Privacy policy
The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is: Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Frank
Your rights as a data subject
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer provided above:
Access to your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
Rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
Erasure of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
Restriction of data processing if we are not yet permitted to erase your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
Data portability if you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).
If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, e.g., with the competent supervisory authority of the federal state in which you reside or with the authority responsible for us as the data controller. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html .
Collection of general information when visiting our website
Type and purpose of processing:
When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar information. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:
Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring the smooth use of our website,
Evaluating system security and stability, and
to optimize our website
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us in anonymized form to optimize our website and the underlying technology.
Legal basis and legitimate interest:
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage period:
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. For data used to provide the website, this is generally the case when the respective session ends. In the case of data stored in log files, this is the case after a maximum of 14 days. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the users’ IP addresses are anonymized so that it is no longer possible to identify the requesting client.
Provision required or necessary:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and the functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services may be unavailable or restricted. For this reason, objection is not possible.
Cookies
Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. You can delete individual cookies or all cookies. You can also find information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the necessary information at the following links:
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

Storage duration and cookies used:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or by giving your consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:
Technically necessary cookies
Type and purpose of processing:
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the browser be identifiable even after a page change. The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify website use for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser be recognized even after a page change. We require cookies for the following applications: Remembering search terms
Legal basis and legitimate interest:
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Provision required or necessary:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may be unavailable or restricted.
Objection
Please read the information about your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR below.
Cookies not technically necessary
We also use cookies to better tailor the content on our website to the interests of our visitors or to generally improve it based on statistical analyses. Please refer to the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies used to find out which providers set cookies.
Legal basis:
The legal basis for this processing is your consent in each case, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website. For further recipients, please refer to the information below regarding the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies used.
Third-country transfer:
Please refer to the lists of individual display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics providers for information on this.
Provision required or necessary:
Of course, you can generally view our website without cookies. Web browsers are usually set to accept cookies. You can generally disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings (see Withdrawal of Consent). Please note that some features of our website may not function if you have disabled the use of cookies.
Revocation of consent:
You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie consent tool.
Profiling:
To what extent we analyze the behavior of website visitors with pseudonymized user profiles, please refer to the information below regarding the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies used
Provision of paid services
Type and purpose of processing:
To provide paid services, we request additional data from you, such as payment information, in order to process your order.
Legal basis:
The processing of data necessary for the conclusion of the contract is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may include data processors.
Storage period:
We store this data in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax law requirements.
Provision required or necessary:
Providing your personal data is voluntary. Without providing your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our offered content and services.
Contact form
Type and purpose of processing:
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. A valid email address and your name are required for this. This information is used to assign the inquiry and subsequently answer it. Providing further data is optional.
Legal basis:
The processing of the data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). By providing the contact form, we want to enable you to contact us easily. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for any follow-up questions. If you contact us to request a quote, the processing of the data entered into the contact form is carried out for the purpose of taking steps prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may include data processors.
Storage period:
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the inquiry has been processed. If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data after these periods have expired.
Provision required or necessary:
Providing your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for your inquiry.
Use of Google Analytics
Provided you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: “Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and at https://policies.google.com/?hl=de . On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The data we send, which is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., user ID), or advertising IDs, is automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has expired is automatically deleted once a month.
Revocation of consent:
You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link . This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser. You can also prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Browser Add-on to deactivate Google Analytics
Use of script libraries (Google Webfonts)
To ensure our content is displayed correctly and attractively across different browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) on this website to display fonts. Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ .
Google AdWords
Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operator of the Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you reached our website via an ad placed by Google, Google AdWords will place a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google If a user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of different AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can personally identify users. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy . You can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center there.
Revocation of consent:
The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or a way to block data transfer. If you wish to prevent tracking of your activity on our website, please revoke your consent in the cookie consent tool for the relevant cookie category or for all cookies and data transfers that are not technically necessary. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website at all or only to a limited extent.
Use of Google Remarketing
This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. The operating company of Google Remarketing services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”). This function serves to present website visitors with interest-based advertisements within the Google advertising network. A so-called “cookie” is stored in the website visitor’s browser, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when they visit websites that belong to Google’s advertising network. On these pages, the visitor may be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor previously viewed on websites that use Google’s remarketing function. You can find more information about data processing by Google in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy . There, you can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.
Revocation of consent:
The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or a way to block data transfer. If you wish to prevent tracking of your activity on our website, please revoke your consent in the cookie consent tool for the relevant cookie category or for all cookies and data transfers that are not technically necessary. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website at all or only to a limited extent.
SSL Encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.

Information about your right to object pursuant to Article 21 GDPR
Right to object in individual cases
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR (processing based on legitimate interests); this also applies to profiling based on those provisions as defined in Article 4(4) GDPR. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
Recipient of an objection
Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Frank

Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services, such as the introduction of new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
Questions for the Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly: info@lianastrellis.com. The privacy policy was created with the assistance of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (version #2020-09-30).