Data protection

We only process personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as "data") only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.

According to Art. 4 No. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as "GDPR"), "processing" is any process carried out with or without the help of automated processes or any such series of processes in connection with personal data, such as collecting, recording, organizing, arranging, storing, adapting or changing, reading, querying, using, disclosing through transmission, dissemination or any other form of provision, comparison or the linking, the restriction, the deletion or the destruction.

With the following data protection declaration we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, as far as we decide either alone or together with others about the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we will inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data on their own responsibility.

Our data protection declaration is structured as follows:

Informationen über uns als Verantwortliche
II. Rechte der Nutzer und Betroffenen
III. Informationen zur Datenverarbeitung
Informationen über uns als Verantwortliche

Responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:

Andrea Hof
Markstrasse 44
71032 Boeblingen

Contact:
Phone: 07031-225087
Fax: 07031-221794
Email: post@city-hotel.com

The data protection officer at the provider is:

Andrea Hof

[The following information must be added if an external data protection officer has been appointed]

Rights of users and data subjects
With a view to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right

for confirmation as to whether the data concerning you is being processed, for information about the processed data, for further information about data processing and for copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);
to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);

to the immediate deletion of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, if further processing is required in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 3 GDPR, restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;

to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers / responsible parties (cf. also Art. 20 GDPR);

to complain to the supervisory authority, provided that they are of the opinion that the data concerning them are being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).

In addition, the provider is obliged to notify all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 Paragraph 1, 18 GDPR teaching. However, this obligation does not exist if this notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Irrespective of this, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

According to Art. 21 GDPR, users and data subjects also have the right to object to the future processing of the data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f) GDPR. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.

III. Informationen zur Datenverarbeitung

Ihre bei Nutzung unseres Internetauftritts verarbeiteten Daten werden gelöscht oder gesperrt, sobald der Zweck der Speicherung entfällt, der Löschung der Daten keine gesetzlichen Aufbewahrungspflichten entgegenstehen und nachfolgend keine anderslautenden Angaben zu einzelnen Verarbeitungsverfahren gemacht werden.

Server data

For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable website, data is transmitted to us or to our web space provider via your internet browser. These so-called server log files record the type and version of your Internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the website (s) of our website that you are visiting, the date and time of the respective access as well as the IP address of the internet connection from which our website is used.

This data collected in this way is temporarily stored, but not together with other data from you.

This storage takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our website.

The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further storage is required for evidence purposes. Otherwise, the data will be excluded from deletion in whole or in part until an incident has been finally clarified

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit b.) GDPR, provided that these cookies are used to process data to initiate or process contracts.

If the processing does not serve to initiate or process a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis is then Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

These session cookies are deleted when you close your Internet browser.

b) Third party cookies

Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we work for the purpose of advertising, analysis or the functionalities of our website.

The details on this, in particular on the purposes and the legal basis for processing such third-party cookies, can be found in the following information.

c) Disposal option

You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by setting your internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. The steps and measures required for this, however, depend on the specific Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings. Instead you have to change the setting of your Flash player. The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.

However, should you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of our website can be used to their full extent

Newsletter

If you register for our free newsletter, the data you have requested for this, i.e. your email address and - optionally - your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we save the IP address of the Internet connection from which you access our website, as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the further registration process, we will obtain your consent to the sending of the newsletter, describe the content in detail and refer to this data protection declaration. We use the data collected in this way exclusively for sending the newsletter - therefore, in particular, it is not passed on to third parties.

The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do this, all you have to do is inform us of your revocation or use the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.

Contact inquiries / contact options

If you contact us via the contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The specification of the data is necessary for processing and answering your request - without providing it, we cannot respond to your request, or at least to a limited extent.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted if your request has been finally answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention requirements, e.g. in the event of a subsequent contract processing.

User contributions, comments and ratings

We offer you the opportunity to publish questions, answers, opinions or ratings, hereinafter referred to as "contributions", on our website. If you take advantage of this offer, we will process and publish your contribution, the date and time of submission and any information you may have provided pseudonym used.

The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation.

In addition, we also process your IP and email address. The IP address is processed because we have a legitimate interest in initiating or supporting further steps, provided that your contribution encroaches on the rights of third parties and / or is otherwise unlawful.

In this case, the legal basis is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the legal defense that may be necessary

Subscription to contributions

If you publish articles on our website, we also offer you the option of subscribing to any subsequent articles by third parties. In order to be able to inform you about these follow-up posts by e-mail, we process your e-mail address.

The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent to this subscription at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do this, all you have to do is inform us of your revocation or use the unsubscribe link contained in the respective email.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

The Google Analytics service is used to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

Usage and user-related information, such as IP address, location, time or frequency of visits to our website, are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, we use Google Analytics with the so-called anonymization function. With this function, Google shortens the IP address within the EU or the EEA.

