{"id":6252,"date":"2026-09-14T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.volkgermany.de\/vlk\/?page_id=6252"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:03:15","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.volkgermany.de\/vlk\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c1\" class=\"style-639 style-local-6252-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"6252-c2\" id=\"custom\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-640 style-local-6252-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-884 style-local-6252-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-885-outer style-local-6252-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-885 style-local-6252-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c5\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-886 style-local-6252-c5 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-886 style-local-6252-c5\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Privacy Policy<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c6\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-647 style-local-6252-c6 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-648-outer style-local-6252-c7-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c7\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-648 style-local-6252-c7 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c8\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-644 style-local-6252-c8 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">We<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">, as the operator of the website www.volkgermany.de (also referred to as the \u201c<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Website<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">\u201d), are the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data under applicable data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (\u201cGDPR\u201d). In the following, we refer to users of our Website as <\/span>\n                      <strong\n                        style=\"font-size: 81%;\">\u201cyou\u201d<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Below, we provide you with a clear overview, in accordance with our information obligations under Articles 13 et seq. GDPR, of which data is processed when you visit our Website and the legal basis for such processing. We also provide information on how we protect your data through technical and organisational measures and what rights you have in relation to us and the competent supervisory authority.<\/span><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c9\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-641 style-local-6252-c9 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-642-outer style-local-6252-c10-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c10\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-642 style-local-6252-c10 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c11\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-645 style-local-6252-c11 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">1. Information on the Data Controller<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Name and contact details:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Frieder Volk GmbH &amp; Co. KG<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 3, 7); font-size: 81%;\">Phone: +49 (0)7121-994380<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">E-mail: info@volkgermany.de<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Fax: +49 (0) 7121 \u2013 99438-40<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">2. Data Protection Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">We have appointed an external Data Protection Officer.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Michael Nachtigall<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">c\/o DS Compliance GmbH<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Carlsplatz 24<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">40213 D\u00fcsseldorf<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Germany<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Tel.: 0211 942 588 \u2013 24<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">E-mail: m.nachtigall@wecomply.de<\/span><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c12\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-664 style-local-6252-c12 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-665-outer style-local-6252-c13-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c13\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-665 style-local-6252-c13 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c14\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-646 style-local-6252-c14 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">3. Processing of Your Personal Data<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">3.1. Informational Use of Our Website<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">When you access our Website solely for the purpose of visiting it, so-called <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">log files<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> are processed. These are automatically collected by our system.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The following log file data is automatically processed:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">IP address of the requesting computer<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Type of Internet browser used<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Version of the Internet browser used<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Operating system and its version<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Pages accessed<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Date and time of the visit<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Access status\/HTTP status code<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Amount of data transferred<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Successful or unsuccessful loading of the requested content<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Referrer<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p>\n                      <br>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c15\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-649 style-local-6252-c15 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-650-outer style-local-6252-c16-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c16\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-650 style-local-6252-c16 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6252-c17\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-651 style-local-6252-c17 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The log files contain your IP address and may contain other personal data. It is therefore generally possible to associate this data with you. However, we only store your data temporarily and, in particular, do not store it together with other personal data.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The processing of the above-mentioned data is necessary to provide our Website.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> We also store this data for the purpose of ensuring the security of our information technology systems. Our legitimate interest in these purposes constitutes the legal basis for processing under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The log files, which also contain your IP address, are deleted or anonymised without undue delay as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purposes stated above, and in any event no later than three months.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">4. Use of Services<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">4.1. Contact by E-mail<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have the option of contacting us by <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">e-mail<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">. The personal data you provide in your e-mail will be stored by us. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties. The data is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling your enquiry. The legal basis for processing your personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The data will be stored until it is no longer required to achieve the purpose of the communication with you and your enquiry has been fully resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If your e-mail is intended to initiate or conclude a contract with us, the additional legal basis for processing your personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. This data will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfil the contract. Beyond this period, we will only store your data in order to comply with contractual or legal obligations, such as tax obligations (Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR).<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">In addition to the data you voluntarily provide to us, we also receive the date and time at which your data was transmitted to us, as well as your IP address. The processing of this data is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) in ensuring the security of our systems and preventing misuse. This additional data collected during your contact with us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required, and at the latest once your enquiry has been fully resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time by notifying us by e-mail at <\/span>\n                      <a href=\"mailto:info@volkgermany.de\" style=\"font-size: 81%;\">info@volkgermany.de<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">. In this case, all personal data relating to the communication will be deleted and it will no longer be possible to continue the communication.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">5. Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Please note the following: You can configure your Internet browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer at all, or so that only certain cookies are permitted. You can select the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. You can also view and delete cookies that have already been stored there.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If you block all cookies, some functions of our Website may no longer be available to you.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">We use cookies on our Website. Cookies are text files that are sent from our web server to your browser when you visit our Website and stored on your computer for later retrieval. A cookie allows your Internet browser to be recognised when you visit the Website again.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">There are session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain stored on your hard drive until their predefined expiry date is reached or until you actively remove them.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">5.1. First-Party Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">We use our own cookies to <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">ensure the functionality of our Website<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">. Some elements of our Website require your Internet browser to be recognised again after you move from one page to another.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The following cookies are used on our Website:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">cookie_notice_accepted<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> \u2013 This cookie stores your consent to the use of cookies. It is stored for <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">1 month<\/strong>\n                        <span\n                          style=\"font-size: 81%;\">.