Privacy Policy
We process personal data (hereinafter generally referred to as “data”) only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.
Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e., the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the “GDPR”), “processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, adapting or altering, retrieving, consulting, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, aligning or combining, restricting, erasing, or destroying.
In the following Privacy Policy, we inform you in particular about the nature, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, to the extent that we determine the purposes and means of processing either alone or jointly with others. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to enhance the quality of use, to the extent that third parties process data in this context under their own responsibility.
Our Privacy Policy is structured as follows:
I. Information About Us as the Data Controller
II. Rights of Users and Data Subjects
III. Information on Data Processing
I. Information About Us as the Data Controller
The data controller for this website, as defined by data protection law, is:
AORTA (registration in the register of associations pending)
represented by:
Mikula Schulz
Römerstraße 32
47533 Kleve
Phone: 02821-7417595
Email: info@aorta-kleve.de
The data protection officer for the provider is the controller named above.
II. Rights of Users and Data Subjects
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right
to receive confirmation as to whether data concerning them is being processed, to obtain information about the processed data, to receive further information regarding data processing, and to receive copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);
to have inaccurate or incomplete data rectified or completed (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
to have data concerning them erased without delay (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, to the extent that further processing is necessary pursuant to Art. 17(3) GDPR, to restrict processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
to receive the data concerning them that they have provided and to have such data transmitted to other providers/data controllers (see also Art. 20 GDPR);
to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they believe that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the provider is obligated to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing carried out pursuant to Articles 16, 17(1), and 18 of the GDPR. However, this obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has the right to obtain information about these recipients.
Likewise, pursuant to Article 21 of the GDPR, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing is permissible.
III. Information on Data Processing
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies, provided that no statutory retention obligations preclude the deletion of the data and no contrary information regarding individual processing procedures is provided below.
Cookie Manager
To obtain consent for the use of cookies on the website that are not technically necessary, the provider uses a cookie manager.
When the website is accessed, a cookie containing the settings information is stored on the user’s device so that the consent prompt does not need to be displayed during subsequent visits.
This cookie is necessary to obtain the user’s legally compliant consent.
The user can prevent or disable the installation of cookies by adjusting their browser settings.
Cookies
a) Session Cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your device by the web browser you are using. These cookies process certain information about you on an individual basis, such as your browser or location data, or your IP address.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure, as it enables, for example, the display of our website in different languages or the provision of a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that these cookies process data for the purpose of initiating or fulfilling a contract.
If the processing does not serve the purpose of initiating or fulfilling a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis in this case is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your web browser.
b) Third-Party Cookies
Where applicable, our website may also use cookies from partner companies with which we collaborate for the purposes of advertising, analysis, or the functionality of our website.
For details on this, particularly regarding the purposes and legal bases for the processing of such third-party cookies, please refer to the information below.
c) Options for Deletion
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by adjusting your web browser settings. You can also delete cookies that have already been stored at any time. However, the steps and measures required to do so depend on the specific web browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation for your web browser, or contact its manufacturer or support team. In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via your browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash Player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash Player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation for your Flash Player, or contact the manufacturer or user support.
However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may result in not all features of our website being fully usable.
Server Data
For technical reasons—in particular to ensure a secure and stable website—data is transmitted by your web browser to us or to our web hosting provider. These so-called server log files collect, among other things, the type and version of your web browser, the operating system, the website from which you navigated to our website (referrer URL), the page(s) on our website that you visit, the date and time of each visit, and the IP address of the Internet connection from which our website is accessed.
The data collected in this manner is stored temporarily, but not in conjunction with any other data about you.
This storage is based on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the stability, functionality, and security of our website.
The data is deleted no later than seven days after collection, unless further retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, the data is fully or partially exempt from deletion until an incident has been fully resolved.
General Links to Third-Party Profiles
The provider includes links on the website to the social networks listed below.
The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The provider’s legitimate interest lies in improving the user experience of the website.
The plugins are integrated via a linked graphic. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic is the user redirected to the service of the respective social network.
After the user is redirected, the respective network collects information about the user. This initially includes data such as the IP address, date, time, and page visited. If the user is logged into their account on the respective network at that time, the network operator may, if applicable, associate the information collected during the user’s specific visit with the user’s personal account. If the user interacts via a “Share” button on the respective network, this information may be stored in the user’s personal account and, if applicable, published. If the user wishes to prevent the collected information from being directly associated with their user account, they must log out before clicking on the graphic. Additionally, it is possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.
The provider provides links to the following social networks:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
YouTube
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts on our website to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google.”
To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the United States is established when you visit our website.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and efficient operation of our website.
Through the connection to Google established when you visit our website, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the font rendering should be transmitted.
Google provides
provides further information, particularly regarding the options for preventing data use.
YouTube
We use YouTube on our website. YouTube is a video portal operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to simply as “YouTube.”
We use YouTube in conjunction with the “Enhanced Privacy Mode” feature to display videos to you. If you have given your consent to this processing, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. The legal basis may also be Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the “Enhanced Privacy Mode” feature ensures that the data described in more detail below is transmitted to YouTube’s server only when you actually start playing a video.
Without this “Enhanced Privacy Mode,” a connection to YouTube’s server in the U.S. is established as soon as you visit one of our web pages on which a YouTube video is embedded.
This connection is necessary to display the respective video on our website via your web browser. In the process, YouTube will collect and process at least your IP address, the date and time, and the webpage you visited. Additionally, a connection is established with Google’s “DoubleClick” advertising network.
If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube will associate the connection information with your YouTube account. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or adjust the relevant settings in your YouTube user account.
For the purposes of functionality and to analyze user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your web browser. If you do not consent to this processing, you can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings in your web browser. For more information on this, see the section titled “Cookies” above.
Google provides further information about the collection and use of data, as well as your related rights and protection options, in its privacy policy available at
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