Privacy Policy

1 Personal data
We take the protection of personal data of the users (hereinafter "you") of our website very seriously. We treat your personal information that you provide in connection with your use of the website confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as described in this privacy policy.

2 Responsible body
The responsible data processing unit on this website is:
Thomas Manss & Company
Holzstraße 47
33332 Gütersloh
T +49 52 41 305 65 15
F +49 52 41 305 72 51
E de@manss.com
www.manss.com

If you contact us as a website operator through the offered contact options, your details will be stored so that they can be used to process and answer your request. Without your consent, this data will not be disclosed to third parties.

3 Processing of personal data on our website
3.1 Access log files
For technical reasons, when you visit our website, we collect and process the following information in so-called "access log files", which your browser automatically sends to us:

• Browser type and browser version
• Used operating system
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

The access log files are stored for a maximum of 60 days and then deleted. The storage of the data is done for security reasons, for example to clarify cases of abuse. If data must be revoked for reasons of proof, they are excluded from the deletion until the incident has been finally clarified.

3.2 Error Log Files
If you visit our website and a system-side error occurs, this error is stored in so-called "error log files". These files contain the following information:

• Date of error
• Called URL
• Error message of the system
• IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

We process this data solely for the purpose of safeguarding our legitimate interest in ensuring or restoring the functionality of our website. The error log files are stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted.

3.3 Cookies
This site uses cookies". Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and stored by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally exclude and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

The processing of personal data by the use of cookies, which facilitate the electronic communication process or facilitate the provision of certain functions you desire, is done to protect our legitimate interest in the technically correct and optimised provision of our website.

3.4 Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform representation of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. As a result, Google learns that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is for the protection of our legitimate interest in a consistent and attractive presentation of our online services. If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font will be used by your computer.

More information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

4 User Rights
As a user, you have the right to receive free information on request about which personal data has been stored about you. You also have the right to correct incorrect data and to restrict or delete your personal data. If applicable, you can also claim your right to data portability.

Please accept that if our responsible office asks you to identify yourself as the data subject (eg by presenting a copy of your passport); if such rights are asserted, we must state that those rights were actually asserted by the person concerned in order to avoid misuse by third parties to the detriment of the person actually affected.

If you believe your data has been processed unlawfully, you can file a complaint with the appropriate regulatory agency.

4.1 Deletion of data
If your request does not conflict with a legal duty to store data (eg data retention), you have the right to delete your data. Data stored by us, if they are no longer necessary for their purpose and there are no legal retention periods, will be deleted. If deletion can not be carried out because the data is required for legitimate legal purposes, data processing is restricted. In this case, the data is locked and not processed for other purposes.

4.2 Right of objection
Users of this website may exercise their right of objection and object to the processing of their personal data at any time.

If you would like a correction, blocking, deletion or information about the personal data stored about you, or if you have questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data or if you would like to revoke your consent, please contact the following e-mail address: de@manss.com

5 Other transfers and transfers to third countries
As part of hosting our website, our service provider, Host Europe GmbH, Hansestr. 111, 51149 Cologne, access to all personal data described above. Host Europe GmbH has been commissioned by us as a processor on the basis of a corresponding contract to process this data in accordance with our instructions.

When using the Google Web Fonts, the personal data described above will be transmitted to and processed by these companies in the USA. Google is committed to compliance with the EU-US Privacy Shield and is certified accordingly. The European Commission has decided that the US provide an adequate level of personal data protection that is transmitted to organisations in the United States under the EU-US Privacy Shield from the European Union.

6 Updates
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. Updates to this privacy policy will be posted on our website. Changes are valid from their publication on our website.

Issued: 25.05.2018