Data Privacy Statement

Your privacy and your personal data are very important to us. We are committed to protecting the personal data of visitors to our website and our customers. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use your personal information on our website (www.ort-online.net), how we protect that information and what choices you have regarding the use of that information. Our Internet site is directed exclusively at users residing in Germany. Please read this privacy policy carefully. Insofar as "we", "us" and "our" are mentioned in this data protection declaration, this refers to ORT Medienverbund GmbH. We may change this Privacy Policy at any time and will post any changes on our website. Please read this privacy policy regularly. If you use our website, the respective regulations of this data protection declaration apply. Please note that this privacy policy only applies to data collected on our website. We assume no responsibility for data protection on Internet pages operated by third parties.

We collect personal data from you, i.e. information that reveals your identity or which can at least be used to identify or contact you (hereinafter referred to as "personal data"). Examples of such personal data are your name, e-mail address and telephone number. We collect such personal data when you voluntarily provide us with this information, in particular:

Cookies are text files that are stored on the user's computer during a visit to a website. We use cookies, which are immediately deleted when you close your browser. If you do not wish to accept cookies, no longer receive cookies in the future or delete cookies already received from your hard disk, you can use the "Help" function of your web browser to make settings in such a way that existing cookies are deleted or you no longer receive any new cookies. However, cookies enable you to use important functions of our website. We therefore recommend that you do not deactivate the use of cookies on your web browser.

We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. We will not send you a newsletter by e-mail until you have expressly confirmed to us beforehand that we should activate the newsletter service. We will then send you a notification e-mail and ask you to confirm that you would like to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in this e-mail. When you register for our newsletter, we save your IP address and the date of registration. This storage serves solely as proof in the event that a third party misuses your e-mail address to register you without your knowledge or your authorization to receive the newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive newsletters from us, you can unsubscribe at any time (e.g. by clicking on the links in the newsletters or by contacting us).

In the context of contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, this is an additional legal basis for the processing. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your enquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified and provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.

We will only disclose personal information collected on our website to third parties for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. The data will only be passed on with your express consent or if we are entitled to do so for other reasons. Please note that according to the provisions of this data protection declaration, your data may also be passed on to third parties based in a country outside the European Economic Area which does not have a level of protection comparable to German data protection law (e.g. the USA). However, even in this case, we will ensure that your data is protected at all times and at all locations in accordance with the protection standard of this data protection declaration.

You can contact us at any time to obtain information about what personal data we have stored about you. They may also request information about the origin of Personal Data, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom their Personal Data have been disclosed and the purposes of storage. The Personal Information about which you request the above information should be specified by you in more detail. We will then provide our information in writing, unless another form of provision of information is appropriate. Our information is free of charge for you. You may also contact us at any time to update or correct your Personal Information or to request its deletion or blocking.

You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment 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 person responsible, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time within the scope of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.

In the event of breaches of data protection law, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority for data protection issues is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found on the following link (German): https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

If you have any questions about our data protection standards, requests for information or requests for deletion, please send them to us in writing in one of the following ways: