This data protection declaration clarifies the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as 'data') within our online offer and the websites and functions associated with it and content as well as external online presences, such as our social media profile. (hereinafter jointly referred to as 'online offer'. With regard to the terms used, such as 'processing' or 'responsible person', we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Johannes Roth / CURTH+ROTH GmbH Bülaustr. 8. 20099 Hamburg / Germany E-mail address: datenschutz@curth-roth.de Link to imprint: www.curth-roth.de/impressum

- inventory data (e.g., names, addresses). - Contact details (e.g., e-mail, telephone numbers). - Content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos). - Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). - Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).

User of the online offer.

- Provision of the online offer, its functions and content. - Answering contact requests and communicating with users. - Safety measures. - Reach measurement/marketing

'Personal data' means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter 'data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or one or more special features, are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. 'Processing' is any operation or series of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures in connection with personal data. The term is broad and encompasses practically every handling of data. The natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data is referred to as 'responsible person'.

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. If the legal basis is not mentioned in the data protection declaration, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 (1) lit. a and Art Answering inquiries is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to safeguard our legitimate interests is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If we disclose data to other people and companies (contract processors or third parties) as part of our processing, transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only happen on the basis of a legal permit (e.g. if a transmission of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is required to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.). If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called 'order processing contract', this is done on the basis of Art. 28 DSGVO.

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or this in the context of the use of third party services or disclosure , or transfer of data to third parties, this only takes place if it is done to fulfill our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that the processing takes place e.g. on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level corresponding to that of the EU (e.g. for the USA through the 'Privacy Shield' or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called 'standard contractual clauses').

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. You have accordingly. Art. 16 DSGVO the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of incorrect data concerning you. In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand a restriction of the processing of the data. You have the right to request that you receive the data that you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible parties. You also have the right, in accordance with Article 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You have the right to revoke your consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR with effect for the future

You can object to the future processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR at any time. The objection can be made in particular against processing for direct marketing purposes.

'Cookies' are small files that are stored on users' computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or 'session cookies', are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offer and closes his browser. In such a cookie, for example, the content of a shopping cart in an online shop or a log-in status can be saved. Cookies are referred to as 'permanent' or 'persistent' and remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved if users visit it after several days. The interests of the users can also be stored in such a cookie, which are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. As 'third-party cookies', cookies are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online offer (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, we speak of 'first-party cookies'). We can use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our data protection declaration. If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser's system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer. A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be raised for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the browser settings. Please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this online offer.

The data we process will be deleted in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR or their processing restricted. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage requirements. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons. According to legal requirements in Germany, storage takes place in particular for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 Paragraph 1 HGB (books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual accounts, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 Paragraph 1 AO (books, records, Management reports, accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services that we Use for the purpose of operating this online offer. In doing so, we or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data from customers, interested parties and visitors to this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in making this online offer available efficiently and securely in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of order processing contract).

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the information provided by the user for processing the contact request and its processing in accordance with Art 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b) GDPR processed. User information can be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or comparable inquiry organization. We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary. We review necessity every two years; Furthermore, the statutory archiving obligations apply.

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to be able to communicate with customers, interested parties and users who are active there and to be able to inform them about our services. When calling up the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply. Unless otherwise stated in our data protection declaration, we process user data if they communicate with us within social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presence or send us messages.

Within our online offer, we rely on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f . GDPR) content or service offerings from third-party providers in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content"). This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the user, since without the IP address they could not send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third-party providers can also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and can contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting times and other information on the use of our online offer, and can also be linked to such information from other sources.< /span>

Within our online offer, functions and content of the LinkedIn service can be integrated, offered by LinkedIn AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. This can include, for example, content such as images, videos or text and buttons with which users can express their interest in the content, the authors of the content or subscribe to our posts. If the users are members of the LinkedIn platform, LinkedIn can assign the above-mentioned content and functions to the user profiles there. LinkedIn data protection declaration: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield. gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active). Data protection declaration: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, opt-out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out