Privacy

What this tool processes

The domain you enter

The domain you enter is sent to the server, used there for the check and cached for at most five minutes, so that a second lookup does not fire off new requests to other people's nameservers. After that it is discarded. It appears in no log file: in the browser it stays behind the hash of the address and only reaches the server in the request body, which the web server does not write down.

Your IP address

An IP address is needed to limit how many lookups each user can make. It is never stored in the clear, only as a checksum with an addition that changes daily. That means nobody is recognisable beyond a single day. IPv6 addresses are shortened to the first 64 bits beforehand.

The legal basis is the legitimate interest in protecting the service against abuse, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

What this tool looks up

To answer the question, the server queries the nameservers of the domain you entered and, depending on the question, calls up its website. In doing so the server's IP address becomes visible, not yours.

Fonts and scripts

Fonts and program code are delivered exclusively from this server. No connection is made to Google Fonts or to a content delivery network. No cookies are set. That holds for the audience measurement covered in the next section as well: your browser loads that script from this site too.

Audience measurement

To see which questions are needed, we count page views with Matomo, an open-source analytics package. Matomo runs on our own server in Germany. No data is passed to Matomo itself or to any other third party.

Your browser only talks to this site for that: the measurement sits under the path /_stats/, and our web server passes those calls on to our own measurement server. Nothing goes to a third party on the way.

The measurement is set up so that no personal reference arises:

• Your IP address is shortened before it is stored.
• No cookies are set and no identifiers are handed out, and there is no cross-site tracking.
• Individual visit logs and visitor profiles are switched off; only aggregated reports arise, rounded to steps of ten.
• Screen resolution and device model are not recorded, and of operating system and browser only the major version. That makes recognition through a digital fingerprint harder.
• Referrals from other sites are shortened to the hostname, and parameters in addresses are masked or filtered out.

The domain you check is not counted. It sits behind the hash of the address, and what sits there is seen by no server, this one included.

The legal basis is the legitimate interest in an understandable picture of usage, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Because of the restrictions listed above, the interference is slight. The analysis data is deleted after 180 days.

Objecting to the audience measurement

You can object to the measurement at any time. The setting is stored locally in your browser and applies for as long as you do not clear the website data for this site.

Alternatively you can switch on “Do Not Track” or “Global Privacy Control” in your browser. Both are respected, and your visit is then not counted.

What stays in the browser

This tool remembers two things in the local storage of your browser: the domain you checked last, so that the next form is already filled in, and the saved list you put domains on yourself. Both stay in this browser. Neither is sent to the server, analysed, or connected to an account. They are not cookies either: the entries are not sent along with any request.

You can delete both yourself at any time: individual entries with Remove on the saved list, and all of it together by clearing the website data in your browser settings.

Server logs

The web server writes requests down: time, address requested, status code, amount transferred, browser identification. These entries are deleted after seven days. What applies to log files beyond that is under point 3 below.

General privacy statement

We are delighted that you are interested in our company. Data protection matters a great deal to the management of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe. It is generally possible to use the websites of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe without providing any personal data at all. Should a data subject wish to make use of particular services of our company through our website, however, processing of personal data may become necessary. Where processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in line with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to neueDaten Bastian Schwabe. By means of this privacy statement, our company wishes to inform the public of the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. This privacy statement also informs data subjects of the rights to which they are entitled.

As the controller, neueDaten Bastian Schwabe has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of the personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy statement of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe is based on the terms used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy statement should be easy to read and easy to understand, for the general public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure that, we would like to explain the terms used beforehand.

In this privacy statement we use, among others, the following terms:

a) personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) data subject

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) restriction of processing

Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

f) pseudonymisation

Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) controller or controller responsible for the processing

Controller or controller responsible for the processing means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) processor

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) recipient

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

k) consent

Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and address of the controller

The controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in Member States of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:

Phone: +49 234 60934007
Email: hallo@neuedaten.de
Website: neuedaten.de

3. Collection of general data and information

Each time the website of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe is called up by a data subject or an automated system, it collects a series of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. What may be collected is (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-pages reached on our website via an accessing system, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serves to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, neueDaten Bastian Schwabe draws no conclusions about the data subject. This information is needed rather (1) to deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) to optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) to ensure the continued functioning of our information technology systems and of the technology behind our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by neueDaten Bastian Schwabe statistically on the one hand, and further with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our company, ultimately to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

4. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or where this has been provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

5. Rights of the data subject

a) Right of confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her is being processed. A data subject wishing to make use of this right of confirmation may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

b) Right of access

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller, free of charge and at any time, information about the personal data stored concerning them and a copy of that information. The European legislator has further granted the data subject access to the following information:

• the purposes of the processing
• the categories of personal data being processed
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
• where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
• the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, or restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
• the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• where the personal data is not collected from the data subject: any available information as to their source
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

The data subject also has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where that is the case, the data subject further has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

A data subject wishing to make use of this right of access may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. The data subject further has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

A data subject wishing to make use of this right to rectification may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

• The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
• The data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
• The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
• The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
• The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data was collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8(1) GDPR.

Where one of the grounds above applies and a data subject wishes to arrange for the erasure of personal data stored by neueDaten Bastian Schwabe, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with without undue delay.

Where the personal data has been made public by neueDaten Bastian Schwabe and our company as controller is obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, neueDaten Bastian Schwabe, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by those other controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. The employee of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe will arrange what is necessary in the individual case.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

• The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
• The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use.
• The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
• The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

Where one of the conditions above applies and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by neueDaten Bastian Schwabe, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe will arrange the restriction of processing.

f) Right to data portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit that data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe at any time.

g) Right to object

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.

In the event of an objection, neueDaten Bastian Schwabe will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where neueDaten Bastian Schwabe processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to neueDaten Bastian Schwabe processing for direct marketing purposes, neueDaten Bastian Schwabe will no longer process the personal data for those purposes.

The data subject also has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them carried out by neueDaten Bastian Schwabe for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of neueDaten Bastian Schwabe directly. The data subject is further free, in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject's explicit consent, neueDaten Bastian Schwabe shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights concerning automated decision-making, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to assert their right to withdraw consent, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

6. Legal basis of the processing

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a particular processing purpose. Where the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case for example with processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for instance in the case of enquiries about our products or services. Where our company is subject to a legal obligation making the processing of personal data necessary, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, a hospital or other third parties. The processing would then be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations may be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Processing operations not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overriding. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator, who took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed where the data subject is a client of the controller (recital 47, second sentence, GDPR).

7. Legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

8. Period for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. Once that period expires, the corresponding data is routinely erased, provided that it is no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract.

9. Statutory or contractual requirements to provide personal data; necessity for entering into a contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide it

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is in part required by law (for instance tax regulations) or may also follow from contractual arrangements (for instance details of the contracting party). At times it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data, for example, when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will explain to the data subject, on a case-by-case basis, whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or by contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of failing to provide it would be.

10. Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

This privacy statement was created by the privacy statement generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as External Data Protection Officer Hamburg, in cooperation with data protection lawyer Christian Solmecke.