Privacy Policy
1. An overview of data protection
General information
The following information provides you with an easy-to-navigate overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to the sections below.
Data recording on this website
Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website?
The data on this website is processed by the website operator. Its contact details can be found under the section “Information about the responsible party” in this Privacy Policy.
How do we record your data?
We collect your data when you provide it to us. This may, for example, include information you enter into a contact form or scheduling form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems or after you consent to its collection when you visit the website. This data primarily includes technical data such as your web browser, operating system, time of access, IP address, and similar usage-related information.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the information is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior, improve our website and services, respond to inquiries, provide consultations, or process contractual and pre-contractual matters. Analysis and comparable technologies are only used where required and, where necessary, only on the basis of your consent.
What rights do you have regarding your information?
You have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You may contact us at any time if you have questions about data protection or your rights as a data subject.
Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This happens primarily using analysis tools and comparable technologies Such tools are only activated after you have provided explicit consent via our cookie consent banner.
2. Hosting
External hosting
This website is hosted by external service providers. Personal data collected on this website may be stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications data, contract-related data, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by professional providers pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Where we use external hosting providers as processors, they process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill their performance obligations and in accordance with our instructions.
Our website is hosted on servers located within the European Union.
Where personal data is processed by our hosting provider, such processing is carried out exclusively within the European Economic Area (EEA) and in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the applicable statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet, for example when communicating by email, may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information about the responsible party (controller)
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
RNG Technology GmbH
c/o Uzuner Consulting GmbH
Lise-Meitner-Straße 2
DE-28359 Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49 421 408956-0
Email: info@rng.tech
Trade Register: Amtsgericht Bremen, HRB 42451 HB
Managing Directors: Ahmet Can, Süleyman Kütükoğlu
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.
Storage duration
Unless a more specific retention period has been stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data remains with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data, such as retention obligations under commercial or tax law. In such cases, deletion will take place after those reasons cease to apply.
General information on the legal basis for data processing
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and, where special categories of personal data are processed, Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your terminal device, for example via cookies, local storage, or comparable technologies, the processing is also based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. If processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The specific legal basis applicable in each individual case is explained in this Privacy Policy.
Data protection contact
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:
Data Protection Inquiries
Email: privacy@rng.tech
Phone: +49 421 408956-0
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we cooperate with external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to such external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure.
Where processors are used, we disclose personal data only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are possible only with your express consent. You may revoke any consent you have already given at any time with effect for the future. The lawfulness of processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.
The competent supervisory authority for RNG Technology GmbH is:
Die Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit der Freien Hansestadt Bremen
Georgstraße 122-124
27570 Bremerhaven
Germany
Phone: +49 421 361-2010
Email: office@datenschutz.bremen.de
Website: www.datenschutz.bremen.de
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, either for yourself or for transfer to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.
Information about, rectification, and erasure of data
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You may also have a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data is or was unlawful, you may request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. For as long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, apart from storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.
SSL and/or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
Rejection of unsolicited emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published in connection with our mandatory legal notice for sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, such as spam emails.
4. Recording of data on this website
Cookies
Our website uses cookies and comparable technologies. Cookies are small data packages that do not cause damage to your device. They may be stored temporarily for the duration of a session or permanently on your device.
Cookies and comparable technologies that are necessary for the performance of electronic communications or for the provision of certain functions requested by you may be stored on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG and, where personal data is processed, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.
Where your consent is required for the storage of cookies or access to information on your terminal device, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
For details regarding the cookies and services used on this website, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
Consent with Cookiebot
This website uses Cookiebot, a consent management technology provided by Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark, to obtain, manage, and document consent to the storage of certain cookies and the use of specific technologies in a legally compliant manner.
When you visit our website, the following data may be transmitted to Cookiebot:
Cookiebot stores a cookie in your browser in order to assign the consent given or its withdrawal to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you request deletion, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.
Cookiebot is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies and comparable technologies. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with the applicable consent requirements, as well as, where applicable, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.
