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Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information
The following information provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on this Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Controller Information" section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it, for example, by entering data into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website, such as technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
For what purpose do we use your data?
Some data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used for analyzing your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke it at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. For further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:
DomainFactory
The provider is DomainFactory GmbH, c/o WeWork, Neuturmstraße 5, 80331 München (hereinafter DomainFactory). When you visit our website, DomainFactory collects various log files, including your IP addresses. Details can be found in the privacy policy of DomainFactory: https://www.df.eu/de/datenschutz/. The use of DomainFactory is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is processed only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Controller Information
The controller for data processing on this website is: SME GmbH Orsoyer Str. 31 40474 Düsseldorf Phone: +49 (0) 1577 971 8508 Email: e.meisami@team-sme.com The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Period
Unless a specific storage period is mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to exist. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to exist. General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website If you have given your consent to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given consent to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases for data processing in each individual case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external entities. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external entities is necessary. We only disclose personal data to external entities when required as part of contract fulfillment, when legally obligated to do so (e.g., data transmission to tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis allows data disclosure. When using data processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke a consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR 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, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. 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 AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR IF PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN SO FAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In the case of violations 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 the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
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 controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing at any time. You also have the right to correct or delete this data. For this purpose and for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases: If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion. 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 objected pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh the other, 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, these data – apart from their 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 a Member State.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection is indicated by the browser's address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
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