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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies, among others, to:

www.hosttest.co.uk
www.hosttest.de
www.hosttest.at
www.hosttest.ch
other sites, provided their privacy policy link leads to this page.

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of hosttest. The use of hosttest's websites is generally possible without providing any personal data. If a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to hosttest. Through this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the type, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights under this privacy policy.

As the controller responsible for processing, hosttest has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed via this website. However, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, such as by telephone.

1. Definitions

This privacy policy is based on the terminology used by the European directive and regulation legislator in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be both easy to read and understand for the public, as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this privacy policy:

  • a) Personal Data

    Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the 'data subject'). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

  • b) Data Subject

    A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for processing.

  • c) Processing

    Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

  • d) Restriction of Processing

    Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

  • e) Profiling

    Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

  • f) Pseudonymization

    Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  • g) controller or controller responsible for the processing

    Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

  • h) processor

    Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for his designation may be provided for under Union or Member State law.

  • h) Processor

    A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the

  • i) Recipient

    A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority,
    agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed
    , whether a third party or not not. However, authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

  • j) Third party

    Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process the personal data.

  • k) Consent

    Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she specific case in an informed and unambiguous manner, in the form of a statement or other unambiguous confirmatory act by which the data subject indicates that they consent to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and Address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws in force in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

hosttest is provided by Marco Keul - hosttest

Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 5
33824 Werther (Westf.)
Germany

Email: anfrage[at]hosttest.de

Phone: +49-5203/9185903

VAT registration number according to Sec. 27 a of the VAT Act: DE 233011729

3. Cookies

The Internet pages of hosttest use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser and stored.

Numerous Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie . This allows visited Internet sites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the dats subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, hosttest can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website . The user of a website that uses cookies does not have to, for example, re-enter their access data each time they visit the website, because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser and thus permanently contradict the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all major Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may not be entirely usable.

4. Collection of general data and information

The hosttest website collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server's log files. The following can be recorded: (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, hosttest does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is rather required to (1) deliver the contents of our website correctly, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the necessary information for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack . This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated statistically by hosttest on the one hand and also with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data.

5. Registration for users and web hosts on our website

The data subject has the option to register on the website of the controller by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller in the process is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller, and for his or her own purposes.

By registering on the website of the controller, the date and time of the registration. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services, and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate committed offenses. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary provision of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer the data subject contents or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to modify the personal data specified during the registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the data processor's database.

For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address provided by a data subject for the first time for registration in a double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to check whether the owner of the e-mail address, as the data subject, has authorized the registration.

The controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each data subject as to what personal data are stored about the data subject. In addition, the controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. The entirety of the controller's employees are available to the data subject in this respect as contact persons.

person concerned, provided that this does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. A data protection officer named in this data protection declaration and all the employees of the data controller are available to the person concerned in this context as contact persons.

6. Subscription to our newsletter

On the hosttest website, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the data controller when ordering the newsletter is determined by the input mask used for this purpose.

hosttest informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about company news. The newsletter of our company may only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a data subject for the first time e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter mailing, a confirmation e-mail will be sent for legal reasons in a double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to check whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the Internet Service Provider (ISP) assigned IP address of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of the registration, as well as the date and time of the registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to understand the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a data subject at a later date, and it therefore serves the aim of the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected during registration for the newsletter will be used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as might be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances. No personal data collected by the newsletter service will be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given for shipping the newsletter, may berevoked at any time. For the purpose of Withdrawal of consent, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. Furthermore, it is also possible at any time to unsubscribe directly on the website of the controller from the newsletter distribution or to communicate this to the controller in a different way .

7. Newsletter tracking

The newsletter of hosttest contains so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such e-mails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, hosttest can recognize whether and when an e-mail was opened by an affected person and which links in the e-mail were accessed by the affected person.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the data controller in order to optimize the delivery of the newsletter and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the separate via the double-opt-in procedure. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. hosttest automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

8. Contact possibility via the website

The website of hosttest contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

regulations, information that enables a quick electronic contact to our company, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or through a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

9. submit reviews about companies

hosttest offers its visitors the opportunity to write reviews about to write reviews about companies represented on hosttest. Which personal data transmitted to the data controller when reviews are submitted can be seen from the is determined by the input mask used for this purpose. All data as shown in the input mask will be published on our website, unless otherwise stated.

Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the person concerned is also logged and the last two digits of the IP address are digits of the IP address for anonymization. This storage of the IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the data subject person violates the rights of third parties by submitting an evaluation or publishes illegal content. The storage of this personal data is therefore is therefore carried out in the controller's own interest so that it can exculpate itself in the event of a violation of the law. could be exculpated. We also store and publish the information as to whether a rating was based on a direct invitation.

