RESPONSIBILITY

EXTE MANAGEMENT
E-MAIL: info@extemanagement.com
DATA PROTECTION OFFICER: webmaster@extemanagement.com

GENERAL

THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT IS INTENDED TO INFORM USERS OF THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE NATURE, EXTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED BY THE WEBSITE OPERATOR, EXTE MANAGEMENT.
THE WEBSITE OPERATOR TAKES DATA PROTECTION VERY SERIOUSLY AND TREATS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONFIDENTIALLY AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATUTORY REGULATIONS. AS NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE CONTINUOUS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WEBSITE MEAN THAT CHANGES MAY BE MADE TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ THROUGH THE PRIVACY STATEMENT IN ITS LATEST VERSION AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

DATA ACCESS

● THE WEBSITE OPERATOR COLLECTS DATA ON THE BASIS OF ITS LEGITIMATE INTEREST VIA ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE AND STORES THESE DATA AS “SERVER LOG FILES” ON THE SERVER OF THE WEBSITE. THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE RECORDED IN THIS WAY:
● WEBSITE VISITED
● TIME AT THE MOMENT OF ACCESS
● QUANTITY OF DATA TRANSMITTED IN BYTES
● SOURCE/REFERENCE FROM WHICH YOU ACCESSED THE PAGE
● BROWSER USED
● OPERATING SYSTEM USED
● IP ADDRESS USED
● THE SERVER LOG FILES ARE STORED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 28 DAYS AND THEN DELETED. THE DATA ARE SAVED FOR REASONS OF SECURITY IN ORDER, FOR EXAMPLE, TO CLARIFY ANY CASES OF MISUSE. IF DATA HAVE TO BE KEPT FOR REASONS OF EVIDENCE, THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE ERASURE UNTIL THE CASE HAS BEEN FINALLY RESOLVED.

COOKIES

OUR WEBSITE MAKES USE OF SO-CALLED COOKIES IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE REPEAT USE OF OUR WEBSITE BY THE SAME USER/INTERNET CONNECTION SUBSCRIBER. COOKIES ARE SMALL TEXT FILES THAT YOUR INTERNET BROWSER DOWNLOADS AND STORES ON YOUR COMPUTER. THEY ARE USED TO IMPROVE OUR WEBSITE AND SERVICES. IN MOST CASES THESE ARE SO-CALLED “SESSION COOKIES” THAT ARE DELETED ONCE YOU LEAVE OUR WEBSITE.
TO AN EXTENT, HOWEVER, THESE COOKIES ALSO PASS ALONG INFORMATION USED TO AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE YOU. RECOGNITION OCCURS THROUGH AN IP ADDRESS SAVED TO THE COOKIES. THE INFORMATION THEREBY OBTAINED IS USED TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICES AND TO EXPEDITE YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE.
YOU CAN PREVENT COOKIES FROM BEING INSTALLED BY ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON YOUR BROWSER SOFTWARE ACCORDINGLY. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE, HOWEVER, THAT BY DOING SO YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE FULL USE OF ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF OUR

WEBSITE.

COLLECTING AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

EXTE MANAGEMENT USES AND FORWARDS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHEN THIS IS PERMITTED WITHIN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OR YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION OF THE DATA. PERSONAL DATA IS DEFINED AS ALL INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY YOU PERSONALLY AND CAN BE TRACED BACK TO YOU – HENCE YOUR NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, FOR EXAMPLE.
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THIS WEBSITE WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY PERSONAL DETAILS. HOWEVER, TO IMPROVE OUR ONLINE OFFERING WE DO STORE YOUR ACCESS DATA ON THIS WEBSITE (WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO YOU PERSONALLY). THESE ACCESS DATA INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FILE YOU HAVE REQUESTED OR THE NAME OF YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER. ANONYMIZATION OF THE DATA MEANS THAT THEY CANNOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU PERSONALLY.

