Privacy Statement

Provider and responsible party within the meaning of the Data Protection Act
This data protection information applies to data processing by:

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• gp expo event gmbh
• Guido Pargen
• Veynaustr. 11-13
• 53894 Mechernich
• Tel.: +49 2256 95 93 02-0
• Fax: +49 2256 95 93 02-5
• E-mail: info@gp-expo.de

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

a) When you visit the website

When you visit our website www.gp-expo.de, the browser on your device automatically sends information to the server on our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following Information is collected without your intervention 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,
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• Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
• the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The mentioned data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
• for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about to draw her person. In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed explanations under sections 4 and 5 of this data protection declaration.

b) When subscribing to our newsletter

If you have expressly consented according to art. 6 par. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, we will use your e-mail address to regularly send you our newsletter. To receive the newsletter it is sufficient to provide an e-mail address. You can unsubscribe at any time, for example via a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can send your unsubscribe request at any time to info@gp-expo.de by e-mail.

c) When using our contact form

If you have any questions, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using the form provided on the website. A valid e-mail address is required so that we know from whom the request originates and to be able to answer them. Further information can be provided voluntarily. The data will be processed for the purpose of contacting us in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntary consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your request has been processed.

3. passing on of data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only share your personal information with third parties if:

• you have given your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO,
• the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f DSGVO is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the person responsible or a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which are essential for the protection of personal data, are protected. data, especially if the person concerned is a child.
• in the event that a legal obligation exists for the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, and
• this is legally permissible and is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO.

4. cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Setting cookies on your end device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specifically used terminal device. However, this means not that we gain immediate knowledge of your identity. The use of cookies serves on the one hand to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that You have already visited individual pages of our website. These will be deleted automatically after leaving our site. In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness. can be stored on your mobile device for a specified period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made, so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for you for the purpose of optimising our offer (see Section 5). These cookies enable us to track your visit to our site the next time you visit our site. that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The data processed by cookies are used for the above-mentioned purposes in order to protect our legitimate interests. and third parties pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer, or so that you always receive a message to this effect. appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies can lead to the fact that you cannot use all 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 Par. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO. With the tracking measures that will be used, we want to ensure that they are designed to meet the needs of our customers and that they are continually updated. optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer. These interests are known as in the sense of the aforementioned provision. The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

a) Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google"). In this context, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies (see point 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your Use of this website such as

• browser type/version,
• operating system used,
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
• Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
• Time of the server request,

are transferred 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 the website activities and to provide further information on the use of the website. and Internet use for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these Internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties where required to do so by law. or insofar as third parties process these data on behalf of the company. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking). You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting the browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case not all functions of this website may be fully usable. you may also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating 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=en).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. Delete the Cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
You can find more information about privacy in connection with Google Analytics in the Google Analytics Help for example.
(https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en).

b) Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

We also use Google Conversion Tracking to statistically record and evaluate the use of our website for the purpose of optimising it for you. Google Adwords sets a cookie (see paragraph 4) on your computer, if you came to our website via a Google ad. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the Adwords customer's website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can see that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page. Each Adwords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be accessed via the web pages can be tracked by Adwords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Adwords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The Adwords customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any information that personally identifies users. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking process, you can also reject the setting of a cookie required for this - for example using a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies. You can set cookies for Conversion tracking can also be deactivated by setting your browser to block cookies from the "www.googleadservices.com" domain. Google's privacy policy on conversion tracking is here (https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).

Matomo

We use the open source software Matomo to analyze and statistically evaluate the use of the website. Cookies are used for this purpose (see section 4). The information generated by the cookie about the use of the website is sent to our server and combined in pseudonymous user profiles. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website and to enable a demand-oriented design of our website. A passing on of the information will not be passed on to third parties. Under no circumstances will the IP address be linked to other data relating to the user. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking). Your visit to this website is currently covered by the Matomo web analysis. Click here (https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/) to stop tracking your visit.

