Privacy Notice

Controller

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

FTB Frank Tesch Beratungsgesellschaft für Transport und Logistik mbH
Sielsdorfer Mühle 1
50354 Hürth, Germany

Tel.: +49 – (0)2233 – 7137980
Fax: +49 – (0)2233 – 7137988
Email: info@ftb-consulting.de

Your Rights as a Data Subject

Using the contact details provided, you can exercise the following rights at any time in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Access to your data stored with us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • Rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • Erasure of your data stored with us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
  • Data portability, provided you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

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

You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, for example with the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or with the authority responsible for us as the controller.

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

Processing Activities

Collection of General Information When Visiting Our Website

Nature and Purpose of Processing

When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address and similar data.

It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
  • Ensuring and evaluating system security and stability, particularly for abuse detection

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest

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

Recipients

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

Storage Duration

Data is stored in server log files in a form that permits identification of the data subjects for a maximum of [Please provide information]; unless a security-relevant event occurs (e.g., a DDoS attack).

In the event of such an incident, server log files are stored until the security-relevant event has been resolved and fully investigated.

Provision Required or Mandatory

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and features may be unavailable or limited.

Objection

Please refer to the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Contact

Nature and Purpose of Processing

Our website includes a contact form that can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input form is transmitted to us and stored.

At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored:

  • Date and time of the request
  • URL from which the request was made

Contact is also possible via the email addresses provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the email is stored. This includes the date and time of the email, email address, IP addresses, and information about the servers involved in the email communication.

You can contact us via the telephone numbers provided. In this case, we collect log data that includes your telephone number and the duration of the call.

Regardless of the communication method chosen, we collect the content of your inquiry. Your data is stored for the purpose of individual communication with you.

Legal Basis

The processing of data is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our legitimate interest in processing your data is to enable straightforward contact.

If you contact us to request a quote, the data is processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

Recipients

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

Storage Duration

Data is deleted no later than [Please provide information] after processing the contact request.

If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to statutory retention periods. These are generally 6 or 10 years for reasons of proper accounting and tax requirements.

Provision Required or Mandatory

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide us with the required data and the reason for your inquiry.

Objection

Please refer to the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that is created when visiting a website and temporarily stored on the website visitor’s system. When the server of this website is accessed again by the user, the user’s browser sends the previously received cookie back to the server. The server can evaluate the information obtained through this process. Cookies can make navigating a website easier.

Detailed information about cookies and which cookies are used on this website for what purpose can be accessed at any time in the cookie settings.

Deleting Cookies

You can delete individual cookies or all cookies. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you will find the necessary information at the following links:

In addition, you can prevent the loading of so-called scripts by default. NoScript allows the execution of JavaScript, Java and other plugins only on trusted domains of your choice.

Information and instructions on how to edit this function are available from your browser provider (e.g., for Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/noscript/).

Technically Necessary Cookies

Nature and Purpose of Processing

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the requesting browser can be identified even after a page change.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

We require cookies for the following applications:

An overview of the cookies used can be found in our cookie consent tool.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest

Data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website and in documenting consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with a balancing test under Section 25(2) TDDDG.

Recipients

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

Storage Duration

Please refer to the cookie consent tool for the respective storage duration of the cookies.

Provision Required or Mandatory

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and features may be unavailable or limited.

Objection

Please refer to the information about your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.

Information About Your Right to Object Under Art. 21 GDPR

Case-by-Case Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4(4) GDPR.

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

Recipient of an Objection

FTB Frank Tesch Beratungsgesellschaft für Transport und Logistik mbH
Sielsdorfer Mühle 1
50354 Hürth, Germany

Tel.: +49 – (0)2233 – 7137980
Fax: +49 – (0)2233 – 7137988
Email: info@ftb-consulting.de

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. Your next visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.

Questions About Privacy

If you have any questions about privacy, please send us an email to the controller mentioned above.

Copyright Notice

This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG – the experts for external data protection officers (Version #2024-10-25).