Privacy Policy

We are pleased that you are visiting our website. Protecting your personal data is important to us. Below we inform you in detail about how we handle your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is:
akquise sales GmbH
Dipl. Kffr. Heike Schneider-Jenchen
Pfaffensee 3
91301 Forchheim, Germany

Phone: +49 951 99398983
Email: team@akquise-sales.de

2. General information on data processing

In principle, you can use our website without providing personal data. Where personal data (e.g. name, address or email address) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. We only process personal data to the extent necessary to provide a functional website as well as our content and services, or where you have given your consent.

The legal bases for processing are in particular Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), (b) GDPR (contract or pre-contractual measures) and (f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

3. Hosting

Our website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA. When the website is accessed, technically necessary data (see "Server log files") is transmitted to and processed on Vercel's servers. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in the secure and efficient provision of our online offering (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

As data may be transferred to the USA, we have concluded a data processing agreement and the EU Standard Contractual Clauses with the provider in order to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

4. Server log files

Each time our website is accessed, information transmitted by your browser is automatically collected. This includes in particular: browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL, hostname of the accessing computer, time of the server request and the IP address.

This data is not merged with other data sources. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to ensure smooth connection setup, comfortable use, and to evaluate system security and stability.

5. Contact and contact form

If you contact us via the contact form, our questionnaire, by email or by phone, the data you provide (e.g. name, company, email address, phone number and the content of your request) will be stored to process your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions.

Data submitted via the form is forwarded to us by email and is not passed on to third parties for advertising purposes. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where your request relates to the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, otherwise Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to enquiries) or (a) GDPR (consent).

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected and no statutory retention obligations apply.

6. Appointment booking (Calendly)

We use the Calendly service provided by Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, 10th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30363, USA, to schedule appointments. When you book an appointment, the data you enter (e.g. name, email address, selected time) is processed by Calendly. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or (f) GDPR. For more information, see Calendly's privacy policy at calendly.com/pages/privacy.

7. Use of SalesViewer® technology

This website uses SalesViewer® technology from SalesViewer® GmbH to collect and store data for marketing, market research and optimisation purposes.

This data may be used to create usage profiles under a pseudonym. So-called tracking scripts are used for this purpose to collect company-related data. The data collected with this technology is not used to personally identify visitors to this website and is not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym without separately granted consent.

Data is collected and stored on the basis of our legitimate interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offering (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). You can object to the collection and storage of your data at any time with effect for the future by visiting this link. This places an opt-out cookie for this website on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you will need to click this link again.

8. Cookies and consent management

Our website uses cookies or comparable technologies. Technically necessary operations as well as visitor identification via SalesViewer® (company-related data, see section 7) are based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). For non-essential services that set cookies – in particular appointment booking via Calendly (functional) – we obtain your consent via our consent banner (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25(1) TDDDG). These services are only loaded after you have actively given your consent.

To manage consents, we use the consent management tool "Klaro", which stores your selection locally in your browser. You can withdraw or adjust your consent at any time with effect for the future by reopening the cookie settings in the footer.

9. SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from "http://" to "https://".

10. Your rights as a data subject

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

– Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
– Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
– Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
– Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
– Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
– Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
– Right to withdraw consent given (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

To exercise your rights, an informal message to the contact details above is sufficient.

11. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR. The competent authority is the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany.

12. Validity and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid. As our website develops or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy.