Privacy policy
Status: March 2024
§1 General information
This privacy policy contains detailed information about what happens to your personal data when you visit our website www.blackforest-testlab.com.
Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.
When processing your data, we adhere strictly to the statutory provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), and attach great importance to ensuring that your visit to our website is absolutely secure.
§2 Responsible office
The party responsible under data protection law for the collection and processing of personal data on this website is
Black Forest Testlab OHG
Represented by:
Josip Brkic, Managing Director
Francesco Iemma, Managing Director
Schachenweg 7
79843 Löffingen – Unadingen
Germany
§3 Access data (server log files)
When you visit our website, we automatically collect and store access data in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us.
These are
- Browser type and browser version of your PC
- Operating system used by your PC
- Referrer URL (source/reference from which you came to our website)
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Date and time of the server request and access
- the IP address currently used by your PC (in anonymized form, if applicable)
- Amount of data sent in bytes
As a rule, it is not possible or intended for us to make a personal reference.
The processing of such data is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR to protect our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
§ 4 Cookies
We use cookies on our websites.
Cookies are small text files that are assigned to the browser you are using and stored on your hard disk by means of a characteristic string of characters and through which certain information flows to the site that sets the cookie.
Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer and therefore cannot cause any damage.
They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall, i.e. more pleasant for you.
Cookies can contain data that makes it possible to recognize the device used.
In some cases, however, cookies only contain information on certain settings that are not personally identifiable.
However, cookies cannot directly identify a user.
A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored beyond the individual session.
In terms of their function, a distinction is made between cookies:
- Technical cookies: These are strictly necessary to move around the website, use basic functions and ensure the security of the website; they do not collect information about you for marketing purposes or store which websites you have visited;
- Performance cookies: These collect information about how you use our website, which pages you visit and, for example, whether errors occur when using the website; they do not collect any information that could identify you – all information collected is anonymous and is only used to improve our website and to find out what interests our users;
- Advertising cookies, targeting cookies: These are used to offer the website user needs-based advertising on the website or offers from third parties and to measure the effectiveness of these offers; advertising and targeting cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months;
- Sharing cookies: These are used to improve the interactivity of our website with other services (e.g. social networks); sharing cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months.
The legal basis for cookies that are absolutely necessary to provide you with the expressly requested service is § 25 para.
2 No. 2 TTDSG.
Any use of cookies that is not absolutely technically necessary for this purpose constitutes data processing that can only be carried out with your express and active consent in accordance with Section 25 (2) no. 2 TTDSG.
§ 25 Abs.
1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a GDPR is permitted.
This applies in particular to the use of performance, advertising, targeting or sharing cookies.
In addition, we only pass on your personal data processed by cookies to third parties if you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a GDPR have given your express consent to this.
§ 5 Web analysis tools and advertising
1.1 Google Analytics
Our website uses the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”.
These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of our website to be analyzed.
The information generated by cookies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The legal basis for the processing of your data is the consent you have given via the cookie consent tool in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 lit.
a) GDPR.
a) IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website.
This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
b) Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics
Our website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics.
This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors.
This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and from visitor data from third-party providers.
This data cannot be assigned to a specific person.
You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics – as described in the section “Objection to data collection”.
c) Order processing
We have concluded a contract with Google for commissioned data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
d) Storage period
Data stored by Google at user and event level that is linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details can be found at the following link: ttps://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en
e) Objection to data collection
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookies and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on available under the following link to deactivate Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. If you delete the cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Further information on data protection can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
§ 6 Google Maps
Our website uses the Google Maps map service provided by Google via an API (Application Programming Interface).
To ensure data protection on our website, Google Maps is deactivated when you enter our website for the first time.
A direct connection to Google’s servers is only established when you activate Google Maps yourself (consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
This prevents your data from being transmitted to Google the first time you visit our website.
After activation, Google Maps will save your IP address.
This is then usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer after Google Maps has been activated.