For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address entered by a data e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation email is used to check whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject has authorized the has authorized the rating.

Via a so-called widget and an API, companies represented on hosttest can also display reviews on their own websites. Therefore, data of the submitted review (comment including headline) with a pseudonymized name can also be published on third party websites.

hosttest can request proof from the respective reviewer to verify reviews. The proof can be, for example, an invoice or a screenshot of the provider's user interface. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject/reviewer to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing. personal data are stored for the purposes of processing. This personal data is not passed on of this personal data to third parties. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required.

Automated analysis of reviews: We process reviews published on our platform by users to create aggregated summaries and display them on our platform. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in a transparent and user-friendly presentation of customer experiences in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. This may also include the use of automated analysis methods (e.g., AI-supported summaries) to generate meaningful overviews and trends from existing reviews. No profiling takes place. For a summary, only the text reviews already published on our platform are processed - no additional personal data is collected or passed on to third parties.

10. a) Posting alerts

hosttest offers its visitors the opportunity after registration to post advertisements. Which personal data is transferred to the controller when transmitted to the data controller for the submission of tenders, results from the input mask used for this purpose.

If a data subject submits an advertisement on this website, the personal data website, in addition to the user name used by the data subject, the content, title and category of the advertisement are stored and published. and published.

10. b) Submitting comments

When users leave comments on our website, in addition to the text itself, the time of creation and the user name and e-mail address selected by the website visitor are also stored. This is for our security, as we can be prosecuted for unlawful content on our website, even if it was created by users. The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our comment function.

The data entered as a comment is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). By providing the comment function, we would like to enable you to interact in an uncomplicated manner. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and for possible follow-up questions.

You can have your comment deleted by us at any time. To do so, please write an email to the data protection officer listed below or the person responsible for data protection and send the link to your comment as well as the email address used when the comment was created for identification purposes.

10. c) Reporting offers/providers When users leave messages about providers or offers on our website, the time of creation and the name and e-mail address selected by the website visitor are stored in addition to the text itself. This is for our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users. The provision of your personal data is voluntary.

The processing of the data entered is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). By providing the reporting function, we would like to enable you to interact in an uncomplicated manner. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

You can have your message deleted by us at any time. To do so, please send an email to the data protection officer listed below or the person responsible for data protection and, for identification purposes, the email address used when the report was created.

11. voting for the web host of the year

hosttest offers its visitors the opportunity to cast votes for the to vote for the web host of the year. Which personal data data is transmitted to the controller when voting for the web host of the year is controller is determined by the input mask used for this purpose. input mask used for this purpose.

At the same time as casting your vote, you have the opportunity to take part in a competition. to take part in a competition. Your data, such as your e-mail address, will only be used to only used to contact you if the person concerned is drawn as the winner of a prize. person has been drawn as the winner of a prize. The data will not be passed on to third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on this website, it will be used website, this will be used for statistical purposes. There is no transfer of collected of collected personal data to third parties third parties, unless such disclosure is required by law or serves the legal serves the legal defense of the controller.

For legal reasons, the e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the of the year will, for legal reasons, be sent a confirmation confirmation e-mail will be sent using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail serves to verify whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject has authorized the vote.

12 Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject. laws or regulations to which the controller is subject. has been provided for.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator, or if a storage period prescribed by the storage period expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or erased blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

13 Rights of the data subject

  • a) Right to confirmation

    Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to obtain from the controller to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or personal data are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact us. contact us at any time.

  • b) Right to information

    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations, information free of charge at any time from the controller about the personal data information free of charge about the personal data stored about him or her and receive a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information the following information:

    • the purposes of the processing
      • the categories of personal data being processedthe recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular to recipients in in particular to recipients in third countries or to international organizations
    • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the the criteria used to determine that period
    • the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing against this processing
    • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
      • if the personal data are not collected from the data subject:
    • the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and - at least in these cases at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such of such processing for the data subject

    Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right of access to information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization has been transferred. If this is the case, the data data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer.

    If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she he or she may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer or another other employee of the controller responsible for processing.

  • c) Right to rectification

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her without undue delay. Furthermore, the data subject shall have the right, taking taking into account the purposes of the processing, the completion of incomplete incomplete personal data, including by means of providing a supplementary request a supplementary statement.

    If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she right to rectification, they can contact us at any time.

