browser as you wish so that the setting of cookies is generally prevented. You can decide on a case-by-case basis about the acceptance of cookies or to generally accept cookies. Cookies may be used for different purposes, e.g. to identify that your access device is already connected to our website (permanent cookies) or to store recently viewed offers (session cookies). If you have expressly given us the permission to process your personal data, you may revoke this consent at any time. Please note that the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to its revocation is not affected by this.

Data security and data protection, communication by email

Your personal data is protected by technical and organisational measures during collection, storage and processing so that it is not accessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication by email, full data security cannot be ensured by us on the transmission route to our IT systems such that we recommend encrypted communication or post for information with a high requirement for confidentiality.

Right to access and request for rectification - deletion and restriction of data - revocation of consents - right to object

Right of access

You have the right to request a confirmation as to whether we process personal data about you. If this is the case, you have a right of access to the information mentioned in Art. 15 (1) GDPR, provided the rights and freedoms of other individuals are not negatively affected (see Art. 15 (4) GDPR). We will also be happy to provide you with a copy of the data.

Right to rectification

You have the right according to Art. 16 GDPR to arrange for personal data incorrectly stored by us (such as e.g. address, name, etc.) to be corrected. You can also at any time request that the data stored by us be completed. Said adjustment will take place immediately.

Right to deletion

You have the right according to Art. 17 (1) GDPR to have the personal data collected about you deleted when

the data is either no longer required;
due to the revocation of your consent the legal basis of the processing has completely lapsed;
you have lodged an objection to the processing and there are no legitimate reasons for the processing;
your data is processed unlawfully;
a legal obligation requires this or collection took place according to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

The right does not exist according to Art. 17 (3) GDPR when

the processing is required to exercise the right to free expression of opinion and information;
your data has been collected on the basis of a legal obligation;
the processing is required for reasons of public interest;
the data is required to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Right to limitation of processing

According to Art. 18 (1) GDPR, you have in individual cases the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

This is the case when

the accuracy of the personal data is disputed by you;
the processing is unlawful and you do not consent to deletion;
the data is no longer required for the processing purpose, but the collected data serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
an objection to the processing according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR has been lodged and it is still unclear which interests override.

Right to revoke

If you have given us express consent to process your personal data (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR), you may revoke it at any time. Please note that the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent up to its revocation is not affected by this.

Right to object

You have the right according to Art. 21 GDPR to at any time lodge an objection to the processing of personal data affecting you, which has been collected based on Art. 6 (1) (f) (as part of a legitimate interest). You are entitled to the right only if particular circumstances are opposed to the storage and processing.

How do you exercise your rights?

You can exercise your rights at any time by using the contact details below:

byte5 digital media GmbH
Hanauer Landstraße 114
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Email: info@byte5.de
Tel.: +49 69 8700 506 0
Fax: +49 69 8700 506 60

Right to data portability

You have a right to the transmission of the personal data affecting you according to Art. 20 GDPR. The data will be provided by us in a structured, conventional and machine-readable format. The data can optionally be sent to you yourself or to a controller appointed by you.

We will provide the following data to you upon request according to Art. 20 (1) GDPR:

data which has been collected based on an express consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR;
data which we have received from you according to agreements existing as part of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR;
data which has been processed as part of an automated process.

The transmission of the personal data directly to a controller requested by you will be carried out by us, provided this is technically feasible. Please note that we are unable to transmit data which interferes with the freedoms and rights of other individuals according to Art. 20 (4) GDPR.

Right to complain to the supervisory authority according to Art. 77 (1) GDPR

If you suspect that we are processing your data unlawfully, you can of course initiate a judicial clarification of the problem at any time. In addition, you also have any other legal options open to you. Irrespective of this, you have the option according to Art. 77 (1) GDPR to contact a supervisory authority. You have the right to complain according to Art. 77 GDPR in the EU member state of your residence, your workplace and/or the location of the alleged violation, i.e. you can choose the supervisory authority that you contact from the above-mentioned locations. The supervisory authority, with whom the complaint has been filed, will inform you about the status and the outcome of your submission, including the option of a legal remedy according to Art. 78 GDPR.

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