Privacy policy - M2FORMAT GmbH - Architecture . Exhibition . Design

1. An overview of data protection

General

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your  personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is  any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed  information on the subject of data protection can be found in our  privacy policy found below.

Data collection on our website

The data collected on this website are processed by the website  operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the website’s  required legal notice.

Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you  visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the  browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the  page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our  website.

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the  website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

You always have the right to request information about your stored  data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at  no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected,  blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address  given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue  of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a  complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.

Analytics and third-party tools

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your  surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics.  The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will  not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this  analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information  can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal  data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in  accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this  privacy policy.

If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be  collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be  personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we  collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what  purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email  communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection  of your data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

M2FORMAT GmbH

Enzianweg 23

52222 Stolberg

Telephone: 0049 2402-9978157
Email: info@m2format.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or  jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing  personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express  consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An  informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed  before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person  affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory  authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to  data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German  state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection  officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process based on your  consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to  yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If  you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party,  this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Information, blocking, deletion

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time  with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is  stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it  has been processed. You also have the right to have this data  corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the  address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the  topic of personal data.

Opposition to promotional emails

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the  context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending  promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The  website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if  unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

3. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer  and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more  user-friendly, efficient, and secure. 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  automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your  device’s memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to  recognize your browser when you next visit the site.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies  so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or  reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to  automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always  reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your  browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to  provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart)  are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The  website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to  ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other  cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also  stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information  that your browser automatically transmits to us in „server log files“.  These are:

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows  the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary  to a contract.

Contact form

Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect  the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide,  to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share  this information without your permission.

We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form  only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your  consent at any time. An informal email making this request is  sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still  be legally processed.

We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you  request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the  purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your  request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding  mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.

4. Plugins and tools

Google Web Fonts

For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts  provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the  required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts  correctly.

For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to  Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was  accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is done in the  interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This  constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.

Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated  by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043,  USA.

To use 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  transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website  appealing and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on  the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6  (1) (f) DSGVO.

Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.