Data protection
1. Preamble to the Privacy Policy
We are delighted that you have shown interest in our company. Data protection is of utmost importance to us. The use of the Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) website is, in principle, possible without providing any personal data, except for the data your browser transmits. However, if an individual wishes to use specific services offered by our company through our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally seek the consent of the data subject. The processing of personal data, such as names, addresses, email addresses, or telephone numbers of a data subject, always takes place in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the specific data protection regulations applicable to Your Green Mix UG (limited liability). Through this Privacy Policy, our company aims to inform users about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy informs data subjects of their rights.
2. Name and Address of the Data Controller
The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection laws applicable in the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:
Information according to § 5 TMG:
Your Green Mix UG (limited liability)
Otto-Beck-Straße 34
68165 Mannheim
HRB 747886
Represented by:
Alexander Oesterle, Managing Director at Your Green Mix UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Contact:
phone: +49 621 405 483 00
Email: info@yourgreenmix.com
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
3. Blocking and/or Deletion of Personal Data
The data controller processes and stores personal data of data subjects only for the period necessary to achieve the storage purpose or as stipulated by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the data controller is subject.
4. Rights of the Data Subject
a) Right to Confirmation
b) Right to Access
Every data subject whose personal data are processed has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the data controller free information about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information at any time. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
- The purposes of processing
- The categories of personal data being processed
- The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
- If possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration
- The existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing by the data controller or a right to object to such processing
- The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
- Where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: Any available information on the source of the data
- The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to know whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards related to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this access right, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
c) Right to Rectification
Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to request the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of the processing, even by providing a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to request the data controller to erase the personal data concerning them without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies, and to the extent that the processing is not necessary:
- The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
- The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
- The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
- The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
- The erasure of personal data is required to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of Member States to which the data controller is subject.
- The personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by us, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately.
If the personal data has been made public by us, and our company, as the data controller, is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR to erase the personal data, taking into account available technology and the implementation costs, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested erasure of all links to such personal data or copies or replications of such personal data, as far as processing is not required. The employee of Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) will arrange the necessary measures on a case-by-case basis.
e) Right to Restriction of Processing
Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to request from the data controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions applies:
- The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
- The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use.
- The data controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but it is required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
- The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the data controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the above-mentioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Your Green Mix UG (limited liability), they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee will arrange the restriction of processing.
f) Right to Data Portability
Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a data controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another data controller without hindrance from the data controller to whom the personal data has been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the data controller.
Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) at any time.
g) Right to Object
Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time, to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) will no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing, which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) processing personal data for direct marketing purposes, Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them by Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject can directly contact an employee of Your Green Mix UG (limited liability). It is also possible to exercise this right in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by automated means using technical specifications.
h) Right to Automated Decisions, Including Profiling
Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and the data controller, or (2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the data controller is subject and which contains appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and the data controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the data controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decisions, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
i) Right to Withdraw Consent for Data Processing
Any individual whose personal data is processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations, to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
j) Right to Lodge a Complaint
If a data subject believes that the processing of their personal data by Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) violates the provisions of the GDPR, they have the right to lodge a complaint with the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information as the competent supervisory authority (Article 77 of the GDPR).
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, such as processing operations required for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example, in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as fulfilling tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)© of the GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were injured and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR.
Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the data controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).
6. Purposes of Processing, Recipients of Data
7. Glossary & Definitions
Your Green Mix UG (limited liability)‘s privacy policy is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easily readable and understandable for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance. In this privacy policy, we use, among other things, the following terms:
a) Personal Data
Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
b) Data Subject
c) Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
d) Restriction of Processing
Restriction of processing involves marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
e) Profiling
Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements of that natural person.
f) Pseudonymization / Anonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
In contrast to pseudonymization, in the case of anonymized processing of personal data, no inference can be made to the personal data of an identified or identifiable natural person. This possibility is irreversible.
g) Data Controller
The data controller is a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body that alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of a Member State, the data controller or the specific criteria for their appointment may be provided for by Union law or the law of a Member State.
h) Data Processor
A data processor is a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.
i) Recipient
A recipient is a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union law or the law of a Member State are not considered recipients.
j) Third Party
A third party is a natural or legal person, authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, the data controller, the data processor, and the persons who, under the direct authority of the data controller or the data processor, are authorized to process personal data.
k) Consent
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of their personal data.
l) Classification of Personal
Data We have categorized the following personal data into individual classes:
- Address Data:
- name
- Address (private/company address, department)
- Date of Birth:
- Contact Data:
- Salutation
- Name
- Company (if applicable)
- Phone Data (office, mobile, private)
- Email Address
- Browser Data:
- IP Address
- Hostname
- Referrer
- User-Agent
- Tracking Data:
- IP Address
- Access Times
- Browser Type
- Resolution
- Device Type
- Referrer
- Tracking Behavior:
- Anonymous
- Pseudonymous
- Personalized
8. Security Measures
Your Green Mix UG (limited liability) has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures as the data controller to ensure the most comprehensive protection of personal data processed through this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, it is open to every data subject to transmit personal data to us through alternative means, such as by telephone.
Our security measures are continually improved in line with technological developments. Furthermore, in the collection and processing of personal data, we only employ staff who have undergone qualified data protection training.
