Privacy policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed under this text.

Privacy Settings – How our consent banner works

You can use our consent banner to define your data protection settings for visiting our website. You can decide separately and independently whether you want to allow the use of external media and analysis/marketing tools or not. External media are content, plugins or tools, such as fonts, maps or videos, which are provided by third parties and integrated into our website. They serve i. i.e. R. to improve your user experience when you visit our website and to provide you with additional – partly multimedia – information. Analysis/marketing tools are also provided by third parties. They help us to understand how our website is used, what information users are interested in and what information they may be missing, as well as which of our advertising measures are effective and which are not. This statistical data enables us to continuously improve our website, which benefits all users of the website.

By integrating external media and analysis/marketing tools into the website, the respective provider i. i.e. R. Knowing your IP address and the pages you have visited on our website. In addition, some external media or analysis/marketing tools transmit further data to the provider and may also set cookies on your computer. You agree to this transfer of your personal data with the corresponding settings in the dialog for consent, or not.

We use the following external media and analysis/marketing tools on our website:

Analysis/Marketing Tools

Google Analytics

Google Tag Manager (is only used to integrate the tools mentioned above)

For detailed information on these external media and analysis/marketing tools as well as cookies, please refer to our data protection declaration listed below this text.

You will see the consent banner when you visit our website for the first time or if you have not yet defined your data protection settings.

The privacy preferences you set via our consent banner only apply to our website for a period of one year. You can change your preference at any time by using the “Set Privacy Preferences” button found below and the “Privacy Preferences” link found on every page, in the footer of the website.

The data protection setting you have made using the consent banner will be logged by us to fulfill the legally required obligation to provide evidence. For more information, please refer to section “4. Data collection on our website” in this data protection declaration.

What does it mean if I allow “External Media”?

With this setting, the above-mentioned external media are directly integrated into the website. If you visit a page on our website that contains external media such as a map, then you can interact with this external medium immediately and directly.

What does it mean if I don’t allow “External Media”?

If you do not allow external media and visit a page of our website that has external media integrated into the page content, such as a map, a placeholder will be displayed instead of this external medium so that no data is transmitted to the provider of the external medium. However, you have the option of loading each of these external media once by clicking on a button in the placeholder. This will load the external medium you have individually activated and integrate it into the page. Activation by clicking on a placeholder applies once per external medium. This means that if you visit the same page again or another page that contains an external medium, the placeholder will be displayed again and you will have to click on the external medium again if you want to use it. The external medium can only be integrated into the site and used if you allow external media to be used in the data protection settings.

What does it mean if I allow “analytics/marketing”?

This setting integrates the analysis/marketing tools mentioned above into our website. As a result, the respective provider i. i.e. R. Knowing your IP address and the pages you have visited on our website. In addition, analysis/marketing tools i. i.e. R. further data to the provider and set i. i.e. R. also cookies on your computer. You agree to this transfer of your personal data when you activate analysis/marketing tools.

The analysis/marketing tools help us to understand how our website is used, what information users are interested in and what information they may be missing, as well as which of our advertising measures are effective and which are not. This statistical data is never used to personally identify users. However, this statistical data enables us to continuously improve our website, which benefits all users of the website.

What does it mean if I don’t allow “Analytics/Marketing”?

This setting prevents the analysis/marketing tools mentioned above from being integrated into the website. This means that no personal data is processed by the analysis/marketing tools mentioned above and passed on to the providers of the tools.

Can I change my decision or withdraw my consent?

You can adjust your decision to use external media and analysis/marketing tools at any time on the “Privacy Settings” page, which you can access by clicking on the button below. Furthermore, you can revoke a previously given consent on this page at any time by changing the settings accordingly. If consent is not granted or withdrawn, all cookies that our website has previously set and that are associated with this consent will be deleted. This does not apply to cookies set by providers of external media and analysis/marketing tools under their own domain. These cannot be read out or deleted by us due to browser security restrictions. However, you can have these cookies deleted using functions provided by your browser (details on this can be found below and in the operating instructions for your browser).

In the event of a revocation, the legality of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice on the responsible body” in this data protection declaration.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you communicate it to us. This can be z. B. be data that you enter in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive 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, completion, blocking, deletion and transfer of this data. Furthermore, you have the right to revoke your consent under data protection law, to object to the processing of certain personal data concerning you, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances, to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, and the right not to be solely based on to be subject to a decision based on automated processing – including profiling.

For more details on your rights, please refer to our data protection declaration below this text.

If you have any further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time. You will find the corresponding contact options in this data protection declaration and in the imprint of this website.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs that use cookies or so-called fingerprinting methods. However, analysis programs are only used on our website if you agree in the data protection settings in the consent banner that analysis/marketing tools may be used. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you.