  • d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

    Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the controller to erase personal data concerning him or her without undue delay erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay where one of the following reasons apply and insofar as the processing is not necessary is necessary:

    • The personal data have been collected for such purposes or otherwise processed for which they are no longer necessary. are no longer necessary.
    • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Art. processing was based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing. legal basis for the processing.
      • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR objects to the processing.
    • The personal data have been unlawfully processed
      • .
    • The erasure of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is Member States to which the controller is subject.
    • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services of the information society pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

      • If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by hosttest stored by hosttest, he or she may, at any time, contact us. contact us at any time. We will arrange for the erasure request is complied with immediately.

      If the personal data have been made public by hosttest and our company is and our company, as the controller, is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR is obliged to erase the personal data, hosttest shall take reasonable taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, hosttest shall implement suitable measures, including technical measures, to other controllers processing the personal data that have been controllers processing the personal data that have been made public that the data subject has requested the erasure by such other controllers of controller to erase any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data. personal data or copies or replications of such personal data, insofar as the personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. is necessary. We will take the necessary steps in individual cases.

    • e) Right to restriction of processing

      Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to obtain from to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following conditions is met:

      • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data
        • .
      • The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of the restriction of the use of the personal data
        • .
      • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. legal claims
        • .
      • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject. outweigh those of the data subject
        • .

      If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by hosttest, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. of the controller responsible for the processing. The data protection officer of hosttest or another employee will arrange the restriction of the processing.

    • f) Right to data portability

      Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning personal data concerning him or her, which have been provided by the data provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that the processing is provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter a DS-GVO or Art. 9 para. 2 letter a DS-GVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the has been delegated to the controller.

      Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 (1) GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to obtain that the personal data be transmitted directly from one controller to another controller controller to another controller where technically feasible and where this does not and insofar as this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. are adversely affected.

      In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the data subject may at any time contact the Data Protection Officer designated by hosttest data protection officer appointed by hosttest or another employee.

    • g) Right to object

      Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

      hosttest shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling reasons for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is necessary for the establishment the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

      If hosttest processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the hosttest to the processing for direct marketing purposes, hosttest will no longer hosttest will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. process.

      In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of processing of personal data concerning him or her by hosttest for scientific or purposes of scientific or historical research or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the task is necessary.

      In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly to the Data Protection Officer of hosttest or another employee. employee. The data subject is also free to exercise his or her right to in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise his or her right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications. are used.

    • h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling

      Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her (1) is not necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the performance of a contract between the data subject and the the controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the of the Union or of the Member States to which the controller is subject Member States to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard rights and freedoms and the legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is person or (3) with the express consent of the data subject. person.

      If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) it is controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, hosttest hosttest shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data person, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the of the data subject, to express his or her point of view and to contest the position and to challenge the decision.

      If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual automated decision-making, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. controller responsible for the processing.

    • i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

      Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to withdraw consent to the to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. revoked.

      If the data subject wishes to exercise his or her right to withdraw consent, he or she to withdraw consent, he or she may at any time contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller. controller responsible for the processing.

    14. data protection for applications and in the application process

    The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application application procedure. The processing may also be carried out electronically. be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits the relevant application documents by electronic means, for example by e-mail or via a web form via a web form on the website, to the data controller. controller by electronic means. If the controller concludes an employment controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted data for the purpose of processing the employment relationship stored in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the controller, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller are not opposed to erasure. conflict with this. Other legitimate interests in this sense are for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

    15. data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook

    On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Facebook. integrated components of the enterprise Facebook. Facebook is a social network.

    A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or company-related company-related information. Facebook enables users of the users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.

    The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. For the processing of personal data If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller is Facebook Ireland Ltd. is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

    With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically component automatically prompts the respective Facebook component to download a download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. During the During the course of this technical procedure, Facebook is made aware of what specific sub-page of our website visited by the data subject. is visited.

    If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Facebook, Facebook detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject Facebook recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, Facebook recognizes website, which specific sub-page of our website the data subject visits. person visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. person concerned. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons Facebook buttons integrated on our website, such as the “Like button, or if the data subject submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the this information to the data subject's personal Facebook user account and stores this and stores this personal data.

    Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data that the data subject has visited our website whenever the data person concerned is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website is logged in at the same time on Facebook; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. Is such a such a transmission of this information to Facebook is not desirable for the data person concerned, he or she can prevent this transmission by logging out of his or her logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

    The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ , provides information about the collection collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains what settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. privacy of the data subject. In addition, there are various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

    16. expeero awards & widgets

    We use widgets & awards from expeero.com on our website.

