Privacy Policy

Responsible in the sense of the data protection laws, in particular the EU Data Protection Basic Regulation(DSGVO), is:  Mr. John Smithfield at EC Assets

 

Your data subject rights

You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our data protection officer:

-     Information about your data stored with us and its processing (Art. 15 DSGVO)

-     Correcting incorrect personal data (Art. 16 DSGVO)

-     Deletion of your data stored with us (Art. 17 DSGVO)

-   Restriction of data processing, provided that we arenot yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 DSGVO)

-     Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art.21 DSGVO)

-     Data transferability, if you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 DSGVO)

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You may at any time submit a complaint to a supervisory authority, e.g., to the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or to the authority responsible for us as the responsible body. A list of the regulatory authorities (for the non-public sector) with their addresses can be found at:

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

 

Collection of general information when you visit our website

Nature and purpose of the processing: When you access our website, i.e., when you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and similar. They are processed in particular for the following purposes:

- Ensuring that the website can be connected without problems

- Ensuring a smooth use of our website

- Evaluation of system security and stability and to optimize our website

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind will be statistically evaluated by us, anonymously if necessary, in order to optimize our Internet presence and the technology behind it.

 

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

 

Recipient:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as contract processors for the operationand maintenance of our website.

 

Transfer to third countries:

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries:  Yes

The following data protection guarantees exist: Adequacy decision EU Commission, Standard contract clauses, Binding Corporate Rules

 

Storage duration:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of collection. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website, when the respective session has ended.

In the case of data storage in log files, this is the case after 14 days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are anonymized, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

 

Provision prescribed or necessary:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

 

Cookies:

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that restored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our website. You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. You will also receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or how to block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:

- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies

- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

- Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de

- Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help

- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191

 

Storage duration and cookies used:

If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites: 12 months

 

Technically necessary cookies, nature and purpose of the processing:

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change. The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites forusers. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use ofcookies. For these it is necessary that the browser can be identified evenafter a change of page. We require cookies for the following applications:

- Adoption of language settings and memorizing search terms

 

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

In accordance with Art. 6para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.

 

Recipient:

Recipients of the data may betechnical service providers who act as contract processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

 

Provision is mandatory or necessary:

The provision of the above-mentioned personal data is not required by law or contract. Without this data, however, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.

 

Objection:

Please read the information about your right of objection under Art. 21 DSGVO below.

 

Technically not necessary cookies:

Furthermore, we use cookies inorder to better adjust the offer on our website to the interests of our visitors or to generally improve it on the basis of statistical evaluations. To find out which providers set cookies, please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis technologies used.

 

Legal basis:

The legal basis for these processing operations is in each case your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

 

Recipient:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as contract processors for the operation and maintenance of our website. For further recipients, please refer to the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis technologies used.

 

Third Country Transfer:

Please refer to the listings of the individual display, tracking, remarketing and web analytics providers for information on this.

 

Deployment required or necessary:

Of course, you can always view our website without cookies. Web browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via the settings of your browser (see Revocation of consent). Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use ofcookies.

 

Revocation of consent:

You can revoke your consent at any time using our cookie consent-tool.

 

Profiling:

To what extent we analyze the behavior of website visitors with pseudonymized user profiles, please refer tothe information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis technologies used.

 

Use of Google Analytics:

If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (herein after: "Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are textfiles placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use thesite. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or inother states which are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at

https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.htmland https://policies.google.com

 

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.

 

Revocation of consent:

You can stop tracking by Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from tracking this website and this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser. You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you dothis you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at Google Analytics.

 

Use of Adobe Analytics (Omniture):

If you have given your consent, this website uses Adobe Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Companies (herein after: "Adobe"), 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland. Adobe Analytics uses so-called cookies (text files), which are stored on your computer. On behalf of the operator of this website, Adobe will use this information to evaluate the use of the website by users, to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Adobe Analytics is not merged with other data from Adobe. If a tracking data record is transmitted from a website visitor's browser to the Adobe Datacenter, the server settings we make ensure that the IP address is anonymized before geolocation, i.e. that the last octet of the IP address is replaced by zeros. Before the tracking packet is saved, the IP address is replaced by individual generic IP addresses. Adobe's current privacy policy can be found at

http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html.

