Data protection

We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This privacy policy explains how we collect, share, and use your personal data, and how you can protect your data. We recommend that you read the privacy policy in its entirety to ensure you are fully informed.

1. Data Controller

The data processing in connection with your visit to this website is the responsibility of: Wolfram Läpple

2. Web analytics

Our website uses the following web analytics tools:

Google Analytics: Google Analytics is used on this website to analyze user activity. Information about website usage is collected using cookies and transmitted to Google. This processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), and stored data is anonymized or deleted after 14 months.

Google Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager allows you to manage website tags for analyzing and tracking user actions. It does not use personal data but works in conjunction with other tags that may collect data. Disabling tracking tags at the domain or cookie level will not affect the settings.

Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking: Google Ads enables the placement of ads on external websites and uses conversion tracking with the help of cookies. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. This processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or on the basis of legitimate interest in analysis (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Google Remarketing: Google Remarketing analyzes user behavior on the website, assigns users to target groups, and displays personalized advertising. This is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and enables cross-device remarketing. You can deactivate personalized advertising.

Google AdSense: Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to display targeted advertising on the website. This processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or on legitimate interest in improving the website and advertising (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Google Fonts: Google Fonts enables the use of external fonts and collects information about visitor traffic. This processing is based on legitimate interest in improving the website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

3. Social Media Plugins

This website uses various social media plugins to enable visitors to interact with social media. Here are some of the plugins, including links to their privacy policies.

Facebook: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

Instagram: https://about.instagram.com/de-de/safety

LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?

The plugins are offered by the respective social media channel and allow you to share social media content via the website. A connection to the respective server is only established when you click on the corresponding button of the social media channel.

These plugins are integrated using a “Shariff” solution, which ensures that no connection is established to the servers of the social media platforms before the user actively clicks on the corresponding button. This guarantees the protection of your data when visiting the website.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to collect personal data.

5. Processing of personal data

Your personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable data protection laws and for the following purposes:

5.1. Visit our website

When you visit our websites, we automatically collect certain personal data from your device. This includes:

Referrer URL,

The name and URL of the requested page,

Date and time of access,

Details about the web browser used (type; language; version) and

Anonymized IP address.

This information is necessary to keep our website content up-to-date and optimized, to ensure the functionality of our IT systems, and to provide law enforcement authorities with necessary information in the event of cyberattacks. This data is collected using cookies and similar tracking technologies. The processing is based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in operating our website properly, preventing fraud, and ensuring security.

5.2. Use of our services

When you place an order with us, we collect and use personal data necessary for providing the services. Most of this data is provided voluntarily by customers and may include information such as name, company affiliation, contact information, financial information, and special categories of personal data.

We process this data for the performance of contracts, to comply with legal obligations, and to carry out business processes. This processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) and (c) of the GDPR. Information may be disclosed to third parties if this is necessary in connection with our work and required by law.

5.3. Making contact

When you contact us by email or telephone, we process your contact details and the content of your message. This is for the purpose of processing your request and is carried out either for the performance of a contract, for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, or based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and lit. f GDPR).

6. Storage of personal data

Generally, we only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. Once these purposes have been achieved, the data is deleted immediately, unless legal retention obligations require longer storage.

6.1. Visitors to our website

Relevant personal data will be stored for a maximum of two years from the date of our last interaction with you.

6.2. Provision of services to customers

We retain relevant personal data for at least 10 years from the date of our last interaction with the customer. This is done in accordance with our obligations under national law, or longer if required by our regulatory obligations or professional insurance requirements. After this period, we may delete these files without further notice or liability.

6.3. Applications

We retain relevant personal data throughout the entire application process. We delete all personal data within 6 months of the application process being completed.

7. Security of personal data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data. These measures are designed to ensure an appropriate level of protection for the processing of your personal data in line with the existing risks.

8. Transfer of personal data to third parties

The following recipients, who usually act as data processors, may potentially access your personal data:

Service providers for the operation of our website and the processing of data stored or transmitted by the systems (e.g. for data center services, payment processing, IT security).

Government agencies/authorities, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation.

Individuals who are involved in our business operations (e.g., auditors, banks, insurance companies, legal advisors, regulatory authorities, parties involved in company acquisitions or the formation of joint ventures).

Furthermore, we will only pass on your personal data to third parties if you have expressly given your consent.

9. Update of the privacy policy

We will update this privacy policy to reflect legal, technical, or business developments. We will take appropriate measures to inform you of any changes.

10. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the use of your personal data or the content of this privacy policy, you can email our data protection officer at any time. We will respond to all inquiries from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Last updated: April 24, 2025