    The website operator is Marco Keul - expeero.com, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 5, 33824 Werther (Westf.). When you visit a page with dynamic expeero awards and/or widgets, a connection to the servers of expeero.com is established.

    The use of the expeero awards widgets is in the interest of an optimal design of our online offer and therefore represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. You can find more information on the handling of user data in expeero.com's privacy policy at https://www.expeero.com/de/data-protection

    17. Matomo Tracking & Opt-out

    use open source software for the statistical analysis of visitor access. The provider of the Matomo software is InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand.

    When subpages of our website are accessed, the following information is stored:
    the IP address of the user, shortened by the last two bytes (anonymized)
    the page from which the user came to our website (referrer)
    the time spent on the website
    the pages that are accessed from the subpage accessed

    Matomo is used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. This enables us to find out how the website is used and to constantly optimize our offering.

    By anonymizing the IP address by six digits, we take into account the website visitor's interest in the protection of personal data. The data is not used to personally identify the user of the website and is not merged with other data. No data is passed on to third parties. Revocation of consent: You can revoke your consent to the storage and analysis of your data by Matomo at any time via the link below. An opt-out cookie will then be stored on your device, which is valid for two years. As a result, Matomo will not collect any session data. Please note, however, that the opt-out cookie will be deleted if you delete all cookies.
    You can find more information on the privacy settings of the Matomo software at the following link: https://matomo.org/docs/privacy/.

    18. data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Remarketing

    The controller has integrated Google Remarketing services on this website. integrated by Google Remarketing. Google Remarketing is a function of Google AdWords, which enables a company to display advertising to Internet users who advertising to Internet users who have previously visited the website of the company's website. The integration of Google Remarketing allows a company to create user-related advertising and thus to display interest-relevant Internet users with advertisements that are relevant to their interests.

    The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

    The purpose of Google Remarketing is the display of interest-relevant advertising. advertising. Google Remarketing enables us to display advertisements via the Google advertising network or to display advertisements on other websites which are tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users. are tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users.

    Google Remarketing places a cookie on the information technology system of the data system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is able to recognize the visitor to our website of our website if the visitor subsequently visits websites that are also that are also members of the Google advertising network. With each call of a website on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated the Internet browser of the data subject is automatically identified by Google. with Google. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the surfing behavior of the user, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-relevant advertising. used.

    The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the websites visited by the data subject, is stored. With every visit to our website, personal data is therefore collected, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data Internet connection used by the data subject, to Google in the United States of America. transferred. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. States of America. Google shares this personal data collected via the technical collected via the technical process to third parties under certain circumstances.

    The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as stated above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject's information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

    Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must, from each of the Internet browsers he or she uses, call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads and make the desired settings there.

    Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

    19. data protection provisions about the application and use of Google-AdWords

    The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. AdWords integrated on this website. Google AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows advertisers to place ads in the search engine results of Google as well as in the Google as well as in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance by means of which an which an ad is only displayed in Google's search engine results when the user search engine results only when the user uses the search engine to keyword-relevant search result. In the Google advertising network, the ads are displayed using an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously keywords on websites relevant to the topic.

    The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

    The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise our website by the insertion of interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and an insertion of third-party advertising on our website.

    If a data subject accesses our website via a Google ad website, a so-called conversion cookie is stored on the information technology system of the a so-called conversion cookie is stored by Google. What cookies are are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. person. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart of an online store system, have been accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie enables both us and Google to track whether a data person who has reached our website via an AdWords ad has generated generated a turnover, i.e. completed or canceled a purchase of goods. has canceled.

    The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is information is used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. website. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who have been referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to measure the success or failure of the respective of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other advertising customers of Google AdWords receive information from Google that could be used to identify the data person could be identified.

    The conversion cookie is used to store personal information, for example, the websites visited by the data subject, stored. Each time you visit our website, personal data, including the personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data Internet connection used by the data subject, to Google in the United States of America. America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. United States of America. Google shares this personal data collected via the collected via the technical process to third parties under certain circumstances. passed on.

    The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as stated above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. person. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. can be deleted.

    Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must, from each of the Internet browsers he or she uses, access the link www.google.de/settings/ads and make the desired settings there.

    Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .

    20. a) Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

    In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers graphically appealing, we use script libraries and font libraries on this website font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google web fonts are transferred to the cache of your browser to avoid multiple loading. cache of your browser. If the browser does not support Google web fonts or prevents or prevents access, content is displayed in a standard font.

    Calling script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible possible - although it is currently unclear whether and, if so, for what purposes - that operators of such libraries collect data.

