1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our privacy policy provided below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to request information at any time and free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under “Right to Restrict Processing.”

2. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and according to the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Responsible Authority

The responsible authority for data processing on this website is:

Fischzucht Rhönforelle GmbH & Co. KG
Mr. Peter Groß, Mr. Udo Groß
Fischzucht 1
36129 Gersfeld

Phone: 06654/919220
Email: info@rhoenforelle.de

The responsible authority is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. A simple email to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Against Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH A PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Relevant Supervisory Authority

In the event of data protection violations, the affected person has the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. The relevant supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: List of Data Protection Officers.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the data that we process based on your consent or in the fulfillment of a contract in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request the direct transfer of this data to another controller, where technically feasible.

Access, Deletion, and Correction

You have the right to request free access to your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time, as well as the right to correction or deletion of this data. For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint for this purpose. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

1. If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
2. If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
3. If we no longer need your personal data but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
4. If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed – apart from their storage – with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for important public interest reasons of the European Union or a member state.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertisements and information materials is hereby expressly objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Inquiries by Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the execution of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us.

The data you send us through contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may include IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated through a website.

The use of the host serves to fulfill the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

3. Data Protection Officer
Statutory Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Data Protection Officer
Fischzucht Rhönforelle GmbH & Co. KG
Mr. Peter Groß, Mr. Udo Groß
Fischzucht 1
36129 Gersfeld
Phone: 06654/919220
Email: info@rhoenforelle.de

4. Data Collection on this Website
Cookies

Our internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that do not harm your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of your session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These cookies allow you or our website to use certain services offered by the third party (e.g., cookies for the processing of payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to analyze user behavior or display advertising.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, provide certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart), or optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, provided no other legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of their services. If you have requested the corresponding consent, the storage of cookies will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR); this consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of their website – for this purpose, server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the execution of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us.

The data you enter into the contact form remains with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially legal retention periods – remain unaffected.