Privacy policy

Sinus Event-Technik GmbH (hereinafter referred to as: Sinus Event-Technik) provides the following privacy statement regarding the processing of personal data on this website in accordance with Art. 12-14 of the General Data Protection Regulation:

1. general information

Personal data is any data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Processing is any operation or set of operations related to personal data, especially data collection, organization, storage and also destruction of data. Details can be found in Art. 4 No. 1 and 2 DSGVO.

Your data is collected on our website by our IT system when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (IP address, date, time). This data is collected automatically as soon as you use our website in order to ensure the error-free provision of the website.

For detailed information on data protection, please refer to the individual explanations in the text below.

With this privacy policy we fulfill our obligations towards you according to Art. 12 – Art. 14 DSGVO. The text of the GDPR is available at the following web address: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&from=DE

2. person in charge

Many obligations under data protection law affect the so-called “controller”. This refers to the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Sinus Event-Technik GmbH
Dreieichstraße 6
64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf
Phone: +49 (0) 6105 – 97769 – 0
Fax: +49 (0) 6105 – 97769 – 50
E-mail: mail@sinus.de
Internet: www.sinus.de

3. company data protection officer

The following data protection officer has been appointed at Sinus Event-Technik GmbH:

Johannes Heinlein, MOOG & Partner Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
Holzhofallee 15A
64295 Darmstadt
datenschutz@sinus.de

4. web hosting

Our site is hosted by the company Host Europe GmbH, Hansestrasse 111, 51149 Cologne, Germany. All data that is collected when you visit our website and stored by us is therefore stored on the servers of Host Europe. Host Europe’s servers are located in Strasbourg (France). Host Europe handles the user data collected there strictly in accordance with the instructions of the Telecommunications Association as the responsible party. We specify the purpose and means of processing within the meaning of Art. 28 DSGVO.

5. cookies

a. Description and scope of data processing

Our internet pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They contain a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.

We use technically necessary cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change. The following data is stored in the cookies and transmitted to us:

• Session ID for the shopping cart functionality

When calling up our website, users are informed by an info banner about the use of technically unnecessary cookies for analysis purposes and referred to this data protection declaration. In this context, there is also an indication of how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings. When cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.

b. Legal basis for the processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is, in the presence of a corresponding consent of the user, Art. 6 para. 1 S.1 lit. a) GDPR. In addition, we base the use of cookies on Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit f) DSGVO.

c. Purpose of the data processing

Technically necessary cookies

The purpose of technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of our website. Without cookies, we would not be able to offer some features of our website. This is our legitimate interest in the use. For these functions, your browser must be recognized even after a page change. We need cookies for the following applications of the website:

• Shopping cart functionality for webshop and rental requests

In these purposes also lies our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data by technically necessary and not necessary cookies according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We will not create user profiles with the user data collected through the technically necessary cookies.

d. Duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted by the user to our site. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. The transmission of cookies can be disabled or restricted in your browser. When cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited. You can delete stored cookies manually at any time and also enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.

6. collection of data in the system and creation of log files.

a. Collection of data in the system and log files

When you visit our website, our system automatically collects information about the computer system that your browser sends to us and stores it temporarily. These are:

• The IP address of the visitor

• Time of access with indication of the time zone.

• The visitor’s request.

• The HTTP status code with which the server responded.

• The size of the server response in bytes.

• The HTTP referer, if set. If none is set, only a hyphen appears here.

• The user agent of the visitor

• The domain called by the visitor

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is also stored in the server log files of our system and is located on the server of Host Europe. Storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place here either.

b. Legal basis for the processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

c. Purpose of the processing

With the data processing of user data we pursue the following goals:

The temporary storage of the aforementioned information by the system is necessary to enable transmission of the website to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.

These purposes are also our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

d. Storage period of the data in the system and log files

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.

In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after 7 days at the latest.