6. Social Media Plug-ins

We use social plug-ins of the social networks Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on our website on the basis of art. 6 par. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO to make our company better known. The underlying advertising purpose is as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the DSGVO. Responsibility for data protection-compliant operation must be guaranteed by the respective provider. We integrate these plug-ins by means of the so-called two-click method to best protect visitors to our website.

a) Facebook

Our website uses social media plugins from Facebook to personalize their use. For this we use the "LIKE" or "PART"-button. This is an offer from Facebook. If you have a page of our website which contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Facebook's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to your browser and integrated into the website. The If you do not have a Facebook account or are not currently logged in to Facebook, Facebook receives information from your browser that your browser has called up the corresponding page of our website. This information (including Your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly associate your visit to our website with your Facebook account. If you start with If you interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the "LIKE" or "PART" button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information will also be published on Facebook and your Facebook friends. Facebook may use this information for the purposes of advertising, market research and demand-oriented design of Facebook pages. Facebook creates usage, interest and relationship profiles for this purpose, z. B. to evaluate your use of our website with respect to the advertisements displayed to you on Facebook, to inform other Facebook users about your activities on our website, and to provide other information related to your use of Facebook. to provide services.

If you do not want Facebook to associate the information collected through our website with your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. Purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of the data by Facebook and your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Privacy Notices (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/) from Facebook.

b) Twitter

Our website contains plugins of the short message network of Twitter Inc. (Twitter) integrated. You can recognize the Twitter plugins (tweet button) by the Twitter logo on our site. An overview of tweet buttons can be found here ( https://about.twitter.com/resources/buttons). If you call a page of our website which contains such a plugin, a direct connection between your browser and the Twitter server. Twitter receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Twitter "tweet button" while logged into your Twitter account, you will be able to view the contents of your Twitter account. of our pages on your Twitter profile. This allows Twitter to associate the visit of our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use. through Twitter. If you do not want Twitter to associate your visit to our pages, please log out of your Twitter account. For more information, see the Twitter (https://twitter.com/privacy) privacy policy.

c) Instagram

Our website also uses so-called Social Plugins ("Plugins") from Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). The plugins are provided with an Instagram logo, for example in the form of an "instagram camera". When you access a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Instagram's servers. The content of the plugin is provided by Instagram directly to your browser and integrated into the page. This integration informs Instagram that your browser has called up the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile, or are not currently logged in to Instagram. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Instagram, you can use Instagram immediately assign your visit to our website to your Instagram account. When you interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the "Instagram" button, this information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server where it is stored. is stored. The information will also be published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts. If you do not want Instagram to transfer the data collected through our website directly to your Instagram account you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website.

For more information, see the Privacy Policy (https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388) from Instagram.

7. rights of concern

you have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 DSGVO. In particular, you can obtain information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients towards whom Your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or opposition, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of their data, provided that this not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details;
• to immediately request the correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 DSGVO;
• to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, unless the processing for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, for reasons of of the public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
• to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, unless the processing for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, for reasons of of the public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
• pursuant to Art. 18 DSGVO, to restrict 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 do not use the data for any other purpose. more, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have filed an objection against the processing in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO;
• to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, current and machine-readable format in accordance with Art. 20 DSGVO or to request the transmission to another person responsible;
• in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 DSGVO, to revoke your consent to us at any time. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue processing data based on this consent in the future and
• to complain to a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 DSGVO. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or workplace or at our company headquarters.

8. right of objection

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO, if there are reasons for this which arise from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we reserve without stating a particular situation. is implemented. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to info@gp-expo.de.

9. data security

We use the most common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. Usually this is a 256 bit Encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. Whether a single page of our website is transmitted encrypted, you can tell by the closed Display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. timeliness and change of this privacy policy

This data protection statement is currently valid as of May 2018 and may need to be changed due to the further development of our website and offers above or due to changes in legal or official requirements. to change. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website at http://www.gp-expo.de/kontakt.html.