Data protection statement

1. GENERAL PRIVACY POLICY

GONICUS welcomes your visit to our website and wants you to feel safe and comfortable whilst using it. Therefore, we take the protection of your personal information very seriously and treat it confidentially and in accordance with the statutory General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With this privacy policy we would like to inform you about the scope and purpose of collecting and processing personal data. Please note that Internet-based data transmissions may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible. For all questions and suggestions regarding our privacy policy please contact us!

2. PERSON RESPONSIBLE

The legal entity responsible in the meaning of the DSGVO is:

GONICUS GmbH
Möhnestrasse 55
59755 Arnsberg
Telephone: 0 29 32 9 16 0
E-Mail: info(at)gonicus.de

Represented by the managing directors Dipl.-Volkswirt Rainer Lülsdorf and Dipl.-Wirt.Inform. Alfred Schröder

Data Protection Officer:
Herrn Johann Böhmer
Telefon: 0221 9977 699
E-Mail: datenschutz(at)gonicus.de

3. TECHNICAL ASPECTS

Our website uses an SSL or TLS encryption to ensure the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as contact requests you send us. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the fact that the address bar of the browser contains an “https://” instead of an “http://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA AS WELL AS TYP AN PURPOSE OF THEIR USE

The use of our website is possible without providing personal data. Personal data (for example name, address or E-Mail addresses) may be collected voluntarily. This data will not be disclosed to third parties or transmitted to third states without your explicit consent.

a) BY USING OUR WEBSITE

When you visit our website, the browser, used on your terminal, automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information are saved temporarily in a so-called logfile. The following information are collected without your assistance and stored until it is automatically erased: * IP address of the enquiring computer * Date and time of access * Name and URL of the file requested * Website from which access has taken place (referrer URL) * The browser used, and possibly the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

We process the above mentioned data for the following purposes: * To ensure that the connection to our website can be established smoothly * To ensure convenient use of our website * To assess the security and stability of the system as well as * For further administrative purposes

The legal basis for processing the data is provided by Art. 6 Subparagraph 1 S.1 Point f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the listed purposes of data acquisition. In no case we use the data acquired in order to draw conclusions concerning your person.

b) BY USING OUR CONTACT FORM

For questions of any kind, we offer you the option to contact us with a form provided on the website. It is necessary to state the complete name and a valid email address so that we know who the inquiry has come from and in order to answer it.
Data processing for the purpose of establishing contact with us by using the contact form takes place according to Art. 6 para. 1 point a GDPR based of your consent, which is given voluntarily.
The personal data collected by using the contact form are saved for the purpose of processing the request or in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent and they are erased until finishing the inquiry you made.

c) APPLICATION

If you would like to apply to us we offer the option of submitting your application documents by using a form provided on the website. It is necessary to state the complete name and a valid email address so that we know who the application has come from and in order to answer it.
Data processing for the purpose of application process and using the submitting form takes place according to Art. 6 Subparagraph 1 S. 1 Point a GDPR based of your consent, which is given voluntarily.
The personal data collected by using the form for submitting the application are safed for the purpose of processing the application. We do not pass on this data without your consent and they are erased until finishing application process.

5. WEB ANALYSIS SERVICE MATOMO AND THE USE OF COOKIES

Our website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. This uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files stored on your computer and allows an analysis of the use of the website by you. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is made anonymus before saving.
The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website won‘t be disclosed to third parties. You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software. Alternativly, when you visit our website, you will be asked for your consent to the use of cookies. This consent is stored in form of a cookie too. The decision to save cookies can be changed at any time by using the cookie settings, which can be reached via button at the buttom of the page.
However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to the fullest extent. If you do not agree with the storage and use of your data, you can disable them in the way mentioned above (browser and cookie settings). The legal basis for processing the data is provided by Art. 6 para 1 point f. GDPR.

6. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

If you would like to exercise your rights as defined below, please do not hesitate to contact our data protection officer.

RIGHT TO INFORMATION
In accordance with Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to request confirmation from us whether personal data relating you is being processed and the right to information about this as well as all other information in accordance with Article 15.

RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION
In accordance with Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to demand immediate correction of incorrect personal data relating you. Furthermore, you have the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary declaration.

RIGHT TO ERASURE
In accordance with Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to erase your personal data without delay, if one of the reasons provided by law applies and to the extent that processing is not necessary.

RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING
You have the right to restrict processing if the requirements set out in Article 18 GDPR are met. According to this, the restriction of processing is required, if the processing is unlawful and the person concerned refuses to erase the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data, or the person concerned objects to the processing according to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, as long as it is not certain, whether our legitimate reasons prevail over those of the person concerned (data subject).

RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY (transferability)
In accordance with Article 20 GDPR you have the right to data portability. Means, you have the right to receive the personal data that you provided us in a structured, common and machine-readable format and the right to transfer data to another person responsible. The prerequisite for this is that the processing is based on a consent in accordance with the article and is carried out using automated procedures.

RIGHT TO OBJECT
You have the right at any time, for reasons arising out of your particular situation, to object the processing of personal data concerning you, including based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR takes place, to file an objection according to Art. 21 GDPR. We will cease the processing of your personal data unless we can establish compelling legitimate reasons for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assertions, exercise or defence of legal claims.

RIGHT TO COMLPAIN TO A SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
According to Article 77 GDPR you have the right to complain by a supervisory authority. Usually, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company location.

7. TIMELIENESS (UPDATE) OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy is currently valid and is dated 02 December 2020. Our latest version is always available under Privacy Policy.