The data may remain stored temporarily without anonymization for as long as necessary to preserve or defend against legal claims.

e. Possibility of objection and removal

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is mandatory for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

7. newsletter

On our website there is the possibility to subscribe to a free newsletter. When registering for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us.

a. Scope of data collection

You must enter the following data (mandatory fields):

• E-mail address

In addition, you can click on which special topics interest you (e.g. trade fair construction).

When registering for the newsletter on our site, the following data is also collected:

• IP address of the calling computer, date and time of registration

For the processing of data, your consent is obtained during the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

If you purchase goods or services on our website and provide us with your e-mail address, we may also use this address to send you newsletters. In such a case, only direct advertising for our own similar goods or services will be sent via the newsletter.

No data is passed on to third parties in connection with the processing of data for the dispatch of newsletters. The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter.

b. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of data after registration for the newsletter by the user is, if the user has given his consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is § 7 para. 3 UWG.

c. Purpose of the data processing

The collection of the user’s e-mail address is used to deliver the newsletter. The collection of other personal data during the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address used.

d. Duration of storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. Accordingly, the user’s e-mail address is stored for as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active. The other personal data collected during the registration process is usually deleted after a period of seven days.

e. Possibility of objection and removal

The subscription to the newsletter can be cancelled by the user concerned at any time. For this purpose, there is a corresponding link in every newsletter. This also enables the revocation of consent to the storage of personal data collected during the registration process.

8. contact by e-mail

Contacting Sinus Event-Technik is possible via the provided e-mail address.

a. Scope of data collection

In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored at Sinus Event-Technik. These are usually email address, name and message. The data will not be passed on to third parties in this context either. The data will be used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

b. Legal basis of the data processing

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, additional legal basis for the processing may be Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR be.

c. Purpose of the data processing

The processing of the personal data contained in the e-mail by us is solely for the purpose of processing the contact. This also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data that you have sent by e-mail.

d. Storage period

The data you send us by e-mail will be deleted as soon as we have taken note of your note or have finally answered your inquiry and the conversation has ended. The conversation is ended when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. However, the data may remain stored temporarily for as long as necessary for the assertion, exercise and defense of legal claims or if there are statutory retention obligations. The latter may be the case in particular if a contract has been concluded by e-mail. Then Sinus Event-Technik can store the e-mail in particular as long as this is necessary for the execution of the contract and afterwards e.g. for the assertion or defense of warranty claims.

e. Possibility of objection and removal

If you contact us by e-mail, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time. In such a case, however, the conversation cannot be continued. Please contact us by e-mail for such an objection. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case. However, the data may remain stored temporarily for as long as necessary for the assertion, exercise and defense of legal claims or if there are statutory retention obligations.

9. webshop and contact form

You can rent or buy items related to the exhibition and event business on our website. To do this, you can add the products that interest you to a watch list and then compare them if necessary.

a. Scope of data collection

If you click on “Inquiries” after creating a watch list, your shopping cart will open, in which you will find the marked articles together with price information. A contact form for the webshop will also open with the following mandatory information:

• Last name, first name

• E-mail address, phone number

• In case of loan: date of loan and date of return

We obtain your consent to use your email address for the purpose of contacting you.

When you send the contact request, we receive an e-mail generated by the contact form, which is stored locally by us. This includes the information you provided in the contact form, as well as the date and time of your request.

It does not pursue in this context any disclosure of data to third parties. The data will be used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

b. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for contacting you using your e-mail address is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO in conjunction with Section 7 UWG.

The legal basis for the processing of their other data is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 b) DSGVO, if you yourself wish to conclude a contract with Sinus.

If a contract with a third party is involved, the legal basis for processing your other data is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) GDPR. According to this, the processing is permissible for the protection of a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, unless the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject prevail.

c. Purpose of the data processing

The processing of personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact and the possibility of concluding a contract associated with this, if applicable. This is our legitimate interest in the processing, provided that it is based on Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 f) DSGVO is based.