Server log files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information may include:
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation, security, and optimization of the website.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the form, including the contact details you enter there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not disclose this data without your consent unless disclosure is legally permitted or required.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or, if requested, on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us for a maximum period of 6 months after the final processing of your request, unless a longer retention period is required by law or necessary for contractual purposes. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
Requests by email, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data such as your name and the content of your request, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass this data on without your consent unless disclosure is legally permitted or required.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR if such consent has been requested.
5. Analysis tools and advertising
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Tag Manager is a tag management system that allows us to integrate and manage tools and services on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not independently store information on your device for analysis purposes, and does not carry out its own analyses. However, it may process technical data such as your IP address in order to provide the service.
Google Tag Manager is used in the interest of efficient, technically reliable, and manageable integration of website tools. Where the deployment of individual tags or technologies requires consent, such technologies are only activated after the corresponding consent has been obtained. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for the administrative use of Tag Manager itself and, where required, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG for consent-based technologies deployed via Tag Manager.
Further information is available from Google.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables us to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In this context, we may receive various usage-related data, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, operating system, approximate location, referral source, and other interaction data. Google may combine this information with a user ID or device ID where applicable.
Google Analytics uses cookies and comparable technologies that enable recognition of users for the purpose of analyzing user behavior.
The use of Google Analytics takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future via our cookie consent settings.
IP anonymization
IP anonymization is activated on this website. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and shortened there.
Browser plugin
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available from Google.
Data processing agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for the use of Google Analytics.
Where data is transferred to the United States, such transfer is based on an applicable lawful transfer mechanism, including, where applicable, certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and/or other appropriate safeguards.
Further information on Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy information.
6. Plug-ins and tools
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to verify whether data entered on this website, for example in a contact form, is entered by a human or by an automated program. To do so, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of website visitors using various characteristics. This analysis may begin automatically as soon as the relevant functionality is loaded or used. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA may process various data, including IP address, time spent on the website, mouse movements, user interactions, technical browser and device information, and other information required to distinguish human users from bots.
Where reCAPTCHA is loaded only after consent, the use of reCAPTCHA is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Where reCAPTCHA is strictly necessary to protect specific website functions from abusive automated access, processing may additionally be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. In such cases, our legitimate interest lies in protecting our website and communication channels from misuse, spam, and automated attacks.
Where data is transferred to the United States, such transfer takes place only on the basis of an applicable lawful transfer mechanism.
Further information is available in Google’s privacy information.
YouTube
This website integrates videos from YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit a page on which a YouTube video is embedded, a connection to YouTube servers may be established. In this context, YouTube may learn which of our pages you have visited. Depending on the implementation, YouTube may also store cookies or use comparable recognition technologies, including local storage technologies.
The following categories of data may be processed: IP address, browser and device information, video interaction data, technical identifiers, and usage information. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube may assign your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before using the relevant page.
The use of YouTube takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, unless the content is loaded in a manner that does not require such consent under applicable law. Consent may be revoked at any time with effect for the future via our cookie settings.
Where data is transferred to the United States, such transfer takes place only on the basis of an applicable lawful transfer mechanism.
Further information is available in Google’s privacy information.
Calendly
This website uses the online scheduling service Calendly. The provider is Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, 10th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA.
Calendly enables website visitors to schedule meetings and consultations directly through our website or via integrated links. When you use Calendly, personal data such as your name, email address, telephone number (if provided), company name, selected date and time, and any additional information you submit during the booking process may be processed.
The use of Calendly takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the booking is related to pre-contractual measures or the performance of a contract. Where the use of Calendly involves cookies or comparable technologies or where consent is otherwise required, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
Calendly may process data on servers located outside the European Union, including in the United States. Where personal data is transferred to third countries, such transfers take place only on the basis of an applicable lawful transfer mechanism, including, where applicable, certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses.
Where Calendly acts as our processor, processing is carried out on the basis of an appropriate data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
Further information can be found in Calendly’s privacy policy:
https://calendly.com/privacy
OnceHub (ScheduleOnce)
OnceHub (ScheduleOnce)
This website uses the online scheduling service OnceHub (formerly ScheduleOnce). The provider is OnceHub Inc., 3 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019, USA.
