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Legal Notice
InOtherWords GmbH
Brehmstr. 3
40239 Düsseldorf
Germany
Commercial Register: HRB 122499
Register Court: Local Court (Amtsgericht) Cologne
Represented by:
Felix Brender
Contact
Telephone: +49 211 5421 5130
E-mail: info@iowconsulting.com
VAT Identification Number
Value Added Tax Identification Number in accordance with Section 27a of the German Value Added Tax Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz):
DE365824553
Professional Liability Insurance
Insurer:
Hiscox SA
German Branch
Arnulfstraße 31
80636 Munich
Territorial scope: Worldwide
Editorial Responsibility
Felix Brender
EU Online Dispute Resolution
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR):
https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.
Our e-mail address can be found above in this legal notice.
Consumer Dispute Resolution / Universal Arbitration Board
We are not willing or obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
Privacy Policy
1. Overview of Data Protection
General Information
The following information gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website.
Personal data refers to all information by which you can be personally identified.
Detailed information about data protection can be found in the privacy statement below.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details are set out in the section “Information about the Controller” below.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by filling in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the site. This mainly includes technical data (e.g. browser type, operating system, time of access). This collection occurs automatically as soon as you visit the website.
How do we use your data?
Part of the data is used to ensure the site functions properly. Other data may be used to analyse how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have?
You have the right to receive, at any time and free of charge, information about the source, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You may also request the correction or deletion of that data.
If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw it at any time with future effect. In certain cases you also have the right to restrict the processing of your data. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time about these rights or any other data protection questions.
Analytics and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be analysed statistically, mainly by analytics programmes.
Further details can be found in the following privacy statement.
2. Hosting
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this site are stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). Such data may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact information, names, website access data, and other information generated by the website.
External hosting is performed to fulfil contracts with potential and existing clients (Article 6 (1)(b) GDPR) and to ensure a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR). Where consent is requested, processing is based solely on Article 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) under the TTDSG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only as far as required to fulfil their service obligations and in accordance with our instructions.
Hosting provider:
GoDaddy LLC
14455 N Hayden Rd Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
United States
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with the provider named above. This contract, required by data protection law, ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. This privacy notice explains which data we collect, how we use it, and for what purpose.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) may have security gaps. It is not possible to guarantee complete protection of data against third-party access.
Information about the Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
InOtherWords GmbH
Brehmstr. 3
40239 Düsseldorf
Germany
Telephone: +49 151 7080 9275
E-mail: info@iowconsulting.com
The controller is the natural or legal person who determines, alone or jointly with others, the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Data Retention
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this policy, your personal data remain with us until the purpose for processing ceases to apply. If you make a legitimate deletion request or withdraw consent, your data will be deleted unless there are other legally permissible reasons to retain it (e.g. statutory retention periods); in the latter case, deletion takes place after those periods expire.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where you have given consent, we process your data based on Article 6 (1)(a) GDPR (and, for special categories of data, Article 9 (2)(a) GDPR). In the case of explicit consent to transfer data to a third country, processing is based on Article 49 (1)(a) GDPR.
Where cookies or similar access to device information occur, processing also relies on Section 25 (1) TTDSG.
If data are necessary for contract fulfilment or pre-contractual measures, Article 6 (1)(b) GDPR applies.
Where required to meet legal obligations, Article 6 (1)(c) GDPR applies.
Processing may also occur on the basis of legitimate interests (Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR). The relevant legal bases are set out below in each section.
Recipients of Personal Data
In our business activities we cooperate with various external parties. Transfer of personal data to such parties takes place only when necessary to perform a contract, when legally required, when we have a legitimate interest under Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR, or where another legal basis permits it.
In the case of data processors, personal data are shared only under a valid data processing agreement. For joint processing, a joint-controller agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Consent
You may withdraw consent to data processing at any time. The lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to Object (Article 21 GDPR)
If your personal data are processed on the basis of Article 6 (1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
We will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If your data are processed for direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time; in such case, your personal data will no longer be used for that purpose.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that your data protection rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have them transferred to another controller, where technically feasible.
Access, Rectification, and Erasure
Within the scope of legal requirements, you may at any time obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients and purpose, and request rectification or erasure. You can contact us about this or any related questions at any time.
Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain conditions—for example, if you contest accuracy, if processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure, or if data are needed for legal claims. During the restriction period, such data may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or to protect the rights of another person or important public interest.
SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection when the browser address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and a padlock symbol appears.
When encryption is active, third parties cannot read the data you transmit to us.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses “cookies”. Cookies are small data files that do not harm your device. They may be temporary (session cookies) or stored for longer (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit; persistent cookies remain stored until you delete them manually or your browser removes them automatically.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow integration of certain third-party services (e.g. payment processing).
Some cookies are essential for the website to function properly. Others are used for analytics or advertising.
Essential cookies are stored based on Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in the technically correct and optimised provision of our services. Where consent for storage or comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing occurs solely on the basis of Article 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG; consent may be withdrawn at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about cookie use, allow cookies only in specific cases, block them altogether, or automatically delete cookies when closing the browser. Deactivating cookies may limit website functionality.
Further details on cookies and third-party services used appear below in this policy.
5. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts
This site uses Google Fonts to ensure a consistent display of typefaces. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its cache so text is displayed correctly.
To do so, your browser connects to Google’s servers, informing Google that your IP address accessed our site.
Use of Google Fonts is based on Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in uniform presentation. Where consent has been requested, processing occurs solely on the basis of Article 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a default system font will be used.
More information about Google Fonts: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google LLC is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which ensures compliance with EU data protection standards for data processed in the United States. Details:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active