Privacy Policy

We are very happy about your interest in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for “Herrlinger Design Handel München”(hereinafter referred to as “site operator”. In principle, the website operator’s use of the website is possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may be necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the Basic Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the applicable country-specific data protection regulations. In this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data that we collect, use and process. In addition, data subjects are informed about their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

WITEC AG has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures as the group responsible for the processing of personal data in order to ensure that all personal data processed via this website is protected as completely as possible. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmission is in principle subject to security vulnerabilities, and so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions of terms

The data protection declaration of the site operator is based on the terminology used by the European directors and regulators when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand, both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms in this data protection declaration:

a) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the "data subject"). Identifiable refers to a person who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject

The data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.

c) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, deletion or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing involves tagging stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures which ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing

The data controller or the person responsible for processing means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or national law, provision may be made for the controller to be designated in accordance with Union or national law.

h) Processor

A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient

The recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body to which the personal data is disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) Third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

k) Consent

Consent is any statement of intent voluntarily and unambiguously given by the data subject in an informed and unambiguous manner in the form of a statement or other unambiguous confirming act that indicates to the data subject that they have consented to the processing of their personal data.

2. Name and address of the data controller

The data controller within the meaning of the general data protection regulation, other data protection laws in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection character is:

Herrlinger Design Handel München
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Herrlinger
Amselweg 16
81735 München
Telephone: +49 (0) 89. 340 11 74
e-Mail: info(at)designkicker.de

3. Cookies

The website of the website operator uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows websites and servers that have been visited to distinguish the individual's browser from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A particular web browser can be recognized and identified by the unique cookie ID.

The use of cookies enables it to provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookies.

The information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user using a cookie. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter his or her access data each time he or she visits the website, as this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in the online shop. The online shop records the article that the customer has placed in a virtual shopping cart, by the use of a cookie.

The person concerned can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. In addition, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time by an internet browser or other software. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the person concerned deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, the full use of all the functions of our website may not be available.

4. Capture of general data and information

The website collects a series of general data and information every time a person or an automated system accesses the website. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The (1) browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of an access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information which serve to prevent danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, the site operator does not draw any conclusions about the person concerned. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber-attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by it statistically with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Contact possibilities via the website

Our website contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

6. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or so long as this is granted by the European issuer of directives and regulations or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the data controller is subject.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European issuer of directives and regulations or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be blocked as a matter of course or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

7. Rights of the data subject

a) Right of confirmation

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European issuer of directives and regulations to demand confirmation from the data controller of whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If they wish to exercise this right, they may contact our data protection officer or any other employee tasked with the processing of such data at any time.

b) Right of access

Any data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right granted by the European issuer of directives and regulations to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the data controller concerning the stored personal data relating to them and a copy of that information. Furthermore, the European regulator has granted the data subject the following information:

  • the purpose of the processing;
  • the categories of personal data being processed;
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data is disclosed have been or will be disclosed, especially to recipients in third countries or international organizations
  • if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for
  • the determination of this duration
  • the existence of a right to correction or deletion of the personal data concerning you or of a restriction of the processing by the data controller or of a right to object to such processing;
  • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, data subjects have a right to information as to whether their personal data has been transferred to a third party or to an international organization. If this is the case, then data subjects have the right to obtain information about the security guarantees made in connection with the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to obtain information, they contact any employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Each data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right granted by the European issuer of directives and regulations to request the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, data subjects have the right to request that incomplete personal data be completed, including by means of a supplementary declaration.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact any employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)

Each data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right granted by the European issuer of directives and regulations to obtain from the data controller the deletion of personal data concerning them without undue delay, and the data controller shall have the obligation to delete this personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and so long as processing is not necessary:

  • the personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed;
  • the data subject withdraws their consent to the processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 a GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  • In accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and there is no overriding legitimate reason for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR to object to processing.
  • the personal data has been unlawfully processed;
  • (the personal data must be deleted in compliance with the obligations under European Union or Member State law to which the data controller is subject);
  • the personal data has been collected in relation to services offered by an information collection company according to Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by the site operator deleted, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of the site operator or another employee will arrange for the request for deletion to be complied with immediately.

If the personal data has been made public by the site operator and our company is responsible as per Article 17(1) of the DS Block Exemption Regulation to delete personal data, the site operator shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, to inform other data controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested from these other data controllers the deletion of all links to these personal data or of copies or replications of these personal data unless the processing is necessary. The data protection officer of the site operator or another employee will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e) Right of restriction of processing

  • Each data subject shall have the right to demand that the data controller restrict processing where one of the following conditions applies:
  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead;
  • the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required to by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
  • The data subject has objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by the site operator, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of the site operator or another employee will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

f) Right to data portability

Each data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right granted by the European issuer of directives and regulations to receive personal data relating to them, and provided by the data subject to a data controller, in a structured, current and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another party without hindrance from the data controller to whom the personal data was originally provided, provided that the processing is based on the consent provided for in Art. 6 para. 1 a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 a GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Art. (1) (b) GDPR and processing is carried out by means of automated procedures, except where such processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority conferred on the data controller.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. (1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another data controller, insofar as this is technically feasible and if this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact the data protection officer appointed by the site operator or another employee at any time.