IF YOU APPLY TO US AS A MODEL WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA SUCH AS ADDRESS DATA AND THE IMAGE FILES YOU HAVE UPLOADED OR SENT US VIA EMAIL, WITHIN THE COMPANY ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTEREST TO FULFIL OUR CONTRACTUALLY AGREED SERVICES AND TO OPTIMIZE
OUR ONLINE OFFERING ONLY TO THE EXTENT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR PROCESSING YOUR APPLICATION. THIS TAKES PLACE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS.

HANDLING OF CONTACT DATA

IF YOU MAKE CONTACT WITH US VIA THE CONTACT OPTIONS OFFERED, YOUR DETAILS WILL BE STORED SO THAT THEY CAN BE ACCESSED FOR PROCESSING AND REPLYING TO YOUR REQUEST. THESE DATA WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.

NEWSLETTER

OUR WEBSITE OFFERS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER. THE NEWSLETTER PROVIDES YOU PERIODICALLY WITH INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES. TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER, WE REQUIRE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS. WE WILL REVIEW THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER YOU ARE IN FACT THE OWNER OF THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED OR WHETHER THE ACTUAL OWNER OF SAID ADDRESS IS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE NEWSLETTER. WHEN SUBSCRIBING TO OUR NEWSLETTER, WE WILL STORE YOUR IP ADDRESS AS WELL AS THE DATE AND TIME YOU SUBSCRIBED. THIS SERVES TO PROTECT US IN THE EVENT A THIRD PARTY IMPROPERLY AND WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE MAKES USE OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER. WE WILL NOT COLLECT ANY OTHER DATA. THE DATA THEREBY COLLECTED IS USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING OUR NEWSLETTER. NO DATA IS TRANSFERRED TO THIRD PARTIES. NOR IS ANY OF THIS INFORMATION MATCHED TO ANY INFORMATION THAT OTHER COMPONENTS OF OUR WEBSITE MAY COLLECT. YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NEWSLETTER AT ANY TIME. YOU WILL FIND ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN THE EMAIL CONFIRMING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AS WELL AS IN EACH NEWSLETTER.

CONTACTING US

ON OUR WEBSITE WE OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT US, EITHER BY EMAIL AND/OR BY USING A CONTACT FORM. IN SUCH EVENT, INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE USER IS STORED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE USER. NO DATA IS TRANSFERRED TO THIRD PARTIES. NOR IS ANY OF THIS INFORMATION MATCHED TO ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE COLLECTED BY OTHER COMPONENTS OF OUR WEBSITE.

USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS WITH ANONYMIZATION

OUR WEBSITE USES GOOGLE ANALYTICS, A WEB ANALYSIS SERVICE FROM GOOGLE INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043 USA, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “GOOGLE“. GOOGLE ANALYTICS EMPLOYS SO-CALLED “COOKIES“, TEXT FILES THAT ARE STORED TO YOUR COMPUTER IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AN ANALYSIS OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
THE INFORMATION GENERATED BY THESE COOKIES, SUCH AS TIME, PLACE AND FREQUENCY OF YOUR VISITS TO OUR SITE, INCLUDING YOUR IP ADDRESS, IS TRANSMITTED TO GOOGLE’S LOCATION IN THE US AND STORED THERE.
WE USE GOOGLE ANALYTICS WITH AN IP ANONYMIZATION FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE. IN DOING SO, GOOGLE ABBREVIATES AND THEREBY ANONYMIZES YOUR IP ADDRESS BEFORE TRANSFERRING IT FROM MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR SIGNATORY STATES TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA.
GOOGLE WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO EVALUATE YOUR USAGE OF OUR SITE, TO COMPILE REPORTS ON WEBSITE ACTIVITY FOR US, AND TO PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO WEBSITE- AND INTERNET USAGE. GOOGLE MAY ALSO TRANSFER THIS INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES IF THIS IS REQUIRED BY LAW OR TO THE EXTENT THIS DATA IS PROCESSED BY THIRD PARTIES ON GOOGLE´S BEHALF.
GOOGLE STATES THAT IT WILL IN NEVER ASSOCIATE YOUR IP ADDRESS WITH OTHER DATA HELD BY GOOGLE. YOU CAN PREVENT COOKIES FROM BEING INSTALLED BY ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON YOUR BROWSER SOFTWARE ACCORDINGLY. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE, HOWEVER, THAT BY DOING SO YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE FULL USE OF ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF OUR WEBSITE.
GOOGLE ALSO OFFERS A DISABLING OPTION FOR THE MOST COMMON BROWSERS, THUS PROVIDING YOU WITH GREATER CONTROL OVER THE DATA WHICH IS COLLECTED AND PROCESSED BY GOOGLE. IF YOU ENABLE THIS OPTION, NO INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR WEBSITE VISIT IS TRANSMITTED TO GOOGLE ANALYTICS. HOWEVER, THE ACTIVATION DOES NOT PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO US OR TO ANY OTHER WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES WE MAY USE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISABLING OPTION PROVIDED BY GOOGLE, AND HOW TO ENABLE THIS OPTION, VISIT HTTPS://GOOGLE.COM

