Data Priivacy Policy

GFI Informationsdesign GmbH takes the protection of your personal data seriously.


The responsible body with respect to the data protection laws is:

GFI Informationsdesign GmbH
Benderstr. 31
77815 Bühl
Tel.: +49 7223 95658-0
Fax: +49 7223 95658-788

E-Mail: info@gfi.net
Internet: www.gfi.net

Managing directors authorised to represent the company:
Achim Kammerer, Marc-Oliver Schaake, Jan Ratzke

Registry entries:
Registergericht: Amtsgericht Mannheim, HRB 706655




The following statement gives you an overview of how we ensure this protection and what type of data is collected and for what purpose.

Collection and processing of personal data
When you visit our websites, our web servers store the name of your Internet service provider (or IP address), the website from which you visit us, the websites you visit on our website, information about the Internet browser and operating system used, as well as the date and duration of the visit.
Further to this, personal data will only be stored if you provide it to us voluntarily, e.g. as part of a registration, a survey or an enquiry.


Use and disclosure of personal data and purpose limitation
GFI uses your personal data for the purposes of technical administration of the websites and for statistical evaluations of use.

We use this technical access information in order to continuously improve the attractiveness and usability of our Internet pages as well as their content and to identify possible technical problems in our Internet offering.

GFI will not share the personal data you provide to us with third parties without your explicit consent.


Cookies
We use cookies on various pages to make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer. Most of the cookies we use are deleted from your hard drive at the end of the browser session (so-called session cookies).

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can choose to set your browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent.

Explanations of the required browser settings can be found here:
https://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Cookies

If you refuse cookies in this way, there is a risk that you will not be able to use all the functions on our websites to their full extent.

We do not use cookies to access information stored on your computer or mobile device, nor to store information there (other than pure identification data), to run programs or to monitor your activities.

Our cookie banner is based on the technology of Cybot A/S. The privacy policy can be viewed at the following linkUnser : https://www.cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy/
You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking on the Change Cookie settings link in the footer of our website.

Links and references to other websites
GFI's website may contain links to other websites. Please note that GFI is not responsible for their data privacy or the content of these other websites.

We recommend that all internet users inform themselves about the respective data protection notices (privacy statements) of other Internet sites which they visit when leaving the GFI website.


Matomo
(formerlyPiwik)
This website uses the open source web analysis service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website.The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored.

Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

Matomo cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the anonymised analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both our website and, if applicable, our advertising.

The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can deactivate the storage and use. In this case, an opt-out cookie is stored in your browser, which prevents Matomo from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be deleted. The opt-out must be reactivated when you visit our site again.


Security
GFI uses technical and organisational security measures to protect any of your data which is managed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

SSL Encryption
In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Contact form
If you contact us with questions of any kind by e-mail or contact form, you give us your consent to contact you. For this purpose, a valid e-mail address is required. This is used to assign the request and then answer it. Providing additional data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry as well as for possible follow-up questions. Once your request has been processed, personal data will be automatically deleted.

Right to Information
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. If you have any further questions about data protection, you can contact our data protection officer (see below) at any time. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible regulatory authority.

Scope
This data protection information applies exclusively to GFI's website.
In addition, we would like to point out that these explanations on data protection are subject to constant adaptation to current requirements.


Questions to the Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions about data protection, please contact:

Andreas Fritz
Benderstr. 31
D-77815 Bühl
E-Mail: dsb@gfi.net