https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitungDatenschutzerklärung

We appreciate your visit to our website and your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is important to us and we take the protection of this data very seriously. We therefore comply with the applicable data protection regulations in all our business processes. Our privacy policy does not extend to the websites of other providers to which we may be linked. By visiting our website, you consent to the use of your personal data and agree to the following privacy policy.

Definitions
This privacy policy is based on the terminology used in the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and is intended to be easy to read and understand for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

Personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as ‘data subject’). A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Data subject A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of provision, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

Profiling
Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Data controller or data processor
The controller or data controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union law or the law of the Member States.

Processor
A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Recipient
A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

Third party

A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

Consent
Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

Name and contact details of the data protection officer
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is:

Hörsteler Interior Design GmbH
Jürgen-Tobias Lücke
Birkenweg 57
48477 Hörstel
Tel. (05459) – 805380

Processing of personal data and the nature and purpose of its use
We process personal data exclusively within the legal framework of the relevant legal norms and, where applicable, with your consent. Personal data is all information that relates to a natural person or can at least be related to them and thus allows conclusions to be drawn about the person. Processing is any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of provision, comparison or linking, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Visit the website
When you access our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called logfile. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• date and time of the access, 
• name and URL of the retrieved file,
• website from which the access occurs (referrer URL),
• the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The mentioned data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

• ensuring a smooth connection establishment of the website
• ensuring a comfortable use of our website
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well as for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes listed above for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person. Furthermore, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. Further explanations can be found below in this privacy policy.

Disclosure of data
There will be no transmission of your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if you have given your explicit consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, if the transfer is necessary according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, and there is no reason to assume that you have a predominant legitimate interest in not sharing your data, in the event that there is a legal obligation for the transfer according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as if it is legally permissible and necessary for the fulfillment of contractual relationships with you according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Cookies
We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. The cookie stores information related to the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity as a result. The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our services more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site. In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific predetermined period.

Visit our page again to make use of our services; it will automatically be recognized that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made, so you do not have to enter them again. On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offering for you (see Section 5). These cookies allow us to automatically recognize on your next visit to our site that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

When you visit our website, you will be asked to make the desired data protection settings for cookie setting. Your settings are currently as follows (reload page to refresh if necessary):

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and the corresponding consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. For details on how Real Cookie Banner works, see https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we cannot manage your consents.

Analysis tools
The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. With the tracking measures employed, we aim to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically capture the usage of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offering for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision. The respective purposes of data processing and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

– Call Tracking
We store your phone number for the purpose of call tracking. Calls are directly forwarded to the assigned destination number. When making a call, information about the time, date, duration of the call, and the destination number is collected. The caller’s phone number will be stored. In no case will the content of the conversation be stored. The stored data will be made available and transmitted to the called party. There will be no sharing of data with third parties. By using the service, you consent to the described processing of your data. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

– Google Analytics
For the purpose of needs-based design and continuous optimization of our pages, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies (see explanation above) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as browser type/version, operating system used, referrer URL (the previously visited page), hostname of the accessing computer (IP address), and time of the server request, is transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there.

The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide additional services related to website and internet usage for the purposes of market research and tailored design of these web pages. These information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process these data on our behalf. In no case will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized, making it impossible to assign them (IP masking). You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case not all functions of this website may be fully utilized. Furthermore, you can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website. You can additionally prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).

Alternatively to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent data collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie applies only in this browser and only for our website and will be stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again. For more information about data protection in connection with Google Analytics, you can refer to the Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en).

– Google Adwords Conversion Tracking
In order to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the optimization of our website for you, we also use Google Conversion Tracking. A cookie (see section 4) is set on your computer by Google Adwords if you have reached our website through a Google advertisement. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the Adwords customer’s website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognize that the user clicked on the advertisement and was redirected to that page. Each Adwords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of Adwords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Adwords customers who have opted for conversion tracking.

However, you will not receive any information that allows users to be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking procedure, you can also decline the necessary setting of a cookie – for example, by adjusting your browser settings to generally disable the automatic setting of cookies. You can also deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by configuring your browser to block cookies from the domain “www.googleadservices.com”. You can find Google’s privacy policy regarding conversion tracking here (https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).

Rights of those affected
Since we process your personal data, you have the following rights:

– Right to information
You can request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned duration of storage, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the source of your data, if it was not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about the details thereof.

– Correction
You can request the immediate correction of inaccurate or the completion of your personal data stored with us in accordance with Article 16 of the GDPR.

– Deletion
You can request the deletion of your personal data stored with us in accordance with Article 17 of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

– Restriction
You can request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 18 GDPR, as far as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, or you have lodged an objection against the processing in accordance with Article 21 GDPR.

– Data portability
You can receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format in accordance with Article 20 of the GDPR, or request the transfer to another controller..

– Right of withdrawal
You can revoke your consent given once at any time towards us in accordance with Article 7(3) of the GDPR. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.- Right to lodge a complaint

– Right to complain
You can file a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection regulations. Typically, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence, workplace, or the location of our company’s headquarters.

– Right of objection
If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data according to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without providing a specific situation. If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send us an email. 

Data protection in applications and the application process

After the expiration of the deadline, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.

Existence of automated decision-making
We refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.

Data security
We use the widely applied SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) for encryption during the website visit. You can recognize whether a specific page of our internet presence is being transmitted encrypted by the closed representation of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. Furthermore, we employ appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in accordance with technological developments. 

Amendment of this privacy policy is continuously improved
This privacy policy is currently valid. Due to the further development of our website and offers or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be retrieved and printed at any time on our website. 

Notes on Links
Our offer includes references (links) to other offerings on the internet. The content presented on the linked pages is the sole responsibility of the respective authors and does not reflect our opinion. We point out that we have no influence on the design and content of the linked pages and that we do not adopt this content as our own.

May 2023 / August 2025

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A seamless protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.