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Privacy Policy

Responsible Party

The responsible party within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Ama Dharmadasa

Your Rights as a Data Subject

You may exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer provided:

  • Access to the data stored by us and information on its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),

  • Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),

  • Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),

  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),

  • Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR), and

  • Data portability, provided you have consented to data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you may revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time — for example, the supervisory authority responsible for your place of residence or the authority responsible for us as the data controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found here:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Collection of General Information When Visiting Our Website

Type and Purpose of Processing:

When you access our website — that is, without registering or otherwise providing information — general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar data.

This information is processed for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,

  • Ensuring the smooth use of our website,

  • Evaluating system security and stability, and

  • Optimizing our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your identity. Information of this kind may be statistically analyzed by us in anonymized form to improve our online presence and the underlying technology.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers acting as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Transfer to Third Countries:

The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries:

  • USA

The following data protection safeguards are in place:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses

Storage Duration:

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. For data that serves the provision of the website, this is generally the case when the respective session ends.

If the data is stored in log files, it is deleted after no more than 14 days. Longer storage is possible. In such cases, the IP addresses of users are anonymized so that assigning them to a specific client is no longer possible.

Provision Required or Mandatory:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Additionally, some services and features may be unavailable or restricted. For this reason, objection is excluded.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. You can also find information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the relevant information at the links below:

Storage Duration and Cookies Used:

If you have permitted us to use cookies via your browser settings or by giving consent, the following cookies may be used on our website:

  • _ga — 2 years

  • _gat — 1 minute

  • _gid — 24 hours

Technically Necessary Cookies

Type and Purpose of Processing:

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the browser making the request can still be identified after changing pages.

The purpose of technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without cookies. These functions require the browser to be recognized even after a page change.

Cookies are required for the following applications:
(Note: actual applications would be listed here if included in the original)

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:

Processing is carried out under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in providing a user-friendly website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Provision Required or Mandatory:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the functionality and availability of our website cannot be guaranteed. Certain services and features may not be available or may be limited.

Objection

Please refer to the section below for more information about your right to object under Article 21 of the GDPR.

Non-Essential (Technically Not Necessary) Cookies

We also use cookies to better tailor the content of our website to the interests of our visitors or to generally improve our services based on statistical evaluations.

You can find out which providers set cookies in the sections below covering the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies we use.

Legal Basis:

The legal basis for these processing activities is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Further recipients can be found in the specific sections below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies in use.

Transfer to Third Countries:

For details regarding international data transfers, please refer to the lists of providers in the sections below on display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies.

Provision Required or Mandatory:

You can of course view our website without cookies. Most web browsers are set by default to accept cookies. You can generally deactivate the use of cookies at any time through your browser settings (see Revocation of Consent below).

Please note that certain features of our website may not function properly if you disable cookies.

Revocation of Consent:

You can revoke your consent at any time using our cookie consent tool.

Profiling:

To what extent we analyze the behavior of website visitors using pseudonymized user profiles is described in the relevant sections below on display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies.

Contact Form

Type and Purpose of Processing:

The data you enter is stored for the purpose of personal communication with you. A valid email address and your name are required to assign the inquiry and respond accordingly. Providing additional information is optional.

Legal Basis:

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we aim to make it easy for you to get in touch with us. The data you provide is stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request an offer, the data entered in the contact form is processed for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be data processors.

Storage Duration:

Data is deleted no later than 6 months after processing the inquiry.

If a contractual relationship results, we are subject to statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods expire.

Provision Required or Mandatory:

Providing your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address, and reason for the inquiry.

Use of Google Analytics

If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, due to IP anonymization being activated on this website, your IP address is shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

For more information on terms of use and data protection, see:

On behalf of the website operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage.

The data we send, linked with cookies, user IDs (e.g., User-ID), or advertising IDs, is automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has expired takes place automatically once a month.

\Revocation of Consent:

You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. As long as this cookie remains installed in your browser, it will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website and in this browser in the future.

You can also block the storage of cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full.

Additionally, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as Google's processing of this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
Browser Add-on to disable Google Analytics

Use of Google AdWords

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The service is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

If you arrived on our website via a Google ad, Google AdWords will place a cookie on your computer. This conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad.

If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across AdWords customer websites.

The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. These customers are informed of the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users.

