Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in our website. We take data protection seriously.

You can use our website without providing any personal data. However, if a person wishes to use our company's services through our website, the processing of personal data may be necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we always obtain the consent of the person concerned.

The processing of personal data (e.g., name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject) is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to us.

With this privacy policy, we aim to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. This privacy policy also informs individuals about their rights.

As the controller for processing, we have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through our website. However, internet transmissions may have security gaps. Therefore, absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. Consequently, individuals are free to transmit personal data to us via alternative means, such as by phone.

  1. Definitions

This privacy policy is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the GDPR (Article 4 GDPR). To ensure readability and understanding, we would like to explain the terms used in this privacy policy:

  • "Personal data" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the "data subject"). An identifiable 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 features expressing the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
  • "Data subject" refers to any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.
  • "Processing" refers to any operation or set of operations performed on 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" refers to the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
  • "Profiling" refers to any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.
  • "Controller" refers to the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
  • "Recipient" refers to a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body to whom the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be considered recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
  • "Third party" refers to a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
  • "Consent" refers to the data subject's freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

  1. Name and contact details of the data controller

The data controller, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states, as well as other data protection regulations, is:

Artigum GmbH
Cappeler Str. 40A
35039 Marburg

Tel +49 6421 379 6984
Fax+49 1805 880 004

  1. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

  2. a) When visiting the website

You can use our website without disclosing your identity. When you access our website, information is automatically sent to the server of our website by the browser used on your device. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer,
  • Date and time of access,
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file,
  • Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
  • Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer, as well as the name of your access provider.

The data mentioned will be processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
  • Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability, and
  • For further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. Further explanations can be found under sections 5 and 7 of this privacy policy.

  1. b) When using our contact form

For any questions, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on our website. The specification of a valid email address, your name, and message is required so that we know who the request is from and to respond to it. Further information can be provided voluntarily. It is up to your free decision whether you want to enter this data within the contact form.

The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR based on your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after the completion of your request.

  1. Data disclosure

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if it is necessary for the execution of the contract or for billing purposes.

In the case of data transfer to third parties, the scope of the transmitted data is limited to the necessary minimum.

Your personal data will only be disclosed to third parties if:

  • You have given your express consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR,
  • The disclosure is necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
  • In the event that a legal obligation exists for the transfer according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as
  • This is legally permissible and is required for the processing of contractual relationships with you according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Im Rahmen des Bestellprozesses wird eine Einwilligung von Ihnen zur Weitergabe Ihrer Daten an Dritte eingeholt.

  1. Cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other malicious software.

Information is stored in the cookie that results in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we are immediately aware of your identity.

The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for you for the purpose of optimizing our offer (see section 7). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize when you visit our site again that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period.

The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies can lead to the fact that you cannot use all functions of our website.

  1. Links auf Web-Sites Dritter

Die auf unserer Webseite veröffentlichten Links werden von uns mit größtmöglicher Sorgfalt recherchiert und zusammengestellt. Wir haben jedoch keinen Einfluss auf die aktuelle und zukünftige Gestaltung und Inhalte der verlinkten Seiten. Wir sind nicht für den Inhalt der verknüpften Seiten verantwortlich und machen uns den Inhalt dieser Seiten ausdrücklich nicht zu Eigen. Für illegale, fehlerhafte oder unvollständige Inhalte sowie für Schäden, die durch die Nutzung oder Nichtnutzung der Informationen entstehen, haftet allein der Anbieter der Web-Site, auf die verwiesen wurde. Die Haftung desjenigen, der lediglich auf die Veröffentlichung durch einen Link hinweist, ist ausgeschlossen. Für fremde Hinweise sind wir nur dann verantwortlich, wenn wir von ihnen, d.h. auch von einem eventuellen rechtswidrigen bzw. strafbaren Inhalt, positive Kenntnis haben und es uns technisch möglich und zumutbar ist, deren Nutzung zu verhindern.

  1. Analysis tools

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and continuous optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as justified within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

  1. a) Google Analytics

For the purpose of needs-based design and continuous optimization of our pages, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google"). In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as:

  • Browser type/version,
  • The operating system used,
  • Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
  • Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
  • Time of the server request,

are transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities, and to provide further services associated with the use of the website and the Internet for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of these Internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of the company. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).

You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case not all functions of this website may be used to their full extent.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

You can find more information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics in the Google Analytics Help: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

  1. Google reCAPTCHA

In our online presence, we use Google reCAPTCHA to verify and prevent interactions on our website by automated access, such as by so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google."

By being certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield:

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that EU data protection requirements are also adhered to when processing data in the USA.

Through this service, Google can determine from which website a request is sent and from which IP address you are using the reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may collect other information necessary for the provision and assurance of this service.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our online presence and in the defense against unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.

Google provides at https://policies.google.com/privacy further information on the general handling of your user data.

  1. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to:

  • Request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the source of your data if it was not collected from you, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about its details.
  • Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR.
  • Request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • Request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure, and we no longer need the data, but you require it for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.
  • Receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR.
  • Withdraw your consent given to us at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your habitual residence or workplace or at our company headquarters.

  1. Right to Object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, it is sufficient to send an email to: info@artigum.com.

  1. Data Security

During your visit to the website, we use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we resort to 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

In addition, we use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.