INFORMATION FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION
1. Data protection overview
General
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data 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 below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for data collection on this 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 imprint.
How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide them to us, for example data you enter into 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.
For what do we use your data?
Part of the data is collected to ensure proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyse how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
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 imprint if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.
2. Hosting
We are hosting the content of our website at the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.
The external hosting serves the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) and of ensuring secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). If appropriate consent has been obtained, the data is processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and section 25 (1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. This consent can be revoked at any time.
Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil their performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.
We are using the following host(s):
Bitter & Co. Werbeagentur GmbH
Oldenburger Str. 244, 49377 Vechta, Germany
E-mail: hosting@bitters.de
Bitter & Co. Werbeagentur GmbH uses the infrastructure of the following provider for their hosting services:
ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich
Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf, Germany
E-mail: info@all-inkl.com
Data processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that personal data of our website visitors is only processed based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General notes 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 data is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and for what we use it. It also explains how and for which purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via e-mail 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:
Big Dutchman AG (Holding)
Auf der Lage 2
49377 Vechta-Calveslage
Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 4447-8010
E-mail: big@bigdutchman.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, e-mail 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 e-mail making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
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 that is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can identify an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided with information 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 at any time and at no charge. 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 imprint if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.
4. Data protection officer
Statutory data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
Thomas Prüllage
Telephone: +49(0)4447-801-146
E-mail: datenschutzbeauftragter@bigdutchman.de
5. 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 recognise 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 accept cookies automatically under certain conditions, or to always reject them, or to delete cookies automatically when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies that are necessary to allow electronic communication or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimised service free of technical errors. Where other cookies (such as those used to analyse your surfing behaviour) 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”. The following information is collected:
- browser type and browser version;
- operating system used;
- referrer URL;
- host name of the accessing computer;
- time of the server request;
- IP address.
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, 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 in 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 into the contact form only with your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal e-mail 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 in the contact form until you request their deletion, revoke your consent for their storage, or until the purpose for their 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.
Friendly Captcha
We use Friendly Captcha on this website. The provider is Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, 82237 Wörthsee, Germany.
Friendly Captcha is used to verify whether data inputs on this website (e.g., in a contact form) are made by a human or by an automated program. To do this, Friendly Captcha analyses the website visitor’s behaviour based on various characteristics. For this analysis, Friendly Captcha evaluates various pieces of information (e.g., anonymised IP address, referrer, time of visit, etc.). For more information, please visit: https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/privacy-end-users/.
The storage and analysis of data are based on Art. 6(1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated scanning and spam. If consent has been requested, data is processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and section 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.