Privacy Policy and Data Protection Notice

General Information

The following information provides you with a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit the website https://guetig-group.com and its subpages and landing pages. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy. These pages are an internet presence of Guetig Group LTD.

– Data Collection on Our Website

– Responsible for Data Collection on This Website

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details in the website’s imprint.

How is your data collected?

Your data is collected through the following actions, which you provide to us voluntarily. These may include the following:

You visit us on our website, subpages, landing pages, or social media channels.

You contact us by phone.
You send us an email via the Guetig Group LTD email address or via the Guetig Group LTD contact form.
You contact us by postcard, letter, fax, document, or written statement.
You give us your business card or a note with your information.
We receive your information from a company or private individual commissioned by you.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT system when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data such as your internet browser, operating system, or the date and time of the page visit. This data is automatically collected by our system as soon as you visit our website, landing pages, or subpages.

What is the data used for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data is used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your collected data?

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time for this and other questions regarding data protection at the address of Guetig Group LTD provided in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous, meaning your browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you in detail about your options for objection in this privacy policy.

General Information and Mandatory Information on Data Protection

The operators of these websites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Guetig Group LTD
Trepetlika 3
9009 Varna

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Data Protection Officer

A legally required data protection officer has been appointed.

The data protection officer can also be viewed under the Guetig Group LTD imprint.

Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files placed on a visitor’s device by a website. Strictly necessary cookies ensure basic website functions; functional cookies ensure website performance; and targeted cookies improve the user experience.

Member login, if configured.

Cookies are used on the website in connection with member login (including single sign-on for multiple applications). This allows us to recognize, for example, that a user has already provided a username and password.

Voluntary use of our contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The data entered into the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, e.g., after your inquiry has been processed. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Statistical Analysis (Tracking)

The following targeted cookies are used for the statistical analysis of the use of our website.

LinkedIn
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time you access one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website using your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by LinkedIn. Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Instagram
Our website incorporates functions of the Instagram service. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy:
https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

XING
Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time you access one of our pages that contains XING features, a connection is established to XING servers. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in this process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored, and no user behavior is analyzed. Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING’s privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

Right to information, deletion, and blocking

You have the right at any time to request information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct, block, or delete this data free of charge. You can contact us at any time at the address of Guetig Group LTD provided in the imprint or by email at contact(at)guetig-group.com.

SSL encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as email inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser’s address bar changing from http:// to https:// and by the (green lock) symbol in your browser’s address bar. When SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Legal information for users, visitors, and users of the website https://guetig-group.com and all associated subpages and landing pages. The websites, content, and graphics of Guetig Group LTD are subject to copyright and are intellectual property. Any violation will be prosecuted immediately.

Reported and pursued with a cease and desist letter from our lawyers. The imprint and the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) and their content include and encompass all pages, subpages, and landing pages, as well as documents available in the download area, and are a permanent part of all pages and subpages. We are not liable for submitted manuscripts and documents. You are not entitled to a fee for the return of your submitted documents from Guetig Group LTD.

Note on the EU Commission’s online platform for out-of-court dispute resolution.

By Regulation (EU) No. 524/2013 of May 21, 2013, the European Parliament and the European Council decided to create an internet platform to enable independent, impartial, transparent, effective, fast, and fair out-of-court online dispute resolution between consumers and businesses relating to online sales contracts or online service contracts. Consumers can obtain further information and direct access to the platform via the URL https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) and data protection can be found at this link: Privacy Policy.

Information pursuant to Section 36 of the Consumer Dispute Resolution Act

Guetig Group LTD expressly does not participate in voluntary dispute resolution proceedings before a foreign or German consumer arbitration board. There is no legal obligation to do so.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Tracking for Personalization

A cookie is used to display personalized page suggestions. No IP numbers are stored. During the website visit, the following data is collected using a pixel embedded on every website:

Internal ID of the accessed page
Attributes of the accessed page
Categories of the accessed page

This data will not be shared.

Social Media Cookies

Social media plug-ins are integrated into the https://guetig-group.com website to enable the recommendation and sharing of articles on social networks, such as Instagram and Xing. We use a two-step process for this. Data is only transferred to third parties when users click on one of the icons displayed in the social media bar. Guetig Group LTD has no influence on cookies set by social media services, etc., nor does Guetig Group LTD have access to them. Learn more about this on the Guetig Group LTD imprint page.

Functional limitations without cookies

If you generally do not allow us to use cookies, certain features and pages will not work as expected. In particular, logging in will not work if enabled.

You can delete cookies already on your computer at any time. The process for doing so varies by browser; please refer to your browser’s instructions (under “Help” in the browser menu).

