Datenschutzerklärung

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

We collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of personal data of our users is regularly only carried out with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by statutory provisions.

If we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or a third party, and these interests are not overridden by the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the mentioned standards expires unless there is a necessity for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer. 

The following data is collected:

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data helps us to optimize the website and ensure the security of our information technology systems. In this context, the data is not evaluated for marketing purposes. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collection for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session is ended.

In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after no more than seven days. Further storage is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymized so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.

The websites sometimes use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer 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 device until you delete them. These cookies allow 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 generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Technically unnecessary cookies (e.g. analysis cookies) are only set with express consent using Borlabs Cookie, see section “V. Borlabs Cookie” of this privacy policy.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically unnecessary cookies (e.g. for analysis purposes) is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, f GDPR if the user has given consent.

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

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles.

The use of analysis cookies is for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimize our offer.

These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted to our site by it. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to fully use all functions of the website.

This website uses Borlabs Cookie (Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Georg-Wilhelm-Straße 17, 21107 Hamburg; hereinafter “Borlabs”) to obtain your consent to store certain cookies in your browser and to document this consent in compliance with data protection regulations.

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie with your cookie preferences is stored in your browser; this means that the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. Borlabs Cookie does not store any personal data. No data is transmitted to the provider of Borlabs.

We are required to obtain the user’s consent in a verifiable form regarding the use of non-essential cookies; this is only possible through the use of cookies like Borlabs. The legal basis is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

The purpose of using the Borlabs cookie consent technology is to obtain the legally required consents for the use of non-essential cookies.

The collected data is stored until you request us to delete it or you delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies unless mandatory legal retention periods require longer storage. Further information on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

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

At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored: date and time of registration.

Your consent for the processing of the data is obtained as part of the submission process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

Alternatively, contact can be made via the provided email address. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.

No data is passed on to third parties in this context. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

The legal basis for the processing of data is the user’s consent, according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the email contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

The processing of personal data from the input mask is solely used for processing the contact. In the case of contact via email, this also includes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

The other personal data processed during the sending process is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for achieving the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is deemed to be ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the relevant matter has been conclusively resolved.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted at the latest after a period of seven days.

The user has the option to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us via email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without specification of a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an email to info@rugefehsenfeld.de.

All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

For the purpose of designing our pages to meet needs and continuously optimizing them, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Ltd. (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; hereinafter “Google”). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. In no case will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymized, so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).

Google Analytics allows us to learn how the website is used and to continuously optimize our offering. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in processing personal data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Google Analytics helps us understand how the website is used and allows us to continuously improve our offering.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website.

Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link: Deactivate Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie applies only to this browser and only to our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

For more information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics, please refer to the Analytics help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

Data stored by Google at the user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details can be found under the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=de

For the purpose of designing our pages to meet needs and continuously optimizing them, we use Google Ads, an advertising and web analysis service of Google Ltd. (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; hereinafter “Google”). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies with information on interactions and a unique identifier for the user or the ad click are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website with regard to the advertisements placed, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. In no case will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymized, so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).

If we have asked for your consent and you have given it, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If we have not asked for your consent, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the optimization of our online offering and our marketing.

We process your personal data to measure the reach of our online offering, to design it to meet needs and interests, and thus to optimize our online offering and our marketing.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website.

Below we provide you with links to typical browsers where you can find more information on managing cookie settings:

Firefox: (https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen).

Chrome: (https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=de&hlrm=en&answer=95647).

Internet Explorer/ Edge: (https://windows.microsoft.com/de-DE/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies).

Safari: (https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac ).

Opera: (https://help.opera.com/de/latest/web-preferences/#cookies).

Yandex: (https://browser.yandex.com/help/personal-data-protection/cookies.html).

Further opt-out options can be found at the following links:

(https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/).

(https://youradchoices.ca/en/tools).

(https://optout.aboutads.info).

(https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1).

For more information on data protection in connection with Google Ads, please refer to the Analytics help (https://policies.google.com/?hl=de).

Our pages include plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Ltd. (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; hereinafter “Facebook”). You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like Button” (“Like”) on our page. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like Button” while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at http://dede.facebook.com/policy.php.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The purpose of processing is to make our firm more widely known through Facebook and to provide our clients with another platform to contact us. For further details on the purpose and scope of data collection, further processing, and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).

If you do not want Facebook to associate the data collected via our website with your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website.

For the purpose of displaying interactive maps and visually presenting geographical information, we use the Google Maps API of Google Ltd. (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; hereinafter “Google”). By using Google Maps, information about the use of this website, including your IP address, can be transmitted to Google. To protect your data, Google Maps is disabled on your first visit to the site. Only when you independently activate Google Maps does your browser establish a direct connection to Google’s servers. The map content is transmitted by Google directly to your browser and integrated into the website. This happens regardless of whether you are logged into a Google user account or not. If you are logged into Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. Therefore, we have no influence on the extent of the data collected by Google in this way and its further processing.