For more information on how Google processes data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
You can also adjust your personal privacy settings there via Google’s Privacy Center.

Revocation of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out or method to block data transmission. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent for the relevant cookie category — or for all non-essential cookies and data transmissions — using our cookie consent tool.
Please note that doing so may result in limited or no access to certain parts of our website.

Use of Facebook Pixel

To analyze user behavior, we use what's known as a "visitor action pixel". With conversion tracking, we can monitor across devices (including smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers) what actions users take after viewing our Facebook ads.

By integrating a Facebook Pixel on pages where conversions occur (e.g., purchase confirmation pages), we can determine which individuals completed an action after seeing our ads. The pixel continues to track actions users take after clicking our ads. This also allows us to identify on which device the ad was seen and on which device the conversion was completed.

Consent for Conversion Tracking Using Facebook Visitor Action Pixel

With your consent, we use the “visitor action pixel” from Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA within our website.

This tool allows us to track your actions after viewing or clicking a Facebook advertisement. It helps us analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of our Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes.

Although we only see this data in anonymized form, Facebook stores and processes the information. What Facebook specifically does with the data is not fully disclosed, but it is assumed that Facebook may associate it with your Facebook account. Facebook can use this information for advertising, market research, and personalized page design.

Facebook and its partners may create usage, interest, and relationship profiles, for example to:

  • Evaluate your use of our website in relation to Facebook ads,

  • Inform other Facebook users about your activity on our website,

  • Provide other Facebook-related services.

Legal Basis:

The legal basis for using the Facebook Pixel is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

Right to Object:

You can object to the use of Facebook Pixel and the associated use of your data to display Facebook ads.

You can manage your ad preferences using the following link:
👉 Facebook Ad Settings

Please note: These settings will be reset if you clear your cookies.

More information about Facebook’s data processing can be found at:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

Use of Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps, a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). This allows us to display interactive maps directly on our website and offer you a convenient way to use the map feature.

You can find more information about how Google processes your data in Google’s Privacy Policy:
👉 https://policies.google.com/privacy
There, you can also adjust your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

Detailed instructions on managing your data in connection with Google products are available at:
👉 https://www.dataliberation.org

What Happens When You Use Google Maps:

By visiting a page on our website that includes Google Maps, Google receives information that you accessed the corresponding subpage — regardless of whether you have a Google account or are logged in.

If you're logged in to Google, this data is directly linked to your account.
If you don’t want this association, you must log out of Google before using the map feature.

Google stores your data as user profiles and uses it for:

  • Advertising,

  • Market research, and

  • Personalized design of its websites.

This profiling takes place even for users who are not logged in, primarily to deliver personalized ads and inform others on the platform about your activity on our site.

You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact Google directly to exercise this right.

Revocation of Consent:

Currently, Google does not offer a simple opt-out or method to block data transmission related to Google Maps.

If you want to prevent tracking of your activity on our website, please revoke your consent for the relevant cookie category — or for all technically non-essential cookies and data transmissions — using our cookie consent tool.

Please note: In that case, parts of our website may be limited or not usable.

Embedded YouTube Videos

We embed YouTube videos on our website. The provider of the relevant plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter "YouTube"). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google").

When you visit a page on our website that includes a YouTube plugin, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers. YouTube is then informed which page you have accessed.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile.
You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our site.

When a YouTube video is played, cookies are set by YouTube to collect information about user behavior.

For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please refer to their privacy policy:
👉 https://policies.google.com/privacy
There, you can also find information about your rights and settings to protect your privacy.

Revocation of Consent:

Currently, YouTube does not offer a simple opt-out or method to block data transfer.

If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activity on our website, please revoke your consent for the corresponding cookie category — or for all technically non-essential cookies and data transfers — using our cookie consent tool.

Please note: If you do so, parts of our website may not function properly or may be limited in use.

SSL Encryption

To ensure the security of your data during transmission, we use encryption technologies that meet current technical standards (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.

Information on Your Right to Object According to Article 21 GDPR

Right to Object on a Case-by-Case Basis

You have the right, at any time and for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision, as defined in Article 4(4) GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Recipient of the objection:
Donau-Auto e.K.
Passauer Str. 14
94130 Obernzell, Germany

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions for the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:

This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (version #2020-09-30).