Privacy Policy

1. Overview

General information

The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

Data recording on this website:

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator´s contact details in the legal notice on this website.

How do we record your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a form (via our website) and send to us or if you contact us yourself by telephone or e-mail. No cookies are currently collected on this website. No analysis programs are used.

What is your data used for?

If data is collected, this is done in order to contact you on the basis of your request.

What rights do you have with regard to your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients and purposes of your archived personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data.
You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under "Right to restriction of processing".

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties

This website does not currently use any third-party analysis tools and tools that can be used to statistically evaluate your online activity and usage behavior.

2. Hosting

External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host).
The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement

In order to guarantee processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with our host.

3. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously.
We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
Personal data comprises data that can be used to identify you personally.
This Privacy Policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the "controller" in the GDPR)

The data processing controller on this website is:
Michael Bauer Research GmbH
Schleifweg 21
90409 Nürnberg
Tel.: +49 (0) 911 / 13136 - 200
E-Mail: info@mb-research.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Contact Data Protection Officer:

E-Mail: datenschutz@mb-research.de

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

A wide range of data processing operations are possible only subject to your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal e-mail. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to the data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

If your personal data are processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on 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 if technically feasible.

SSL / TLS encryption

This wesite uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser's address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Deletion, and Correction

Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, as well as, if applicable, the right to have this data corrected or deleted. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice for this purpose, as well as for other questions regarding personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted while we verify your claim.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of deleted.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, your interests must be weighed against ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may - with the exception of its storage - only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Objection to promotional e-mails

The use of contact information published in accordance with the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information being sent, for example, through spam e-mails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies
We currently do not use cookies on our website.

Contact forms via website

We use contact forms on our website. If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), if this was requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiries by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (e.g., name, e-mail address, inquiry, etc.), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.
This data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries via e-mail, telephone, or fax will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

This website does not currently use any analysis tools that would allow us to analyze website usage.