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Legal Notice / Privacy Statement

Provider and person in charge for this website according to § 5 of the Tele Media Act by German Law (TMG):
PUBLIC GATE
Bernd Röcken Standort- und Unternehmensberatung

Authorized Representative
Dipl.-Ök. Bernd Röcken
Office Berlin
Friedenstraße 24
D-14109 Berlin
fon +49 (0)30 - 54711-441
mail office@public-gate.de
www.public-gate.de
www.public-gate.eu
tax office Berlin-Zehlendorf / Germany |  tax number 25/495/62385

Web design
Axel Schuch Werbeagentur, www.schuch-at-work.de

Use of the above data
The use of contact data published within this Legal Notice by third parties for the transmission of not expressly requested advertising and information material is hereby expressly rejected. The operator of the website expressly takes legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information (e.g. spam mail).

Exclusion of liability
The content of this website has been compiled with great care and to the best of knowledge and belief. However, we cannot assume any liability for the accuracy, completeness and up-to-dateness of the whole content. Pursuant to § 7(1) TMG (Telemediengesetz – Tele Media Act by German law), we as service providers are liable for our own content on these pages in accordance with general laws. However, according to §§ 8-10 TMG, we as service providers are not under obligation to monitor external information provided or stored on our website. Once we have become aware of a specific infringement of the law, we will immediately remove the content in question. Any liability concerning this matter can only be assumed from the point in time at which the infringement becomes known to us. Our website contains links to external websites of third parties. The content of these websites is not under our control. So we cannot assume any liability for the correctness of such „external links“. In all cases, the respective provider of information of the linked websites is liable for the content of the information provided.  At the time when the links were placed, they have been checked carefully for possible infringements and they were free of illegal content. As soon as an infringement of the law becomes known to us, we will immediately remove the link in question.

Copyright
The content and works published on this website are subject to the copyright laws of Germany. All information, pictures, graphics and text on these websites is owned by Bernd Röcken Standort- und Unternehmensberatung and protected by copyright. Any duplication, processing, distribution or any form of utilisation beyond the scope of copyright law shall require the prior written approval of the author or authors in question. 

Source of pictures
If third-party copyrights exist, a reference is placed at the bottom of each image. Where a reference is missed, the works are in the public domain because copyright has expired or authors waived their rights. If you nevertheless become aware of an infringement of copyrights, we request immediate notification. If we become aware of any breach of copyright we will immediately remove the content concerned.

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Privacy Statement

1. Introduction
Data protection is of a particularly high priority for us. Data handling on these Internet pages takes place through the website owner. For all contact details please see our page “legal notice”.
The use of our Internet pages www.public-gate.de and www.public-gate.eu is possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a person or enterprise concerned (hereafter called “data subject”) wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the person or enterprise concerned.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with German data protection regulations applicable to our enterprise. Hereinafter concerned data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.
As the responsible authority we have implemented all necessary technical and organizational actions to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.
This data protection declaration is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

SSL encryption
In order to best protect your transmitted data, our websites use SSL encryption. You recognize such encrypted connections with the prefix "https: //" in the page link in the address bar of your browser. Unencrypted pages are identified by "http: //". If SSL encryption is enabled, the data you submit to us can not be read by third parties.

2. Name and Address of the controller
Controller for the purposes of the GDPR, other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection for our Internet pages www.public-gate.de and www.public-gate.eu is:
Bernd Röcken
Friedenstr. 24
14109 Berlin
Deutschland
fon +49 (0)30 - 54711-441
mail b.roecken@public-gate.de

3. Collection of general data and information
Internet pages www.public-gate.de and www.public-gate.eu collect a series of general data and information when a data subject or an automated system calls up the websites. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (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-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our websites correctly, (2) optimize the content of our websites as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, we analyze anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

4. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The data controller processes and stores the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.
If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

5. Rights of the data subject
a) Right of confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed.
b) Right of access
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller comprehensive and free information, as fully described in the GDPR, about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information.
c) Right to rectification
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the reasons specified in detail within the GDPR applies, as long as the processing is not necessary.
e) Right of restriction of processing
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the reasons specified in detail within the GDPR applies.
f) Right to data portability
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
g) Right to object
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR.
We shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
h) Right to withdraw data protection consent
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.

If one of the aforementioned rights a) to h) applies, and a data subject wishes to exercise these rights, he or she may, at any time, contact the controller in person and he will promptly ensure that the request is complied with immediately.

6. Legal basis for the processing
Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR.

7. Period for which the personal data will be stored
The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

8. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data
We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact any employee. Then we clarify to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

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

This Privacy Policy has been generated and worked out on the basis of the following sources: German Association for Data Protection (Privacy Policy Generator) in cooperation with RC GmbH and Wilde, Beuger, Solmecke, Privacy Lawyers.