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Privacy policy

Privacy policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General Notes

The following notes give a simple Overview of what happens with your personal data when you visit our Website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection please refer to our below listed privacy statement.

Data collection on our Website 

Who is responsible for the data collection on this Website?
The data processing on this Website is carried out by the website operator. Its contact details can be found in the imprint of this Website.

How do we collect your data?
Your data will be collected for a fact that you inform us of this. This can be, for example, be data you enter in a contact form. Other data are collected automatically when visiting the Website through our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of the page call). The collection of this data is automatic as soon as you enter our Website.

What do we use your data?
Part of the data is collected to ensure a flawless provision of the Website. Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to obtain free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as other questions relating to privacy, you can contact us at any time at the address stated in the imprint on us. Furthermore, there is a complaint you have the right to the competent Supervisory authority.

Analysis Tools and Tools of third-party 

When you visit our Website your surfing can be evaluated statistically. This is done primarily with Cookies and with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or by not using certain Tools to prevent it. Detailed information you can find in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. On the options to object, we will inform you in this data protection Declaration.

 2. General notes and mandatory information 

Privacy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you are using this web site, are collected for a variety of personal data. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. The present data protection Declaration explains which data we collect and what we use them for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission in the Internet (e.g. communication by E-Mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note to the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this Website is:

Management Academy Heidelberg gGmbH
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 11
69115 Heidelberg
Phone: + 49 6221 716 – 89890
E-Mail: info@mah-hd.de

The responsible body is the natural or legal Person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, E-Mail addresses, Etc.) decides.

Revocation of your consent to data processing 

You can revoke an already given consent at any time. An informal message by E-Mail to us. The legality of the revocation occurred, data processing remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to complain to the competent Supervisory authority 

In the event of data protection violations to Lodge a complaint to the Concerned law of the competent Supervisory authority. Responsible Supervisory authority in data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the Federal state in which our company has its seat. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be this Link be removed.

Right to data portability 

You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically, to let or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable Format to hand. If you require the direct Transfer of data to another person responsible, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption 

This site uses, for security reasons and to protect the Transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator, an SSL or a TLS encryption.An encrypted connection is indicated by the fact that the address line of the browser from “http://” will change to “https://” and the lock Symbol in your browser line.

If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, can be used to read the data you transmit to us, not by a third party.

Information, Blocking, Deletion 

You have. in the framework of the applicable statutory provisions the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data For further questions and questions concerning person-related data, you can contact us at any time at the address stated in the imprint on us.

Contradiction against advertising Mails 

The use of the framework of the imprint obligation published contact details for the Sending of not expressly requested advertising and information materials is hereby rejected. The operators of the pages expressly legal steps in case of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through Spam E-Mails.

3. Data collection on our Website 

Cookies

The websites use so-called Cookies. Cookies on your computer no harm and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your Browser.

Most of the Cookies we use are so-called “Session Cookies”. They are deleted automatically after your visit. Other Cookies remain on your device, delete stored up to you. These Cookies allow us, your Browser the next time you visit.

You can set your Browser so that you are informed about the Setting of Cookies and Cookies only in individual cases allow, the acceptance of Cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them as well as the automatic Deletion of Cookies when Closing the Browser. In case of deactivation of Cookies, the functionality of this Website may be restricted.

"Cookies" to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain desired functions (e.g. shopping basket function) will be required to be Abs on the basis of article 6. 1 lit. f DSGVO saved. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of Cookies for the technically error free and optimised provision of its services. Insofar as other Cookies (e.g. Cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are dealt with in this privacy statement separately.

Server-Log-Files 

The Provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called Server Log files, which your Browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

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

A merge of this data with other data sources is not made.

The basis for data processing is art. 6, Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact form

If you leave us via the contact form requests, the information will be stored in your details from the inquiry form, including the stated contact data, for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions with us. This data will not be shared without your consent.

The processing of the contact form data is entered it, therefore, solely on the basis of your consent (art. 6, Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You may revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by E-Mail to us. The legality of the withdrawal were carried out data processing operations remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

In the contact form data entered will remain with us until you ask us to delete, your consent to storage is revoked or the purpose for the data storage is omitted, e.g., after completion of the processing of your request. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as it is for the establishment, content or Modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of article 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Personal data about the use of our Internet pages (usage data) we collect, process and use only to the extent necessary to provide the user with the use of the service or settle. The collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transmission at the conclusion of a contract for services and digital content

We transmit personal data to third parties only if this is in the framework of contract processing is necessary, for example to the credit institution responsible for payment.

A further Transmission of the data takes place only if you have expressly consented to it. A passing on of your data to third parties without Express consent, for instance for advertising purposes, does not occur.