This website uses cookies – small text files placed on your computer to provide a better website experience. Generally, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymized tracking data for third-party applications like Google Analytics. Cookies will generally improve your browsing experience. However, you may wish to disable cookies on this website and others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We recommend consulting your browser’s help section or taking a look at the cookies website, which provides instructions for all modern browsers.

Right of access of the data subject

The data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed; where this is the case, access to those personal data and the following information:
the purposes of the processing;
the categories of personal data being processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular preferably in third countries or international organizations;
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of the personal data concerning them or to object to such processing;
the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, all available information as to their source;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
Where personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 relating to the transfer.
1The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data being processed. 2For any further copies requested by the data subject, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. 3If the data subject submits the request electronically, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless otherwise specified. The right to receive a copy pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

As the controller, we may provide information about your personal data. However, this information may only be provided for the following purposes:

In the event of fulfilling legal obligations or obligations arising from regulations and directives under national or European law;

For legal defense in the event of a legal dispute.

You have the option and the right to request the deletion of your data from our system at any time via email or post.

Data Protection Policy in Accordance with the GDPR

Guetig Group LTD adheres to the currently valid version of the GDPR when storing data. This includes the following points:
1. Collection and storage of personal data

Name, address, date of birth, and place of birth
Customer data for communication, correspondence, and billing
Account information, bank guarantees, proof of capital, SCHUFA information if necessary for business operations
Information about you and your company

Data is collected only to the extent necessary for the collaboration. Should this necessitate the storage of additional data, this can be provided upon request.
Processing of data (customer data and contract data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary to establish, define, or modify the legal relationship (master data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill them.

The collected customer data will be deleted by us after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Data transfer for service contracts

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract. This includes, among other things, the transfer of data related to contract drafting, bank details for payment transactions, and data necessary for assessing third parties.

Data will not be transferred further or only if you have expressly consented to the transfer. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example, for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
2. Right to access and extract personal data

Every business partner/contractual partner has the right to access their personal data during Guetig Group LTD’s office hours and to receive copies against payment of a copying fee.
The data can also be sent by email if you do not use an encrypted connection and the

Notify us in writing in advance.

3. Right to be forgotten

All data not subject to statutory retention periods will be deleted immediately upon request or after one year after the termination of the business relationship.

The request must be sent directly and in writing to the business address of Guetig Group LTD.

4. Revocation

The business partner can revoke the data protection agreement at any time. The revocation must be sent in writing to Guetig Group LTD.

5. Rights of the Data Subject

You have the right to information about the processing of your personal data (e.g., the origin of this data, the purpose of the processing, the modalities of data processing). Furthermore, you are entitled at any time to object to data processing for the future, to restrict it, or to request the deletion of the data. Finally, you can prevent the sending of advertising material or the conduct of market research or commercial communications at any time.

In summary, you have the right to:

– information,

– rectification,

– erasure (or to be forgotten),

– restriction of processing,

– data portability,

– objection to the processing of your personal data,

– lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise the above-mentioned rights and request information, users can contact us at the following email address: contact(at)guetig-group.com or at the postal address below. Users can also revoke, correct, and delete the processing of their data at any time.

Contacts

The controller for data processing is Guetig Group LTD; for the address, see the imprint. If you have any questions about our data processors, we will be happy to provide you with an up-to-date list of them.

If you have a complaint about the way we process your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. This is:

State Office for Data Protection Supervision

6. Consequences of Revocation

Since revocation means that no further necessary data may be stored, the business relationship will be terminated immediately. Guetig Group LTD is entitled to claim any resulting damages or losses from the client, customer, or business partner. This does not release the business partner from the resulting liability for damages in the case of existing contracts or ongoing contract negotiations.
The provision of data by users, customers, clients, customers, or network partners of Guetig Group LTD in our system or on forms is expressly voluntary. You consent to sending us personal data of your own free will and voluntarily, whether in electronic, written, or verbal form.
Information on data protection can be found here.

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Publikationen/Infobroschueren/INFO6.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=44http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2016.119.01.0001.01.DEU&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2016%3A119%3ATOC

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Multilingualism of the Website

We use the Polylang program to make our website multilingual. Polylang is a product of WP SYNTEX, 28, rue Jean Sebastien Bach, 38090 Villefontaine, France. Polylang cookies are used solely to recognize and record the language used or selected by the user. These cookies remain stored for one year and are then deleted. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Further information on data protection compliance can be found here: https://polylang.pro/doc/is-polylang-compatible-with-the-eu-cookie-law/.