<\/span>\n                      <\/li>\n                      <li><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">pll_language<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> \u2013 This cookie stores your language preference. It is stored <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">until the end of the browser session<\/strong>\n                        <span\n                          style=\"font-size: 81%;\">.<\/span>\n                      <\/li>\n                      <li><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">wordpress_test_cookie<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> \u2013 This cookie is used to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It is stored until the end of the browser session.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The legal basis for the processing of personal data in cookies that we place on our Website in order to <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">ensure the functionality<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> of our Website and our services is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Right to Object and Remove Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">As stated at the beginning of this section, you can allow or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been stored by your Internet browser can be deleted there at any time. If cookies are restricted or disabled for our Website, some functionalities may no longer be available.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6. Your Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If we process your data, you are a <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">data subject<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> within the meaning of the GDPR. You have the following rights: the <\/span>\n                      <strong\n                        style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right of access<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">, the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right to rectification<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">, the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right to restriction of processing<\/strong>\n                        <span\n                          style=\"font-size: 81%;\">, the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right to erasure<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">, the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right to notification<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">, and the <\/span>\n                          <strong\n                            style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right to data portability<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">. In addition, you have a <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right to object<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> and a <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">right to withdraw consent<\/strong>\n                            <span\n                              style=\"font-size: 81%;\">.<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The following provides details of your individual rights:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.1 Right of Access<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we process your personal data.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If we process your personal data, you have the right to obtain information about the following:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">the purposes of the processing;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">the categories of personal data being processed;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">where possible, the planned period for which your personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">the existence of a right to request rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you or restriction of processing by us, or a right to object to such processing;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">where the personal data has not been collected directly from you, any available information regarding its source;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing for you.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If we transfer your data to an international organisation or to a third country, you also have the right to request information as to whether appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR are in place in connection with the transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.2 Right to Rectification<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have the right to have the personal data we store about you rectified and\/or completed if this data is inaccurate or incomplete. We will rectify or complete the data without undue delay.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.3 Right to Restriction of Processing<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data. At least one of the following conditions must be met:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You dispute the accuracy of the personal data, for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The processing is unlawful and you refuse to have the personal data erased and instead request the restriction of its use;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">We no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, pending the verification of whether our legitimate grounds override your interests.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.4 Right to Erasure<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have the right to request that we erase your personal data without undue delay where we are legally obliged to do so. This is the case if one of the following conditions applies:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Your personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Your personal data has been unlawfully processed.<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The erasure of your personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which we are subject.<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Your personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If we have made your personal data public and are obliged to erase it under the conditions described above, we will, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that you have requested the erasure of all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">However, your right to erasure does not apply where processing is necessary for the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">For exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which we are subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 (2) lit. h and i and Art. 9 (3) GDPR;<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, insofar as the right referred to above is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing; or<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.5 Right to Notification<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against us, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom we have disclosed your personal data of the rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.6 Right to Data Portability<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Under the following conditions, you have the right to receive the personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit that data to another controller:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR; and<\/span><\/li>\n                      <li><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">the processing is carried out by automated means.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have the right to have your personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller where technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The right to data portability does not apply where the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.7 Right to Object<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) lit. e or lit. f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Following an objection, we will no longer process your 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 defence of legal claims.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Where we process your personal data for <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">direct marketing<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\"> purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">If you object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You may exercise your right to object in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002\/58\/EC (ePrivacy Directive), by automated means using technical specifications.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.8 Right to Withdraw Consent<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">6.9 Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy. In particular, you may exercise this right in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">An overview of the respective data protection supervisory authorities in Germany and their contact details can be found at the following link:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfdi.bund.de\/DE\/Infothek\/Anschriften_Links\/anschriften_links-node.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" style=\"font-size: 81%;\" class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overview of German Data Protection Supervisory Authorities<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">7. Up-to-Date Information and Changes to This Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Last updated: 25 May 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Datenschutz ma\u00dfgeschneidert.<br> <\/span>\n                      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.datenschutz-stuttgart.com\" style=\"font-size: 81%;\" class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.datenschutz-stuttgart.com<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">Real Cookie Banner<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">To manage the cookies and similar technologies used on our Website (such as tracking pixels and web beacons) and the related consents, we use the consent management tool <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 81%;\">\u201cReal Cookie Banner\u201d<\/strong>\n                      <span\n                        style=\"font-size: 81%;\">. Details on how \u201cReal Cookie Banner\u201d processes data can be found here:&nbsp;<\/span>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/devowl.io\/de\/rcb\/datenverarbeitung?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" style=\"font-size: 81%;\" class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Cookie Banner \u2013 Data Processing<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 81%;\">The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the associated consents. The provision of personal data is neither required by contract nor necessary for entering into a contract. You are not obliged to provide personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we cannot manage your consents.<\/span><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy We, as the operator of the website www.volkgermany.de (also referred to as the \u201cWebsite\u201d), are the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data under applicable data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (\u201cGDPR\u201d). In the following, we refer to users of our Website as \u201cyou\u201d. 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