1. Name and contact details of the person responsible
This privacy policy informs about the processing of personal data on the website of:
Responsible person: Walter Wiese
Contact details of the data protection officer:
he website’s data protection officer can be reached at the above address and at https://www.walterwiese.de/en/privacy-policy/.
2.Scope and purpose of the processing of personal data
2.1 Calling up the website
When you access this website “walterwiese.de,” your browser automatically sends data to the website’s server and temporarily stores it in a log file. Until it is automatically deleted, the following data is stored without further input from the visitor:
IP address of the visitor’s device,
Date and time of access by the visitor,
Name and URL of the page accessed by the visitor,
Websites from which the visitor accesses the website (so-called referrer URL),
Browser and operating system of the visitor’s device as well as the name of the access provider used by the visitor.
The processing of this personal data is justified in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The owner has a legitimate interest in the data processing for the purpose of
to quickly establish the connection to the owner’s website,
to enable a user-friendly use of the website,
to identify and ensure the security and stability of the systems and
to facilitate and improve the administration of the website.
The processing is expressly not carried out for the purpose of gaining information about the person visiting the website.
2.2 Contact form
Visitors can send messages to the owner via an online contact form on the website. In order to receive a response, at least a valid email address is required. The enquiring person can provide all other information voluntarily. By sending the message via the contact form, the visitor consents to the processing of the transmitted personal data. Data is processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and answering enquiries via the contact form. This is done on the basis of the voluntarily granted consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter a) GDPR. The personal data collected for use of the contact form is automatically deleted as soon as the enquiry has been processed and there are no reasons for further storage (e.g. subsequent orders).
2.3 Newsletter
By registering for the newsletter, the visitor expressly consents to the processing of the transmitted personal data. To register for the newsletter, only the visitor’s email address needs to be entered. The legal basis for processing the visitor’s personal data for the purpose of sending newsletters is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
3. Sharing of data
Personal data will be transferred to third parties if
according to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 letter a) GDPR, the data subject has expressly consented to this,
the transfer is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding legitimate interest in not having their data transferred,
there is a legal obligation to transmit data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and/or
this is necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship with the data subject in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
In other cases, personal data will not be passed on to third parties.
4. Cookies
The website uses so-called cookies. These are data packets exchanged between the website server and the visitor’s browser. These are stored by the device used (PC, notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when the website is visited. Cookies cannot cause any damage to the devices used. In particular, they do not contain viruses or other malware. Information is stored in the cookies that is specific to the device used. The owner therefore cannot, under any circumstances, directly obtain knowledge of the identity of the website visitor.
Cookies are generally accepted based on the default browser settings. Browser settings can be configured to either deny cookies on the devices used, or to display a specific warning before a new cookie is created. However, please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from using all of the website’s features to their full potential.
Cookies are used to make using the website more convenient. For example, session cookies can be used to track whether the visitor has already visited individual pages of the website. These session cookies are automatically deleted after leaving the website.
Temporary cookies are used to improve user experience. They are stored on the visitor’s device for a limited period of time. Upon revisiting the website, the website automatically recognizes that the visitor has already accessed the page previously and remembers the entries and settings made during that time, so they don’t have to repeat them.
Cookies are also used to analyze website visits for statistical purposes and to improve our service. These cookies allow us to automatically recognize that the website has already been visited by the visitor upon a subsequent visit. In this case, cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time.
The data processed by cookies are justified for the above-mentioned purposes to protect the legitimate interests of the owner according to Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR.
