Privacy Policy

The following Privacy Policy applies when you visit our Website hasebikes.com and the related Websites

These sites are referred to as “Websites” below.

This Privacy Policy provides the users of this Website with information about the type, extent, and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator (the responsible party):

HASE BIKES

‍Hase Bikes e. K., owner Dipl.-Ing. Marec Hase
Hiberniastraße 2
D-45731 Waltrop
Phone: +49 23 09 – 93 77 0
Fax: +49 23 09 – 93 77 201
Email: info@hasebikes.com

The data protection officer is:
Dipl.-Inf. Karsten Schulz
Email: datenschutz@hasebikes.com

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Your personal data is collected and processed in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We, the website operator, or website provider, collect and process your personal data so that we are able to offer you the aforementioned Website. This statement describes how and for what purposes your data is collected and used and what options you have in relation to personal information. By using this Website, you agree to the collection, use, and transfer of your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

As new technologies and the continuous development of this Website may result in changes to this Privacy Policy, we recommend that you read the Privacy Policy at regular intervals.

Definitions of the terms used (e.g. “personal data” or “processing”) can be found in Art. 4 of the GDPR.

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Hosting
The hosting services we use enable us to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services, and technical maintenance services that we, the website operator, or website provider, use for the purpose of operating this Website.

In this context, we process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta data, and communication data from customers, potential customers, and visitors of this Website on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this Website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR.

Access data
We, the website operator, or website provider, collect data about access to the Website and store it as “server log files” on the Website server for the purposes of our legitimate interest (see Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The following data is logged in this way:

- website visited

- time stamp of server query

- amount of data sent in bytes

- referrer URL (site you last visited)

- your browser

- your operating system

- your IP address (anonymised)

The information stored in the log files does not allow any direct inference to your person or other profiling. This data is used for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operating and optimising our Website and ensuring its security, as well as for the anonymous recording of the number of visitors to our Website (traffic) and the extent and type of use of our Website and services. Based on this information, we are able to provide personalised and location-based content, analyze traffic, troubleshoot and correct errors, and improve our services.
This is also in our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

We also reserve the right to examine log data if there is concrete evidence leading to reasonable suspicion of unlawful use. We store IP addresses in the log files for a limited period of time as necessary for security purposes. We also store IP addresses if we have a concrete suspicion of a criminal offence in connection with the use of our Website.

The log data is deleted after 1 month.

Cookies
Cookies are small amounts of information in the form of text files that can be stored by your browser. We use some cookies to provide various features of the Website.

Strictly necessary cookies
We record your decision as to whether you allow us to set additional cookies to expand the functions of the Website ("consent_manager"). Furthermore, we store information about how the Website can be optimally displayed on your device ("mobile," "mobileHK"). We set these strictly necessary cookies in accordance with Section 25, Para. 2, No. 2 of Germany's Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDPA, or TTDSG in German).

Additional cookies
We only set additional cookies if you have given us your consent for the respective functions (Section 25, Para. 1 TTDSG). Please refer to the section “External Services” to learn about the services for which you can give your consent and which data processing operations can be performed by these services.

You can view and change your current settings here: Edit Cookie settings

Collection and processing of personal data
The website operator only collects, uses and passes on your personal data if permitted by law or if you consent to the collection of data. Personal information is any information that is used to identify you and which can be traced back to you, such as your name, email address, and telephone number. Your personal data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests to fulfil our contractual service obligations.

If you contact us, as the website operator, through the contact options offered, your details will be stored so that they can be used to process and respond to your inquiry. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.

External services
We use external services to expand and improve our offering (e.g. offer you additional content and communication channels).

YouTube
On our Website, we include videos from the portal YouTube ("www.youtube.com": https://www.youtube.com). More information on the collection and processing of your data by YouTube can be found in the privacy policy of YouTube/Google:

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7671399?hl=en

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

The complete IP address is sent to Google via our Website. The legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Article 7 GDPR. You can withdraw your consent in the cookie settings.

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Instagram
Our Website links to our Instagram page. It is only when you click on these links that you leave our Website. You are then no longer on our Website but rather on the website of Instagram. Once you are there, personal data is collected about you. We cannot take any responsibility for this data collection. You will find the relevant terms and conditions in the Instagram privacy policy:
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

X (formerly Twitter)
Our Website links to our profile on the social media channel X (formerly Twitter). It is only when you click on these links that you leave our Website. You are then no longer on our Website but rather on the website of X. Once you are there, personal data is collected about you. We cannot take any responsibility for this data collection. You will find the relevant terms and conditions in the X privacy policy:
https://x.com/en/privacy

Google Maps
Our Website uses Google Maps. Google uses so-called cookies, text files that are saved on your computer and that make it possible to analyse your use of the Website. More information on the collection and processing of your data by Google can be found in the Google privacy policy:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

From our Website, the complete IP address is transferred to the company Google. The legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Article 7 GDPR. You can withdraw your consent in the cookie settings.

External fonts
Fonts from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, will only be included on our Websites if you have consented to the use of external services and if the Google services request these fonts. More information on the collection and processing of your data by Google can be found in the Google privacy policy:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Analytical tools
Our Websites use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called cookies, text files that are stored on your computer and that make it possible to analyse your use of the Website. The information generated by the cookie concerning your use of this Website is transferred to one of Google’s US-based servers and stored there. However, your IP address is truncated by Google within the Member States of the European Union or in states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the US.

Purpose of processing
On behalf of the website provider, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that, in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this Website in full.

Legal basis for processing
The legal basis for processing users' personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Balancing of interests
Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement and analysis of our Website.

Duration of storage
The data is erased as soon as it is no longer needed for tracking purposes.

Relevant references
More information about how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Opting out
You can prevent Google Analytics from using your information (including your IP address) for analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available under the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en