Data Privacy and Protection

Data Privacy and Protection

Our data protection practices are in line with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz(BDSG)). The following information is intended to give you an overview of how we process your personal data and your rights under data protection law.

1. The data processing controller on this website is:

TÜV | DEKRA arge tp 21 GmbH
Wintergartenstraße 4, 01307 Dresden
Phone: +49 351 20789-0
Email: datenschutz@argetp21.de

2. Server log files

(a) The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, from the device used to access it (e.g. computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.). The information comprises:

(1) the type and version of browser used;
(2) the used operating system;
(3) hostname of the accessing computer;
(4) the IP address;
(5) Date and time of the server inquiry;
(6) Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) accessed on our website;
(7) Websites from which the user’s system accessed our website;
(8) Message indicating whether the retrieval was successful;
(9) amount of data transferred.

(b) This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is recorded based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. To achieve this, server log files must be recorded.

3. Contact us

When you contact us (e.g. via contact form, email or telephone), the information provided by the person making the inquiry will be processed to the extent necessary to answer the contact requests and any requested measures.

Contact enquiries that are made in the context of contractual or pre-contractual relationships and to which the data subject is a contracting party are to be treated in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b. GDPR is just as lawful as contacting us based on a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR or your implied consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a. GDPR.

We process the following types of data: inventory data (e.g. names, addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers) and content data (e.g. entries in online forms).
Data Subjects are our communication partners.
The data processing serves the purpose of contact requests and communication.
The data will only be stored for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the reason for the contact.

4. Server location

Personal data is primarily stored and processed in the EU or EEA.

5. Transfer of your data to third parties

Your data will not be passed on to third parties.
We use external data recipients to fulfill the contract or with your consent or to protect the legitimate interests of the person responsible or a third party. The recipients of this data may include, for example, payment institutions as part of payment transactions, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we observe the legal requirements and conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your personal data.

6. Right do erasure

Personal data will be erased immediately if one of the following grounds applies and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing:

  • the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
  • the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing;
  • the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR;
  • the personal data have been unlawfully processed.

7. Right to object

The data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. We will comply with your request if there are no legally permissible reasons for further processing.

Please contact datenschutz@argetp21.de or send your request by post or fax to the address or number provided in the imprint/Legal notice.

8. Further rights of the data subject

Please contact datenschutz@argetp21.de if you wish to assert your rights as a data subject.

8.1. Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is independent of any other administrative or judicial remedy available.

8.2. Right to data portability

You have the right to request that we provide you or a third party with the data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

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

8.3. Information about, blockage, rectification and eradication of data

The data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed; if this is the case, he or she has the right to information about this personal data. If the legal requirements are met, you have the right to have this data rectified, blocked or erased.

8.4. Right to withdraw his or her consent

The data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Prior to giving consent, the data subject shall be informed thereof.

9. Data collection

The legal basis for the collection of data is Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter a (your consent) and b (the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measure) GDPR.

10. Links to other websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the data protection measures or the content of websites outside our company. For this reason, we recommend that you carefully read the privacy statements of these third-party websites.

11. Cookies and social plugins

We completely dispense with the use of non-essential cookies and social plugins.

12. You can contact our data protection officer at

Vera Barcik
kontakt@barcik.biz
Phone: +49 351 810804-64

Status: August 2024