Privacy Policy 
 

Introduction 

Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us. Below you will find information about how we handle your data that is collected through your use of our website. Your data will be processed in accordance with the legal data protection regulations. 

 

Controller within the meaning of data protection law 
Lytegate GmbH 
Ludwigstr. 36 
61169 Friedberg 
info@lytegate.com 

 
Please mention the company name which your request relates to, if you contacting the data protection officer. Please refrain from providing sensitive information, such as a copy of your ID for example. 

 
 

Definitions 

Our privacy policy should be simple and understandable for everyone. For this reason, our privacy policy generally uses the official terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The official definitions are explained in Art. 4 GDPR. 

 
 

Server-Logfiles 

Once you visit our website, it is technically necessary that data is transmitted to our web server via your internet browser. The following data is recorded during an active connection for communication between your internet browser and our web server 

  • Date and time of the request 
  • Name of the requested file 
  • Page from which the file was requested 
  • Access status 
  • Web browser used and operating system used 
  • (Full) IP address of the requesting computer 
  • Transmitted amount of data 

 

We collect the listed data in order to guarantee a frictionless connection establishment and to enable a comfortable use of our website by the users. The log file also serves for evaluating system security and stability as well as administrative purposes. The legal basis for the temporary storage of data or log files is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.  

For reasons of technical security, in particular to prevent attempts to attack our web server, we may temporarily store this data. It is not possible for us to draw conclusions about individual persons on the basis of this data. After 14 days at the latest, the data is made anonymous by shortening the IP address at domain level, so that it is no longer possible to establish a reference to the individual user. This data is not evaluated in anonymous form except for statistical purposes. This data is not combined with data from other data sources. 

 
 

Web Hosting 

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster Flylight Media). This website is hosted in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, web page accesses and other data generated by a website.  

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement with the provider in accordance with the requirements of Art. 28 GDPR, in which we commit him to protect the data of our customers and not to pass them on to third parties. 

 
 

Cookies 

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are either temporarily stored on your end device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic solution is provided by your web browser. 

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping basket function or language settings). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising. 

Technically necessary cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimised presentation of our services. Other cookies are only stored with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. This consent can be withdrawn at any time for the future. The legal basis may also result from Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subject. 

Insofar as cookies are used for analysis purposes, we will inform you of this separately within the framework of this privacy policy and obtain your consent. 

You can set your browser to  

  • be informed about the setting of cookies,  
  • only allow cookies in individual cases,  
  • exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, 
  • activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. 

The cookie settings can be managed under the following links for each browser: 

You can also manage cookies of many companies and functions used for advertising individually. To do this, use the appropriate user tools, available at https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or  http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices. 

Most browsers also offer a so-called "do-not-track function". When this feature is enabled, the browser tells ad networks, websites, and applications that you do not want to be "tracked" for behavioral advertising and the like. 

For information and instructions on how to edit this feature, please refer to the links below, depending on your browser provider: 

Additionally, you can prevent the loading of so-called scripts by default. "NoScript" allows the execution of JavaScripts, Java and other plug-ins only at trusted domains of your choice. Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from the provider of your browser (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox at: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/ ). 

Please note that if you disable cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited. 

 
Change cookie settings 

 

You can revoke or change your cookie settings at any time. To do this, call up the cookie settings again using our integrated thumbprint. You can find it at the bottom left of the website at any time. 

 

 

Contact form and contact by e-mail 

If you send us requests via our contact form or email, your details from the contact form or email, including the contact data you have provided there, will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and in the event of follow-up questions. You are required to provide an email address to contact us. Your name and telephone number are optional. Under no circumstances will we pass on this data without your consent. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR and, if applicable, Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is aimed at concluding a contract. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary. You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time in the case of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. 

 

 

Data Transfer and Recipients 

Your personal data is not transferred to third parties, unless 

  • we have explicitly pointed this out in the description of the respective data processing. 
  • you have given your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, 
  • the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and our legitimate interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.  
  • there is a legal obligation to transfer data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR, and 
  • required by Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for the execution of contractual relationships with you. 

In addition, we use external service providers for the processing of our services, whom we have carefully selected and commissioned in writing. They are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored by us. Required data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR are concluded before the commission. In particular, these contracts concern web hosting services, the dispatch of emails and IT updates and maintenance. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties by our service providers.  