    The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

    20. b) Use of Google Recaptcha (anti-spam function)

    We integrate the function for recognizing bots and spam attacks, e.g. for entries in online forms (“ReCaptcha”) of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Data protection guidelines at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. 

    21. a) Embedded YouTube videos

    We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection is connection to YouTube servers is established. In the process, YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

    When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect collect information about user behavior.

    If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program, will also not have to expect any such cookies when watching YouTube videos. have to expect. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. usage information in other cookies. If you would like to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

    Further information on data protection at “Youtube” can be found in the provider's privacy policy of the provider at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

    21. b) Embedded Vimeo videos

    We use “Vimeo” on our website to display videos. This is a service provided by Vimeo, LL C, 555 West 18 th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Vimeo”. In part user data is processed on Vimeo servers in the USA. Through certification under the EU-US Privacy Shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”) https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt00000008V77AAE&status=Active Vimeo guarantees, however, that the data protection requirements of the EU are also processing of data in the USA are complied with. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improving the quality of our website. If you visit a page of our website in which a video is embedded, a connection to the Vimeo servers in the video, a connection to the Vimeo servers in the USA is established. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Vimeo to process your IP address. processed. The date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded. Internet pages are recorded. If you are logged in to Vimeo at the same time, while you are visiting one of our web pages in which a Vimeo video is embedded, Vimeo may assign the information collected to your personal user account. to your personal user account there. If you wish to prevent this, you must you must either log out of Vimeo before visiting our website or configure your Vimeo user account accordingly. For the purpose of functionality and usage analysis, Vimeo uses the web analysis service Google Analytics. Through Google Analytics, cookies are stored on your device via your internet browser stored on your end device and information about the use of our Internet pages Internet pages in which a Vimeo video is embedded is sent to Google. It cannot be ruled out that Google will process this information in the USA. USA. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under “Cookies”. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our of our website and in the legitimate interest of Vimeo to statistically analyze user user behavior statistically for optimization and marketing purposes. analyze.

    Vimeo offers under http://vimeo.com/privacy for more information on the collection and use of data data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy.

    22. use of Cloudflare (reverse proxy)

    To protect against attacks and threats and to increase the speed of our speed of our website, we use functions from Cloudflare. The provider is CloudFlare, Inc. 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. All data and data streams from and to our website are transmitted by Cloudflare and temporarily stored to prevent attacks. Cloudflare may also store cookies on your computer for optimization and analysis purposes. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in the optimal marketing of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information can be found at Cloudflare Privacy Policy; https://www.cloudflare.com/security-policy

    Cloudflare participates in the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement. You can find more information under the following links: EU-US Privacy Shield -https://www.privacyshield.gov/welcome

    23. integration of the livewatch.de script

    In order to determine current data on the availability of certain web hosting providers, we use the server monitoring service of Livewatch.de.
    Operator: Ronny Ristau - Inter-Dev, Fritz-Reuter-Str. 21b, 15859 Storkow, Germany In some places on our website (such as in test reports) we make this data available to our visitors. For technical reasons, data is transmitted transmitted to the livewatch.de server for technical reasons. The use of livewatch.de is in the interest of the informative presentation of our online offer. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. The privacy policy of the provider Livewatch can be found at https://www.livewatch.de/de/datenschutz.

    24. legal basis of the processing

    Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case necessary, as is the case, for example, with processing operations processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service or or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures are necessary, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor visitor would be injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance age, health insurance data or other vital information to a doctor, hospital or other third party. to a doctor, hospital or other third party. The processing would then be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Ultimately processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. On this legal basis for processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal basis if the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

    25 Legitimate interests in the processing which are pursued by the controller or a third party

    If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and of our shareholders.

    26. duration for which the personal data will be stored

    The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of this period, the routinely deleted, provided that they are no longer required for the fulfillment contract fulfillment or contract initiation are required.

    27. legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data provision; possible consequences of non-provision

    We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or also results from contractual contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded that a data data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. subsequently have to be processed by us. The data subject is For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data data by the data subject, the data subject must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform the data data subject on a case-by-case basis as to whether the provision of personal data is personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of consequences of not providing the personal data.

    28. existence of automated decision-making

    As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling. decision making or profiling.

    29. modification of our privacy policy

    We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time, so that it always complies with current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when the introduction of new services. Your next visit will then be subject to the new privacy policy will then apply.

    29 Questions for the data protection officer

    If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email.

     

    The following sources were used as a template: 

    Sample data protection declaration of the law firm Weiß & Partner

      WBS-LAW, basic data protection regulation, Used notebooks  File sharing Lawyers 
     Sample data protection declaration from Flegl Rechtsanwälte GmbH
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