PRIVACY POLICY

POTENTIAL Meister&Schrader GmbH & Co.KG
Köpenicker Strasse 325 | House 40 | 12555 Berlin
Office: +49 (0) 30 - 65 76 34 80
Fax: +49 (0) 30 - 65 76 34 99
eMail: datenschutz@potential-berlin.de
POTENTIAL Meister&Schrader GmbH & Co.KG
District Court of Charlottenburg HRB 45841 B

POTENTIAL Meister&Schrader Management Company GmbH
District Court of Charlottenburg HRB 134683 B
Managing Directors: Alexander Meister, Torsten SchraderOur operational managers can be reached at the above address or at contact@potential-berlin.de.

a) When visiting the website
When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website's server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:
• Name of the retrieved file
• Date and time of retrieval
• amount of data transferred
• Message indicating whether the retrieval was successful
• Description of the type of web browser used
• operating system used
• the previously visited page
• Provider
Your IP address
We process the above data for the following purposes:
• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
• for other administrative purposes.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you personally.
In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed information in sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.
b) When using our contact form
If you have any questions, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using a form provided on the website. You must provide a valid email address so that we know who the request came from and can answer it. You can provide further information voluntarily.
Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.
The personal data we collect when you use the contact form will be automatically deleted after 6 months after your request has been processed.

Your personal data will not be transferred 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 express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR,
• the transfer is necessary according to Art.6 Para.1 lit.f GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not sharing your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR, and
• this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

We use so-called cookies in some areas of our website. These file elements allow your computer to be identified as a technical unit during your visit to this website in order to make it easier for you to use our services - even on repeat visits.
However, you generally have the option of setting your Internet browser so that you are informed about the appearance of cookies, so that you can allow or exclude them, or delete existing cookies.
Please use the help function of your Internet browser to obtain information on changing these settings. We would like to point out that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Cookies do not allow a server to read private information from your computer or information stored by another server. They do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses.
We base the use of cookies on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR: the processing is carried out to improve the functionality of our website. It is therefore necessary to protect our legitimate interests.

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of the use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
We would like to point out that Google Analytics has been extended on this website with the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html.
We base the use of the aforementioned analysis tool on Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter f) GDPR: the processing is carried out to analyze usage behavior and is therefore necessary to protect our legitimate interests.

You are entitled to the following data subject rights:
a. Right to information
You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed.
b. Correction/deletion/restriction of processing
Furthermore, you have the right to request that we
• Inaccurate personal data concerning you are corrected immediately (right to rectification);
• Personal data concerning you are deleted immediately (right to erasure) and
• processing is restricted (right to restrict processing).
c. Right to data portability
You have the right to receive personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format and to transmit this data to another controller.
d. Right of withdrawal
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the withdrawal.
e. Right of objection
If the processing of personal data concerning you is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (Article 6 (1) (e) GDPR) or to safeguard our legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), you have the right to object.
f. Right to complain
If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, without prejudice to any other legal remedies.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information on your use of the website generated by the cookie is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and saved there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will shorten your IP address beforehand within member states of the European Union or other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on the following link.
An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found in the Google Analytics terms and conditions or in the Google Analytics overview. We would like to point out that Google Analytics has been extended on this website to include the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" in order to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

To protect your enquiries via internet form, we use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Inc. (Google). The query is used to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or abusively through automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha will not be merged with other Google data. The different data protection regulations of the Google company apply to this data. For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.