You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
$ 7 Contact form
If you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data transmitted, including your contact details, will be stored in order to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions.
This data will not be passed on without your consent.
The data entered in the contact form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for revocation.
The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or there is no longer any need to store the data.
Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
§ 8 Data use and disclosure
We will not sell or otherwise market the personal data that you provide to us, e.g. by e-mail (e.g. your name and address or your e-mail address), to third parties.
Your personal data will only be processed for correspondence with you and only for the purpose for which you have provided us with the data.
In order to process payments, we pass on your payment data to the credit institution commissioned with the payment.
Data that is automatically collected when you visit our website is only used for the aforementioned purposes.
The data will not be used for any other purpose.
We assure you that we will not pass on your personal data to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so or you have given us your prior consent.
§ 9 SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption.
TLS encryption.
You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
§ 10 Storage period
Personal data provided to us via our website will only be stored until the purpose for which it was entrusted to us has been fulfilled.
Insofar as retention periods under commercial and tax law must be observed, the storage period for certain data may be up to 10 years
§11 Rights of data subjects
As the data subject, you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the personal data concerning you in accordance with the statutory provisions:
11.1 Right of withdrawal
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent.
If the processing of your data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of data in accordance with Art. 7 para.
3 GDPR at any time with effect for the future.
The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
The storage of data for billing and accounting purposes remains unaffected by a revocation.
11.2 Right to information
In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data concerning you.
If such processing is taking place, you have the right to information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing and the right to object to such processing. the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected from you by us, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, as well as your right to be informed of the guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR if your data is transferred to third countries.
11.3 Right to rectification
In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning you and/or the completion of your incomplete data at any time.
11.4 Right to erasure
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR if one of the following reasons applies:
- Your personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
- You withdraw your consent on which the processing is based according to Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a or Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing. - Pursuant to Art. 21 para.
1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para.
2 GDPR, you object to the processing. - The personal data was processed unlawfully.
- The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member State to which we are subject.
- The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 para.
1 DSGVO collected.
However, this right does not apply if the processing is necessary:
- to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
- for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which we are subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us;
- for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
h and i and Art. 9 para.
3 GDPR; - for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para.
1 GDPR, insofar as the data subject’s right is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or - for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If we have made your personal data public and we are obliged to delete it in accordance with the above, we will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to your personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.
11.5 Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of processing (blocking) of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.
To do so, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.
The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to check this.
For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. - If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para.
1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours.
As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.
11.6 Right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against us, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
In accordance with Art. 19 GDPR, you have the right to be informed about these recipients upon request.
11.7 Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing
to be subject to a decision based on personal data, including profiling
In accordance with Art. 22 GDPR, you have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
This does not apply if the decision
- is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and us,
- is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
- with your express consent.
However, the decisions in the cases referred to in (a) to (c) may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para.
1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
a or lit.
g applies and suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests are in place.
In the cases referred to in (a) and (c), we will take reasonable steps to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.
11.8 Right to data portability
If the processing is based on your consent acc.
Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR or Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR and is carried out by automated means, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another controller or to request transmission to another controller, where technically feasible.
11.9 Right of objection
Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on this provision.
The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).
If your personal data are processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing.
If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).
Notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you have the option of exercising your right to object in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
11.10 Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR
In the event of breaches 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 place of the alleged infringement.
The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
The supervisory authority responsible for us is
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg
P.O. Box 10 29 32
70025 Stuttgart
or:
Lautenschlagerstraße 20
70173 Stuttgart
Phone: 07 11/61 55 41-0
E-mail: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de
Internet: https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de
§12 Validity and amendment of this privacy policy
This privacy policy is valid from March 8, 2024.
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations.
This may be necessary, for example, to comply with new legal provisions or to take account of changes to our website or new services on our website.
The version available at the time of your visit applies.
If this Privacy Policy is amended, we intend to post changes to our Privacy Policy on this page so that you are fully aware of what personal information we collect, how we process it and under what circumstances it may be disclosed.