This privacy policy explains the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our online services and the associated websites, features, and content. Regarding the terminology used, e.g. "processing" or "controller," we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. 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 privacy policy set out below.
Data Collection on Our Website

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice (Impressum) as well as in Section 3 of this policy.

Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us, e.g. via a contact form. Other data is collected automatically when you visit the website, in particular technical data (browser, operating system, time of page access).

Some data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior, provided you have given your consent to this.

You have the right to obtain, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to rectification, blocking, deletion, or restriction of processing, as well as a right to object to certain types of processing (Art. 21 GDPR). For this and any other questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at the address given in Section 3 at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Cookies, Analytics, and Third-Party Tools

We only use non-technically necessary cookies and comparable technologies (e.g. analytics or marketing cookies) with your prior consent (Section 25 (1) TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR).

We obtain your consent via the cookie consent tool "Borlabs Cookie" provided by Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22307 Hamburg, before the corresponding services are loaded. Borlabs Cookie is used to obtain, manage, and document your consent to cookies and the services used on our website. The data processed in this context is stored until you request its deletion, delete the Borlabs Cookie script yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected. Borlabs Cookie is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1)(c) GDPR.

For more information, please see Borlabs' privacy policy: https://borlabs.io/privacy-policy/
Detailed information on the individual services, their purposes, and your options to object can be found in the following sections.

2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
Please note that data transmitted over the internet (e.g. via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke any consent you have already given at any time, with effect for the future, e.g. informally by email or via the cookie settings on this website. The lawfulness of any data processing carried out prior to revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection (Art. 21 GDPR)

Where data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest), you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation, or where the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without you having to specify a particular situation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for our company, headquartered in Berlin, is:

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Friedrichstr. 219
10969 Berlin, Germany

Phone: +49 30 13889-0 Fax: +49 30 215-5050
Email: ... Website: https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de

Alternatively, you may also contact the supervisory authority in your own place of residence.
Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of 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 direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.

Information, Rectification, Erasure, and Restriction of Processing

Within the scope of applicable statutory provisions, you have the right, at any time, to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of the processing of this data. You may contact us at any time at the address given in Section 3 for this purpose, as well as for any further questions on the subject of personal data.
Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of our legal notice (Impressum) obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising material.

3. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing within the meaning of the GDPR is:

ERK Solution GmbH
Radickestrasse 48
12489 Berlin, Germany
Email: ...

No company data protection officer has been appointed, as the statutory requirements for such an obligation under Art. 37 GDPR in conjunction with Section 38 BDSG (in particular due to the size of the company) do not apply. For any questions relating to data protection, you may contact us at the address given above.

4. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

This website uses cookies. Technically necessary cookies, which are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have expressly requested (e.g. shopping cart, login, contact form), are used on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR and Section 25 (2) No. 2 TTDSG. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free provision of its services.

All other cookies (e.g. analytics or marketing cookies) are only used after you have actively given your consent via the cookie consent tool (Section 25 (1) TTDSG, Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

You can also configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to generally exclude cookies, or to activate automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us:

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

This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis for this collection is Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and stable provision of the website). The server log files (web server/access logs) are stored for a period of 4 weeks and are then automatically deleted, unless statutory retention obligations apply or the data is required for a longer period to investigate a specific security incident (e.g. an attack on the website).

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, the details you provide in the form, including the contact information you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for any follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on our legitimate interest in efficiently handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR), or, if your inquiry relates to pre-contractual measures, on Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. If you have given your consent to the processing, Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR additionally applies; you may revoke this consent at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Processing of Customer and Contract Data

We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary for the establishment, content, or modification of a legal relationship (inventory data), on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. We collect usage data only insofar as this is necessary to enable or bill for the use of our services.
Customer data is deleted upon completion of the order or termination of the business relationship, insofar as no statutory retention periods (e.g. under the German Commercial Code (HGB) or the German Fiscal Code (AO)) apply.

5. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses the web analytics service Google Analytics 4. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

Google Analytics uses cookies and comparable technologies that enable an analysis of how you use the website. The information generated in this process (including your abbreviated IP address, as well as device and usage data) is transmitted to Google's servers and processed there, including in the USA.
This service is only used if you have previously given your consent via our cookie consent tool (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR, Section 25 (1) TTDSG). Google Analytics is not loaded without your consent.

Insofar as data is transferred to the USA or other third countries, we rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision, where applicable, as appropriate safeguards within the meaning of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR.

Storage period: User-related data in Google Analytics is automatically deleted after 14 months.
For more information on how Google handles user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

You can also prevent data collection by Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entered on our websites (e.g. in the contact form) is being provided by a human or by an automated program. To this end, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics (including IP address, time spent on the website, and mouse movements); this analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website and is transmitted to Google.

This data processing is based on Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated scraping and from spam.

For more information, please see: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/.

6. Links to Social Networks

Our website contains links (e.g. icons) to our profiles on LinkedIn and Facebook. These are pure hyperlinks, not embedded plugins, like/share buttons, or other active content from these providers. Accessing our website therefore does not establish any automatic connection to LinkedIn's or Facebook's servers, and no data is transmitted to these providers.

Only when you actively click on one of the links will you leave our website and be redirected to the respective profile on LinkedIn or Facebook. From that point on, the privacy policy of the respective provider applies, over whose content and implementation we have no influence:

• LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland – Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
• Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland (Facebook) – Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

7. Your Rights at a Glance

• Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Right to revoke consent with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)