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An overview of data protection

Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website or submit information through our housing inquiry or questionnaire form. Personal data includes all data that can be used to personally identify you.

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website?

The data on this website is processed by the website operator. The contact details can be found in the section “Information about the responsible party” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data when you provide it to us, especially by entering information into forms or questionnaires. Other data is recorded automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data such as your browser, operating system or the time the page was accessed.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. In addition, we process information submitted through our digital housing questionnaire in order to gain a clearer picture of demand in the housing market, evaluate housing-related inquiries and further develop our digital services and offers.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of such data. If you have given consent, you may revoke it at any time with effect for the future. Under certain circumstances, you also have the right to request restriction of processing and to object to processing. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Network (CDN)

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

All-Inkl

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, owner: René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf, Germany (hereinafter "All-Inkl"). For details please visit the privacy policy of All-Inkl: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.

The use of All-Inkl is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the most reliable and secure representation of our website.

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with All-Inkl. This is a contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that All-Inkl processes the personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Cloudflare

Parts of our website – in particular the bot-protection component "Cloudflare Turnstile" and the audience measurement service "Cloudflare Web Analytics" – are delivered via infrastructure of Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter "Cloudflare"). Technically, an information transfer may occur between your browser and Cloudflare servers, enabling Cloudflare to analyse the traffic and act as a filter against potentially malicious data traffic from the Internet.

Cloudflare Web Analytics measures aggregated audience data (page views, visits, time on page, country of origin) without using cookies and without building individual user profiles. No personal identifiers such as fingerprints or unique IDs are stored.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and abuse-free provision and in the statistical evaluation of the use of our website.

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Cloudflare is also certified in accordance with the "EU-US Data Privacy Framework" (DPF), which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the US. Details: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5666. For further information on data protection at Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable statutory data protection regulations, in particular the GDPR, and this Privacy Policy.

Information about the responsible party

The controller for data processing on this website is:

DA Lincoln GmbH
Benzstraße 10
65779 Kelkheim (Taunus)

Represented by the Managing Directors:
Ernest Pacarada
Elvir Pacarada

Phone: +49 (0) 6195 6774-0
E-Mail: vermietung@immosuche365.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data, such as statutory retention obligations.

General information on the legal basis for the data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.

Recipients of personal data

In the scope of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is required as part of the fulfilment of a contract, if we are legally obligated to do so, if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of this data. When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our users on the basis of a valid contract on data processing.

Revocation of your consent

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION-WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have it transferred to a third party where technically feasible.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, a right to have this data corrected or erased.

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data where the statutory requirements are met.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session or for longer periods. Technically necessary cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes in particular browser type and browser version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request and IP address.

These data are collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free presentation and stability of the website.

Inquiry form / housing questionnaire

If you submit data to us via our digital housing questionnaire, we process that information in order to handle your inquiry, record housing interests in a structured way, and analyse demand in the market.

Categories of data processed:

Contact and identification data:

  • full name
  • email address
  • telephone number
  • address (street, postal code, city, federal state)
  • profession / position and place of work

Household and family data:

  • number of adults and children in the household
  • date of birth and gender of each household member
  • marital status and, where applicable, date of marriage
  • relationship between household members

Income and employment data:

  • type of employment (e.g. employee, self-employed)
  • gross annual income of each relevant household member
  • other income (e.g. rental income, capital income) and amounts
  • maintenance payments made
  • calculated tax deductions and allowances

Special categories of personal data under Art. 9 GDPR:

  • nationality and country of origin (information that may allow inferences about ethnic origin)
  • EU citizen status and, where applicable, type of residence permit
  • information regarding any severe disability (health data)

Legal basis: Processing of general personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (the consent you explicitly give before submitting the questionnaire) and, where you are specifically inquiring about a dwelling, on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures). Processing of special categories of personal data (nationality/country of origin and information on severe disability) is carried out exclusively on the basis of your explicit consent under Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR. This consent is voluntary; however, you can only submit the questionnaire in full if you provide the information required for the evaluation. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future (see section "Revocation of your consent").

Recipients: Your information is processed exclusively by us as the controller. It is only disclosed to third parties to the extent necessary for the pre-selection of matching housing offers (in particular to owners or landlords), and only after prior information or consent. No transfer to third countries outside the EU/EEA takes place.

Retention period: Your information is stored in our system for a period of 12 months from the date your inquiry is received. After this period the data is automatically and completely deleted, including any archived copies, unless statutory retention obligations (e.g. under tax or commercial law) apply. You may request earlier deletion of your data at any time (see section "Information about, rectification and eradication of data").

Automated processing: Your information is used to automatically compute a preliminary income evaluation (applying standard tax and social-law allowances). This result is used solely for pre-qualification of your inquiry. No automated decision-making within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR — i.e. a decision producing legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affecting you — takes place; the final decision about allocating a dwelling is always made by natural persons.

Bot protection: To protect against automated abuse we use "Cloudflare Turnstile" (provider: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). This involves processing of technical data (including IP address and browser information) to verify you as a human user. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in protecting against abuse). For more information see https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

Not an official service of the City of Darmstadt

Our platform is not an official housing allocation office or public authority of the City of Darmstadt. The collection and evaluation of data is carried out independently by us as a private provider for market analysis and the further development of our digital services.