The data collected in this way is in turn used by Google to provide us with an evaluation of the visit to our website and of the usage activities there. This data can also be used to provide other services related to the use of our website and the use of the Internet.

Google states that it will not associate your IP address with other data. In addition, Google maintains

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners

Further data protection information is available for you, for example also on the possibilities to prevent the use of data.

Google also offers

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

a so-called deactivation add-on along with further information on this. This add-on can be installed with the most common internet browsers and offers you further control over the data that Google collects when you visit our website. The add-on informs the JavaScript (ga.js) of Google Analytics that information about visiting our website should not be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, this does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services. You can of course also find out in this data protection declaration whether and which other web analysis services we use

"Google+" - social plug-in

We use the plug-in of the social network Google+ ("Google Plus") on our website. Google+ is an internet service provided by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

Further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions is available from Google

https://developers.google.com/+/web/

ready for you.

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from Google's servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Google to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.

If you are logged in to Google while you are visiting one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Google. Google may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the so-called "Share" button from Google, for example, this information will be saved in your Google user account and possibly published on the Google platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Google before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Google user account.

Google holds further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the

https://policies.google.com/privacy

available data protection information.

Google Maps

We use Google Maps on our website to show our location and to create directions. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.

If you call up the Google Maps component integrated in our website, Google saves a cookie on your device via your internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and to create directions. We cannot rule out that Google uses servers in the USA

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.

The connection to Google established in this way enables Google to determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the directions are to be sent.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. You can find details on this under the heading "Cookies" above.

In addition, Google Maps and the information obtained through Google Maps are used in accordance with the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps https://www.google. com / intl / de_de / help / terms_maps.html.

Google also offers

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information.

Google reCAPTCHA

On our website we use Google reCAPTCHA to check and avoid interactions on our website through automated access, e.g. through so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

With this service, Google can determine from which website a request is being sent and from which IP address you are using the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect additional information that is necessary to offer and guarantee this service.

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website as well as in the defense against undesired, automated access in the form of spam or similar

Googleoffers below

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information on the general handling of your user data.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts on our website to display external fonts. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.

The connection to Google established when our website is accessed allows Google to determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the representation of the font is to be transmitted.

Google offers below

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

https://policies.google.com/privacy

further information, in particular about the possibilities of preventing data usage.

"Facebook" social plug-in

We use the plug-in of the social network Facebook on our website. Facebook is an internet service provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is in turn operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter both referred to as "Facebook".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

">https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active

Facebook guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements are also complied with when processing data in the USA.

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

Further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions is available from Facebook

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

ready for you.

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from the Facebook servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.

If you are logged into Facebook while visiting one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. So if you use the so-called "Like" button from Facebook, for example, this information will be saved in your Facebook user account and possibly published on the Facebook platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or use an add-on for your Internet browser to prevent the Facebook plug-in from being blocked.

Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard is available from Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

available data protection information.

"Twitter" social plug-in

We use the plug-in of the social network Twitter on our website. Twitter is an Internet service provided by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Twitter".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active

Twitter guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also observed when processing data in the USA.

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.

If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your Internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from Twitter's servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Twitter to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.

If you are logged into Twitter while visiting one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Twitter. Twitter may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use the so-called "Share" button from Twitter, for example, this information will be stored in your Twitter user account and, if necessary, published on the Twitter platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Twitter before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your Twitter user account.

Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard is available from Twitter at

https://twitter.com/privacy

available data protection information

YouTube

We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal from YouTube LLC., 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube".

YouTube is a subsidiary of Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees, and thus also its subsidiary YouTube, that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

We use YouTube in connection with the "Extended data protection mode" function in order to be able to show you videos. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to information provided by YouTube, the "extended data protection mode" function means that the data described in more detail below are only transmitted to the YouTube server when you actually start a video.

Without this "extended data protection", a connection to the YouTube server in the USA is established as soon as you call up one of our Internet pages on which a YouTube video is embedded.

This connection is required in order to be able to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the course of this, YouTube will at least record and process your IP address, the date and time and the website you visited. In addition, a connection to Google's "DoubleClick" advertising network is established.

If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or make the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.

For the purpose of functionality and to analyze usage behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your Internet browser. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can find more information on this under "Cookies" above.

Google holds further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the

https://policies.google.com/privacy

available data protection information.

Web analysis etracker

We use etracker on our website. This is a web analysis service from etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstr. 1, 20459 Hamburg, hereinafter referred to as "etracker".

etracker is used by us to analyze the usage behavior of our website. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

In order to analyze usage behavior, etracker stores cookies on your device via your internet browser and creates a pseudonymous usage profile. However, the data processed in this way will not be used for your personal identification without your separate consent. This data is also not merged with other personal data.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of the cookie by making a setting in your Internet browser. You can find more information on this under "Cookies" above.

You also have the option of ending the analysis of your usage behavior by means of the so-called opt-out. By confirming the link

https://www.etracker.de/privacy?et=V23Jbb

a cookie is saved on your device via your internet browser, which prevents further analysis. Please note, however, that you have to click the above link again if you delete the cookies stored on your device.

Google AdWords with conversion tracking

On our website, we use the advertising component Google AdWords and so-called conversion tracking. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

We use conversion tracking for targeted advertising of our offer. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

If you click on an advertisement placed by Google, the conversion tracking we use saves a cookie on your device. These so-called conversion cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to identify you personally.

If the cookie is still valid and you visit a certain page of our website, both we and Google can evaluate that you clicked on one of our advertisements placed on Google and that you were then redirected to our website.

With the information collected in this way, Google creates statistics for us about the visit to our website. This also gives us information about the number of users who clicked on our ad (s) and the pages of our website that were subsequently accessed. Neither we nor third parties who also use Google AdWords are, however, able to identify you in this way.

You can also prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. At the same time, you can delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. The steps and measures required for this, however, depend on the specific Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support.

Google also offers

https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html

https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

further information on this topic and in particular on the possibilities of preventing the use of data

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to integrate advertisements on our website. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

Google AdSense stores cookies and so-called web beacons on your device via your internet browser. This enables Google to analyze your use of our website. The information collected in this way is transmitted to Google in the USA, along with your IP address and the advertising formats displayed to you, and stored there. Google can also pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google declares that your IP address will not be merged with other data from you.

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

Google also offers

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

further information, in particular about the possibilities of preventing data usage.

Google Remarketing or "Similar Audiences" component of Google

We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function on our website. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google guarantees that the EU's data protection requirements will also be complied with when processing data in the USA.

We use this function to place interest-based, personalized advertising on third-party websites that also participate in the Google advertising network.

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) lit.f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website.

So that this advertising service can be enabled, Google stores a cookie with a sequence of numbers on your end device via your Internet browser when you visit our website. This cookie records both your visit and the use of our website in anonymized form. However, personal data will not be passed on. If you then visit the website of a third party, who in turn also uses the Google advertising network, advertisements may appear that are related to our website or our offers there

To permanently deactivate this function, Google offers over for the most common internet browsers

https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin

a browser plug-in.

The use of cookies from certain providers, for example via

https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices

https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/

can be deactivated via opt-out.

Through what is known as cross-device marketing, Google may also be able to track your usage behavior across multiple devices, so that you may be shown interest-based, personalized advertising even if you switch devices. However, this requires that you have agreed to link your browser history to your existing Google account.

Google offers further information on Google Remarketing at

https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

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affilinet tracking cookies

We also advertise offers and services from third parties on our website. If you conclude a contract with the third party provider based on our advertising for these third-party offers, we will receive a commission for this.

In order to be able to correctly record the successful placement, we use the so-called affilinet tracking cookie. However, this cookie does not save any of your personal data. Only our identification number as the intermediary provider and the serial number of the advertising material you have clicked on (e.g. a banner or a text link) is recorded. We need this information for the purpose of processing payments or paying out our commissions.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by setting your Internet browser. You can find more information on this under "Cookies" above.

Newsletter via WhatsApp

You can also receive our free newsletter via the WhatsApp instant messaging service. WhatsApp is a service provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of WhatsApp Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, both hereinafter referred to as "WhatsApp". In some cases, the processing of user data takes place on WhatsApp servers in the USA. Through certification according to the EU-US data protection shield ("EU-US Privacy Shield")

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TSnwAAG&status=Active

WhatsApp guarantees, however, that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA. WhatsApp also offers

https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy

further data protection information

To be able to receive our newsletter via WhatsApp, you need a WhatsApp user account. For details about what data WhatsApp collects when registering, please refer to the aforementioned WhatsApp data protection information.

If you then register for our newsletter dispatch via WhatsApp, the mobile phone number you entered during the registration process will be processed by WhatsApp. In addition, your IP address as well as the date of your registration and time are saved. As part of the further registration process, your consent to the sending of the newsletter is obtained, the content is specifically described and reference is made to this data protection declaration.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter and analyzing it is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. All you have to do is inform us of your revocation. You can also block the receipt of newsletters by setting the WhatsApp software on your device.

Sample data protection declaration from the law firm

Weiß & Partner

Data protection

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