The basis for data processing is art. 6, Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

4. Analysis Tools and advertising 

Google-Analytics

This Website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called "Cookies". The text files that are stored on your Computer and enable an analysis of your use of the Website. The information generated by the Cookie about your use of this Website is usually transmitted to a Google Server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics Cookies is based on article 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated on this Website, the function IP anonymization. As a result, your IP address will be truncated by Google within the member States of the European Union or in other Contracting States of the agreement on the European economic area prior to Transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google Server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this Website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the Website, compiling Reports on website activity and to provide other website and Internet related services to the website operator. In the context of Google Analytics that your Browser sends IP address is not merged with other data from Google.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the storage of Cookies by a corresponding setting of your Browser Software; we point out, however, that you can use in this case not all functions of this Website to their full extent. You can also extend the coverage generated by the Cookie and your use of Website-related data (incl. Your IP-address) to Google and the processing of these data by Google, by the this Link Browser plug-in available to download and install.

Contradiction against data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the Button below*. There is an Opt-Out Cookie is set which prevents the collection of your data during future Visits to this Website.

For more information on the handling of user data at Google Analytics can be found in the Google privacy policy.

Order data processing

We have concluded with Google a contract for order data processing and implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic features on Google Analytics

This Website uses the function “demographic features” of Google Analytics. Thus, reports can be generated, the statements about the age, gender and interests of the page visitors included. This data comes from interest-related advertising by Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific Person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or the collection of your data by Google Analytics as detailed in the item “objection against data collection” is presented to be.Visit may be collected by Google Analytics, *

Google Analytics Remarketing 

Our Websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing combined with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. Provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

This function allows the advertising created with Google Analytics Remarketing to associate groups with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest - related, personalized advertising messages that have been customized depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. Tablet or PC).

You have given the appropriate consent, linked to Google, for this purpose, your Web and App browser history with your Google account. In this way, you can sign up on any terminal device on which you sign in with your Google account, the same personalized advertising messages can be switched.

To support this feature, Google Analytics, google-authenticated IDs of users that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define target groups for cross-device advertising and to create.

You can object to the cross-device Remarketing/Targeting permanently by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account; click this this Link.

The summary of the collected data in your Google account shall be made exclusively on the basis of your consent, you can give Google or revoked (art. 6, Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). For data collection operations not merged into your Google account (e.g. because you don't have a Google account or have objected to the guide) is the collection of data on article 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitor purposes.

Further information and the data protection provisions, please refer to the Google privacy policy.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This Website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an Online advertising program of Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”).

Within the framework of Google AdWords, we use so-called Conversion Tracking. If you click on an ad delivered by Google, a Cookie for the Conversion Tracking will be set. Cookies are small text files that the Internet Browser stores on the user's Computer. These Cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of the user. If the user visits certain pages of this Website and the Cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different Cookie. The Cookies can not be via the Websites of AdWords customers tracked. The use of the Conversion cookie information collected is used to create Conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for Conversion Tracking. The customers learn the total number of users that have clicked on their ad and were redirected to a Conversion Tracking Tag page. You will not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not want to participate in Tracking, you can object to this use by deactivating the Cookie of the Google Conversion tracking on your Internet Browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the Conversion Tracking statistics.

The storage of “Conversion Cookies” is based on article 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

More information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, see the Data protection provisions of Google.

You can set your Browser so that you are informed about the Setting of Cookies and Cookies only in individual cases allow, the acceptance of Cookies for certain cases or generally exclude them as well as the automatic Deletion of Cookies when Closing the browser to enable. In case of deactivation of Cookies, the functionality of this Website may be restricted.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you wish to receive the Newsletter offered on the Website, we need your E-Mail address and information that allow us to verify that you are the owner of the specified E-Mail address and the receipt of the newsletter are. Further data are not or only on a voluntary Basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and will not disclose it to third parties.

The processing in the newsletter registration form, the entered data is effected exclusively on the basis of your consent (art. 6, Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). The consent to the storage of data, the E-Mail address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time, for example via the "Unsubscribe"Link in the Newsletter. The legality of the already completed data processing operations remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The purpose of the Newsletter subscription information provided to us, will be stored by us until their discharge from the Newsletter and after the cancellation of the newsletter will be deleted. Data stored for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.

6. Plugins and Tools 

YouTube

Our Website uses YouTube Plugins of the Google-operated website. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our YouTube plug-in equipped pages, a connection is established to the servers of YouTube. In the process, the YouTube Server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube Account, you allow YouTube, your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube Account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing representation of our Online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of article 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO dar.

Further information about handling user data, see the Privacy policy of YouTube.

Google Web Fonts 

This site uses the uniform representation of fonts, so-called Web Fonts provided by Google. When you call up a page, your Browser loads the required Web Fonts into your browser cache, texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the Browser used by you to connect to the servers of Google. As a result, Google becomes aware that your IP address on our Website. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing representation of our Online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of article 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO dar.

If your Browser Web Fonts not supported, we will use a standard font from your Computer.

For more information about Google Web Fonts here you will find and in the Google privacy policy.

Google Maps 

This site uses an API from the map service Google Maps. Provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google Server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing representation of our Online offers and an easy findability of the given on the Website for locations. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of article 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO dar.

For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to the Google privacy policy.