Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of c/o Block Services. The use of the Internet pages of c/o Block Services is possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to c/o Block Services. By means of this privacy policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights through this privacy policy.

c/o Block Services, as the controller responsible for processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may generally have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, such as by telephone.

1. Definitions

The privacy policy of c/o Block Services is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be both easy to read and understand for the public, as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.

We use, among others, the following terms in this privacy policy:

• a) Personal Data
  Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
• b) Data Subject
  A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for processing.
• c) Processing
  Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
• d) Restriction of Processing
  Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
• e) Profiling
  Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.
• f) Pseudonymization
  Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
• g) Controller or Controller Responsible for Processing
  Controller or controller responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
• h) Processor
  Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
• i) Recipient
  Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not.
• j) Third Party
  Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons authorized to process personal data under the direct authority of the controller or processor.
• k) Consent
  Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

The controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member States of the European Union, and other provisions related to data protection is:

Florian Schneider
c/o Block Services
Stuttgarter Strasse 106
70736 Fellbach
Germany
Email: apps@florian-s.de
Website: apphubzone.de

3. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of c/o Block Services collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or an automated system accesses the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. The data collected may include:

• The browser types and versions used
• The operating system used by the accessing system
• The website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers)
• The sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website
• The date and time of access to the website
• An Internet Protocol (IP) address
• The Internet service provider of the accessing system
• 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, c/o Block Services does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Instead, this information is needed to:

• Deliver the content of our website correctly
• Optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisements
• Ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology
• Provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyberattack

Therefore, c/o Block Services analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our enterprise 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 controller processes and stores 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.

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

Every data subject has the following rights granted by the European legislator under the GDPR:

• a) Right of Confirmation
  Each data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right, they may contact any employee of the controller.
• b) Right of Access
  Each data subject has the right to obtain free information about their personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to access the following information:
  • The purposes of the processing
  • The categories of personal data concerned
  • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • Where possible, the planned period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
  • The existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing
  • The existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • Where personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source
  • The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
  • Whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization, and the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer
• c) Right to Rectification
  Each data subject has the right to obtain rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them without undue delay. 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 has the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies, and as long as the processing is not necessary:
  • The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed
  • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR
  • The personal data have been unlawfully processed
  • The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject
  • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR

5. Rights of the Data Subject (Continued)

• e) Right to Restriction of Processing
  Each data subject has the right to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing where one of the following conditions applies:
  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
  If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by c/o Block Services, they may contact any employee of the controller. The employee of c/o Block Services will arrange the restriction of processing.
• f) Right to Data Portability
  Each data subject has the right to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
  Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
  To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact any employee of c/o Block Services.
• g) Right to Object
  Each data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
  c/o Block Services shall no longer process the personal data in the event of an 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 defense of legal claims.
  If c/o Block Services processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
  To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of c/o Block Services. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
• h) Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling
  Each data subject has the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless (1) the decision is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent.
  If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, they may contact any employee of c/o Block Services.
• i) Right to Withdraw Consent
  Each data subject has the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
  If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, they may contact any employee of c/o Block Services.

6. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google AdSense

The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that allows the placement of advertising on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects the advertisements displayed on third-party sites to match the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense enables interest-based targeting of Internet users, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles. The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. The purpose of the Google AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense sets a cookie on the data subject's information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google AdSense component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the data subject's information technology system automatically sends data through the Google AdSense component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Alphabet Inc. During this technical procedure, the enterprise Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Alphabet Inc., among other things, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently create commission settlements. The data subject can, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the data subject's information technology system. In addition, cookies already in use by Alphabet Inc. may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs. Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in web pages to enable a log file recording and log file analysis, through which statistical analysis can be conducted. Based on the embedded tracking pixels, Alphabet Inc. can determine if and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked. Tracking pixels serve, among other things, to evaluate the flow of visitors to a website. Through Google AdSense, personal data and information—which also includes the IP address and is necessary for the collection and billing of the displayed advertisements—are transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. These personal data are stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties. Google AdSense is further explained under the following link: https://www.google.com/intl/en/adsense/start/.

7. Privacy Policy on the Use and Application of Google AdWords

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to predefine specific keywords by means of which an ad on Google's search engine results will only then be displayed when the user utilizes the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the advertisements are distributed on relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm, considering the previously defined keywords. The operating company of Google AdWords services is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland. The purpose of Google AdWords is the promotion of our website by the inclusion of relevant advertising on third-party websites and in the search engine results of the Google search engine, and the insertion of third-party advertising on our website. If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology system of the data subject through Google. A definition of cookies has already been provided above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain sub-pages, for example, the shopping cart from an online store system, were called up on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both Google and the controller can understand whether a person who reached an AdWords ad on our website generated sales, that is, executed or canceled a purchase of goods. The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visitor statistics for our website. These visitor statistics are used to determine the total number of users who have been served through AdWords ads to ascertain the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject. The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g., the Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as already stated above, by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords may be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software. The data subject has a possibility of objecting to the interest-based advertisement of Google. Therefore, the data subject must access from each of the browsers in use the link www.google.de/settings/ads and set the desired settings. Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

8. Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, where 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 a 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)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, such as inquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal grounds if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. The legislator considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47, Sentence 2 GDPR).

9. Legitimate Interests in Processing Pursued by the Controller or a Third Party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.

10. Period for Which the Personal Data Will Be Stored

The criterion 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.

11. Provision of Personal Data as Statutory or Contractual Requirement

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 personal data when our company signs a contract with them. The non-provision of 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. The employee clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

12. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

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

13. Use of AI

Images and texts on this website may be created or enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI). These images or texts are not explicitly labeled.