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5.Your rights as a data subject
If your personal data is processed when you visit our website, you as a “data subject” within the meaning of the GDPR have the following rights:
5.1 Information
You can request information from us about whether we process your personal data. There is no right to information if providing the requested information would violate the obligation of confidentiality pursuant to Section 83 of the German Tax Consultants Act (StBerG) or if the information must be kept secret for other reasons, in particular due to an overriding legitimate interest of a third party. However, there may be an obligation to provide information if, particularly considering the threat of damage, your interests outweigh the interest in confidentiality. Furthermore, the right to information is excluded if the data is stored only because it may not be deleted due to statutory or statutory retention periods, or if it serves exclusively the purposes of data backup or data protection control, provided that providing the information would require a disproportionate amount of effort and processing for other purposes is excluded by appropriate technical and organizational measures. If the right to information is not excluded in your case and your personal data is processed by us, you can request information from us about the following:
purposes of processing,
Categories of personal data processed by you,
Recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries,
where possible, the envisaged period for which your personal data will be stored or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period,
the existence of a right to rectification or erasure or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or a right to object to such processing,
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority for data protection,
if the personal data was not collected from you as the data subject, the available information about the data origin,
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended effects of automated decision-making,
In the case of transmission to recipients in third countries, unless there is a decision by the EU Commission on the adequacy of the level of protection pursuant to Art. 45 (3) GDPR, information on which appropriate guarantees are provided for the protection of personal data pursuant to Art. 46 (2) GDPR.
5.2 Correction and completion
If you discover that we have inaccurate personal data about you, you can request that we correct this inaccurate data immediately. If your personal data is incomplete, you can request that it be completed.
5.3 Deletion
You have the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) unless processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression, the right to information, or to comply with a legal obligation or to perform a task carried out in the public interest and one of the following reasons applies:
The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were processed.
The sole justification for the processing was your consent, which you have withdrawn.
You have objected to the processing of your personal data that we have made public.
You have objected to the processing of personal data that we have not made public and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
Your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject.
There is no right to erasure if, in the case of lawful, non-automated data processing, erasure is not possible or only possible with disproportionate effort due to the special nature of the storage, and your interest in erasure is limited. In this case, restriction of processing shall take precedence over erasure.
5.4 Restriction of processing
You can request that we restrict processing if one of the following reasons applies:
You contest the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, you can request restriction of processing for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the data.
The processing is unlawful and you request that the use of your personal data be restricted instead of deleted.
We no longer need your personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
You have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR. Restriction of processing may be requested as long as it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate reasons outweigh yours.
Restriction of processing means that personal data will only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest. Before lifting the restriction, we are obliged to inform you.
5.5 Data portability
You have a right to data portability if the processing is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 letter a) or Article 9 (2) letter a) GDPR) or on a contract to which you are a party and the processing is carried out using automated procedures. In this case, the right to data portability includes the following rights, provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others: You can request that we receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us. Where technically feasible, you can request that we transmit your personal data directly to another controller.
5.6 Contradiction
If the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter e) GDPR (performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority) or on Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR (legitimate interest of the controller or a third party), you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for reasons arising from your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter e) or Letter f) GDPR. After exercising your right of objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
You can object at any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling associated with such direct marketing. After exercising this right of objection, we will no longer use the personal data in question for direct marketing purposes.
You have the option of informing us of your objection informally by telephone, email, fax or to the postal address of our owner listed at the beginning of this privacy policy.
5.7 Revocation of consent
You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. You can revoke your consent informally by telephone, email, fax, or to our postal address. The revocation does not affect the legality of the data processing that was carried out on the basis of your consent up until the time of receipt of the revocation. Upon receipt of the revocation, data processing that was based exclusively on your consent will be discontinued.
5.8 Complaint
If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful, you can lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority responsible for the place of your residence or work or for the place of the alleged infringement.
6. Google Web Fonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for consistent font display. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display text and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google’s servers. This allows Google to know that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a consistent and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
For more information about Google Web Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq und in der Datenschutzerklärung von Google: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
6.1 Google Maps Plugin
We use a plug-in from the Google Maps internet service on our website. Google Maps is operated by Google Inc., located in the USA, CA 94043, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View.
By using Google Maps on our website, information about your use of this website and your IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have no knowledge of the exact content of the transmitted data, nor of its use by Google. In this context, Google hereby denies linking the data with information from other Google services and denies the collection of personal data. However, Google may transfer the information to third parties.
If you disable JavaScript in your browser, you will prevent Google Maps from running. However, you will then also not be able to use the map display on our website.
By using our website, you consent to the described collection and processing of information by Google Inc.
You can find out more about the privacy policy and terms of use for Google Maps here: www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
7. Status and update of this privacy policy
This privacy policy is dated May 1, 2025. We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time in order to improve data protection and/or to adapt it to changes in official practice or case law.