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Privacy Policy


1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a **simple overview** of what happens to your **personal data** when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the **website operator**. You can find their contact details in the section "Note on the Controller" in this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected when you **provide it to us**. This may, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected **automatically** by our IT systems when you visit the website or after you provide your **consent**. This is primarily technical data (e.g., Internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the **error-free provision of the website**. Other data may be used to **analyze your user behavior**.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive **information** free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the **rectification or erasure** of this data. If you have given **consent** to data processing, you can **revoke** this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the **restriction of the processing** of your personal data under certain circumstances. In addition, you have a **right to lodge a complaint** with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your **surfing behavior** may be **statistically analyzed**. This is primarily done with so-called **analytics programs**.

Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in the following Privacy Policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Hetzner

The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen (hereinafter **Hetzner**).

Details can be found in Hetzner's privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/rechtliches/datenschutz.

The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a **legitimate interest** in the most reliable presentation of our website possible. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be **revoked at any time**.

Processor Agreement

We have concluded a **Processor Agreement** (**AVV** - Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag in German) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures this party processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data **confidentially** and in accordance with the **statutory data protection regulations** and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security gaps. **Complete protection** of data from access by third parties **is not possible**.

Note on the Controller

The **controller** for data processing on this website is:

BioShift Energy FlexCo
Gramastettner Straße 1
4111 Walding
Österreich (Austria)

Phone: [Phone number of the controller]
E-Mail: office@bioshift.energy

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the **purposes and means of processing personal data** (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period is mentioned within this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the **purpose for the data processing ceases to apply**. If you assert a legitimate request for erasure or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be erased, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, erasure will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website

If you have **consented** to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of **explicit consent** to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be **revoked at any time**. If your data is required for the **performance of a contract** or for the **implementation of pre-contractual measures**, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary for the **fulfillment of a legal obligation** on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing can also be carried out on the basis of our **legitimate interest** according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the respective applicable legal bases in individual cases is provided in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

In the context of our business activities, we work with various **external bodies**. In some cases, a transfer of personal data to these external bodies is necessary. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using **processors**, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid **Processor Agreement**. In the case of joint processing, a **Joint Controller Agreement** is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your **express consent**. You can **revoke** consent you have already given at any time. The **lawfulness** of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains **unaffected** by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, the data subjects have a right to lodge a complaint with a **supervisory authority**, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your **consent** or in **fulfillment of a contract** handed over to yourself or to a third party in a **common, machine-readable format**. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to **free information** about your stored personal data, its origin, recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to **rectification or erasure** of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to **request the restriction of the processing** of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you **contest the accuracy** of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data **was/is unlawful**, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
  • If we **no longer need** your personal data, but you need it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
  • If you have **objected** according to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your **consent** or for the **establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims** or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses **SSL or TLS encryption** for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to **"https://"** and by the **lock symbol** in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us **cannot be read by third parties**.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for sending **unsolicited advertising and informational materials**. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Our internet pages use so-called **"cookies"**. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are either stored **temporarily** for the duration of a session (**session cookies**) or **permanently** (**permanent cookies**) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion by your web browser occurs.

Cookies can come from us (**first-party cookies**) or from third-party companies (**third-party cookies**). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the **electronic communication process**, for the provision of certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for the optimization of the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (**necessary cookies**), are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a **legitimate interest** in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of their services. If consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be **revoked at any time**.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this Privacy Policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called **server log files**, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is **not merged** with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a **legitimate interest** in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of their website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We do **not share** this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our **legitimate interest** in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your **consent** (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; consent can be **revoked at any time**.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do **not share** this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our **legitimate interest** in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your **consent** (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was requested; consent can be **revoked at any time**.

The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analytics Tools and Advertising

WP Statistics

This website uses the analytics tool **WP Statistics** to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134, Tallinn, Estonia (https://veronalabs.com).

WP Statistics allows us to analyze the usage of our website. WP Statistics collects, among other things, log files (IP address, referrer, browser used, origin of the user, search engine used) and actions that website visitors have taken on the site (e.g., clicks and views).

The data collected with WP Statistics is stored **exclusively on our own server**.

The use of this analytics tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a **legitimate interest** in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize both our web offering and our advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be **revoked at any time**.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data **exclusively for sending the requested information** and do **not share it with third parties**.

The processing of the data entered into the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your **consent** (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can **revoke** the consent given to store the data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the **"unsubscribe"** link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data stored by us for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until your unsubscription from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscription or after the purpose ceases to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the framework of our **legitimate interest** according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After your unsubscription from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a **blacklist** if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in compliance with legal requirements when sending newsletters (**legitimate interest** within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. **You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.**

7. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts

This site uses so-called **Google Fonts**, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you open a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that your IP address has been used to access this website. The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a **legitimate interest** in the uniform presentation of the typeface on their website. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be **revoked at any time**.

If your browser does not support Google Fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified under the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF commits to complying with these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider under the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de