9. Applications
a) Visiting Our Website
For the mere visit to our website and accessing the information contained therein, it is not necessary for you to provide personal data.
During your visit to our website, we only collect and use data that your internet browser automatically transmits to us.
We use this data to enable your visit to our site from a technical standpoint. Furthermore, we use this data for statistical purposes to improve the design and layout of our website. We only store your complete IP address for the duration of your visit.
Personal Data Categories: Browser Data
b) Use of the Contact Form
Through the contact form provided on our website, you can get in touch with us. We collect, process, and use the personal data and information you provide via the contact form solely for the purpose of addressing your inquiry. This correspondence is stored in compliance with legal retention periods. The transmission between your browser and our server is encrypted with TLS/SSL, and the transmission to our employees is done via email.
c) Use of Services Offered on Our Website
If you also use our website to avail yourself of services we offer, it is necessary for you to provide personal data in addition to the data automatically transmitted by your internet browser.
d) Use of Cookies
We use so-called “cookies” on our website. These are small text files that are sent by our web server to your computer when you access our website to store certain information (e.g., identification features, interface customization, or features for integrated social networks). When you visit a page that belongs to our website or the same page again, these cookies can be evaluated by us or our advertising partners. However, our website can only send cookies to your computer if you allow this in your browser settings.
The cookies we use serve various purposes:
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Technically Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the technical provision of our internet services. They are particularly required to enable certain functions such as logging into your user account or playing video or audio content, identifying your browser for the duration of your visit, determining the speed of your internet connection necessary for content delivery, or accessing personal settings. We also use these cookies for billing purposes, especially for the required measurement of the usage scope of free content.
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Analytical CookiesWe use these cookies for the statistical evaluation of the use of our websites, including tracking new and returning visitors, estimating the number of individual visitors, identifying the most important search terms leading to our website through search engines, or uncovering display and navigation issues on our websites.
- Cookies for Displaying Personalized Advertising / Tracking
We use cookies to display content and advertisements tailored to your specific interests. For this purpose, we collect your interests based on your usage behavior on our websites using these cookies. It is also possible to capture your usage behavior across various websites. - Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are cookies that can be used and evaluated by other providers. These third-party providers can be companies responsible for displaying advertising or operators of social networks. With your consent, we allow our partners to send cookies to your browser via our website and evaluate them during the further use of online services.
The cookies used on our website have different durations. The “session cookies” used are automatically deleted when you close the browser you are using. In contrast, persistent cookies remain active on your computer until a predefined period (minutes, days, or even years) has expired.
Our website can be displayed without storing cookies. You can disable the storage of cookies in your browser settings or configure your browser to inform you about the intended storage by a website. In this case, you decide whether to accept the cookie. However, for the full functionality of our website, it is technically necessary to allow cookies completely.
10. Ad-Technology
a) Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google AdWords, an online advertising program by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”).
Within Google AdWords, we use a feature called Conversion Tracking. When you click on an advertisement provided by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser places on your computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of users. If you visit certain pages of this website and the cookie has not expired, Google and we can tell that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. These cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers receive information about the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can opt out by disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in your internet browser under User Settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ You can also set your browser to notify you when cookies are being stored and allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, accept cookies for specific cases, or block them entirely. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
11. Social sharing
a) Facebook
(http://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.php).
b) Google+
On various portals, the “+1” button of the social network Google Plus, operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”), is embedded as a service for users. You can recognize the button by the “+1” symbol on a white or colored background.
When you visit one of our webpages that contains such a button, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google’s servers. The content of the “+1” button is transmitted directly to your browser by Google and integrated into the webpage. Therefore, we have no influence over the extent of data collected by Google through the button, but we assume that your IP address is also being captured. For the purpose and scope of data collection, as well as the further processing and use of the data by Google, and your related rights and privacy settings, please consult Google’s privacy policies regarding the “+1” button: http://www.google.de/intl/de/privacy/plusone/
c) Twitter
On various portals, plugins from the short message network Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA are integrated as a service for users. You can recognize Twitter plugins (tweet buttons) by the Twitter logo on our site. An overview of the tweet button can be found here: http://dev.twitter.com/ When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and Twitter’s server via the plugin. Twitter receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Twitter “tweet button” while logged into your Twitter account, you can link the content of our pages to your Twitter profile. This allows Twitter to associate your visit to our pages with your user account.
We would like to point out that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For more information, please see Twitter’s privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy
If you do not want Twitter to associate your visit to our portals with your Twitter user account, please log out of your Twitter account before visiting our website.
13. Analytics Tools
a) Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
IP Address Anonymization: On this website, Google Analytics has been expanded with the code “gaTracker(‘set’, ‘anonymizeIp’, true)” to enable the anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Information from the third-party provider: Terms of Use: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html Privacy Overview: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html Privacy Policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
14. Scope, Version, and Changes to the Privacy Policy
This privacy policy exclusively applies to the use of the internet services we offer. It does not apply to the websites of other service providers to which we only refer via a link. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for external statements and guidelines unrelated to our website.
We reserve the right to adjust the above privacy provisions from time to time in accordance with future changes in the collection and processing of personal data. Significant changes will be announced with a clearly visible notice on our website.