Privacy Policy & Cookies

With this Privacy Policy, we would like to inform you about the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data on our website. Personal data is any data that can be associated with you personally, such as your name, address, email address or user behavior.

Controller Responsible for Data Processing

The controller responsible for data processing is:

Brand Masters GmbH
Managing Director:
Michael Gerlach
Alte Papierfabrik 30
40699 Erkrath
Germany

Email: info@brandmasters.de
Legal Notice: http://www.brandmasters.de/en/legal-notice

Web Hosting

To operate our online presence, we use an internet service provider whose servers host our website and make it accessible on the internet (hosting). In doing so, the internet service provider processes contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, inventory data as well as meta and communication data on our behalf.

Legal basis:
The legal basis for the processing described above is our legitimate interest in the efficient and secure provision of our online services pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (data processing agreement).

Access Data / Log Files

If you use our website for informational purposes only, our internet service provider collects only the personal data that your browser transmits to its server. This includes:

IP address
Date and time of access to our website
Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Access status (HTTP status code)
Amount of data transferred
Internet service provider of the accessing system
Browser type and version
Operating system used
Website from which you may have been referred to our website
Pages or subpages visited on our website

The aforementioned data is stored as log files on the servers of our internet service provider. This is necessary to display the website on the device you are using and to ensure its stability and security.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

Storage period: The data is stored for a period of 7 days and then deleted.
Objection: As this data processing is essential for providing the website, there is no right to object.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files consisting of a series of numbers and letters that are stored on your device. Cookies do not transmit viruses and cannot execute programs. Their primary purpose is to exchange information between your device and our website in order to make our online offering more user-friendly and effective.

A distinction is made between temporary (transient) cookies and persistent cookies. Transient cookies include session cookies, which store a session ID that allows various browser requests to be assigned to a common session. This enables our website to recognize your device when you return. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete these cookies at any time via your browser’s security settings.

Cookies help to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require the browser to be identifiable even after a page change. Cookies may store information such as language settings or login details.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest)

Since cookies are stored on your computer, you have full control over their use. You can configure your browser settings to prevent cookies from being stored, to allow cookies only upon request, or to delete cookies automatically when closing your browser. Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

Storage Duration / Deletion

We delete or block your personal data as soon as the purpose for storage ceases to apply. Further storage only takes place if required by national or European legal provisions. In such cases, data is deleted or blocked once the legally prescribed retention period expires, unless the data is required for the performance of a contract or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

We send newsletters on a regular basis to inform customers, business partners and interested parties about our services and related news. You can subscribe to our newsletter via our website by giving your consent during registration.

Providing your email address is mandatory for subscribing to the newsletter. We store your email address solely for the purpose of sending the newsletter. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email using the double opt-in procedure. This email contains a confirmation link. By clicking this link, you confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter.

This process ensures that your email address is not misused by third parties. For the same reason, we store the date and time of registration as well as the IP address assigned to you at the time of registration. This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose: Sending the newsletter

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent)
Deletion: Your email address will be deleted if you do not confirm the registration within one month or immediately after you unsubscribe from the newsletter.
Withdrawal: You may revoke your consent at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter by clicking the unsubscribe link provided in each newsletter.

Newsletter Delivery Service Provider

We use the following service provider to send our newsletters:

CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG
Mühlenstr. 43
26180 Rastede
Germany

The service provider may use your data in pseudonymized form (without assigning it to a specific user) to optimize or improve its own services, for example for technical optimization of newsletter delivery or for statistical purposes. The service provider is not permitted to contact you directly or pass your data on to third parties.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) in conjunction with a data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28(3) GDPR.

Your Rights Under the GDPR

As a user of our website, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which you may assert at any time against the controller listed above:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to notification (Art. 19 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)

You may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your place of residence, workplace, or at the registered office of our company.

Right to Withdraw Consent

Pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. The withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.

Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. This applies in particular if processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract.

If you exercise your right to object, please explain the reasons. We will then cease processing your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests, rights and freedoms.

Regardless of the above, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes.

Please send your objection to the contact details provided above.

Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures in accordance with the state of the art to comply with data protection regulations and to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties.

Validity and Amendments of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018. Due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy was created with the assistance of the Privacy Policy Generator by SOS Datenschutz, an offering of MMR Müller Müller Rößner Rechtsanwälte, Berlin.