Privacy policy

1. Data privacy at a glance

The following information provides a basic overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is defined as any data that can be used to personally identify you as an individual. For detailed information on the topic of data protection, please refer to the privacy policy that follows this section.

The operators of this website take the utmost of care when it comes to protecting your personal data. We treat your personal data with confidentiality and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations (Federal Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation – the DSGVO) and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. These are data with which you can personally be identified. The privacy policy that follows explains what data we collect and how it is used. It also explains how the data is collected and the purpose for which it is collected.

We would also like to point out that data transmission via the Internet (e.g. communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

2. Data processing through our website in detail

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Vostura GmbH
Eric Siegeris
Residenzstraße 25
D-13409 Berlin
T +49 (0) 30. 89 39 62 08
info@vostura.com

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected when you provide it to us. For example, this can be the data that you enter when using the contact form.

Other data is collected automatically through our IT systems when you use the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system, or time spent on page). This data is collected automatically as soon as you open our website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure that our website operates seamlessly and error-free for you, our customer. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What legal basis do we use to process your data?
We process your data either on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1a DSGVO), as part of the performance or contract of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1b DSGVO) or in cases when the website operator has legitimate interest in the processing of the data in question (Art. 6 Para. 1f DSGVO)

Who receives the personal data?
Your data is received by the employees responsible for responding to your request or inquiry. Your data will not be shared with third parties. We do not carry out any data processing outside of Germany.

How long do we save your data?
We only store your data the necessary time period that is required by the respective purpose. Typically, this result in the following:

Contact requests: 180 days
The retention period for data sent by you and subsequently linked to cookies is 14 months.
If there is a retention period required by tax regulations, the storage period is either 6 or 10 years as determined by the relevant laws. During this time, data processing is restricted. The storage obligation begins at the end of the calendar year in which the offer was made or the contract was fulfilled.

What rights do you have in regards to your data?
At any time, you can request and receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. This service is free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data, as well as the right to restrict the processing of the data. For this purpose, as well as for any other questions about data protection, you can contact us any time at the addresses given in this data protection declaration.

You also have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contracted that has been shared with you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you are to request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this can only be carried out to the extent to which it is technically feasible.

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any given time. To do so, an e-mail to us is sufficient. Any data processing carried out prior to the request remains legal until the point of the revocation of your consent.

In the event of a data privacy violations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. In this case, the relevant authority in data protection matters is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of Data Protection Commissioners and their contact information can be found under: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Analysis tools and third-party tools
When visiting our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is done mainly with cookies and with 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 features. For details, please refer to the section of our privacy policy under the heading “Third-party modules and analysis tools”.

You can object to this analysis. Further information on your options to object to this analysis are listed in the relevant sections of our privacy policy.

SSL or TLS encryption
For security purposes and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as order or requests that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection in the address line of the browser window that shows „https://“ and displays a lock in your browser address line.

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

Objection to marketing e-mails
The use of contact data published within the framework of the legal notice cannot be used for the transmission of advertising and information material unless expressly requested. The operators of this website reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited transmission of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

3. Third-party modules and analysis tools

3.1. Cookies

Here you can adjust your cookie settings.

Our website partially uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause damage to your computer nor do they transmit viruses. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. This allows us to make our website a better experience, more effective and safer for you, the visitor.

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 cookie settings and you can adjust these setting to only allow cookies in certain situations, exclude the acceptance of cookies as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, this may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored in accordance with Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies that ensure that the services are offered error-free and in optimal technical capacity. Insofar as other cookies (e.g., cookies used for analyzing site navigation) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

If you wish to reconfigure the receipt of cookies again, please click the small lock at the bottom left.

Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies help optimize a website by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without the use of these cookies.

Analysis cookies
Statistical cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with their websites by collecting and reporting information. This data is anonymous and cannot be traced back to the individual.

More information https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/cookie-usage
Validity: 1 minute

3.2. Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that is automatically transmits to us in server log files. This includes:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referral URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is processed in accordance with Art. 6, Para. 1 b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the purpose of fulfilling a contract or pre-contractual activities.

3.3 Contact form

If you send us an inquiry using the contact form, your data from that inquiry, including the contact data you provided in doing so will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up requests. We do not share this data without your consent.

Data processing of any data entered into the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time. To do so, an informal e-mail is sufficient. Any data processing carried out prior to the request remains legal until the point of the revocation of your consent.

The data you share with us in the contact form will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent for us to store it, or the purpose of storing the data is no longer relevant (e.g., after we have responded to your request). Mandatory legal provisions – including retention periods – are unaffected by the above conditions.

3.4 Google Analytics

This website uses services provided by Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses cookies. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable the analysis of how you navigate on this website. The information generated by this cookie is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies is subject to regulation under Art. 6 (1) lit. F DGSVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in being able to analyze how the website is used in order to optimize both its website and its marketing activities.

Browser plug-in
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the relevant settings in your browser, however, please note that in doing so, you may limit the functionality of this website for yourself. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by cookies and related use of your website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the following browser plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to data collection
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. This sets an opt-out cookie, which will prevent your data from being collected during future visits to this website: Google Analytics opt-out.
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.