pursuant to GDPR

The person responsible as described within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is: 

Sabine Probst, comwords - Sprachtraining & Übersetzung UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Ruhlaer Str. 24, D-99842 Ruhla / OT Thal

Tel. +49 36929 88494, E-mail: info@comwords.de

Website: www.comwords.de

The person responsible for the compliance of GDPR is:

Sabine Probst, comwords - Sprachtraining & Übersetzung UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Ruhlaer Str. 24,  D-99842 Ruhla / OT Thal

Tel. +49 36929 88494, E-mail: info@comwords.de

Users personal data is only collected as necessary for the provision of our website's content, services and functionality. Users personal data collection is performed regularly, but only with the consent of the user.  An exception may apply in those cases where prior consent is not obtainable for factual reasons, and the processing of the data is permissible by law.

With obtaining the consent of the user to process personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU-GDPR) serves as the legal basis. 

In processing personal data which is required for the fulfillment of a contract to which the contractual party is the affected party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b EU-GDPR serves as the legal basis. This is equally applicable for the performance of necessary pre-contractual process measures.

Provided that the processing of personal data is required to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is bound, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c EU-GDPR serves as the legal basis.
In the event that the vital interests of the concerned person or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d EU-GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company, or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the concerned person do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, for processing, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f EU-GDPR serves as the legal basis.

The personal data of the person concerned will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage is no longer applicable. Furthermore, data may be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the person responsible is subject.  The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

Every time you visit our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.
The following data is collected:

(1)              Information about the browser type and version used
(2)              The user's operating system
(3)              The Internet service provider of the user
(4)              The IP-address of the user
(5)              Date and time of access
(6)              Websites from which the user's system reaches our website
(7)              Websites accessed by the user's system via our website

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f EU-GDPR

The temporary storage of the IP-address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this the IP address of the user must remain stored for the duration of the session.
The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data serves us to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.
Our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f EU-GDPR also lies in these purposes.

Data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.  In the case of data collection for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
If the data is stored in log files, deletion is in this case, is no later than seven days. Further storage is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the accessing client is no longer possible.

The collection of data for the provision of the website, and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for website operation. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

On our website, we offer users the opportunity to contact us by providing personal data. The data is entered into an input mask and transmitted to us and saved. The data will not be passed on to third parties. The following data is collected as part of this process:

1.    Name 
2.    Email-Address 

The following data will also be stored at the time of contact:

1.    The IP-address of the user
2.    Date and time of contact 

By sending the request, the user consents to the processing of this data.

With the consent of the user, the legal basis for the processing of data is rt. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU-GDPR.
If the establishment of contact serves the fulfillment of a contract, of whose contracting party the user is or the execution of pre-contractual measures, then additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 exp. 1 lit. b EU-GDPR.

Contact of the user is required for the provision of certain contents and services by our company.

Data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. 

The user has the possibility to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by e-mail, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the contact cannot be continued.
In this case, all personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted, unless otherwise stipulated by law. 

If your personal data is processed, you are affected by the EU-GDPR, and you are entitled to the following rights in respect to the person responsible:

You can ask the person responsible to confirm whether personal data concerning you will be processed by us.

If such processing has taken place, you can request the following information from the person responsible:

the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
the categories of personal data being processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or are still being disclosed;
the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 EU-GDPR in connection with the transmission.

You have a right of rectification and or completion in respect to the person responsible if the personal data processed concerning you are incorrect or incomplete.  The person responsible shall make the correction without delay. 

Under the following conditions, you may request that the processing of personal data concerning you be restricted:

when you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period that enables the person responsible to verify the accuracy of the personal data; 

when you have filed an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 EU-GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh your reasons.
If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may only be processed - apart from being stored - with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending rights or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or on grounds of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the processing restriction has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the person responsible before the restriction is lifted. 

You may request the person responsible to delete the personal data relating to you without delay and the controller is obliged to delete this data without delay if one of the following reasons applies:  
The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

You revoke your consent, on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a EU-GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You file an objection against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 EU-GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you file an objection against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 EU-GDPR.

The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.

The deletion of personal data relating to you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject. 
The personal data concerning you were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 EU-GDPR.

If the person responsible has made the personal data concerning you public, and is obliged to delete it pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 EU-GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data processors who process the personal data that, you as the concerned person have requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or of copies or replications of this personal data.

If you have exercised your right to have the person responsible correct, delete or limit the processing, he is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction on processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right against the person responsible, to be informed of these recipients.

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the person responsible in a structured, common and machine-readable format.      Additionally, you have the right to transfer this data on to another person of responsibility, without obstruction by the person of responsibility to whom the personal data was provided, as long as processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU-GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a EU-GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b EU-GDPR and processing is carried out by means of automated methods.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to request that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible.  The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to transferability shall not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority assigned to the controller.

You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you pursuant Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e or f EU-GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The person responsible no longer processes the personal data concerning you, unless he can prove compelling protection reasons worthy of further processing, which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing.

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
You have the possibility to exercise your right of objection in connection with the use of Information Society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.

You have the right to revoke your consent to the data protection declaration at any time. The revocation of consent shall not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing - including profiling - that has legal effect against you or significantly impairs you in a similar manner.   This does not apply if the decision is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the person responsible,  for the reasons of legislation of the Union or of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject is admissible and that legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms and legitimate interests; or with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 EU-GDPR , unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g EU-GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.

In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the person responsible shall take reasonable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person by the person responsible, to state his own position and to challenge the decision.

Right of Appeal to a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State where you reside, work or suspect infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is contrary to the EU-GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 EU-GDPR.