Privacy Policy

1. Information about the Collection of Personal Data

1.1 This privacy policy describes how we collect, use, and share your personal data when you use our website. We hereby inform you about our processing activities and our obligations, particularly in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1.2 Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, email address, or user behavior.

1.3 The controller, as defined in Article 4(7) GDPR, is Ontoworks UG, Balanstraße 226, Munich. You can contact us via email at mail@ontoworks.org.

2. Your Rights

2.1 You have the following rights with respect to the processing of your personal data:

Access (Art. 15 GDPR)

Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

Objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

Withdrawal of consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

Complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

2.2 Please contact us regarding these rights at mail@ontoworks.org.

3. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorized access. These security measures are regularly adjusted to keep pace with technological progress.

4. Objection or Withdrawal of Data Processing

4.1 If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can withdraw this consent at any time. The withdrawal will take effect from the moment you notify us.

4.2 You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time, particularly if the processing is based on a balance of interests.

4.3 Please contact us at mail@ontoworks.org to submit an objection or withdrawal.

5. Duration of Personal Data Storage

We store your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. This includes the fulfillment of legal, tax, and accounting obligations.

6. Data Processing by Third Parties

6.1 We engage external service providers for the processing of your data, such as for operating the website or payment processing. We carefully select these service providers, bind them to our instructions, and monitor them regularly.

6.2 The legal basis for engaging external service providers is Article 6(1) sentence 1 point (b) or point (f) GDPR.

7. Processing of Personal Data When Visiting Our Website

7.1 When using our website for informational purposes only, i.e., when visiting our website without registering or otherwise transmitting information to us, we automatically collect the following personal data:

IP address

Date and time of the request

Access status/HTTP status code

Browser type and version

Operating system

7.2 The legal basis for the processing of the aforementioned data is Article 6(1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR.

8. Use of Cookies

8.1 In addition to the data already mentioned, we use cookies to analyze and improve the use of our website. You can manage cookies through your browser or our cookie consent manager.

8.2 The legal basis for technically necessary cookies is Article 6(1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR. For all other cookies, your consent is required (Article 6(1) sentence 1 point (a) GDPR).

9. Hosting

Our website is hosted by an external provider. Details about data processing by the provider can be found in the provider's privacy policy. The legal basis is Article 6(1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR.

10. Newsletter

If you have consented to receive our newsletter, we use your email address to send you regular information about Ontoworks. You can unsubscribe at any time.

11. Contact

If you contact us via email or a contact form, the data you provide (your email address, name, and phone number, if applicable) will be stored by us to respond to your inquiries. Data processing is carried out based on Article 6(1) sentence 1 point (a) GDPR.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Due to the further development of our website or changes in legal requirements, it may become necessary to modify this privacy policy. The current version is always available on our website.

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