NEWSLETTER CONSENT

YOU WILL BE ASKED TO CONSENT TO THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER AS FOLLOWS:
“I HAVE READ THE PRIVACY POLICY AND I GIVE MY CONSENT TO DATA BEING PROCESSED BY A SERVICE PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES”.
WE USE THE NEWSLETTER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH REGULAR UPDATES ABOUT OUR OFFERS. TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER, YOU WILL NEED A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS. WE WILL THEN CHECK THE EMAIL ADDRESS ENTERED TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY ITS OWNER OR IF ITS OWNER HAS AGREED TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER. BY REGISTERING FOR THE NEWSLETTER, WE WILL SAVE YOUR IP ADDRESS AND DATE AND TIME OF REGISTRATION. THIS WILL BE USED IN CASE A THIRD PARTY MISUSES YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
WE WILL NOT COMPARE THE DATA COLLECTED DURING NEWSLETTER REGISTRATION WITH ANY OTHER DATA THAT MIGHT BE COLLECTED BY OTHER COMPONENTS OF OUR SITE.

NEWSLETTER TRACKING

OUR NEWSLETTER INCLUDES SO-CALLED WEB BUGS THAT ALLOW US TO RECOGNISE IF AND WHEN AN EMAIL HAS BEEN OPENED AND WHICH LINKS IN THE EMAIL HAVE BEEN CLICKED BY ITS RECIPIENT.
THIS DATA IS STORED BY US SO THAT WE CAN BEST ALIGN OUR NEWSLETTER TO THE WISHES AND INTERESTS OF OUR SUBSCRIBERS. ACCORDINGLY, THE DATA THUS COLLECTED IS USED TO SEND PERSONALISED NEWSLETTERS TO EACH RECIPIENT.
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO CONSENT TO THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS FOLLOWS:
“I AGREE THAT MY DATA AND MY USER RESPONSES WILL BE STORED ELECTRONICALLY BY NEWSLETTER TRACKING SO THAT I CAN RECEIVE A PERSONALISED NEWSLETTER. THE REVOCATION OF THE CONSENT TO RECEIVE THE NEWSLETTER CONSTITUTES A REVOCATION OF THE CONSENT FOR THE TRACKING DESCRIBED ABOVE.”
BY REVOKING THE CONSENT TO RECEIVE THE NEWSLETTER, THE CONSENT TO THE AFOREMENTIONED TRACKING IS REVOKED.

INFORMATION / CANCELLATION / DELETION

ON THE BASIS OF THE FEDERAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, YOU MAY CONTACT US AT NO COST IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING OR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, IF YOU WISH TO REQUEST THE CORRECTION, BLOCKING OR DELETION OF THE SAME, OR IF YOU WISH TO CANCEL EXPLICITLY GRANTED CONSENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE INCORRECT DATA CORRECTED OR TO HAVE PERSONAL DATA DELETED, WHERE SUCH CLAIM IS NOT BARRED BY ANY LEGAL OBLIGATION TO RETAIN THIS DATA.