Privacy Policy

1. Responsible Entity

The responsible party (data controller) within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the Member States, as well as other data protection regulations, is:

Prof. Hans Sachs
Master Integrated Design (MID)
Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD)
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
Emilienstraße 45
32756 Detmold, Germany
Tel.: +49 5231 769 6430
Email: hans.sachs@th-owl.de

2. Hosting and Server Location

This website is hosted by manitu GmbH, Welvertstraße 2, 66606 St. Wendel, Germany.
All servers are located in Germany.

In order to operate the website securely and efficiently, manitu processes data on our behalf under a data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR).

3. Server Log Files

When accessing this website, information is automatically collected and stored in server log files, which your browser transmits automatically. These include:

Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Date and time of the server request
IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The temporary storage of the IP address is technically necessary to deliver the website to your device and to ensure stability and security (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Cookies

This website does not use cookies for tracking, analytics, or advertising purposes.

Only technically necessary cookies may be set:

Session cookies when logging in as an authorized user. These are required for secure access and are deleted automatically once the browser is closed.
Functional cookies from Vimeo when playing embedded videos (see Section 5). We configure Vimeo with the “Do Not Track” parameter (dnt=1) to reduce tracking and to ensure that no personalized or marketing-based cookies are stored.

Find more information about what cookies this site is setting in our Cookie Policy

The legal basis for the use of technically necessary cookies is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as they are required for the proper functioning of the website.

5. Embedded Vimeo Videos

Our website uses embedded videos from the Vimeo platform, provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA.

We use the integration parameter dnt=1 (“Do Not Track”), which ensures that Vimeo does not track activity across different websites. According to Vimeo, in this configuration no analytics or advertising cookies are stored on your device. Only functional cookies required for playback may be set.

Further details on data processing by Vimeo can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

6. User Accounts and Login

Visitors can register for an account and log in to access protected areas of the website. The processing of registration and login data (e.g., username, password, email address) is necessary to provide the user account and related functions.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing a secure online environment).

User accounts are supervised by the responsible person listed in Section 1.

7. Data Subject Rights

According to the GDPR, you have the following rights:

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 lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

8. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

9. Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or technical developments. The version published on this website always applies.