Andreas Hikl
(Managing Director Austria )

Data Protection Notice for the InterEurope AG Website


InterEurope AG takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We will handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Notice.

1. Name and contact data of the Processing Controller and Data Protection Officer

This data protection information notice applies to data processing performed by the

Data processing controller

InterEurope AG
Hansaallee 249 A
40549 Dusseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 211 972 600 76
Fax: +49 (0) 211 972 600 86
Mail to: headoffice@intereuropeag.com

Data Protection Officer

Dr. Sebastian Kraska
Hansaallee 249 A
40549 Dusseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 211 972 600 76
Fax: +49 (0) 211 972 600 86
Email: data-protection@intereuropeag.com

2. Collection and storage of personal data as well as the type and purpose of use

a. General aspects

We process personal data only if the following criteria are fulfilled:

  • You have given your consent for your personal data to be processed for one or more specific purposes (Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point a);
  • the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract existing with us or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract; (Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point b);
  • the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject (Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point c);
  • the processing is necessary in order to protect your vital interests or those of another natural person (Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point d);
  • processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or your
  • fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.

The manner of and basis on which we process personal data is described as follows.

b. When visiting our website

When you call up our website, www.intereuropeag.com, the browser on your terminal device will automatically send information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information will be recorded without any intervention by you and stored until it is automatically deleted:

  • IP address of the requesting computer,
  • Date and time of the access
  • Name and URL of the invoked file,
  • Website from which the access originates (referrer URL),
  • Browser used and, where applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

The data described above will be processed by us for the following purposes:

  • ensuring the trouble-free establishment of a connection to the website,
  • ensuring the user-friendliness of the website,
  • analysing the system security and stability
  • for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is based on the purposes for data collection listed above. In no event will we use collected data for the purpose of drawing inferences about your personally.

We also use cookies in connection with visits to our website. More information on this is provided under No. 4 of this Data Protection Notice.

c. Using the online notification of claim

If you notify us of a claim online, we will store the information you provide, together with your stated contact data, for the purpose of processing your claim and to enable us to make queries if necessary.

Use of the online notification of claim facility is subject to supplementary provisions, which can be viewed when reporting a claim online.

3. Transfer of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties, except for the following listed purposes.

We will communicate your personal data to third parties only if:

  • you have issued your explicit consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point a GDPR,
  • the transfer is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point f GDPR for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to suggest
  • that you have an overriding protected interest for no such transfer to take place,
  • it is a situation where there is a necessity for compliance with a legal obligation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point c GDPR, or
  • the transfer is legally permissible and, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point b GDPR, is necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you.

4. Cookies
We use cookies in certain situations on our website. Cookies cannot damage your computer nor do they contain viruses. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your computer.
The majority of cookies used by us are session cookies. These are automatically deleted at the end of your visit.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies in order to optimise user-friendliness. These are stored on your terminal device for a particular defined period of time. When you next visit our website to use our services, the system will automatically detect that you have already visited us previously and which entries and settings you performed, in order to save you from having to re-enter these again.
You can configure your website so that you will receive a message telling you about the placement of cookies, and to enable you to either accept cookies on a case-by-case basis only, or to do so for certain instances or to do so generally, and to automatically delete the cookies when you close your browser. The deactivation of cookies may restrict the functionality of our website.

5. Rights of the data subject

You have the right:

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to obtain confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed. In particular you may demand information concerning the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned, the categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of such personal data or to object to such processing, the right to lodge a complaint, the source of your data if this was not collected by us, as well as the existence of any automated decision-making process including profiling, and other meaningful information concerning the details of this;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the rectification of inaccurate personal data without delay, or for the completion of incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the erasure of your personal data as stored by us, insofar as the processing of said data is not required for exercising the right to free expression of opinion and information, for fulfilling a legal requirement, and is not needed on the grounds of public interest or for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to request that the processing of your personal data be limited insofar as you dispute the correctness of the data or the processing of said data is unlawful, but you do not wish for the data to be erased; in this case, the data is no longer required by us but is needed by you for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or you have objected to the processing of said data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to request that your personal data provided to us be made available to you or another authorised party in a structured, standard and machine-readable format;
  • in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR, to revoke the consent that you previously provided to us, at any time. This means that we will not be permitted to continue processing the data based on this consent in future, and
  • in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Generally speaking, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or work for this purpose, or the supervisory authority to which our main office is subject.

6. Right to object

Insofar as your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests as defined under Art. 6 (1) 1st sentence point f) GDPR, you have the right – in accordance with Art. 21 of the GDPR – to object to your personal data being processed, provided that there are grounds pertaining to your particular circumstances or that the objection is directed towards direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without the indication of any special circumstances.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send us an email to data-protection@intereuropeag.com.

7. Data security

SSL encryption

This website employs SSL encryption for reasons of security and to protect the transfer of confidential data you send to us, such as the notification of claim. You will know that an encrypted connection is established when the address bar of your browser changes from “http” to “https” and the lock icon appear in the browser bar.

We also employ suitable technical and organisational security measures in order to protect your data from accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or access by unauthorised third parties. We continuously upgrade these security measures in line with advancements in technology.

8. Updates and amendments to this Data Protection Notice

This Data Protection Notice is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018.

It may become necessary to amend this Data Protection Notice in line with the further development of our website and services, or in response to amendments in statutory or public regulations. The currently valid Data Protection Notice is available on our website for you to view and print out at any time.

Locations


Head Office

InterEurope AG
European Law Service
Hansaallee 249
40549 Düsseldorf
Germany

headoffice(at)intereuropeag.com

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