We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of Green Carpet Consulting. The use of the Internet pages of Green Carpet Consulting is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if an affected person wants to use special company services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the affected person.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of an affected person shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Interrupt. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, affected persons are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.

As responsible controller for data processing, Green Carpet Consulting has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every affected person is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.

1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of Green Carpet Consulting is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public, as well as for customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.

In this data protection declaration, we use, inter alia, the following terms:

a)    Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“affected person”). 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) Affected person
An affected person is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the responsible for the 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, organisation, 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 analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
 
f)     Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific affected person without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
 
g)    Controller or controller responsible for the processing
The 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
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the responsible controller.
 
i)      Recipient
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. However, public 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; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
 
j)      Third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
 
k)    Consent
Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the affected person’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the responsible controller

Responsible controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:

Green Carpet Consulting
Mrs Maren Speckmann-Munz
Kreuzäcker 18
73269 Hochdorf
Deutschland

Phone: +491794716191
Email: msm@greencarpetconsulting.de
Website: www.greencarpetconsulting.de

3. Cookies

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

Many 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 was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate 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.

Through the use of cookies, Green Carpet Consulting can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

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 website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

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

4. Collection of general data and information

The website of Green Carpet Consulting collects a series of general data and information when an affected person or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the 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 referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (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, Green Carpet Consulting does not draw any conclusions about the affected person. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, Green Carpet Consulting analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our company, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by an affected person.

5. Registration on our website

The affected person has the possibility to register on the website of the responsible controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the responsible controller is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the affected person are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the responsible controller, and for its own purposes. The responsible controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g. a parcel service) that also uses personal data for an internal purpose which is attributable to the responsible controller.

By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address—assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the affected person—date, and time of the registration are also stored. 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 safeguard the responsible controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the affected person, with the voluntary indication of personal data, is intended to enable the responsible controller to offer the affected person contents or services that may only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered persons are free to change the personal data specified during the registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the data stock of the responsible controller.

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

6. Contact possibility via the website

The website of Green Carpet Consulting contains 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 an affected person contacts the responsible controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the affected person are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by an affected person to the responsible data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the affected person. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

7. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The responsible data controller shall process and store the personal data of the affected person only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the responsible controller is subject to.

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

8. Rights of the affected person

a) Right of confirmation
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the responsible controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If an affected person wishes to avail himself/herself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the responsible controller.

b) Right of access
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the affected person access to the following information:

  • the purposes of the processing
  • the categories of personal data concerned;
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
  • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
  • the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing;
  • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
  • where the personal data are not collected from the affected person, any available information as to their source;
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the affected person.
  • Furthermore, the affected person shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the affected person shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
    If an affected person wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the responsible controller.

c) Right to rectification
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the affected person shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
If an affected person wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the responsible controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
  • The affected person withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  • The affected person objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the affected person objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
  • The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
  • The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and an affected person wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Green Carpet Consulting, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the responsible controller. An employee of Green Carpet Consulting shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

Where the responsible controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the responsible controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the affected person has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees of Green Carpet Consulting will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

e) Right of restriction of processing
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the affected person, for a period enabling the responsible controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful and the affected person opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the affected person for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
  • The affected person has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the responsible controller override those of the data subject.
  • If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and an affected person wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by Green Carpet Consulting, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the responsible controller. The employee of Green Carpet Consulting will arrange the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to data portability
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the responsible controller.

Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the affected person shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
In order to assert the right to data portability, the affected person may at any time contact any employee of Green Carpet Consulting.

g) Right to object
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
Green Carpet Consulting shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the affected person, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
If Green Carpet Consulting processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the affected person shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Interrupt to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Interrupt will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the affected person has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by Green Carpet Consulting for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

In order to exercise the right to object, the affected person may contact any employee of Green Carpet Consulting. In addition, the affected person is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the affected person and the responsible data controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the responsible controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the affected person’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the affected person’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the affected person and the responsible data controller, or (2) it is based on the affected person’s explicit consent, Green Carpet Consulting shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the affected person’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the responsible controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.
If the affected person wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of Green Carpet Consulting.

i) Right to withdraw data protection consent
Each affected person shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.
If the affected person wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of Green Carpet Consulting.

9. Data protection provisions about the application and use of LinkedIn

The responsible controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that enables users with existing business contacts to connect and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn. Thus, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, UNITED STATES. For privacy matters outside of the UNITED STATES LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the responsible controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the affected person is automatically prompted to the download of a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component of LinkedIn. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-in may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the affected person.

If the affected person is logged in at the same time on LinkedIn, LinkedIn detects with every call-up to our website by the affected person—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the affected person. This information is collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the affected person. If the affected person clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, then LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the affected person and stores the personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the affected person has visited our website, provided that the affected person is logged in at LinkedIn at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If such a transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the affected person, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their LinkedIn account before a call-up to our website is made.

LinkedIn provides under https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls the possibility to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as the ability to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

10. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Xing

On this website, the responsible controller has integrated components of XING. XING is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to create new business contacts. The individual users can create a personal profile of themselves at XING. Companies may, e.g. create company profiles or publish jobs on XING.

The operating company of XING is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the responsible controller and on which a XING component (XING plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the affected person is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding XING component of XING. Further information about the XING plug-in the may be accessed under https://dev.xing.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, XING gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the affected person.

If the affected person is logged in at the same time on XING, XING detects with every call-up to our website by the affected person—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the affected person. This information is collected through the XING component and associated with the respective XING account of the affected person. If the affected person clicks on the XING button integrated on our Internet site, e.g. the “Share”-button, then XING assigns this information to the personal XING user account of the affected person and stores the personal data.

XING receives information via the XING component that the affected person has visited our website, provided that the affected person is logged in at XING at the time of the call to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the XING component or not. If such a transmission of information to XING is not desirable for the affected person, then he or she can prevent this by logging off from their XING account before a call-up to our website is made.

The data protection provisions published by XING, which is available under https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by XING. In addition, XING has published privacy notices for the XING share button under https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

11. Legal basis for the processing

Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the affected person is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the affected person or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the affected person which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the affected person is a client of the responsible controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).

12. The legitimate interests pursued by the responsible controller or by a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and the shareholders.

13. Period for which the personal data will be stored

The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

14. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the affected person provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The affected person is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the affected person could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the affected person, the affected person must contact one of our employees. The employee clarifies to the affected person whether the provision of the 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 data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

15. Existence of automated decision-making

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

This Privacy Policy has been generated by the Privacy Policy Generator of the DGD – Your External DPO that was developed in cooperation with German Lawyers from WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.