 

Revocation of consent:

You can revoke your consent at any time. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly. However, this offer points out to the user that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. Furthermore, users can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the website (including their IP address) from being sent to Adobe and the processing of this data by Adobe by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html

 

Analysis by WiredMinds:

Our website uses the pixel-code technology of WiredMinds AG, a service of WiredMinds GmbH, Lindenspürstraße 32, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany, to analyze visitor behavior. The IP address of a visitor is processed. The processing is done solely for the purpose of collecting company-relevant information such as the company name. IP addresses of natural persons are excluded from further use (white list procedure). Under no circumstances will the IP address be saved. When processing the data, it is in our special interest to protect the data protection rights of natural persons. Our interest is based on Art. 6 para. 1lit. (f) DSGVO. The data collected by us do not at any time allow any conclusion to be drawn about an identifiable person. WiredMinds GmbH uses this information to create anonymous user profiles related to the visit behavior on our website. The data obtained in this way is not used to personally identify visitors to our website.

 

Objection:

The collection, processing and storage of data can be objected to at any time with effect for the future. Further information and the applicable WiredMinds privacy policy can be found at:

https://www.wiredminds.de/fileadmin/testimages/content/datenschutz/DSB_WiredMinds_16.pdf.

 

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts):

In order to display ourcontent correctly and graphically appealing across all browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; herein after "Google") to display fontson this website. For more information about Google Web Fonts, please visit: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and read the Google Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

 

Use of Typekit Web Fonts from Adobe Fonts:

We use Typekit web fonts from Adobe Fonts to visually design our website. Adobe Fonts is a service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Companies (4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland; herein after "Adobe") which gives us access to a font library.

To incorporate the fonts we use, your browser must connect to an Adobe server in the United States and download the font required for our website. Adobe is thereby informed that our website was accessed from your IP address. For more information about Adobe fonts, please refer to the Adobe Fonts privacy policy, which can be found here:

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html

If your browser does not support web fonts, or you do not give your consent, a default font will be used by your computer.

 

Revocation of consent:

The provider does not currently offer the possibility of a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you wish to prevent your activities on our website from being tracked, please use the Cookie Content Tool to revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or for all cookies and data transfers that arenot technically necessary. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website, or only to a limited extent.

 

Use of Google Maps:

On this website we use the offer of Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 AmphitheatreParkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google"). This enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables youto use the map function conveniently. You can find more detailed information about data processing by Google in the Google data protection information: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection center. Detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products can be found here: https://www.dataliberation.org. By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have called up the corresponding subpage of our website.This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in at Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want the assignment in your profile on Google, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as user profiles and uses themfor the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented designof its websites. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide need-based advertising and to informother users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

 

Revocation of consent:

The provider does not currently offer any possibility for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on our website, please use the cookie content tool to revoke your consent for the relevant cookie category or for all cookies and data transfers that are not technically necessary. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website, or only to a limited extent.

 

Embedded YouTube videos:

On our website we embed YouTube videos. Operator of the appropriate Plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 CherryAve., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (in the following "YouTube"). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA94043, USA (herein after "Google"). When you visit a page with the YouTube plug-in, a connection to servers of YouTube is established. This tells YouTube which pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by first logging out of your YouTube account. If a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior. For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please refer to the provider's privacy policy, where you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

 

Revocation of consent:

The provider does not currently offer the possibility for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on ourwebsite, please use the Cookie Content Tool to revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or for all cookies and data transfers that arenot technically necessary. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website, or only to a limited extent.

 

Google AdWords:

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operating company of Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you have reached our website via an advertisement placed by Google, Google Adwords will place a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad served by Google. If the user visits certain pages on oursite and the cookie has not expired, we and Google can tell that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. As a result, cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected through the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for advertisers who have opted in to conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion trackingtag. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users. For more information about Google's data processing practices, please refer to the Google Privacy Notice: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

 

Revocation of consent:

The provider does not currently offer any possibility for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on our website, please use the Cookie Content Tool to revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or for all cookies and data transfers that arenot technically necessary. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website, or only to a limited extent.

 

Use of Google Remarketing:

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. the operating company of the services of Google Remarketing is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA94043, USA (herein after "Google"). The function serves to present interest-related advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called "cookie" is stored in the website visitor's browser, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when he or she calls up websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, the visitor may be presented with advertisements relating to content that the visitor has previously viewed on websites that use Google's remarketing function. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in the Google data protection information:

https://policies.google.com/privacy. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection center.

 

Revocation of consent:

The provider does not currently offer the possibility of a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you wish to prevent your activities on our website from being tracked, please use the Cookie Content Tool to revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category or for all cookies and data that are not technically necessary. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website, or only to a limited extent.

Information about your right of objection according to Art. 21 DSGVO

Right of objection in individual cases:

You have the right to objectat any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data relating to you, which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f of the DPA (data processing based on a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 DPA. If you lodge an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can prove compelling reasons for processing worthy of protection that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Recipient of an objection:  JohnSmithfield, office@ecassets.com

Changes to our privacy policy:

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always meets the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g., when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration then applies to your renewed visit.

 

Questions to the data protection officer:

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:  office@ecassets.com

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