Personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as “data”) is processed by us only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.
According to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide either alone or together with others on the purposes and means of processing.
In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data on their own responsibility.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as the controller
II. Rights of users and data subjects
III. Information on data processing
The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is
Mühle Weingarten e.V.
Mühlstr. 9
76356 Weingarten
E-mail: info@diemuehle.org
The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is: Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (LfDI) Baden-Württemberg.
You can reach the supervisory authority by post:
Postfach 10 29 32
70025 Stuttgart
or by telephone:
+ 49 711 615541-0
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing carried out on the basis of Articles 16, 17 para.
1, 18 GDPR takes place.
However, this obligation does not apply if this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
Notwithstanding this, the user has a right to information about these recipients.
Likewise, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f) GDPR are processed.
In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.
Your data processed when using our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies, the deletion of the data does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations and no other information is provided below on individual processing procedures.
The provider uses a cookie manager to obtain consent for the use of technically unnecessary cookies on the website.
When the website is accessed, a cookie with the settings information is stored on the user’s end device so that the request for consent does not have to be made on a subsequent visit.
The cookie is required to obtain the user’s legally compliant consent.
The user can prevent or terminate the installation of cookies by changing the settings in their browser.
We use so-called cookies on our website.
Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your end device by the Internet browser you use.
These cookies are used to process certain information about you, such as your browser or location data or your IP address, on an individual basis.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as the processing enables, for example
processing enables us, for example, to display our website in different languages or to offer a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, insofar as these cookies are processed for contract initiation or contract processing.
If the processing does not serve to initiate or execute a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website.
The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f) GDPR.
These session cookies are deleted when you close your Internet browser.
Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we cooperate for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionalities of our website.
Please refer to the following information for details, in particular the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser.
You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time.
However, the steps and measures required for this depend on the specific Internet browser you are using.
If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support.
In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings.
Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player.
The steps and measures required for this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using.
If you have any questions, please also use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all functions of our website can be used to their full extent.
If you contact us via contact form or e-mail, the data you provide will be used to process your request.
The provision of the data is necessary for processing and answering your inquiry – without it we cannot answer your inquiry or can only answer it to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted if your request has been conclusively answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations, such as, for example
in the event of any subsequent contract processing.
If you create a customer account with us via our website, we will collect and store the data you enter during registration (e.g. your name, your address or your e-mail address) exclusively for pre-contractual services, for contract fulfillment or for the purpose of customer care (e.g. to provide you with an overview of your previous orders with us or to be able to offer you the so-called notepad function).
At the same time, we store the IP address and the date and time of your registration.
Of course, this data is not passed on to third parties.
As part of the further registration process, your consent to this processing is obtained and reference is made to this privacy policy.
The data collected by us will be used exclusively for the provision of the customer account.
Insofar as you consent to this processing, Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a) GDPR is the legal basis for the processing.
If the opening of the customer account also serves pre-contractual measures or the fulfillment of the contract, the legal basis for this processing is also Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b) GDPR.
You can revoke the consent given to us to open and maintain the customer account in accordance with Art. 7 para.
3 GDPR at any time with effect for the future.
All you have to do is inform us of your revocation.
The data collected in this respect will be deleted as soon as processing is no longer necessary.
However, we must comply with retention periods under tax and commercial law.
We operate a company presence on the Facebook platform to advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers.
We are jointly responsible for this social media platform with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Facebook’s data protection officer can be contacted via a contact form:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
We have regulated the joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR.
This agreement, which sets out the mutual obligations, is available at the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for the processing of personal data that takes place as a result and is described below is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and advertising of our products and services.
The legal basis may also be the user’s consent pursuant to Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR vis-à-vis the platform operator.
The user can revoke this consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para.
3 GDPR at any time by notifying the platform operator for the future.
When our online presence is accessed on the Facebook platform, user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) is processed by Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU.
This user data is used for statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook.
Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles.
Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. is able, for example, to advertise users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests.
If the user is logged into their Facebook account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. can also link the data to the respective user account.
If the user contacts us via Facebook, the personal data entered by the user on this occasion will be used to process the inquiry.
The user’s data will be deleted by us if the user’s inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, e.g. in the case of subsequent contract processing.
Facebook Ireland Ltd. may also set cookies to process the data.
