Data protection
Name and address of the responsible person

The person responsible within the meaning of the basic data protection regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is the:

BITA Trading GmbH

Martin-Buber-Straße 12

14163 Berlin

Deutschland

+49 30 55578443-0

bita@bitanet.de

https://www.bitanet.de/

Contact details of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the responsible person is:

BITA Trading GmbH

Martin-Buber-Straße 12

14163 Berlin

Deutschland

+49 30 55578443-0

bita@bitanet.de

https://www.bitanet.de/

General information about data processing

1. Scope of processing of personal data

In principle, we process personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website and our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in cases where prior consent can not be obtained for real reasons and the processing of the data is required by law.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) as legal basis.

In the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract of which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO as legal basis. This also applies to processing operations required to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as processing of personal data is required to fulfill a legal obligation that is subject to our company, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO as legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. d DSGVO as legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail over the first interest, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO as legal basis for processing.

3. Data deletion and storage duration

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage is deleted. In addition, it may be stored if provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the controller is subject. A blocking or deletion of the data takes place even if a storage period prescribed by the mentioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for a contract conclusion or a contract fulfillment.

Rights of the data subject

If personal data is processed by you, you are concerned in the sense of DSGVO and you have the following rights to the responsible person:

1. Right to information

You may ask the person responsible for confirmation of the processing of personal data concerning you.

If such processing is available, you can request information from the person responsible about the following information:

o the purposes for which the personal data are processed;

o the categories of personal data that are processed;

o the recipients or the categories of recipients to whom the personal data relating to you have been or will be disclosed;

o the planned duration of the storage of your personal data or, if specific information is not available, criteria for determining the duration of storage;

o the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;

o the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;

o all available information on the source of the data if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;

o the existence of automated decision-making including profiling according to Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended impact of such processing on the data subject.

You have the right to request information about whether the personal data relating to you are transferred to a third country or an international organization. In this regard, you can request the appropriate warranties in accordance with. Art. 46 GDPR to be informed in connection with the transfer.

This right to information may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously affect the realization of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the performance of the research or statistical purposes.

2. Right to rectification

You have a right to rectification and / or completion to the controller, if the personal data you process is incorrect or incomplete. The person in charge must make the correction without delay.

Its right of rectification may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously affect the achievement of research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the performance of research or statistical purposes.

3. Right to restriction of processing

You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:

o if you contest the accuracy of your personal information for a period of time that enables the controller to verify the accuracy of your personal information;

o the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of the personal data;

o the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims; or

o if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data may only be used with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest Union or a Member State.

If the restriction on processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, the person responsible informs you before the restriction is lifted.

Its right to restriction of processing may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously affect the realization of research or statistical purposes and that the restriction is necessary for the performance of the research or statistical purposes.

4. Right to cancellation

a) Obligation to delete

You may require the controller to delete your personal information without delay, and the controller is required to delete that information immediately if one of the following is true:

o Your personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

o You revoke your consent to the processing gem. Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

o You gem gem. Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO objection to the processing and there are no prior justifiable reasons for the processing, or you lay gem. Art. 21 para. 2 DSGVO objection to the processing.

o Your personal data has been processed unlawfully.

o The deletion of personal data concerning you is required to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.

o The personal data concerning you were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

b) information to third parties

If the person in charge has made the personal data relating to you public and is in accordance with. Article 17 (1) of the GDPR, it shall take appropriate measures, including technical ones, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you have been identified as being affected, taking into account available technology and implementation costs Person requested by them to delete all links to such personal data or to make copies or replicas of such personal data.

c) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary

o to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;

o to fulfill a legal obligation which requires processing under the law of the Union or of the Member States to which the controller is subject, or to carry out a task which is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority delegated to the controller;

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

o for archival purposes of public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes acc. Article 89 (1) GDPR, to the extent that the law referred to in subparagraph (a) is likely to render impossible or seriously affect the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or

o to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Right to information

If you have the right of rectification, erasure or restriction of the processing to the controller, he / she is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been corrected or deleted or processing restricted, unless: this proves to be impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed about these recipients.

6. Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive personally identifiable information you provide to the controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another person without hindrance by the person responsible for providing the personal data, provided that

o the processing on a consent acc. Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO or on a contract acc. Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO is based and

o the processing is done by automated methods.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to obtain that your personal data relating to you are transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, as far as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons may not be affected.

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

7. Right to object

You have the right at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, against the processing of your personal data, which, pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. e or f DSGVO takes an objection; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless he can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

If the personal data relating to you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct mail.

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

Regardless of Directive 2002/58 / EC, you have the option, in the context of the use of information society services, of exercising your right to opt-out by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.

You also have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to process personal data relating to you for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes. Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR is to be contradicted.

Their right of objection may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously affect the realization of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the performance of the research or statistical purposes.

8. Right to revoke the data protection consent declaration

You have the right to revoke your privacy statement at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

9. Automated decision on a case-by-case basis, including profiling

You have the right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – that will have legal effect or similarly affect you in a similar manner. This does not apply if the decision

o is required for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,

o is permitted under Union or Member State legislation to which the controller is subject, and where such legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, or

o with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data under Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless Art. 9 (2) lit. a or b DSGVO applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

With regard to the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 above, the person responsible shall take reasonable steps to uphold the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person by the controller, to express his or her own position and to challenge it heard of the decision.

10. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you shall have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your place of residence, employment or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of the personal data concerning you is against the DSGVO violates.

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

Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.

The following data is collected here:

o Information about the browser type and version used

o The operating system of the user

o The Internet service provider of the user

o Date and time of access

o Web pages from which the user's system accesses our website

o Web pages accessed by the user's system through our website

These data are stored in the log files of our system. Not affected by this are the IP addresses of the user or other data that allow the assignment of the data to a user. A storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.

2. Purpose of data processing

Storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data is used 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.

For these purposes, our legitimate interest in the processing of data according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.

3. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose of its collection. In the case of the collection of the data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

5. Opposition and removal possibility

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is imperative for the operation of the website. There is consequently no contradiction on the part of the user.

Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or the Internet browser on the user's computer system. If a user calls up a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the web page is recalled.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser be identified even after a page break.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

1. Log-in information

In addition, we use cookies on our website that allow an analysis of users' browsing behavior.

In this way, the following data can be transmitted:

The data of the users collected in this way are pseudonymised by technical precautions. Therefore, an assignment of the data to the calling user is no longer possible. The data will not be stored together with other personal data of the users.

When accessing our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and obtained his consent to the processing of the personal data used in this context. In this context, there is also a reference to this privacy policy.

2. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some features of our website can not be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page break.

We require cookies for the following applications:

Transfer of language settings

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies will not be used to create user profiles.

The use of the analysis cookies is for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its contents. Through the analysis cookies we learn how the website is used and so we can constantly optimize our offer.

For these purposes, our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.

3. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is in the presence of a corresponding consent of the user Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR.

4. Duration of storage, objection and disposal options

Cookies are stored on the computer of the user and transmitted by this on our side. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Already saved cookies can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are disabled for our website, it may not be possible to use all functions of the website to the full.

If you use a Safari browser from version 12.1, cookies are automatically deleted after seven days. This also applies to opt-out cookies that are set to prevent tracking measures.

E-mail contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

On our website, contact via the provided email address is possible. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted by e-mail will be stored.

The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

2. Purpose of data processing

In the case of contact via e-mail, this also includes the required legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

3. Legal basis for data processing

Legal basis for the processing of the data is in the presence of the consent of the user Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Article 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. If the e-mail contact aims to conclude a contract, then additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose of its collection. For the personal data sent via email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation ends when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified.

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

5. Opposition and removal possibility

The user has the opportunity to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, he may object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation can not continue.

By email

All personal data stored in the course of contacting will be deleted in this case.

Hosting

The website is hosted on servers by a service provider commissioned by us.

