Privacy Policy

Transparency in handling your data

Data Protection

The website operator takes your data protection very seriously and treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory provisions. As new technologies and the constant further development of this website may require changes to this privacy policy, we recommend that you review the privacy policy at regular intervals.

1. Data Collection on Our Website

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is only evaluated to ensure trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our offer. Storage takes place for up to 7 days.

Cookies

The Internet pages partially use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and cookies are only allowed in individual cases, the acceptance of cookies is excluded for certain cases or in general, and the automatic deletion of cookies is activated when the browser is closed.

2. External Services

YouTube Plugin

Our website uses plugins from the Google-operated site YouTube. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

3. Use of Data

Personal data is only collected, processed, and passed on if this is permitted within the legal framework or if users consent to the data collection.

The collected data is used for:

  • Technical administration of the website
  • Fulfillment of our services
  • Improvement of the user experience
  • Reach measurement (anonymized)

4. Your Rights

You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data.

For this and for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at the address given in the legal notice at any time. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for the sending of unsolicited advertising and information material.

5. Contact the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about data protection, the correction, blocking, or deletion of personal data, or the granting or revocation of consents, please contact:

Lohnsteuerhilfe e.V. – Lohnsteuerhilfeverein
Johannes Stetten
Sendlinger Str. 24 – 4th floor
80331 Munich

Phone: 089 – 95 45 37 88 – 0
WhatsApp: 089 – 95 45 37 88 – 2

6. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services.

For your next visit, the new privacy policy applies.