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Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Information about the Responsible Party" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be data that you enter in a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the contents of our website with the following provider:

Hetzner

The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen (hereinafter "Hetzner"). For details, please refer to Hetzner's privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/legal/privacy-policy/.

The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website possible. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

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

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

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

Information about the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Jasper Behnke Tauroggener Straße 15 10589 Berlin

Email: [email protected]

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external parties is also necessary. We only share personal data with external parties if this is necessary in the context of contract performance, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in sharing the data, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using data processors, we only share personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

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

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may — apart from its storage — only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

SSL/TLS Encryption

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

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

Objection to Unsolicited Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

This website uses only technically necessary cookies. A cookie banner or consent is therefore not required.

The following cookies are set:

  • NEXT_LOCALE – Stores your selected language preference (German or English). This first-party cookie does not contain personal data and serves exclusively for the functionality of the website.
  • auth-token – Set when you log into your user account. This first-party cookie contains an encrypted authentication token and serves to maintain your session. It is deleted when you log out.
  • __cf_bm – Automatically set by Cloudflare to distinguish legitimate visitors from automated bots. This cookie serves exclusively for security purposes and expires after 30 minutes of inactivity. It is a technically necessary cookie within the meaning of § 25(2) TDDDG.

All cookies used are technically necessary within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and § 25(2) TDDDG. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free and secure provision of its services.

Contact by Email

If you contact us by email, your inquiry including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.

User Accounts and Registration

You can create a user account on our website. For this purpose, we collect the following data:

  • Email address (as login name)
  • First name and last name
  • Password (stored exclusively in hashed form)

Optionally, you can activate two-factor authentication (MFA). In this case, an MFA secret is additionally stored on our server.

We also store the time of your last login as well as the time of email verification and acceptance of the terms of service.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, as registration is required for the use of certain features of our platform (e.g., management of driving school listings). You can delete your user account at any time independently via your account settings. In this case, all personal data associated with your account will be deleted, provided no statutory retention obligations prevent this.

Comment Function on This Website

For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you have chosen will be stored.

Storage Duration of Comments

Comments and associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., offensive comments).

Legal Basis

Comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke consent you have given at any time. An informal notification by email to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or after the purpose ceases to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

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

6. Plugins and Tools

Cloudflare CDN

We use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) of Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosental 7, 80331 Munich (hereinafter "Cloudflare"). Cloudflare is a US company (Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA).

Cloudflare offers a globally distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed through Cloudflare's network. Cloudflare can thereby analyze the data traffic between you and our website in order to detect and ward off attacks on our services, for example. In doing so, Cloudflare uses security-related cookies (see "Cookies" section).

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website as securely and efficiently as possible (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU Commission. Cloudflare is also certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). More information can be found at: https://www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/privacy-and-data-protection/.

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Cloudflare. More information about data protection at Cloudflare can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). More information: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

Cloudflare Turnstile

We use Cloudflare Turnstile (hereinafter "Turnstile") on this website. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter "Cloudflare").

Turnstile is used to verify whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, Turnstile analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics.

This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters a website with Turnstile enabled. For the analysis, Turnstile evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, the website visitor's time on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Cloudflare.

The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and SPAM. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data processing is based on Standard Contractual Clauses, which you can find here: https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-scc/.

More information about Cloudflare Turnstile can be found in the privacy policy at https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa/.

The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). More information: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666.

OpenFreeMap and MapLibre

This website uses the OpenFreeMap mapping service for the display of interactive maps. The map view is rendered in your browser using the open-source library MapLibre GL JS.

When accessing a page with a map view, your browser loads map tiles from OpenFreeMap servers (operated by Hyperknot Software Kft., Hungary). In doing so, technical data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and time of the request are transmitted to OpenFreeMap's servers. OpenFreeMap states that it does not use cookies, does not store IP addresses in regular operation, and only collects anonymized access data. Map tiles are delivered via the Cloudflare CDN (see "Cloudflare CDN" section).

The use of OpenFreeMap is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in displaying interactive maps to show driving school locations.

More information can be found in OpenFreeMap's privacy policy: https://openfreemap.org/privacy/.

Web Analytics

For statistical analysis of website usage, we use an open-source web analytics tool that we operate on our own servers. No analytics data is shared with third parties.

The analytics tool used operates entirely without tracking cookies and does not collect personal data. Only aggregated, anonymous statistics are collected, including:

  • Page views
  • Referrer (referring page)
  • Browser and operating system
  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
  • Approximate location data (country/region, based on anonymized IP)

IP addresses are not stored and are not used to create user profiles. It is not possible to identify individual persons.

Data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of website usage to improve our offering.

Session Recordings (Replays)

To improve the usability of our website, we record anonymized session replays on a sampling basis (approximately 10% of all sessions). These capture mouse movements, clicks, scroll behavior, and page navigation. Input fields (e.g., forms) are automatically masked and are not visible in the recordings.

Recordings are linked only to an anonymous session ID and cannot be traced back to individual persons. They are automatically deleted after 30 days and are not shared with third parties.

Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in improving the usability of our website on the basis of anonymous behavioral data.

Error Monitoring

For the detection and resolution of technical errors, we use an open-source error monitoring tool that we operate on our own servers. No error data is shared with third parties.

When a technical error occurs, the following data may be collected:

  • Error messages and stack traces
  • Browser and operating system information
  • The URL accessed at the time of the error

No personal data is intentionally collected. Automatic session tracking is disabled. Only a fraction of requests (sample) is captured at all.

Data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the technically error-free provision of our website.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de (adapted and supplemented)

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