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We are pleased that you visit our website. The protection and security of your personal information when using our website is very important to us. Therefore, we would like to inform you about which personal data we collect when you visit our website and for which purposes this data is used.

This privacy policy applies to the internet services of manuscript GmbH, accessible under the domain www.manuscript.de and its various subdomains ("our website").

Who is responsible and how can you contact us?

Data Controller

Responsible for the processing of personal data within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

manuscript GmbH
Oskar-Jäger-Straße 173 / K5
50825 Cologne, Germany
Phone: +49 221 34640 12
Email: info@manuscript.de

Data Protection Officer

Williams-Connect Management
Owner: Janko Williams
Straße der Jugend 18
14974 Ludwigsfelde, Germany
Email: kontakt@williams-connect.eu

What is this about?

This privacy policy fulfills the legal requirements for transparency in the processing of personal data. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Examples include your name, age, address, phone number, date of birth, email address, IP address, or user behavior when visiting a website. Information that cannot be linked to you (or only with disproportionate effort), e.g., through anonymization, is not considered personal data. The processing of personal data (e.g., collection, retrieval, use, storage, or transmission) always requires a legal basis and a defined purpose.

Stored personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of the processing has been achieved and there are no lawful grounds for further retention. We inform you about specific storage periods or criteria in the respective processing operations. Regardless, in individual cases, we store your personal data for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims and when statutory retention obligations exist.

Who receives my data?

We only share your personal data processed on our website with third parties if necessary for fulfilling the purposes and if the legal basis (e.g., consent or legitimate interests) covers this. Additionally, personal data may be shared in individual cases for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims. Possible recipients could be law enforcement authorities, lawyers, auditors, courts, etc.

If we use service providers for operating our website who process personal data on our behalf according to Art. 28 GDPR (order processors), these providers may also receive your personal data. More information about the use of processors and web services can be found in the overview of individual processing activities.

Do you use cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent by us to the browser on your device and stored there during your visit to our website. Alternatively, information can also be stored in the browser's local storage. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without cookies or local storage (technically necessary cookies). Other cookies enable us to perform various analyses, allowing us, for example, to recognize your browser on subsequent visits and transmit information to us (non-essential cookies). Cookies help us make our website more user-friendly and effective by tracking your usage and remembering your preferred settings (e.g., country and language preferences). If third parties process information via cookies, they collect this data directly via your browser. Cookies do not harm your device. They cannot run programs or contain viruses.

Information about the services for which we use cookies is provided in the respective processing activities. Detailed information about the cookies used can be found in the cookie settings or consent manager on this website.

What rights do I have?

Under the conditions of the GDPR, you as the data subject have the following rights:

Right to access (Art. 15 GDPR) – to obtain meaningful information about your personal data stored with us and details of its processing, including a copy of your data;
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) – correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) – deletion of data unless processing is necessary for freedom of expression, legal obligations, public interest, or legal claims;
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) – if accuracy is contested, processing unlawful, data no longer needed but you require it for legal claims, or you object to processing;
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) – receiving your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or transferring it directly to another controller if technically feasible;
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) – to processing based on legitimate interests or public interest grounds, or for direct marketing purposes;
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) – with future effect;
Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR) – with a supervisory authority if you believe data processing violates the GDPR.

How are my data processed in detail?

Below you will find information about the individual processing activities, the scope and purpose of data processing, the legal basis, any obligation to provide data, and storage duration. No automated individual decisions, including profiling, take place.

Website Provision

Type and scope of processing:
When you access and use our website, we collect personal data automatically transmitted by your browser to our server, temporarily stored in a log file, including:

IP address
Date and time of access
Name and URL of requested file (Referrer URL)
Browser type and operating system
Access provider name

[Our website is hosted by a service provider who processes these data on our behalf under Art. 28 GDPR.]

Purpose and legal basis:
Processing serves our legitimate interest in displaying the website and ensuring security and stability (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Logging is essential for website operation. No objection right applies due to Art. 21(1) GDPR exception. If required by law, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data provision is not legally or contractually required but necessary for website access.

Storage duration:
Data are stored for the duration of the website display and, for technical reasons, up to [7 days].

Contact Form

Type and scope of processing:
We offer a contact form for communication. Mandatory fields are necessary to process your request. You may optionally provide additional data. Data are not shared with third parties.

Purpose and legal basis:
Data processing serves communication and handling your inquiry based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or contract fulfillment (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). Provision is not legally required, but processing is impossible without mandatory fields. Otherwise, please contact us by other means.

Storage duration:
Data from inquiries submitted via consent are stored for three years after completion or until consent withdrawal. [For contractual inquiries, data are stored for three years after contract end.]

Type and scope of processing:
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address [and name] plus registration date and IP address. You receive a confirmation email (double opt-in). If not confirmed within [XX hours], the registration expires.

[Newsletter is sent directly by us without third-party data sharing.]
[Or: Newsletter service by [provider], processing data on our behalf under Art. 28 GDPR.]

Purpose and legal basis:
Data is processed for newsletter delivery based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may unsubscribe at any time.

Storage duration:
Data are stored up to [XX hours] until confirmation. After confirmation, data are kept until withdrawal of consent (unsubscribe), plus up to [7 days] for technical reasons.

Google Fonts

Type and scope of processing:
We use Google Fonts by Google Ireland Limited to provide fonts. Accessing these fonts transmits your IP address to Google servers.

Purpose and legal basis:
Use is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG).

Storage duration:
Storage duration is determined by Google Ireland Limited. More info: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Maps

Type and scope of processing:
We embed Google Maps by Google Ireland Limited to display maps. Accessing these sends your IP and browser data to Google servers.

Purpose and legal basis:
Use is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG).

Storage duration:
Storage duration determined by Google Ireland Limited. More info: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Polyfill CDN

Type and scope of processing:
We use Polyfill CDN by The Financial Times Ltd. to deliver website content efficiently. Accessing content transmits your IP and browser data.

Purpose and legal basis:
Use is based on our legitimate interest in secure and efficient content delivery (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Storage duration:
Storage duration determined by The Financial Times Ltd. More info: https://polyfill.io/v3/privacy-policy/.

Wix

Type and scope of processing:
Our website is built with Wix.com, Inc., which provides hosting, web design tools, and statistical data collection about visits (e.g., accessed page, date/time, data volume, browser type, IP).

Purpose and legal basis:
Use is based on our legitimate interest in secure and efficient website operation and optimization (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Storage duration:
Storage duration determined by Wix.com, Inc. More info: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy.

Wix CDN

Type and scope of processing:
We use Wix CDN by Wix.com, Inc. as a content delivery network to speed up delivery of website files. Access sends your IP and browser data.