Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 6, 2025
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Name and contact details of the controller pursuant to Article 4 (7) GDPR
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data that are not answered by this privacy policy, please contact us at any time.
Company: Wolf & Strauss Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
Address: Mittelbreede 16 | 33719 Bielefeld
Phone: +49 (0) 521 58005-0
Email: info@wus.solutions
Data Protection Officer
Name: Datenschutzbeauftragter
Address: Datenschutz Straße 65, 80666 Datenschutz
Phone: +49 89 7400 45666
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Introduction
Below, we explain what information we collect during your visit to our website, how it is used, and what active measures we take to protect your personal data.
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Security and protection of your personal data
We consider it our priority to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data you provide and to protect it from unauthorized access. We therefore take the utmost care and apply the latest security standards to ensure maximum protection of your personal data. As a private company, we are subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We have taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data protection regulations are observed both by us and by our external service providers.
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Definitions
The law requires that personal data be processed lawfully, fairly, and in a manner that is transparent to the data subject (“lawfulness, fairness, transparency”). To ensure this, we inform you about the individual legal definitions that are also used in this privacy policy:
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Personal data
“Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “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 to one or more factors specific to the physical, physical or psychological characteristics of the natural person in question. can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
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Processing
“Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on personal data which are being processed, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, a any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on personal data which are intended to be processed, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, a) organization, a) arrangement, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
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Restriction of processing
“Restriction of processing” means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
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Profiling
“Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural persons performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.
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Pseudonymization
“Pseudonymization” means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without using additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
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File system
“File system” means any structured collection of personal data accessible according to specific criteria, regardless of whether this collection is centralized, decentralized, or organized according to functional or geographical criteria.
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Controller
“Controller” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, 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 the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.
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Processor
A “processor” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
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Recipient
A “recipient” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether it is a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data in the course of a specific investigation under Union law or the law of Member States are not considered recipients; the processing of such data by the aforementioned authorities is carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations in accordance with the purposes of the processing.
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Third party
“Third party” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body, other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process personal data.
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Consent
“Consent” of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subjects wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by actions, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
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Lawfulness of processing
The processing of personal data is only lawful if there is a legal basis for the processing. The legal basis for processing may be, in particular, in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) to (f) of the GDPR:
- The data subject has given consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for one or more specific purposes;
- Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
- the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
- the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
- processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
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What data is collected?
(1) Below, we provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data includes, for example, name, address, email addresses, and user behavior.
(2) If you contact us by email or via a contact form , the data you provide (your email address, your name and telephone number, if applicable) will be stored by us in order to respond to your questions. We delete the data collected in this context after it is no longer necessary for storage, or processing is restricted if there are legal storage obligations.
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Collection of personal data when you visit our website
When you use the website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR):
- IP address (see also: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP-Adresse),
- Date and time of the request,
- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),
- Content of the request (specific page),
- Access status/HTTP status code (file transferred, file not found, etc.),
- Amount of data transferred in each case,
- Website from which the request originates,
- browser type/version,
- operating system and its interface,
- language and version of the browser software.
We cannot assign this data to a specific person. This data is not merged with other data sources.
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Additional functions and offers on our website
In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. To do so, you will usually need to provide additional personal data, which we will use to provide the respective service and to which the aforementioned principles for data processing apply. If the website offers the option of entering personal or business data (e-mail address, name, address, date of birth, etc.), this information is provided by you on a voluntary basis, e.g. B. as part of registration, a reservation, for the provision of services, when ordering a newsletter subscription, when entering a customer and/or prospect list, for the execution of a contract or an information request. We use the personal data you provide for the purpose of technical administration of the website and to fulfill your wishes and requirements; i.e., generally to process the contract concluded with you or to respond to your inquiry.
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To whom is your data passed on?
We only pass on personal data that we receive from you to third parties to the extent described below:
Service providers: We commission other companies and individuals to perform tasks for us, such as parcel deliveries, sending letters or emails, maintaining our customer lists, advertising measures, and processing payments. These service providers have access to personal data that is necessary for the performance of their tasks. However, they are not permitted to use this data for any other purpose. Furthermore, they are obliged to treat the information in accordance with this privacy policy and German data protection laws. If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you of the consequences of this in the description of the offer.
With your consent: Personal data will only be passed on to third parties in all other cases if you have expressly consented to this. Your personal data will not be passed on, sold or otherwise transferred to third parties.
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Rights of the data subject
Withdrawal of consent
If the processing of personal data is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. You can contact us at any time to exercise your right of withdrawal.
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Right to confirmation
You have the right to request confirmation from the controller as to whether we are processing the personal data in question. You can request this confirmation at any time using the contact details above.
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Right to information
If personal data is processed, you can request information about this personal data and the following information at any time:
- the purposes of the processing;
- the categories of personal data being processed;
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has 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 for determining this duration;
- the existence of a right to rectify or delete the personal data concerning you or to restrict processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
- the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; g. if 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, pursuant to 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.
If personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer. We will provide a copy of the personal data that is the subject of the processing. For any further copies you request, we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If you make the request electronically, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless you specify otherwise. The right to obtain a copy pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
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Right to rectification
You have the right to request that we rectify any inaccurate personal data concerning you without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request that incomplete personal data be completed, including by means of a supplementary statement.
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Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
You have the right to request that the controller erase personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we are obliged to erase personal data without undue delay if one of the following grounds applies:
- The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
- The data subject withdraws 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 processed unlawfully.
- The personal data must be erased to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
- The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8 (1) of the GDPR.
If the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to paragraph 1, the controller shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data controllers who process the personal data to whom the personal data has been disclosed of the erasure of the personal data or of the erasure of the personal data or of the fact of the erasure of the personal data. including technical measures, to inform controllers processing the personal data of the data subjects request for the erasure of any links to, or copies or replicas of such personal data.
The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) does not apply if the processing is necessary:
- for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
- for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing in accordance with Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
- for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) of the GDPR;
- for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) of the GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in paragraph 1 is unlikely to render the achievement of the objectives of this processing impossible or seriously impair it, or
- for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
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Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to obtain from us restriction of processing of your personal data if one of the following conditions is met:
- the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the 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 the restriction of their use instead,
- the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercising, or defense of legal claims, or
- the data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) of the GDPR pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
Where processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, such personal data shall, with the exception of storage, only be processed with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.
To exercise the right to restriction of processing, the data subject may contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.
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Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data has been provided, provided that:
- the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) (a) or Article 9 (2) (a) or on a contract pursuant to Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR; and
- the processing is carried out by automated means.
When exercising the right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The exercise of the right to data portability shall not affect the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”). This right does not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
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Right to object
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller demonstrates 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 personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
In connection with the use of information society services, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 (1), unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
You may exercise your right to object at any time by contacting the respective controller.
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Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:
- is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller;
- is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject; or
- is made with the data subjects explicit consent.
The controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view, and to contest the decision. The data subject may exercise this right at any time by contacting the respective controller.
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Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if the data subject considers that that the processing of personal data concerning them is in violation of this Regulation.
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Right to effective judicial remedy
Without prejudice to any administrative or non-judicial remedy available, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to an effective judicial remedy if you consider that your under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of processing of your personal data that is not in accordance with this Regulation.
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Use of cookies
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we store on your computers hard drive via your browser. They are not software, but merely a code that is stored on your computer. They enable our website to recognize your browser and, for example, to limit the frequency with which you see advertisements on our website. A cookie can only contain information that our website itself sends to your computer – private data cannot be read from it. If you accept cookies on our site, our website will not have access to your personal information, but with the help of cookies, our website can identify your computer. We will not link the data stored in cookies to your personal data (name, address, etc.).
This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the same session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.
We also use “permanent cookies” to store information about visitors who repeatedly access our website. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with optimal user guidance, to “recognize” you, and to present you with a varied website and new content when you visit us again. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie.
Most browsers accept cookies by default. The help function in the menu bar of most browsers explains how you can a) prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, b) have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or c) disable all cookies. You can also use our website without cookies. However, please note that in this case you may experience a limited display of the website and limited or inconvenient user navigation.
Information that our website receives with the help of cookies is used exclusively for the purpose of optimizing our website for visitors and making your visit to our website as convenient as possible.
Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses.
See also: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie
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Changing your personal cookie settings
If you agreed to the cookie settings during your current or last visit, you can change or revoke them at any time in the cookie settings. Please note that if you change your personal cookie settings, you may need to reload the page for your changes to take effect!
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Currently set cookies
Information about the cookies currently set can be found at the end of this privacy policy.
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Use of web tracking
We use tracking software to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of our website. The data is used exclusively in anonymized and aggregated form for statistical purposes and for the development of the website.
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Use of Google Analytics
(1) Depending on your cookie settings, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated 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 activity and internet usage to the website operator.
(2) The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
(3) You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website: Disable Google Analytics
(4) This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”. This means that IP addresses are shortened before being processed, thereby ruling out any possibility of personal identification. If the data collected about you is personally identifiable, it will be excluded immediately and the personal data will be deleted immediately.
(5) We use Google Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
(6) Third-party provider information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Terms of use:
https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, overview of data protection: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, and the privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
(7) This website also uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out using a user ID. You can deactivate cross-device analysis of your usage in your customer account under “My data,” “Personal data.”
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Notice for parents or guardians
Parents or guardians are responsible for protecting their childrens privacy and are asked to talk to their children about the safe and responsible use of their personal data on the Internet. Our offer is generally aimed at adults. Persons under the age of 18 should not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians.
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Changes to this statement
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time within the scope of legal provisions.
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Processors
We use external service providers (processors), e.g. for shipping goods, sending newsletters, or processing payments. A separate data processing agreement has been concluded with the service provider to ensure the protection of your personal data.