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The protection of your personal data is our top priority. This principle applies to our Internet offering as well as to our conventional services. For our customers, we have provided information sheets with the mandatory information on the processing of our personal data and the data protection information on online meetings in accordance with Art. 12 et seq. EU-GDPR for download.
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the legal notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have with regard to 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, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
When you visit our website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You can find detailed information on your options for objecting in the following privacy policy.
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 identify you personally. 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 would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
The American Dream - US Visa Service GmbH
Danckelmannstr. 9
14059 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 30 398 20 40-00
E-Mail: buchung@usvisaservice.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal e-mail. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/
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This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. 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.
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company:
sdw consulting
Senior Consultant Data Protection Officer (TÜV Nord) Olaf Nestler
St. Nicholas Settlement 14
42781 Haan
Tel +49 160 95166923
E-Mail:datenschutz@sdw-consulting.de
www.sdw-consulting.de
Some of the Internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
The data entered in the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary for the establishment, content or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) only insofar as this is necessary to enable or charge the user for the use of the service.
The customer data collected will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of contract processing, for example to the credit institution responsible for processing payments.
Further transmission of the data will not take place or will only take place if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your e-mail address and, if you are not posting anonymously, the user name you have chosen will be saved.
Storage duration of the comments
The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments have to be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).
Legal basis
The comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
The following data is recorded during your visit to the website:
● Pages accessed
● The achievement of "website goals" (e.g. contact requests and newsletter registrations)
● Your behavior on the pages (e.g. clicks, scrolling behavior and dwell time)
● Your approximate location (country and city)
● Your IP address (in abbreviated form, so that no clear assignment is possible)
● Technical information such as browser, internet provider, end device and screen resolution
● Source of origin of your visit (i.e. via which website or advertising medium you came to us)
This data is transferred to a Google server in the USA. Google undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. We have also obtained a corresponding order processing contract.
Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.
This website uses Google Search Console. Google Search Console is a free service provided by Google for monitoring and analyzing its own websites. It allows the owner of the website to identify user-authorized errors in his page links, see from which pages links to his page have been placed here, how many clicks (but not by whom) come from which countries and from which devices (desktop, tablet or cell phone) and which images are viewed how often. However, no personal data is collected, stored or displayed.
You can find out more under this link: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/4559176?hl=de
We use the Content Delivery Network (CDN) of Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosental 7, c/o Mindspace, 80331 Munich Germany (Cloudflare) to increase the security and delivery speed of our website. This corresponds to our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). A CDN is a network of [globally] distributed servers that is able to deliver optimized content to the website user. For this purpose, personal data may be processed in Cloudflare server log files. Please compare the explanations under "Hosting".
Cloudflare is the recipient of your personal data and acts as a processor for us. This corresponds to our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR not to operate a content delivery network ourselves.
You have the right to object to the processing. Whether the objection is successful must be determined as part of a weighing of interests.
The processing of the data specified in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without the processing.
Your personal data will be stored by Cloudflare for as long as is necessary for the purposes described.
Further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Cloudflare can be found atCloudflare DPA
Here you will findInformation on the data collected thereand toSecurity & data protectionat CloudFlare.
Cloudflare has implemented compliance measures for international data transfers. These apply to all global activities where Cloudflare processes personal data of natural persons in the EU. These measures are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Further information can be found at:https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare_customer_SCCs-German.pdf
We use the web analysis tool of the company Sistrix, SISTRIX GmbH, Thomas-Mann-Str. 37, 53111 Bonn, Germany.
This is an analysis tool to improve the findability of our website in search engines. We evaluate the extent to which our site is search engine optimized. You can find out more under https://www.sistrix.de/sistrix/datenschutz.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser plugin
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to data collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics.
You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Order data processing
We have concluded a contract with Google for commissioned data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we are a participant in partner programs designed to provide a medium for websites through which advertising costs can be earned by placing advertisements and links (so-called affiliate system). GDPR), we are participants in affiliate programs designed to provide a medium for websites through which advertising costs can be earned by placing advertisements and links to advertising costs (so-called affiliate system). All these affiliate networks use cookies in order to be able to trace the origin of the conclusion of the contract. Among other things, it is possible to recognize that you have clicked on the partner link on this website and subsequently concluded a contract with or via the site.
The following affiliate networks and cooperations are currently used on this site:
This website uses Google AdSense. This is a service provided by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, for the integration of advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies. These are files that Google can store on your PC to analyze the data of your use of our website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons, invisible graphics that enable Google to analyze clicks on this website, traffic on this website and similar information.
The information obtained via cookies and web beacons, your IP address and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to a Google server located in the USA and stored there. Google may pass this collected information on to third parties if this is required by law or if Google commissions third parties to process the data. However, Google will merge your IP address with the other stored data.