You can prevent this analysis by refusing your consent to the use of analysis/marketing tools in the data protection settings in the consent banner, or by activating certain mechanisms that prevent the analysis.

Detailed information on these analysis programs and on your objection and revocation options can be found in the following data protection declaration.

Data transmission

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

  • You have given your express consent to this in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
  • this is permitted by law and is required to fulfill a contractual relationship with you or to carry out pre-contractual measures in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
  • According to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR there is a legal obligation for the transfer.
  • We are legally obliged to transmit data to state authorities, e.g. tax authorities, social security institutions, health insurance companies, supervisory authorities and law enforcement authorities.
  • the disclosure according to Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary to protect legitimate corporate interests and to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.
  • According to Art. 28 GDPR, we use external service providers for processing, who are obliged to handle your data with care.

We use such service providers in the areas of: IT, logistics, telecommunications, sales, marketing

In the case of transmission to external bodies in third countries, i.e. outside the EU or the EEA, we ensure that these bodies treat your personal data with the same care as within the EU or the EEA. We only transfer personal data to third countries for which the EU Commission has confirmed an adequate level of protection or if we ensure careful handling of the personal data through contractual agreements or other suitable guarantees.

Processing of your personal data in countries outside the EU and the EEA

Your personal data will not be processed in countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area, with the exception of the Google Analytics and Google Conversion Tracking services. For details, please refer to the “Analysis tools” and “Integrated services” sections of this data protection declaration.

Note: Neither we nor the providers of web analytics, integrated services and usage-based online advertising that may support us can identify you based on your IP address. Only a comparison of your IP address with data from your Internet provider enables a personal assignment.

2. Hosting

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This can be v. a. IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access and other data generated via a website.

The hoster is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 Para 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill his performance obligations
is required and follow our instructions in relation to that data.
We use the following hoster:

IONOS SE

order processing
We have concluded an contract data processing with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Dataprotection

The operators of these pages 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 data protection declaration.

If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Westpfalz Immobilien GmbH
Mailänder Str. 2
67657 Kaiserslautern
Phone: +49 (0) 631 31177685
E-Mail: info@westpfalz-immobilien.de

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Storage duration

Unless a specific storage period has been specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these reasons have ceased to exist.

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that in these countries no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as the person concerned being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) will process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent that you have already given at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing that took place up until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 DSGVO)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH A PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR CONCERNED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPREHENSIVE REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF RIGHTS OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 21 (1) DSGVO).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 (2) DSGVO).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the DSGVO, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment 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 be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Right to information, correction, completion, blocking and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, completion, blocking or deletion of this data at any time. 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.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the examination, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of being deleted.

If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, your interests and ours must be weighed up. As long as it is not clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State are processed.

Automated individual decision-making including profiling and your rights in this regard

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, except in the exceptional cases mentioned in Art. 22 DSGVO.

A decision-making based solely on automated processing – including profiling – does not take place.

Objection to advertising mails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material. The site operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising being sent, such as spam e-mails.

Change to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always corresponds to the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The latest version of our data protection declaration then applies to your next visit.

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

 

Cookies have different functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the member login or the shopping cart function). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or to display advertising.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions you want (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience). stored on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies was requested, the relevant cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Privacy settings log files

If you specify your data protection settings in the consent banner, the following data will be collected and stored:

  • time of action
  • IP address (abbreviated and encrypted using a hash function)
  • User agent (browser type and browser version)
  • Status of consent in the respective category and expiration time of the
  • selected setting

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 7 Para. 1 DSGVO. The article prescribes an obligation to provide evidence of consent – for this purpose, the processes of the data protection settings must be recorded with the above-mentioned data.

Server log files

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

  • Browser type and browser version
  • operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – the server log files must be recorded for this purpose.

Contact & Inquiry Forms

If you send us inquiries using the contact/enquiry form, your details from the form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) DSGVO if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this was queried.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) DSGVO if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this was queried.

The data you sent to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

FLOWFACT CRM / inquiries about real estate offers

We use FLOWFACT to manage real estate, prospect and customer data and to send real estate exposés. The provider is FLOWFACT GmbH, Holweider Straße 2a, 51065 Cologne.

FLOWFACT is a property management system with an integrated CRM system. Among other things, it enables us to manage real estate and contacts of customers and interested parties and to organize sales and communication processes. The use of the system also enables us to analyze our customer-related processes. FLOWFACT also enables us to send real estate exposés to interested parties who have requested them. Access to a requested synopsis is via FLOWFACT. Before the synopsis is provided, legally required evidence such as your consent to the brokerage contract and the cancellation policy is logged.

