Introduction and general information

Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Below you will find information on the handling of your data that is collected through your use of our website. Your data will be processed in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations.

Responsible body within the meaning of data protection law

microdrop Technologies GmbH
Tycho-Brahe-Kehre 1
22844 Norderstedt
Germany

Contact details of the data protection officer

datenschutz@microdrop.de

Definitions of terms

Our privacy policy should be simple and understandable for everyone. As a rule, the official terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are used in this privacy policy. The official definitions are explained in Art. 4 GDPR.

Data processing when you visit our website

When you visit our website, it is technically necessary for data to be transmitted to our web server via your Internet browser. The following data is recorded during an ongoing connection for communication between your internet browser and our web server:
- Date and time of the request
- Name of the requested file
- Page from which the file was requested
- Access status
- Web browser and operating system used
- (Full) IP address of the requesting computer
- Amount of data transferred

We collect the data listed in order to ensure a smooth connection to the website and to enable users to use our website conveniently. The log file is also used to evaluate system security and stability as well as for administrative purposes. The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data or log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Contact form and contact by e-mail

If you send us inquiries via the contact form or e-mail, your details from the inquiry form or your e-mail, including your first and last name, title and postal address, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. It is necessary to provide an e-mail address for contact purposes; providing your name and telephone number is voluntary. We will never pass on this data without your consent. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and, if applicable, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is aimed at concluding a contract. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary. In the case of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you can object to the processing of your personal data at any time.

OpenStreetMap

We use the open source map service "OpenStreetMaps" (also known as "OSM") from the OpenStreetMap Foundation, 132 Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1JU, United Kingdom. OSM is used to provide an interactive map on our website that shows you how to find and reach us. This service enables us to display our website in an appealing way by loading map material from an external server. The following data is transmitted to the OSM server during the display: The pages of our website that you have visited and the IP address of your device. The legal basis for the processing of your data in relation to the "OSM" service is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f) GDPR (legitimate interest in data processing). The legitimate interest arises from our need for an appealing presentation of our online offer and the easy findability of the places indicated on our homepage.
You can find more information on the handling of user data in OSM's privacy policy: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy

Cookies

Our website uses cookies, which are stored on your device by the browser and which contain certain settings for the use of the website (e.g. for the current session). Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them or the storage period expires. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
In some cases, cookies are used to simplify website processes by storing settings (e.g. the provision of already selected options). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit. 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. The cookie settings can be managed under the following links for the respective browsers:
- Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
- Internet Explorer:
http://windows.microsoft.com/de-DE/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
- Chrome:
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=de&hlrm=en&answer=95647
- Safari:
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
- Opera:
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

You can also individually manage the cookies of many companies and functions that are used for advertising. To do this, use the relevant user tools, available at https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices. Most browsers also offer a so-called "do-not-track function", with which you can indicate that you do not wish to be "tracked" by websites. When this function is activated, the respective browser informs advertising networks, websites and applications that you do not wish to be tracked for the purpose of behavior-based advertising and the like. For information and instructions on how to edit this function, please refer to the following links, depending on your browser provider:
- Google Chrome:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2790761?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=de
- Mozilla Firefox:
https://www.mozilla.org/de/firefox/dnt/
- Internet Explorer:
https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17288/windows-internet-explorer-11-use-do-not-track
- Opera:
http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/de/notrack.html
- Safari:
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21416?locale=de_DE

You can also prevent scripts from loading by default. NoScript only allows the execution of JavaScripts, Java and other plug-ins on trusted domains of your choice. Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from the provider of your browser (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox at: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/noscript/). Please note that the functionality of this website may be restricted if cookies are deactivated.

Data transfer and recipients

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties unless:
- if we have explicitly indicated this in the description of the respective data processing.
- if you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
- the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary 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 there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR and
- insofar as this is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

We also use external service providers for the processing of our services, which we have carefully selected and commissioned in writing. They are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored by us. If necessary, we have concluded order processing contracts with them in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. These are service providers for web hosting, sending e-mails and maintaining and servicing our IT systems, etc. The service providers will not pass this data on to third parties.

Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content.

Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is based on the relevant statutory retention periods (e.g. from commercial law and tax law). After expiry of the respective period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted. If data is required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation or if we have a legitimate interest in further storage, the data will be deleted if it is no longer required for these purposes or if you exercise your right of revocation or objection.

Your rights

Below you will find information on the data subject rights that the applicable data protection law grants you vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data:
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 processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details.
The right, in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.
The right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
The right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.
The right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of the federal state of our registered office stated above or, if applicable, that of your usual place of residence or workplace.
Right to withdraw consent granted in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data concerned immediately, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Right to object

If your personal data is processed by us 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 pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that this is done for reasons arising from your particular situation. Insofar as the objection is directed against the processing of personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have a general right to object without the requirement to specify a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to wilhelm.meyer@microdrop.de .

External links

Social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Xing, etc.) are only integrated on our website as links to the corresponding services. After clicking on the integrated text/image link, you will be redirected to the page of the respective provider. User information is only transferred to the respective provider after you have been forwarded. For information on the handling of your personal data when using these websites, please refer to the respective privacy policies of the providers you use.

Subject to change

We reserve the right to amend or update this privacy policy if necessary in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. In this way, we can adapt it to the current legal requirements and take into account changes to our services, e.g. when introducing new services. The latest version applies to your visit.
This privacy policy was created by www.datenschutzexperte.de
Status of this privacy policy: 2.2.2024

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