You can prevent these cookies from being stored on your PC by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. However, this may mean that the content of this website can no longer be used to the same extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above (https://policies.google.com/privacy).
136 TCF-compliant ad technology providers and 62 advertising partners will process your personal data and may store and access information from your device (cookies, unique IDs and other device data). The information from your device may be shared with the vendors and advertising partners or used specifically by this website or app. Some providers may use your personal data based on their legitimate interest. You can object to this by clicking the manage your options button below. At the bottom of this page you will find a link to manage or withdraw your consent to the privacy and cookie settings.
For the use of advertisements, we work with the German company AdUP Technology, part of Axel Springer Teaser Ad GmbH, Axel-Springer-Straße 65, 10888 Berlin.
Further information on the use of AdUp Technology, data processing and the data protection regulations can be found athttps://www.adup-tech.com/rechtliches/datenschutz/.
We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The individual social networks we use are listed below.
Social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin etc. can generally analyze your user behavior comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). Visiting our social media presences triggers numerous data protection-relevant processing operations. In detail:
If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies that are stored on your device or by recording your IP address.
With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you inside and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or have been logged in.
Please also note that we cannot track all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, further processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective social media portals.
Our social media presences are intended to ensure the widest possible presence on the Internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g. Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. You can assert your rights (information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. against Facebook).
Please note that, despite the joint responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing procedures of the social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.
The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
We have no influence on the storage period of your data that is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).
We operate a page on the platform of Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
We would like to point out that you use this Facebook page and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating).
When you visit our Facebook page, Facebook collects, among other things, your IP address and other information that is stored on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook pages, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook page.
Facebook provides more information on this under the following link:
http://de-de.facebook.com/help/pages/insights
The data collected about you in this context is processed by Facebook Ltd. and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. What information Facebook receives and how it is used is described by Facebook in general terms in its data usage guidelines. There you will also find information on how to contact Facebook and the settings options for advertisements. The data usage guidelines are available at the following link:
http://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy
You can find Facebook's complete data policy here:
https://de-de.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy
On our Instagram page, you have the opportunity to react to our posts, comment on them and send us private messages.
In addition to the content you submit, depending on your privacy settings, information about your profile, your likes and your posts may be visible to us.
We process your data when you contact us or interact with our website or its content on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in responding to your request.
As far as possible, your data will be deleted when we cease to operate our Instagram page. Any further storage of this data by Facebook Ireland will be governed exclusively by the provisions of the Instagram Privacy Policy and Instagram Terms of Use
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870
Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter in the process. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Further information on this can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at https://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings under https://twitter.com/account/settings Change.
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the LinkedIn "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
Further information on this can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is accessed, a connection to XING servers is established. To the best of our knowledge, no personal data is stored in the process. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior evaluated.
Further information on data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING's privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.
On this page you have the option to buy services or merchandise via the webshop. We work together with the provider Mollie for the payment process.
Payment processing with Mollie
The payment service provider Mollie B.V., Keizersgracht 126, 1015 CW Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is responsible for processing payments in our webshop. Mollie offers us the opportunity to offer various payment methods securely and efficiently.
The following payment methods are accepted at Mollie:
Data processing by Mollie
If you choose a payment method from Mollie, your payment data (e.g. name, payment amount, account data, credit card data) will be transmitted to Mollie for the purpose of payment processing. This data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR in order to process the contract with you.
Mollie acts as an independent controller within the meaning of the GDPR and processes your personal data in accordance with its own data protection regulations. Further information on data processing by Mollie and its privacy policy can be found under the following link: Mollie privacy policy.
Security
Mollie takes the protection of your data very seriously and takes all necessary technical and organizational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access. Your payment data is transmitted via an encrypted connection and stored securely.
Forwarding of data
Your data will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the contract or if we are legally obliged to do so. Mollie will only pass on your data to third parties to the extent that this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or if there is a legal obligation to do so.
Your rights
You have the right to request information about the personal data stored by us, as well as the right to correct, block or delete this data. If you have any concerns about data processing by Mollie, you can contact Mollie directly.
We and our partners use cookies to store and retrieve personal data such as browsing data, to provide and personalize content and advertising, and to analyze website usage and improve the user experience. You can find out more about the purposes for which we and our partners use cookies by clicking on the “Cookie settings” button below. All settings can also be changed here. You can change your cookie selection or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking on the link to the cookie settings in the footer of our website. Please note that blocking some types of cookies may affect our ability to provide content tailored to your interests or limit some of the website's functions.
By clicking on “Accept all cookies”, you consent to our use of cookies and the sharing of your data with our partners.