OnceHub enables website visitors to schedule meetings and consultations directly through the website. When you use the scheduling function, personal data such as your name, email address, telephone number, company name, selected date and time, and any message or meeting-related information you provide may be processed.
The use of OnceHub takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the booking is related to pre-contractual measures or the performance of a contract. Where booking functionality relies on cookies or comparable technologies or where consent is otherwise required, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
Where OnceHub acts as our processor, processing is carried out on the basis of an appropriate data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
Where personal data is transferred to third countries, such transfers take place only on the basis of an applicable lawful transfer mechanism, including Standard Contractual Clauses or certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Further information can be found in OnceHub’s privacy policy: https://oncehub.com/trustcenter/legal/privacynotice
Mapbox
This website uses Mapbox, a mapping service provided by Mapbox, Inc., 740 15th Street NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
To provide interactive maps and map-related functionality, it may be necessary to transmit your IP address and certain technical data to Mapbox. Depending on the implementation, Mapbox may also process device information, usage information, and interaction data relating to map use.
The use of Mapbox takes place either on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, where consent is required, or on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR where the service is technically necessary and used in a privacy-compliant manner without requiring prior consent. Our legitimate interest lies in the user-friendly presentation of our locations and services.
Where data is transferred to the United States, such transfer takes place only on the basis of an applicable lawful transfer mechanism.
Further information can be found in Mapbox’s privacy information.
https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy
7. RNG Technology products and services
Personal data we collect
Regardless of whether a service is paid or provided free of charge, we collect the personal data necessary to provide our products and services. To deliver our services, we may collect and store contact details including name, email address, telephone number, company name, job title, correspondence address, and communication history.
How we use personal data
We use personal data to contact you, provide the services you have requested or subscribed to, respond to inquiries, manage implementations, provide monitoring and support services, communicate about service-related matters, and, where appropriate, inform you about relevant service changes, updates, or issues.
Sharing of personal data
We may share your personal data with partners and service providers who assist us in delivering products or services to you. Where such recipients process personal data on our behalf, we ensure that appropriate contractual and organizational safeguards are in place, including data processing agreements where required.
Legal basis
Where the processing is necessary to provide requested services, carry out pre-contractual steps, or perform a contract, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where processing is necessary for the operation, support, improvement, protection, or secure provision of our services, the legal basis may also be Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where you have given your consent, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Retention
Service-related contact and business communication data is retained for as long as necessary for the respective business relationship and, where applicable, thereafter in accordance with statutory retention obligations under commercial and tax law. Unless longer retention is legally required or justified, we generally delete or anonymize such data after the relevant retention period expires.
8. Direct marketing
Personal data collected for direct marketing
We may collect business-related contact information such as name, email address, telephone number, company, position, and business correspondence address. We may obtain this information directly from you, for example during meetings, trade fairs, events, webinars, downloads, or through contact requests submitted via our website.
How we use personal data
We use such data to send targeted business-related communications about our products, services, events, updates, and materials where this is legally permitted. We do not send mass promotional emails without a legal basis. You may object to marketing communications at any time.
Legal basis
Where you have expressly consented to receive communications, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Where communications are sent in the context of an existing business relationship or another legally permitted B2B context, processing may be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, provided your interests, rights, and freedoms do not override our legitimate interest. Where required by law, marketing communications are sent only after prior consent.
Retention
We retain direct marketing-related contact information only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose and in accordance with legal requirements. If you object to marketing communications or withdraw your consent, we will stop using your data for those purposes and retain only the minimum information necessary to document your objection or withdrawal where required.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by contacting us at info@rng.tech or by using any unsubscribe option provided in the communication.
9. Automated decision-making
We do not engage in automated decision-making, including profiling, that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.
10. International data transfers
RNG Technology GmbH is established in Germany. Depending on the services used on this website and in the course of our business operations, personal data may be transferred to recipients outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, including the United States.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country, we ensure that an appropriate legal transfer mechanism exists. This may include:
You may request further information on the safeguards in place by contacting us at info@rng.tech.
11. Changes to this policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes in legal requirements, technical developments, or our services and data processing practices. The current version published on this website shall apply.