g) Right to object

Each data subject whose personal data is processed has the right granted by the European issuer for directives and regulations, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to at any time oppose the processing of personal data relating to them, which is undertaken on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or f GDPR. 6 para. 1 e or 1 f GDPR, you have to lodge an objection. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The company will no longer process personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can prove compelling reasons worthy of protection for the processing, which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the company processes personal data in order to carry out direct advertising, the person concerned has the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to any profiling connected with such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to the site operator’s processing for direct marketing purposes, the site operator will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from his/her particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning him/her for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes at the company in accordance with Art. 89 Paragraph of the General Data Protection Regulation for reasons arising from his particular situation, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact the data protection officer of the site operator or another employee directly. The data subject shall also be free to exercise their right to objection in relation to the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications, Directive 2002/58/EC notwithstanding.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Every person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right, as granted by the European Directives and Regulations, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or significantly affects him or her in a similar way, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or national legislation to which the controller is subject and that such legislation provides for adequate safeguards of the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is taken with the explicit consent of the data subject.

Where the decision is (1) necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) with the express consent of the data subject, the site operator shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person from the controller, to present his or her point of view and to challenge the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, they may contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw data protection consent

Each data subject whose personal data is processed shall have the right granted by the European issuer of directives and regulations to withdraw his or her consent to the processing of his or her personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the company.

8. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analysis is the collection, collection and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data on the website from which a data subject has accessed a website ("referrer"), which sub-pages of the website have been accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page has been viewed. Web analysis is mainly used to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The data controller uses the suffix "_gat._anonymizeIp" for the web analysis via Google Analytics. Using this addition, Google shortens and anonymizes the IP address of the data subject when accessing our Internet pages from a Member State of the European Union or from another signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our web page. Among other things, Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports showing us the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the data subject's device. What cookies are has already been explained above. The setting of cookies allows Google to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission statements.

Cookies are used to store personal information, such as the time of access, the location from which access came and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject. Whenever you visit our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose personal data collected through the technical process to third parties.

The data subject can prevent cookies being set by our website at any time, as already described above, by using an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and therefore permanently object to cookies being set. Setting the Internet browser used in this way would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, it is possible for the data subject to object to and prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and the processing of this data by Google. To do this, the data subject must have a browser add-on at the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout download and install. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information regarding visits to web pages may be transmitted to Google Analytics. Google considers the installation of the browser add-on to be an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is later deleted, formatted or reinstalled, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the person concerned or another person who is within their sphere of influence, there is the option of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html Google Analytics is explained in more detail on this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/


Alternatively to the browser add-on, or for browsers on mobile devices, please click on this link , to prevent detection by Google Analytics on this website in the future (the opt-out only works with this browser, and only for this domain). This stores an opt-out cookie on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again.


9. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 I a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a particular processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case for example with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I b GDPR. The same applies to such processing steps that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, for example to fulfill tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured at our company and their name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, a hospital or other third parties. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I d GDPR. Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not take priority. We are allowed to carry out such processing procedures because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, they took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the data controller (recital 47 (2), GDPR).

10. Legitimate interests in processing pursued by the data controller or by a third party

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I f GDPR, our legitimate interest is in carrying out our business for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

11. Duration for which the personal data will be stored

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the deadline, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted if it is no longer required to fulfill the contract or for initiating a contract.

12. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data

(Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of the non-provision)

We will inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g., information on the contracting party). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that we subsequently have to process. For example, the person concerned is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company enters into a contract with him/her. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before the data subject provides personal data, the data subject must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer clarifies the person concerned on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is required for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what consequences the non-provision of the personal data would have.

13. Existence of automated decision making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

14. Liability for links

Our website includes links to third-party external websites, over whose content we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot accept any responsibility for their content. Individual providers or operators of the linked pages are always responsible for their content. The linked sites were checked for any legal violations at the time they were linked. Illegal content was not apparent at the time the links were created. Continuous monitoring of the content of linked pages is not, however, reasonable without specific indications of legal violations. Should any legal violation come to our attention, we will remove such links immediately.

15. Copyright

The contents and work on this website created by the website operator are subject to German copyright law. Copying, editing, distribution and any use of the contents outside the limits of the copyright laws require written consent from the author or creator. Downloads and copies of these pages are permitted only for private, non-commercial use. Third party copyrights must be taken into account insofar as the content of this page was not created by the operator. In particular, third-party content will be identified as such. However, if you become aware of any copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly. Should any legal violation come to our attention, we will remove the offending content immediately.

16. Integration of services and content from third parties

It can happen that as part of the online offer third party content, such as YouTube videos, maps from Google Maps, RSS feeds or graphics from other websites are included. This always requires the provider of such content (hereinafter referred to as "third-party") to see the IP address of the user. Without the IP address, the content cannot be sent to the browser of each user. The IP address is therefore necessary in order to display this content. We endeavor to use content only from providers who use the IP address solely for the delivery of content. However, we have no control over whether the third-party provider might save the IP address, e.g., for statistical purposes. Insofar as this is known to us, we notify users of this.

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