(Status: July 2021)
At auxmoney Investments Limited we understand that the privacy and confidentiality of your personal data is very important and we are committed to protecting it. The collection and processing of your personal data is carried out exclusively in accordance with the statutory provisions, in particular the applicable data protection laws (including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)). In the following, we inform you in detail about the processing of your personal data.
The responsible party within the meaning of the GDPR and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:
auxmoney Investments Limited
Block A,
George’s Quay Plaza,
George’s Quay Dublin 2,
Ireland
+353 858 638 622
Directors: Dr. Daniel Drummer, Bernd Gieseken and John Dunleavy
Insofar as auxmoney Investments Limited is jointly responsible with a third party for data processing, or processes of other responsible parties are described, this is expressly indicated.
This privacy policy explains how auxmoney Investments Limited (hereinafter also: “we”, “us”, the “responsible party”) collects and processes personal data of users of our website at www.auxmoney-investments.com (hereinafter also: “Website”) and their related privacy rights.
You can access the privacy policy at any time on our Website at www.auxmoney-investments.com via the link “Privacy Policy”.
1. Processing of data for internal system and statistical purposes when visiting the Website
Description and scope of data processing: Each time you access our Website, your Internet browser automatically transmits the following data to our web server:
- The current IP address of the Internet connection you are using;
- If you visit our Website via an external link, the webpage from which you visit us;
- The webpages visited within our Website;
- The date and time of your visit;
- The operating system you are using, the browser name (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) and the browser version;
- The name of your Internet access provider; and
- The amount of data transferred.
The collection of data for the provision of the Website and the temporary storage of the data in log files is strictly necessary for the operation of the Website.
Legal basis for data processing: The legal basis for the collection and temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
Purpose of data processing: The collection and temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the Website to the user’s computer. This data is stored anonymously and is used exclusively for statistical purposes or for technical network and system monitoring in order to detect malfunctions in server operation (log files). These purposes are also the basis of our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. This data is not passed on to third parties or linked with other data.
Duration of storage: The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected, unless contractual or legal obligations prevent deletion. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the Website, this is the case when the respective session has ended and the browser is closed.
2. Contacting us by e-mail
Description and scope of data processing: If you contact us via an e-mail address provided on our Website, the data transmitted by you with the e-mail will be stored.
Legal basis for data processing: The legal basis for processing the personal data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in answering your contact request. If the e-mail contact is aimed at the conclusion or performance of a contract for which the sender is the contractual partner, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
Purpose of data processing: The processing of the transmitted data is solely for the purpose of processing the contact request.
Duration of storage: The data will be deleted within a reasonable period of time as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of a contact enquiry, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended, unless contractual or legal obligations prevent deletion. The conversation is terminated when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. The deletion takes place three years after the end of the year in which the conversation with you ended.
3. Use of strictly necessary (essential) cookies
Description and scope of data processing: Our Website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your Internet browser. The strictly necessary (essential) cookies enable the recognition of the Internet browser as well as an improvement of the user experience and guarantee of the functionalities on our Website, e.g. by storing user settings. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. You can find a detailed list with the name, description and function duration of all cookies under “Cookie Settings” in the footer of our Website, e.g. at www.auxmoney-investments.com.
In order to obtain and document your consent to the use of unnecessary cookies, e.g. to analyse your user behaviour, we use the consent management service of Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany (“Usercentrics”). When you access our Website, a consent cookie is stored locally in your browser’s cache (so-called “local storage”), in which the consents you have given or refused, or the revocation of these consents, are stored. The following data is processed by Usercentrics:
- Information about the device you are using;
- Information about the browser you are using;
- IP address in anonymised form;
- Opt-in and opt-out; and
- Date and time of the declarations.
You can find Usercentrics’ privacy policy at https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/.
You can deactivate the storage of cookies in your Internet browser, restrict it to certain websites or set your Internet browser to notify you before a cookie is stored. You can delete the cookies from your computer’s hard drive at any time using the data protection functions of your Internet browser. In these cases, however, the websites may not be displayed and functions may no longer be technically available.
Legal basis for data processing: If personal data is processed using strictly necessary (essential) cookies, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The legal basis for the use of the service of Usercentrics is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, as we thereby comply with our legal obligation to obtain and record the necessary consent to the use of cookies.
Purpose of data processing: The purpose of using strictly necessary (essential) cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our Website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change. These purposes are also the basis of our legitimate interest in processing personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
The user data collected through strictly necessary (essential) cookies are not used to create user profiles.
Duration of storage: Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted by it to our Website. The strictly necessary (essential) cookies described above are usually deleted when your browser session expires. The data processed via Usercentrics is stored by Usercentrics for a period of three years from collection and then deleted.
4. Marketing and analytics cookies
Insofar as you have given us your consent, we use the services of external providers on our Website in order to analyse the usage behaviour of our Website visitors and to be able to show you relevant, interest-based advertising.
The legal basis for the use of these services is your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. You have the option to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent to the use of individual services of external providers or certain categories of services of external providers within the meaning of this clause 4 at any time by deselecting the respective check mark in your cookie settings under “Cookie Settings” in the footer of our Website, e.g. at www.auxmoney-investments.com. You can find all details on the cookies used, their functionality and function duration as well as the information and data processed via them in the cookie settings under “Cookie Settings” in the footer of our Website, e.g. at www.auxmoney-investments.com.
5. Rights of the data subject
If personal data is processed by you, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you are entitled to the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
Right of access: Pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data processed by us; in particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data have been or will be disclosed, the envisaged storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the source of your personal data where the personal data are not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details.
Right to rectification: Pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the correction of incorrect or completion of incomplete personal data stored by us without undue delay.
Right to erasure: Pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to restriction: Pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data where
- the accuracy of the data is contested by you;
- the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure;
- we no longer need the data, but you require them for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
- you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR.
Right to data portability: Pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and you have the right to ask that we transmit those data to another controller.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our registered office. In this case, the competent supervisory authority is: Data Protection Commissioner, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland, Tel: +353 (0)761 104 800, e-mail: info@dataprotection.ie, www.dataprotection.ie/.
Right to object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
Right of withdrawal: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the withdrawal.
6.Data security
Within the Website visit, we use the widely deployed encryption protocol TLS (Transport Layer Security) in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. As a rule, this is TLS encryption in version 1.3, but at least 1.2. You can see whether an individual page of our Website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the lock symbol in the address bar of your browser.
We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. All our employees who may come into contact with personal data are obliged in writing to comply with data protection regulations and have been instructed about the legal requirements.