The prospect and customer data stored in FLOWFACT is stored on the FLOWFACT servers. FLOWFACT is used on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in customer management and customer communication that is as efficient as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO; the consent can be revoked at any time.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed according to our instructions and in compliance with the DSGVO.

If users do not agree to data being collected and stored in FLOWFACT’s external system, we offer them alternative contact options for submitting service requests by email, telephone or post.

5. Analysis-Tools

Analyse-Tools

IP-Anonymisierung

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data..

Browser Plug-in

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Revocation of data processing and objection to data collection

You can revoke your previously given consent to data processing at any time. To do this, use the “Set data protection settings” link, which you can find under section “1. Data protection settings” at the beginning of this data protection declaration. In the event of a revocation, the legality of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website. Please note that this opt-out cookie is only valid for 365 days, only relates to this browser and may be deleted if you delete cookies in your browser.

You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the point “Objection to data collection”.

Storage duration

Data stored by Google at the user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) are anonymised after 14 months or deleted. You can find details on this under the following link:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en

Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking (with consent https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=deigung)

This website uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

As part of Google Ads, we use Google Conversion Tracking. To ensure data protection on this website, Google Conversion Tracking is not integrated into the page when you first enter this website. Google Conversion Tracking will only be integrated into the site if you agree in the data protection settings in the consent banner that analysis/marketing tools may be used (consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

This prevents your data from being transferred to conversion tracking when you first enter the site.

If you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie will be set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser stores on the user’s computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.

Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers find out the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking, you can object to this use by selecting in the data protection settings in the consent banner that you do not want to allow analysis/marketing tools, or by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in your Internet browser under user settings . You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of “conversion cookies”, the use of this tracking tool and the associated data processing are based on Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO; the consent can be revoked at any time.

Revocation of data processing and objection to data collection

You can revoke your consent to data processing previously given to Google Conversion Tracking at any time. To do this, use the “Set data protection settings” link, which you can find under section “1. Data protection settings” at the beginning of this data protection declaration. In the event of a revocation, the legality of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

You can also prevent Google Conversion Tracking from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website. Please note that this opt-out cookie is only valid for 365 days, only relates to this browser and may be deleted if you delete cookies in your browser.

You can find more information about Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking in Google’s data protection regulations:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

6. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter . Further data is not collected or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you have canceled the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected.

After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider in order to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interests.

The data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you have canceled the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected.

After you have been removed from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider in order to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is only used for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interests.

7. Embedded Services

Google Web Fonts (local Hosting)

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers. For more information about Google Web Fonts, see

https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Font Awesome (local Hosting)

This page uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally. There is no connection to Fonticons, Inc. servers. For more information about Font Awesome, see the Font Awesome Privacy Policy at:

https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Legal basis(s) of data processing:

Google Tag Manager (with consent)

This website uses Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager is a tool that can be used to integrate other tools such as Google Analytics into a website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

According to Google, the Google Tag Manager only forwards data collected by integrated tools to them, but does not save them, does not collect any data itself and does not set cookies.

To ensure data protection on this website, Google Tag Manager is not integrated into the page when you first enter this website. Google Tag Manager will only be integrated into the page if you agree in the data protection settings in the consent banner that analysis/marketing tools may be used (consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

This prevents your data from being transferred to tools that are integrated via the Tag Manager as soon as you enter the site for the first time.

The following additional tools are integrated into the site via Google Tag Manager:

Google Analytics

Google Conversion Tracking

Information about these tools and ways to prevent the collection of data by these tools can be found in the “Web analysis” section of this data protection declaration.

Legal basis(s) for the use of the Google Tag Manager:

The use of Google Tag Manager and the associated integration of other tools as well as their data processing are based on Article 6 (1) (a) DSGVO; the consent can be revoked at any time. To revoke any previously given consent, please use the “Set Privacy Preferences” link found under the “Privacy Preferences Via Our Consent Banner” section at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. In the event of a revocation, the legality of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Social Media Links & Social Share Links

Within our websites there are links to different social media with the corresponding logos. These are not social media plugins, but merely a link to our offers within these media or links to share our site in these media.

If you click on one of these links, your IP address will be transmitted to the operators of the various platforms. If you use one of these services and are also logged in with your specific account, information about your surfing behavior may also be recorded by the social media operators. The transmission of your IP address to the operators of the websites accessed is technically necessary and applies to all websites.

Privacy information for Facebook Messenger service

General

Thank you for your interest in our Facebook Messenger channel. Facebook Messenger is a text, audio and video communication application from Facebook Inc. for sharing text and voice messages, as well as images, videos and other formats. In the following we inform you about the handling of your personal data. This means individual information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”).

Responsible body

The person responsible for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Westpfalz Immobilien GmbH, Mailänder Str. 2, 67656 Kaiserslautern, Germany, Tel.: +49631 31177685, email: info@westpfalz-immobilien.de, as we process the data you transmit to us via Facebook Messenger exclusively ourselves.

