PRIVACY POLICY

1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, firstly, when you provide it to us. This may include data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website. This data is primarily technical (e.g., browser type, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically once you access this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information, free of charge, at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data.
If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.
Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances and to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding these rights or for further questions on the topic of data protection.

2. Hosting
External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata, communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated via the website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Where consent has been requested, processing is based solely on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG (German Telecommunications-Digital Services Data Protection Act), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

3. General Information and Mandatory Details
Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for, as well as how and for what purpose this occurs.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Gateway Knowledge Partners
Erich Mayer, Managing Partner
Am Rutental 7
D-27305 Bruchhausen-Vilsen
Germany
em@gateway-kp.com

www.gateway-kp.com

VAT ID No.: DE 237854064

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies.
If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless there are other legally permissible reasons for storing it (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law). In the latter case, data will be deleted after these periods expire.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Processing

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or, where special categories of data are processed, on the basis of Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR.
If you have expressly consented to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device, processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
If processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, we process your data on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
If we are legally obliged to process data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR applies.
Processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this requires the transfer of personal data. We only share data with third parties if this is necessary for contract fulfillment, if there is a legal obligation, if there is a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), or if another legal basis allows it.

Where processors are used, data is shared only under a valid processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint-processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected.

Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data, including profiling.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to such processing.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data we process on the basis of your consent or contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format and to have it transferred to another controller, where technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Deletion

Within the framework of applicable law, you have the right to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient, and the purpose of processing. You may also request the correction or deletion of this data at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data in certain cases (e.g., if you contest the accuracy of data or object to its processing).

If processing is restricted, these data may be processed only with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another person or for reasons of important public interest.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by “https://” in your browser’s address bar and the lock icon.

When SSL/TLS encryption is enabled, data transmitted to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our legal notice obligations for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies

Our website uses “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that cause no damage to your device. They may be stored temporarily (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are deleted automatically after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them automatically.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain third-party services (e.g., payment services).

Cookies have different functions. Many are technically necessary (e.g., for shopping carts or video display), while others are used to analyze user behavior or for marketing purposes.

Necessary cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, as the website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free and optimized provision of the website.

Where consent is requested for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, processing takes place solely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG). Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude them in general, or automatically delete them when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Details on which cookies and services are used can be found in this Privacy Policy.

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