Data Protection Policy

The Data Controller, who is responsible for data processing under the meaning of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

FAY Projects GmbH

E-Mail: info@fay.de

Registered in the Commercial Register under HRB-No.: 720808
Represented by the Managing Directors: Wolfgang Heid, Ralph Esser, Thomas Frank

Data Protection Officer:

Matthias Heid
Datenschutzbeauftragter
FAY Projects GmbH
Hermsheimer Str. 5
68163 Mannheim
0621-39 174 444
Email: datenschutz@fay.de

Data Protection Statement
Thank you for your interest in FAY Projects GmbH (FAY) and for visiting our website. The purpose of this data protection statement is to provide you, as a Data Subject, with information about how and why we, FAY Projects GmbH, collect and process your personal data, including the type and scope of data we collect and the purpose of our data collection and processing in accordance with the German Data Protection Act and the Telemedia Act.
We take data protection very seriously and will always process your personal data as confidential and in accordance with statutory provisions.

Please be aware that the transmission of data via the Internet is subject to certain vulnerabilities. It is therefore not possible to guarantee complete protection against access by third parties. Furthermore, FAY Projects GmbH reserves the right to amend this data protection statement in light of new circumstances and technological developments at any time.

Access Data

When you visit our website, the fact that our website uses the font services MyFonts and FontAwesome means that our web servers automatically store certain data, including data related to your browser and operating system, the referrer URL (i.e. the previous website you visited), the pages you access during your visit to our website and the date, time and length of your visit. For security reasons, e.g. to detect attacks against our web pages, we also store the IP address assigned to you by your Internet service provider for a period of seven days.

The data we collect are used only for statistical purposes and to improve the functionality of our website. Should we receive notification of illegal use, we reserve the right to review the server log files.

Personal Data
FAY will only collect, process and disclose your personal data to the extent permitted by law and/or if you have granted your consent to the collection, processing or disclosure of such data.

Personal data means all information that could be used to identify you as a person and which can be traced back to you – for example your name, email address and telephone number.

Contact Details
If you use our contact form, we will store your data solely for the purpose of processing your request and providing a satisfactory answer to your inquiry. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.

Google Analytics
In order to better understand the preferences of our website’s visitors and to identify particularly popular areas of our website, we use Google Analytics, a service operated by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The service uses cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.). The data collected by the cookies are typically sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Our website uses IP anonymization. The IP addresses of our website’s users are shortened within the member states of the European Union and European Economic Area. It is impossible to use these shortened IP addresses to identify specific users of our website. Within the framework of the order data agreement which the website operators have concluded with Google Inc., Google Inc. uses the information collected to evaluate the use of our website, to compile reports on the flow of visitors to our website and to provide other services in connection with the use of our website.

Cookies
Our website uses cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.). Your browser accesses these files. Cookies help us to improve the user-friendliness and security of our website and to analyze traffic to and on our website using Google Analytics. Cookies do not damage your computer in any way.

You can manage the way cookies are used and even completely refuse cookies by adjusting your browser’s settings. However, if you do choose to block cookies, you may not be able to use all of the functions of our website.

You can also use a browser plug-in to prevent information being collected by cookies (including your IP address) and from being transmitted and used by Google Inc. You can download the correct plug-in using the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
Alternatively, you can click on this link to deactivate Google Analytics and prevent Google from collecting data about you in relation to your visit to our website. When you click on the above link, you download an opt-out cookie. In order for the opt-out cookie to perform as intended, you will need to configure your browser to allow the storage of cookies. If you regularly delete cookies from your browser, you will need to click the link again each time you visit this website.

If you would like to read more about how Google Inc. processes your personal data, please click on the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Our website uses the following cookies:
Our website uses technically necessary cookies, including WordPress, security plugins, and cookies for third-party services, such as Google Analytics.

Third-party services
Our website features content and services from other providers. These include maps provided by Google Maps, videos from YouTube and graphics and images from other websites. In order for these data to be retrieved and displayed correctly in your browser, it is absolutely necessary to transmit your IP address to these third-party providers. These providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) therefore receive the IP address of each respective user of our website.

Although FAY makes every effort to use only third-party providers who process your IP address solely for to provide content, we have no influence on whether or not they also store your IP address. In such cases, your IP address will be stored for statistical purposes, among other things. Insofar as we know that your IP address will be stored, we make sure to point this out.

Security
FAY uses suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological advances.

Your Rights as a Data Subject: Information, Rectification and Deletion
Upon request, FAY will provide you with information about all of your personal data we have stored, in writing, without undue delay and in accordance with applicable law. If your request does not conflict with a legal obligation to store data (e.g. statutory regulations on the retention of data), we will be happy to rectify, delete or amend your personal data on request to datenschutz@fay.de.

If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer.