Privacy Policy
1) Introduction and Contact Information of the Data Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2 The data controller for this website, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Metzger & More GmbH, Weinbergweg 8, 88131 Lindau (Lake Constance), Germany, Tel.: 0049 8283 97 24 872, Fax: 0049 8283 97 24 879, Email: info@metzgermore.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 When you use our website solely for informational purposes—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we collect only the data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
- The page visited
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data transmitted in bytes
- Source/referrer from which you accessed the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively should there be concrete indications of unlawful use.
2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix and the padlock icon in your browser’s address bar.
3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network
For hosting our website and displaying its content, we use a provider that performs its services—either directly or through selected subcontractors—exclusively on servers located within the European Union.
All data collected on our website is processed on these servers, unless different data recipients are specified below for specific data processing activities.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
4) Contacting Us
When you contact us (e.g., via the contact form or email), personal data is processed—exclusively for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry and only to the extent necessary for that purpose.
The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If your contact is aimed at entering into a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it is evident from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations preclude such deletion.
5) Rights of the Data Subject
5.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data; please refer to the cited legal basis for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:
- Right of access pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 of the GDPR;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR.
5.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE FOR REASONS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
6) Retention Period for Personal Data
The retention period for personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and—where applicable—the applicable statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).
When processing personal data based on explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, the data in question will be stored until you revoke your consent.
If statutory retention periods apply to data processed in connection with contractual or quasi-contractual obligations based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, this data is routinely deleted upon expiration of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer necessary for the performance of a contract or for entering into a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in continuing to store it.
When processing personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
Unless otherwise specified in the other information in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.