The protection of your personal data is our top priority. Below you will find information on how we handle your data collected through your use of our website. The processing of your data is carried out in accordance with the legal regulations on data protection. If there are links to other websites, we have neither influence nor control over the linked content and the privacy policies there.
Our privacy policy generally uses the official terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It aims to be simple and understandable for everyone. The official definitions of terms can be found in Article 4 of the GDPR.
Personal data
Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
Data subject
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
Restriction of processing
The restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.
Profiling
Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of those personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements of that natural person.
Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in a way that the data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures ensuring that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Controller or Processor
Controller or Processor refers to the natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. If the purposes and means of this processing are determined by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller, or the specific criteria for its nomination, may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.
Order processor
Order processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other entity that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, institution, or other entity to whom personal data is disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation task under Union law or the law of the Member States are not considered recipients.
Third party
Third party is any natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
Consent
Consent is any voluntary, informed, and unequivocal expression of will by the data subject for the specific case, given in the form of a statement or another clear affirmative action, indicating that the data subject agrees to the processing of their personal data.
Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger
Mottener Str. 25
D-66822 Lebach
Tel.: +49 (0) 6881 59 59 361
EMail: info@ceastra.eu
Webpage: www.caestra.eu
The processing of personal data of our users is regularly done only with the user’s consent and, in principle, only to the extent necessary for the provision of a functioning website and our content and services. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of data is permitted by legal regulations.
When you use the website for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or provide us with information in any other way, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you want to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR):
In addition to the data mentioned earlier, when you use our website, cookies are stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and associated with the browser you use, providing certain information to the entity that sets the cookie (in this case, us). Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They are used to make the overall internet offering more user-friendly and effective.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – for obtaining the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures upon request.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – for the processing of personal data required to fulfill a legal obligation to which the company is subject.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – for the processing of personal data necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – for the processing of personal data to safeguard the legitimate interests pursued by our company or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.
The duration of the storage of personal data corresponds to the relevant legal retention periods (e.g., commercial and tax law). After the respective period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted. Data that is necessary for the fulfillment or initiation of a contract or that establishes a legitimate interest on our part in continued storage will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for these purposes or if you exercise your right of revocation or objection.
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files are essential for the operation of the website. Therefore, there is no option for the user to object.
This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functioning of which are explained below:
Transient cookies (see b)
Persistent cookies (see c).
b) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. This includes, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.
d) You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, reject the acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies.
If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the performance of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website.
To manage the cookies and similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) used and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner.” Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at <a href=”https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/” rel=”noreferrer” target=”_blank”>https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/</a>.
The legal bases for processing personal data in this context are Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and related consents.
Providing personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we cannot manage your consents.
To publish our webpage, we utilize the services offered by
The contact details of our appointed data protection officer are:
This is to inform you according to Art. 13, 14, and 21 of the GDPR about the processing of your personal data and your related rights. The specific data processed and the manner of use depend significantly on the requested or agreed-upon services. If an individual contacts the data controller via email or a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the individual will be automatically stored. Such personal data voluntarily provided by an individual to the data controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the individual. There is no disclosure of this personal data to third parties.
This page uses web fonts provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”) to ensure a consistent presentation of fonts. Google Web Fonts allows us to use external fonts, known as Google Fonts. When you access our website, your web browser loads the required Google Font into its cache to display texts and fonts correctly. This is necessary to ensure that your browser can visually enhance the display of our texts. If your browser does not support this function, a default font from your computer will be used for display. The integration of these web fonts is done through a server call, usually a server located in the United States owned by Google. This process transmits to the server which page of our website you have visited, and the IP address of the visitor’s browser is also stored by Google.
We use Google Web Fonts for optimization purposes, specifically to improve the use of our website for you and to make its design more user-friendly. This is also our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Google has committed to the Privacy Shield agreement between the European Union and the United States and has certified itself accordingly. Thus, Google is obligated to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the following link: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant/
For more information on data protection, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
Additional information about Google Web Fonts can be found at http://www.google.com/webfonts/, https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq, and https://www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about.
Social networks (LinkedIn and Xing) are merely integrated into our website as links to the respective services. After clicking the integrated text/image link, you will be redirected to the page of the respective provider. Only after the redirection, user information is transmitted to the respective provider. For information on how your personal data is handled when using these websites, please refer to the respective privacy policies of the providers you use.
Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request from the data controller confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Right to Information
Every individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the data controller free information about their personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the right to information about the following:
the purposes of processing
the categories of personal data processed
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
the existence of the right to correction or deletion of personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing by the data controller or a right to object to such processing
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the scope and intended impact of such processing on the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Right to Correction
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to correction, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Right to Erasure
Every individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand from the data controller the immediate deletion of personal data concerning them if one of the following reasons applies and the processing is not necessary:
The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
Deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.
If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored at Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.
If the personal data have been made public by Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger and our company, as the data controller pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR, is obliged to delete the personal data, Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, will take appropriate measures, including technical ones, to inform other data controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of all links to these personal data or copies or replications of these personal data from these other data controllers, to the extent that processing is not necessary.
Right to Restriction of Processing
Every individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to demand from the data controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:
The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.
The data controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the above conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored at Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Right to Data Portability
Every individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a data controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another data controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability under Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have their personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger at any time.
Right to Object
Every individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to the processing of their personal data based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.
Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger will no longer process the personal data in the event of objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for such marketing, including profiling related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger’s processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
Additionally, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to object to the processing of their personal data at Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject can directly contact any employee of Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger or another employee. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
Automated Decision-Making, Including Profiling
Every individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, except if the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision is (1) necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, including, at least, the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express one’s point of view, and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise rights related to automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the controller at Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger at any time.
Right to Withdraw a Data Protection ConsentEvery individual whose personal data is processed has the right, granted by the European Directive and Regulation, to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time. If the individual wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller responsible for the processing at any time.
Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger abstains from automated decision-making or profiling.
These general data protection information do not require the consent of the data subjects and are subject to regular review for potential changes. The previous version, in the event of replacement by a new version, is archived by us as a controlled document in the legal repository of Caestra Consulting – Sascha Hunsinger. The status of this privacy policy is as of June 11, 2023, in Revision 1.
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