As personal data is processed in connection with our Facebook Messenger channel and Facebook alone decides on the purposes and means of processing, Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, is the sole controller for data processing within the meaning of the GDPR.

Data Protection Officer

You can contact Facebook’s data protection officer using the online contact form provided by Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.

Description of data processing

We use Facebook Messenger to contact and communicate. When contacting us, personal data is processed that stems from the use of Facebook Messenger. Registration on Facebook is required to use Facebook Messenger. Facebook grants us access to your “public information” such as name, profile and cover photo, gender, networks, username and Facebook ID stored on Facebook. We use this information exclusively to be able to communicate in such a way that, for example, a personal address is possible. To the best of our knowledge, the content of the conversations is not evaluated by third parties for advertising or market research purposes. We refer here to the terms of use of Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/terms) as well as privacy notices from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation/.

If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract or concerns the processing of a contract that has already been concluded, the legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

In all other cases, the legal basis for the processing is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed, unless there are conflicting storage requirements.

Your rights as a data subject

Information on our contact details, your rights as a data subject vis-à-vis us, where you can exercise your right to lodge a complaint and how we otherwise process personal data can be found in the data protection declaration on our website: https://kmchousing.com/kmc-housing-privacy-policy.

If the rights described there relate to the processing of data for which we are solely responsible within the meaning of the GDPR, you can assert them against us. However, if your rights relate to the processing of data for which Facebook is responsible alone or jointly with us within the meaning of the GDPR, we ask you to contact Facebook directly using the contact details given under points 2 and 3 of this declaration.

If you have a complaint concerning the processing of data for which Facebook is solely or jointly responsible in terms of data protection, you can also contact your local supervisory authority or the lead supervisory authority for data protection at Facebook:

Data Protection Commission

21 Fitzwilliam Square South

Dublin 2

D02 RD28

Ireland

Online contact form: https://forms.dataprotection.ie/contact

 

Communication via WhatsApp

We use the WhatsApp instant messaging service to communicate with our customers and other third parties. The provider is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Communication takes place via end-to-end encryption (peer-to-peer), which prevents WhatsApp or other third parties from gaining access to the communication content. However, WhatsApp receives access to metadata that arises in the course of the communication process (e.g. sender, recipient and time). We would also like to point out that WhatsApp, according to its own statements, shares personal data of its users with its US-based parent company Facebook. Further details on data processing can be found in WhatsApp’s privacy policy at: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy

WhatsApp is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in communicating with customers, interested parties and other business and contractual partners as quickly and effectively as possible (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR). If a corresponding consent was requested, the data processing takes place exclusively on the basis of the consent; this can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The communication content exchanged between and on WhatsApp remains with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have set up our WhatsApp accounts in such a way that there is no automatic data synchronization with the address book on the smartphones in use.

 

8. Own services

Handling applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by e-mail, by post or via the online application form). In the following we will inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data takes place in accordance with the applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection

If you send us an application, we will process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes from job interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary to make a decision on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG-new according to German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b DSGVO (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a DSGVO . The consent can be revoked at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be passed on to people who are involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you submit will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-new and Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b DSGVO for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

retention period of the data

If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to store the data you have transmitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) for up to 6 months to be kept with us from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), it will only be deleted if the purpose for further storage no longer applies.

A longer storage can also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) or if statutory storage obligations prevent the deletion.

9. Our social media appearances

Data processing by social networks

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The social networks we use in detail can be found below.

Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. can usually analyze your user behavior comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. Like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presence triggers numerous data protection-related processing operations. In detail:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be recorded if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you both inside and outside of the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or were logged in.

Please also note that we cannot trace all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, additional processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and data protection regulations of the respective social media portals.

legal basis

Our social media appearances should ensure the widest possible presence on the Internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

Controller and assertion of rights

If you visit one of our social media presences (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. In principle, you can exercise your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data transferability and complaints) both against us as well as the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. vs. Facebook).

Please note that despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are largely based on the corporate policy of the respective provider.

storage duration

The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for storing it no longer applies, you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Saved cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage period of your data, which is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their data protection declaration, see below).

Social networks in detail

Facebook

We have a profile on Facebook. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.

You can adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. To do this, click on the following link and log in:

https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381/?locale=en_US&maybe_redirect_pol=true

For details, see Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Instagram

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendumhttps://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/?maybe_redirect_pol=0 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381/?locale=en_US&maybe_redirect_pol=true

We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/?maybe_redirect_pol=0

LinkedIn

We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you would like to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs

Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in LinkedIn’s data protection declaration:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Status of this data protection declaration: 07.04.2022