Privacy policy

Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

General information about data collection on our 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 imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided error-free. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions about data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

geo-c GmbH & Co. KG
Stefan Bendereit, Roman Bendereit
Waldenburger Str. 2
31840 Hessisch Oldendorf

Telephone: +49 (0) 5152 69840-00
Email: info@geo-c.com

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority

In the event of data protection violations, the person affected has the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund. de/DE/Infothek/Anschrift_Links/anschrift_links-node.html

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the data to be transferred directly to another person responsible, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

Information, blocking, deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correct, block or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice for this purpose or for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact details published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, such as spam emails.

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, this site uses an SSL or. TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser's address line changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data collection on our website

Processing data

We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent that it is necessary for the establishment, content or change of the legal relationship (inventory data). We only collect, process and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it.

The customer data collected will be deleted after the order has been completed or the business relationship has ended. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Necessary data processing to provide the website

When our website is accessed, your web browser automatically sends data to our web server. These are:
  • IP address or hostname of the user
  • Browser type and browser version
  • User's operating system
  • Date and time of the server request
  • Referrer URL

Purpose of data collection to provide the website

Your IP address must be recorded by our system during delivery of the website in order to technically enable you to access the website. Your IP is therefore recorded in accordance with GDPR Art. 6 Para. 1 lit a and corresponds to your consent to visit our website.

Objection and deletion option

Since the collection of data is technically necessary to deliver the website, there is no possibility for the user to object or for us to delete the data. The IP address is automatically deleted when you leave the website.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files. The data transmitted corresponds to the data collected to provide the website.

Your IP address will be changed during transmission to the server log files and thus anonymized. A personal assignment of the stored data is no longer possible.

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the anonymized evaluation of statistical access.

Duration of storage

Your IP address will be saved for the duration of your session. The server log files are deleted after one day.

Cookies

Some of the websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that your browser saves.

The cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They will be automatically deleted at the end of your visit to our website and do not require notification.

We do not use other cookies that remain stored on your computer after you have visited the website.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you require (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies in order to provide its services in a technically error-free and optimized manner. If other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.

Plugins and Tools

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. The website is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is only used with the explicit consent of the user of this website.

Further information on how to handle user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/ policies/privacy.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps only takes place with the explicit consent of the user of this website. To do this, Google Maps must be activated independently in the relevant places (consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). This prevents your data from being transmitted to Google the first time you enter the site.

You can find more information on how to handle user data in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/ policies/privacy/.

Hessisch Oldendorf, September 21, 2023