Höhler+Partner attaches great importance to protecting your privacy when you use this website. With the following data protection declaration, we inform you which personal data is collected when you use our website and how this data is processed, used and protected by us.

1. name and contact details of the controller

This information applies to data processing by:

Höhler+Partner Architekten und Beratende Ingenieure PartGmbB, Sonnenweg 11 A , 52070 Aachen

Email: aachen@hoehler-partner.de
Phone: +49 241 1809-0
Fax: +49 241 1809-500

Höhler+Partner Architekten und Beratende Ingenieure PartGmbB is also responsible for the content of the following affiliated companies linked on the homepage: H+P Planungsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG, H+P Objektplanung Aachen GmbH, H+P Objektplanung Süd GmbH, H+P Objektplanung International GmbH.

2. collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

a) When visiting the website

When you visit our website www.hoehler-partner.de, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
• the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• To ensure a comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability and
• for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

We also use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed explanations in the sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.

b) When using our contact form

If you have any questions, you can contact us using the form provided on the website. A valid e-mail address is required so that we know who sent the request and can respond to it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract if you use the contact form because you wish to enter into a contract with us.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your request has been dealt with.

3. disclosure of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

• You have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR have expressly consented to this,
• the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data,
• in the event that the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c GDPR there is a legal obligation, and
• this is legally permissible and in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR is required for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

4. cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware.

Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity.

We use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already visited our site when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR is required.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. analysis tools

Tracking tools: The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR is carried out. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. for the purpose of designing and continuously optimizing our website to meet your needs. (https://www.google.de/ intl/en/abouth (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”). In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and cookies (see section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is 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 activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of this website. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).

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 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).

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found in the Google Analytics help section(https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

6. social media plug-ins, links

Höhler+Partner also presents itself in online social networks offered by other companies (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.).

Please note that the respective data protection and terms of use of these companies apply to the registration and use of such online networks.

Details on the processing of data can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=de_DE

https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Although we select our business partners carefully, we cannot assume any guarantee or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content and data security of third-party websites. Therefore, this privacy policy does not apply to linked third-party websites.

As a content provider, Höhler+Partner is responsible for its own content that we make available for use in accordance with the general laws. Cross-references (“external links”) to content provided by other providers are to be distinguished from our own content. This third-party content does not originate from Höhler+Partner, nor does Höhler+Partner have the possibility to influence the content of third-party sites. The contents of external sites to which Höhler+Partner refers by means of links do not reflect the opinion of Höhler+Partner Architekten und Beratende Ingenieure PartGmbB, but merely serve to provide information and illustrate connections.

7. rights of data subjects

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
• in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
• in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller
• pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR to revoke your consent once given to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future and
• to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our office.

8. right of objection

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR on grounds relating to your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object which we will implement without you having to specify a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to datenschutz@hoehler-partner.de.

9. data security

We use the widespread SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. As a rule, this involves 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. topicality and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in June 2018.

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. You can access and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at www.hoehler-partner.de/datenschutz.