If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly.
Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time.
The settings for this depend on the respective browser.
In the case of Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but by the corresponding setting of the Flash player.
If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may mean that not all Facebook functions can be used to their full extent.
Further information on the processing activities, their prevention and the deletion of data processed by Facebook can be found in Facebook’s data policy:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
It cannot be ruled out that processing by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited may also be carried out by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.
We maintain an online presence on YouTube to present our company and our services and to communicate with customers/prospects.
YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.
In this respect, we would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA.
This may result in increased risks for users in that, for example, subsequent access to user data may be made more difficult.
We also have no access to this user data.
The possibility of access lies exclusively with YouTube.
You can find YouTube’s privacy policy at
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
We use the plug-in of the social network Facebook on our website.
Facebook is an internet service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR.
The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR may also be the legal basis.
Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Facebook provides further information about the possible plug-ins and their respective functions at
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
ready for you.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages you visit on our website, your internet browser will download a representation of the plug-in from the Facebook servers in the USA.
For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address.
In addition, the date and time of your visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Facebook while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in about your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook.
Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there.
For example, if you
For example, if you use the Facebook “Like” button, this information will be stored in your Facebook user account and may be published via the Facebook platform.
If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or use an add-on for your internet browser to prevent the Facebook plug-in from loading.
Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard can be found on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
available in the data protection information.
We use Matomo (formerly: “PIWIK”) on our website.
This is an open source software with which we can analyze the use of our website.
It processes your IP address, the website(s) of our website that you visit, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the time you spend on our website and the frequency with which you visit one of our websites.
To collect this data, Matomo stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser.
This cookie is valid for one week.
If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR.
The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR may also be the legal basis.
Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis and optimization of our website.
However, we use Matomo with the anonymization function “Automatically Anonymize Visitor IPs”.
This anonymization function shortens your IP address by two bytes, making it impossible to assign it to you or to the Internet connection you are using.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser.
You can find more information on this above under “Cookies”.
You also have the option of opting out of the analysis of your usage behavior.
By confirming the link
Opt-out complete; your visits to this website will not be recorded by the Web Analytics tool. Note that if you clear your cookies, delete the opt-out cookie, or if you change computers or Web browsers, you will need to perform the opt-out procedure again. You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users. The tracking opt-out feature requires cookies to be enabled.
a cookie is stored on your device via your Internet browser, which prevents further analysis.
Please note, however, that you will have to click on the above link again if you delete the cookies stored on your device.
We use Google Maps on our website to display our location and to provide directions.
This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as “Google”.
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed.
If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser.
Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and create directions.
We cannot rule out the possibility that Google uses servers in the USA.
If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR.
The legal basis may also be Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR may also be the legal basis.
Our legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of our website.
This connection to Google enables Google to determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the directions are to be sent.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser.
Details on this can be found above under “Cookies”.
In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is subject to the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
In addition, Google also offers
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
for further information.
To make contact, the provider enables the customer to contact them via the messenger service WhatsApp.
WhatsApp is a service of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as WhatsApp, a subsidiary of Facebook.
When the user communicates with the provider via WhatsApp, both the provider and WhatsApp receive the user’s mobile phone number and the information that the user has contacted the provider.
The aforementioned data is also forwarded by WhatsApp to Facebook servers in the USA and processed by WhatsApp and Facebook in accordance with the WhatsApp Privacy Policy, which also includes processing for their own purposes, such as improving the WhatsApp service.
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However, in the opinion of the data protection supervisory authorities, the USA does not currently have an adequate level of data protection.
However, there are so-called standard contractual clauses:
https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/about-standard-contractual-clauses
However, these are private law agreements and therefore have no direct impact on the access options of the authorities in the USA.
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For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing of this data by WhatsApp and Facebook, as well as related rights and privacy settings options, please refer to WhatsApp’s privacy policy:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy.
The legal basis for this processing and the transfer to WhatsApp is Art. 6 para.
1 sentence 1 b. GDPR, insofar as the contact relates to an existing contractual relationship or serves to initiate such a contractual relationship.
If the contact is not made for the aforementioned purposes, the legal basis is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
The provider has a legitimate interest in improving the quality of service.
Sample data protection declaration of the law firm Weiß & Partner
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