 

Google reCAPTCHA 

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our website. The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). 

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether the data input on our website (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a human being or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor on the basis of various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis reCAPTCHA evaluates different information, e.g. 

  • IP address  
  • Duration of the website visitor's stay on the website 
  • Mouse movements made by the user 
  • The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. 

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place. The data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. 

We have a legitimate interest in protecting our website from improper automated spying and from unwanted automated transmissions (spam). 

Since a transfer of personal data to the U.S. takes place, further appropriate safeguards are required to ensure the level of data protection under the GDPR. To guarantee this, we have concluded standard contractual clauses with the provider in accordance with Art. 46 ( 2) lit. c GDPR. These oblige the recipient of the data in the U.S. to process the data according to the level of protection in Europe. In cases in which this cannot be guaranteed even by this contractual extension, we endeavour to obtain additional regulations and commitments from the recipient in the U.S. 

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. The data will be deleted no later than 13 months after it was collected. 

We do not store any personal data from the use of reCAPTCHA. In general, personal data of the person concerned will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. 

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/v3beta.html 

 

Adobe Typekit 

This site uses so called web fonts, provided by Adobe Typekit, for the consistent display of fonts. Adobe Typekit is a service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display text and fonts correctly. 

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Adobe's servers in the U.S. This allows Adobe Typekit to know that your IP address is being used to access our website.  

Since a transfer of personal data to the U.S. takes place, further appropriate safeguards are required to ensure the level of data protection under the GDPR. To guarantee this, we have concluded standard contractual clauses with the provider in accordance with Art. 46 (2) lit. c GDPR. These oblige the recipient of the data in the U.S. to process the data according to the level of protection in Europe. In cases in which this cannot be guaranteed even by this contractual extension, we endeavour to obtain additional regulations and commitments from the recipient in the U.S. 

Adobe Typekit Web Fonts are used in the interest of a consistent and attractive presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. 

Further information about Adobe Typekit Web Fonts can be found at https://typekit.com/ and in the Adobe Typekit privacy policy: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html    

 

 

Data security 

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk in accordance with Article 32 of the GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the cost of implementation and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying probability and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. 

 

Storage period 

The period for which the personal data will be stored is determined by the relevant statutory storage periods (e.g. from commercial law and tax law). The corresponding data is deleted routinely upon expiry of the respective period. If data is required for the fulfilment of a contract or contract initiation, or if we have a legitimate interest in further storage, the data will be deleted if they are no longer required for these purposes or if you make use of your right of withdrawal or objection. 

 

Your Rights 

In the following, you will find information about your data subject rights, which the current data protection law grants you against the controller concerning the processing of personal data: 

The right, pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to obtain information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data concerned, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the envisaged period for which the data will be stored, the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure or personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or to object such processing, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, the origin of your data, if these have not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences. 

The right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR. 

The right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. 

The right, pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose the erasure and we no longer need the data for the purposes of processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have filed an objection against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR. 

The right, in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in in a commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit those data to another controller. 

The right to withdraw your given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR with effect in the future at any time. 

The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work.  

The right to withdraw your given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your given consent concerning the processing of your personal data with effect for the future at any time. In the event of withdrawal, we will delete the data concerned without delay, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal  

 
 

 

Right to object 

If your personal data is processed by us based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation. If the objection is directed against the processing of personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have a general right of objection without the requirement of stating a particular situation. 

If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal, objection or any of your other rights, simply send an e-mail to info@lytegate.com. 

 

Necessity of providing personal data  

The provision of personal data for the decision on the conclusion of a contract, the fulfillment of the contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures is voluntary. However, we can only make the decision in the context of contractual measures if you provide such personal data that is required for the conclusion of the contract, the fulfillment of the contract or pre-contractual measures. 

 

Automated decision making 

Automated decision making or profiling according to Art. 22 GDPR does not take place. 

 

Subject to change 

We reserve the right to adapt or update this privacy policy, if necessary, in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. In this way, we can adapt it to the current legal requirements and take account of changes to our services, e.g. the introduction of new services. The most current version applies to your visit. 

 

Status of this privacy policy: 12.08.2021