This privacy policy informs you about the type, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within the context of our website, as well as any rights associated with the processing of data.

1. Controller

The controller for data processing on this website is:

Marc Gallo
Schönchenstraße 4
81545 München
Germany

E-Mail: hello@gallodesign.de
Phone: +49 (0)89 74080090

2. Data Collection

2.1. Access Data
Every time you access our website, information is automatically sent to our server by your internet browser on your end device and temporarily stored in log files. This data includes:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the retrieved file
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
• Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer, as well as the name of your access provider

We process the above data for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website
• Evaluation of system security and stability
• For further administrative purposes

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes listed above for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person.

2.2. Contact Form
For inquiries of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us through a form provided on the website. Providing a valid email address is required so that we know who the inquiry is from and can respond to it. Additional information may be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR based on your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your inquiry has been processed.

3. Disclosure of Data

We do not transmit your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only share your personal data with third parties if:

• You have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR,
• Disclosure is necessary under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
• There is a legal obligation under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR to disclose, or
• This is legally permissible and required for the processing of contractual relationships with you under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device, do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other malicious software.

The cookie stores information that results in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we immediately become aware of your identity.

The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific predetermined period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

The data processed by cookies are required for the aforementioned purposes to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or that a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. Complete deactivation of cookies may, however, result in you not being able to use all the functions of our website.

5. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right:

• To request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a a right to lodge a complaint, the source of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details.
• To demand correction of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR.
• To request the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
• To demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure and we no longer need it, or if you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.
• To receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR.
• To withdraw your consent given to us in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR at any time. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.
• To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or workplace or at our registered office.

6. Objection or Withdrawal against the Processing of Your Data

If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can withdraw it at any time. Such withdrawal affects the permissibility of processing your personal data after you have declared it to us.

Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you may object to the processing. This is the case if processing is not necessary to fulfill a contract with you, which we explain in the following description of the functions. When exercising such objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the case of a justified objection, we will examine the situation and will either discontinue or adapt the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue processing.

7. Updating and Modification of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of May 2021.

Due to the further development of our website or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. You can access and print the current privacy policy at any time on our website at https://www.gallodesign.de/en/privacy.