The legal basis for the integration of Google Maps and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. By using Google Maps, we can offer our visitors and interested parties the best possible service. In this purpose lies our legitimate interest in processing personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

By using Google Maps, we can offer our visitors and interested parties the best possible service, visually present geographical information, and enable the convenient use of the map function. In this purpose lies our legitimate interest in processing personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We have no control over the storage and deletion of your data. If you do not want Google to collect and process data about you through our website, you must disable JavaScript in your browser settings. In this case, you will not be able to use the map display. If you only want to prevent the assignment to your Google profile, you must log out of Google before accessing the website. Google creates usage profiles with your data, which are used for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or demand-oriented design of the website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google directly to exercise this right.

For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Google, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

If you want to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter.

To ensure an agreed newsletter dispatch, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. As part of this process, the potential recipient can be included in a distribution list. Subsequently, the user receives a confirmation email to legally confirm the registration. Only if the confirmation is made, the address will be actively included in the distribution list.

We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and offers.

The newsletter software used is Newsletter2Go. Your data will be transmitted to Newsletter2Go GmbH. It is prohibited for Newsletter2Go to sell your data and use it for purposes other than sending newsletters. Newsletter2Go is a German certified provider, selected according to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Federal Data Protection Act.

For more information, see here: https://www.newsletter2go.de/informationen-newsletter-empfaenger/

You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

Data protection measures are subject to constant technical updates. For this reason, we ask you to regularly inform yourself about our data protection measures by reviewing our privacy policy.

The legal basis for processing the data after the user has registered for the newsletter is the user’s consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The legal basis for sending the newsletter following the sale of goods or services is § 7 para. 3 UWG.

The collection of the user’s email address serves to deliver the newsletter. The collection of other personal data serves to prevent misuse of the services or the used email address.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for achieving the purpose of its collection. Your email address will therefore be stored as long as the newsletter subscription is active. With regard to the duration of storage at Newsletter2go, their data protection provisions apply: https://www.newsletter2go.de/datenschutz/

Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the above-described contact option or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter. Otherwise, the data protection provisions of Newsletter2go apply: https://www.newsletter2go.de/datenschutz/

To better inform you about upcoming events, we use the service guestoo (https://www.guestoo.de). This also gives you the opportunity to conveniently register online for our events using this service. Your personal data (name, email address, institution, and if applicable, the name of the accompanying person) will be stored by both guestoo and us to inform you about upcoming events and to provide you with the opportunity to register for an event through this service.

It is prohibited for guestoo to sell your data and use it for purposes other than sending invitations to events on our behalf and receiving registrations for events. Guestoo is a German provider with an ISO-certified data center, selected according to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Federal Data Protection Act.

For more information, see here: https://www.guestoo.de/datenschutzerklaerung?back=doku/gaestemanager/dsgvo

The legal basis for processing the data is the user’s consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, otherwise Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The data collection serves to organize upcoming events and to inform you about them.

We delete your data as soon as you have objected to its use, provided there is no other legal basis for data collection (e.g., within the framework of a client relationship). With regard to the duration of storage at guestoo, their data protection provisions apply: https://www.guestoo.de/datenschutzerklaerung?back=doku/gaestemanager/veranstalter/erste-schritte

The objection to receiving future invitations via guestoo can be made by sending a message to the above-described contact option. Otherwise, the data protection provisions of guestoo apply: https://www.guestoo.de/datenschutzerklaerung?back=doku/gaestemanager/veranstalter/erste-schritte.

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject as defined by the GDPR and you have the following rights with respect to the controller:

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you can request the following information from the controller:

You have the right to rectification and/or completion against the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller must make the correction without undue delay.

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of processing of your personal data:

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data shall only be processed – with the exception of storage – with your consent or for the establishment, 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 Union or of a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

You may request the controller to erase personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to erase this data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers who are processing the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of, those personal data.

The right to erasure does not apply to the extent that processing is necessary

If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, the controller shall communicate any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

The controller shall inform you about those recipients if you request it.

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, 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 personal data have been provided, where

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The rights and freedoms of others shall not be adversely affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.

The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Where personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you shall no longer be processed for such purposes.

In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

You have the right to withdraw your consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

This shall not apply if the decision

However, such decisions shall not be based on special categories of personal data referred to in Article 9(1) GDPR, unless Article 9(2)(a) or (g) applies and suitable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests are in place.

In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the data controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view, and to contest the decision.

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78 GDPR.