Privacy Policy - How Your Data Is Handled

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Privacy Policy

1. Privacy Overview

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy provided below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details of the operator in the section "Responsible Party" of this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

One way we collect your data is by you providing it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This includes technical data such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time of your page visit. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter the website.

How do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data may also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to request information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Strato

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Strasse 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter "Strato"). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

For more information, please refer to Strato's Privacy Policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

Using Strato is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in providing a reliable representation of our website. If consent has been requested, the processing is based solely on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDG, to the extent that consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) as per TDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Order Processing

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for using the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures the personal data of our website visitors is processed only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Notice of Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Mohamad Hakki
An der Marienburg 57
50127 Bergheim
GERMANY

Phone: +49 (0) 162 7115297
Email: info@hakki-certified-translator.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Retention Period

Unless a more specific retention period is mentioned in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose of processing the data no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in such cases, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed under Article 9(1) GDPR. If you have expressly consented to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing can also be carried out based on our legitimate interest according to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The specific legal basis for data processing is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, it is necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only share personal data with external parties if required for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., transferring data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if there is another legal basis for the data transfer. When using processors, we only share personal data with our customers based on a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke a previously given consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and Against Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

If the data processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The specific legal basis for the processing can be found in this Privacy Policy. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Article 21(1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes. This includes profiling, if it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Article 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Complain to the Competent Supervisory Authority

If there are violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the location of the alleged infringement. The right to complain is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the data we process based on your consent or in the performance of a contract in an automated, machine-readable format and to transfer it to another controller, if technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, and Deletion

Under the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if necessary, a right to rectification or deletion of this data. For any questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data. You can contact us at any time to exercise this right. You can also object to certain uses of your data as detailed above.

4. Communication via Email, Phone, and WhatsApp

If you contact us via email, phone, or messaging services such as WhatsApp, the data you provide (e.g., name, contact details, content of the inquiry) will be processed to handle your requests.

Please note that communication via WhatsApp may have security vulnerabilities. If you prefer a more secure means of communication, please use our email address.

Legal Basis:

5. Payment Processing

We use the following payment service providers for processing payments:

The data processing is carried out by the respective providers according to their privacy policies.

Legal Basis:

For more information, please visit the privacy policy of the service providers:

This statement was partially created with the help of e-recht24.de.