Data protection

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We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. With this privacy policy, we want to inform you about how your personal data is handled on the FNT User Group platform.

1. Information on the Collection of Personal Data

1.1. In the following, we'll inform you about the collection and processing of your personal data when using the FNT User Group platform. Personal data is any information that relates to you personally, such as your name, address, email address, or user behavior.

1.2. The controller responsible in accordance with Art. 4 para. 7 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is FNT Software, IT-Campus 2-4, D-73479 Ellwangen/Jagst, Germany, email: info@fntsoftware.com.

1.3. You can reach our data protection officer at datenschutz@fntsoftware.com or by mail at our postal address with the addition "the data protection officer."

1.4. If you contact us via email or a contact form, the data you provide (your email address, and if applicable, your name and phone number) will be stored by us to answer your questions. We will delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or we will restrict processing if legal retention obligations exist.

2. Collection of Personal Data When Visiting Our Website

2.1. Registration Data

To use the FNT User Group platform, registration is necessary. For this, we collect the following personal data from you: first name, last name, username, company, position, business address, phone number, and email address.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

2.2. Usage Data

2.3. Based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, we collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files). The access data includes the name of the retrieved web page, file, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address, and the requesting provider.

2.4. Log file information is stored for a maximum of 14 days for security reasons (e.g., to investigate abuse or fraudulent activities) and is then deleted. Data that must be retained for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the final clarification of the respective incident.

3. Use of Cookies

3.1. This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and function of which are explained below:

3.2. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. This includes in particular session cookies. They store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the shared session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

3.3. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which can vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.

3.4. We use cookies to be able to identify you for subsequent visits if you have an account with us. Otherwise, you would have to log in again for each visit.

3.5. You can find more information about the cookies used in your browser settings. If you do not want cookies to be stored on your computer, you can set your browser so that the storage of cookies is not accepted. Please note that in this case, you may only be able to use our platform to a limited extent or not at all. For information on the cookies used, their deletion, or blocking, proceed as follows:

In Internet Explorer 9, select "Internet Options" from the "Tools" menu. Now click on the "Privacy" tab. Then, under Settings, move the slider up to block all cookies. Confirm your setting with "OK". In Firefox, click on "Firefox" in the menu bar and then on "Preferences". Select the "Privacy & Security" section. Set the drop-down list next to "Firefox will:" to "Use custom settings for history". Uncheck "Accept cookies from sites". Close the preferences window. If you use a different internet browser, please refer to the browser's help function for instructions on how to prevent and delete cookies.

4. Web Analytics Services

We do not use any web analytics services.

5. Use of Blog Functions

5.1. In our blog, where we publish various articles on topics related to our products, you can post comments.

5.2. When users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses are stored for 7 days based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. This is for our security, in case someone leaves unlawful content (insults, forbidden political propaganda, etc.) in comments and contributions. In this case, we can be held liable for the comment or contribution ourselves and are therefore interested in the identity of the author.

5.3. Comments are not checked before publication. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to by third parties as unlawful.

6. Data Processing

6.1. All information you submit to us is stored on our servers in the European Union. Our web server is hosted by D9T GmbH, Turmstr. 43, 89231 Neu-Ulm. Brainson GmbH, Stadtstraße 15, 79104 Freiburg, is commissioned and responsible for the ongoing updating of the platform with security updates.

7. Data Security

7.1. We take organizational, contractual, and technical security measures in line with the state of the art to ensure that the provisions of data protection laws are complied with and to protect the data we process against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons. Please note that SSL encryption for transfers to the database carried out over the internet is only activated if the key symbol appears in the bottom menu bar of your browser window and the address begins with "www." Through SSL (Secure Socket Layer), data transfer is protected from illegal data access by third parties with an encryption technology. If this option is not available, you can also choose not to send certain data over the internet.

7.2. The security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.

7.3. All information you submit to us is stored on our servers in the European Union.

8. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties and Third-Party Providers

8.1. Data is only disclosed to third parties within the framework of legal requirements. We only pass on user data to third parties if this is necessary for contractual purposes, for example, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, or on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR in the economic and effective operation of our business.

8.2. If we use subcontractors to provide our services, we take appropriate legal precautions as well as corresponding technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with the relevant legal provisions.

9. Your Rights

You have the following rights with regard to the personal data concerning you:

• Right of access
• Right to rectification or erasure
• to restriction of processing
• to object to processing
• Right to data portability

also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.

10. Deletion of Data

10.1. The data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for its intended purpose and there are no legal retention obligations that prevent deletion. If user data is not deleted because it is required for other and legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to user data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons.

11. Right to Object

Users can object to the future processing of their personal data in accordance with legal requirements at any time. The objection can be made in particular against processing for the purposes of direct advertising.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

12.1. We reserve the right to change the privacy policy to adapt it to changed legal situations or in the event of changes to the service and data processing. However, this only applies with regard to declarations on data processing. If the user's consent is required or if parts of the privacy policy contain provisions of the contractual relationship with the users, the changes will only be made with the user's consent.

12.2. Users are asked to regularly inform themselves about the content of the privacy policy.