The other personal data processed during the submission process are used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

d. Duration of storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data sent from the input mask of the contact form, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended and it turns out that a contract is not concluded.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

e. Possibility of objection and removal

The user has the possibility at any time to informally revoke his consent to contact by e-mail, e.g. by sending an e-mail to us. You can also object to the storage of your personal data at any time. For this, see below under “What rights do you have regarding your data” – “Right of objection”.

10. YouTube

a. Integration on our website

Integration on our website on our website one or more YouTube videos are integrated, which are stored on http://www.youtube.com and can be played directly from our site. No data about you as a user is transferred to YouTube unless you play a video, as the video is embedded in “enhanced privacy mode”. YouTube is a subsidiary of Google LLC.

b. Data transmission when playing a YouTube video

If you play a video by clicking on it, data is transmitted to YouTube without us having any influence on it. YouTube the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the following data is usually transmitted: IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request (specific page), access status/HTTP status code, the amount of data transmitted in each case, information about the website from which the request came, browser, operating system and its interface, language and the version of the browser software.

The transmission takes place regardless of whether you are logged into a YouTube user account or whether no user account exists.

If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the association with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before playing the video.

YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for market research, advertising purposes and/or the needs-based design of the YouTube website. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide suitable advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

c. Further information

For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please see the YouTube privacy policy. There you will also receive further information about your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

11. what rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. In particular, you also have a right to request the correction, blocking or deletion as well as the restriction of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Specifically, you have the following rights:

a. Right to information

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If this is the case, you can request the following information from the person responsible:

(1) the purposes of processing;

(2) the categories of personal data which are processed;

(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;

(4) the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if concrete information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage duration;

(5) the existence of a right to rectify or erase the personal data concerning you, a right to have the controller restrict the processing, or a right to object to such processing;

(6) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;

(7) any available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;

(8) the existence of automated decision making including profiling pursuant to Art. 22 para. 1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information on whether personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to. Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.

b. Right to rectification

You have a right of rectification against the controller if the processed personal data concerning you are inaccurate. If they are incomplete, you have a right to have them completed. The responsible party shall make the correction without undue delay.

c. Right to restriction of processing

The GDPR also provides for a right to restriction of personal data. Where the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may be processed, with the exception of their storage, only with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

You may request us to restrict processing under the following conditions:

(1) if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that enables us, as the controller, to verify the accuracy of the personal data;

(2) if the processing is unlawful and you refuse to erase the personal data and instead request us to restrict the use of the personal data;

(3) if we as the controller no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims; or

(4) if you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO, but it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.

d. Right to deletion

Obligation to delete

You may request us, as the controller, to delete the personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we are obliged to delete such data without undue delay, if one of the following reasons applies:

(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing according to. Art. 6 par. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

(3) They shall lay down in accordance with Art. 21 par. 1 DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. Art. 21 par. 2 DSGVO to object to the processing.

(4) The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.

(5) The deletion of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.

(6) The personal data concerning you have been processed in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 DSGVO collected.

Information to third parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is responsible pursuant to. Art. 17 par. 1 DSGVO to erase them, it shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers processing the personal data that you, as data subject, have requested erasure of all links to or copies or replications of such personal data.

Exceptions

The right to erasure does not exist insofar as the processing is necessary to

(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;

(2) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;

(3) for reasons of public interest in the field of public health pursuant to Art. 9 par. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;

(4) for archival purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes pursuant to. Art. 89 par. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in Section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing, or

(5) to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

e. Right to information

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the data controller.

f. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that

(1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to. Art. 6 par. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to. Art. 6 par. 1 lit. b DSGVO is based and

(2) the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to obtain that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

g. Right of objection

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

h. Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

i. Automated decision in individual cases including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,

(2) is permitted by legislation of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject and that legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests; or

(3) is done with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 DSGVO, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.

With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms of, and the legitimate interests of, the data subject, which shall include, at least, the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

j. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.

The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: BfDI – Contact Finder (bund.de)