Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

P&A IT-Service
Owner: Pascal Baumgardt
c/o Block Services
Stuttgarter Str. 106
70736 Fellbach
Germany

Email: [email protected]

2. Types of Data We Collect

When you visit our website, we may collect the following information:

Automatically Collected Data

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Date and time of access
• Pages visited
• Referring website

Contact Information

• Email address (when you contact us)
• Name (when provided voluntarily)
• Company information (when provided)

3. How We Use Your Data

• To provide and maintain our website
• To respond to your inquiries
• To improve our services
• To ensure website security
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) - for website analytics and security
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) - when you contact us voluntarily
• Legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) - when required by law

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties, except:

• When required by law
• To protect our rights and property
• With service providers who assist in website operation (under strict data protection agreements)

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Analytics: Currently not in use. If Google Analytics or similar tools are used in the future, their privacy policy and opt-out options will be listed here.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy:

• Server logs: up to 30 days
• Contact inquiries: up to 3 years
• Analytics data: up to 26 months

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access – request information about your personal data
• Right to rectification – correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure – request deletion of your data
• Right to restrict processing – limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability – receive your data in a structured format
• Right to object – object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: [email protected]

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files stored on your device that help make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure.
Some cookies are technically necessary for the operation of the site, while others help us analyze user behavior or provide personalized content.

When you first visit our website, you will be asked to consent to the use of non-essential cookies via a cookie banner (provided by Cookiebot).
Your preferences will be stored, and you may change or withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of the page.

For more information about the cookies we use, please refer to the cookie settings.
Details on data processing by Cookiebot can be found at:
https://www.cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

10. International Data Transfers

Your data is processed within the European Union. If we transfer data outside the EU, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us via Email: [email protected]

Address: c/o Block Services, Stuttgarter Str. 106, 70736 Fellbach, Germany

13. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your rights have been violated.

For Germany, this is:
Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI)
Address: Husarenstraße 30, 53117 Bonn, Germany
Website: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/EN/Home/home_node.html

14. Use of Font Awesome (via CDN)

We use icons provided by Font Awesome, loaded via the Content Delivery Network (CDN) of Cloudflare (cdnjs.cloudflare.com). When you access a page, your browser automatically establishes a connection to the CDN, which may result in the transmission of your IP address to servers operated by Cloudflare.

Legal Basis:
The integration of Font Awesome via CDN is based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in optimizing the loading speed and consistent design of our website.

For more information, please refer to Font Awesome’s and Cloudflare’s privacy policies:
Font Awesome: https://fontawesome.com/privacy
Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy

15. Communication via WhatsApp

For client communication, we offer contact via WhatsApp using a WhatsApp Business account. Please note that WhatsApp is a service provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, and may process personal data (e.g., phone number, message content, metadata) outside the European Union.

Communication via WhatsApp is only initiated upon your request or after prior consent. Your messages are end-to-end encrypted. Nevertheless, we recommend not sharing sensitive personal data through WhatsApp.

Legal Basis:
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – your consent
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – contract initiation or performance

You can revoke your consent at any time by informing us via email at:
[email protected]