Our service provider is:

Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany

The servers automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits when you visit the website. The stored information is:

o Browser type and browser version

o Operating system used

o Referrer URL

o Host name of the accessing computer

o Date and time of the server request

o IP address

There is no merge of this data with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and the optimization of his website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

The location of the server of the website is geographically in Germany.

Used plugins

We use plugins for various purposes. The plugins used are listed below:

Use of Google Analytics

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and the Union Representative Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, D04 E5W5, Dublin, Ireland ). Google Analytics examines, among other things, the origin of the visitors, their length of stay on individual pages and the use of search engines, thus allowing better success control of advertising campaigns. Google places a cookie on your computer. Personal data can thereby be stored and evaluated, above all the activity of the user (in particular which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked), device and browser information (in particular the IP address and the operating system), data about the advertisements displayed (in particular, which advertisements have been displayed and whether the user has clicked on them) and also data of advertising partners (in particular pseudonymous user IDs). The information generated by the cookie about your use of this online presence is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is enabled on this online presence, Google will truncate your IP address beforehand within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there.
Google has submitted to the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the United States and certified. As a result, Google agrees to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. You can find further information in the following linked entry:https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
The IP anonymization is active on this online presence. On behalf of the operator of this online presence, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the online presence, to compile reports on the activities of the online presence and to provide other services related to the use of the online presence and Internet usage to the operator of the online presence. The IP address provided by Google Analytics within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data provided by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting of your browser software; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the features of our online presence in full.
For more information about Google's processing of data, please visit:https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=DE&hl=de

2. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of the processing of the personal data lies in the targeted approach of a target group, which has already expressed a first interest by the page visit.

3. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of the personal data of the users is basically the consent of the user in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Advertisement data in server logs are anonymized by Google according to their own information deletes parts of the IP address and cookie information after 9 or 18 months.

5. Cancellation and disposal option

You have the right to revoke your privacy statement at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal information by Google by stopping the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the "Do Not Track" feature of a supporting browser, disabling the execution of script code in your browser or install a script blocker such as NoScript ( https://noscript.net/ ) or Ghostery ( https://www.ghostery.com ) in your browser.
You may also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the online presence (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Use the link below to opt-out of Google's use of your personal information:https://adssettings.google.de
For more information about disapproval and removal options with Google, see:https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=DE&hl=de

Use of Google Webfonts

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use Google web fonts from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and the Union Representative Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, D04 E5W5, Dublin, Ireland (hereafter referred to as Google). The webfonts are transferred when the page is called into the cache of the browser in order to use them for the visually improved display of various information. If the browser does not support Google Web fonts or prohibits access, the text will be displayed in a standard font. When the page is accessed, no cookies are stored at the visitor. Data submitted in connection with the page view is sent to resource-specific domains such as https://fonts.googleapis.com or https://fonts.gstatic.com . It can be stored and evaluated personal data, especially the activity of the user (in particular, which pages have been visited and which elements has been clicked) and device and browser information (in particular the IP address and the operating system).
Data can be transferred to Google servers in the USA. Google has submitted to the Privacy Shield Agreement between the European Union and the United States and certified. As a result, Google agrees to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. You can find further information in the following linked entry:https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
The data will not be associated with any data collected or used in connection with the parallel use of authenticated Google services such as Gmail.
For more information about Google's processing of data, please visit:https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=DE&hl=de

2. Purpose of data processing

The use of Google Webfonts is an appealing presentation of our texts. If your browser does not support this feature, a default font will be used by your computer for viewing.

3. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the purposes of the data processing mentioned under 2. above.

4. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, eg for tax and accounting purposes.

5. Opposition and removal possibility

You can prevent the collection and processing of your personal information by Google by stopping the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, using the "Do Not Track" feature of a supporting browser, disabling the execution of script code in your browser or install a script blocker such as NoScript ( https://noscript.net/ ) or Ghostery ( https://www.ghostery.com ) in your browser.
Use the link below to opt-out of Google's use of your personal information:https://adssettings.google.de
For more information about disapproval and removal options with Google, see:https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=DE&hl=de