Privacy notice
This English version is provided for information. In the event of any discrepancy, the German version shall prevail.
1. Controller
The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:
Jürgen Herres
METRON Advisory
Kölner Straße 50e
40764 Langenfeld
Germany
Email: jherres@metron-advisory.com
2. General information
Protecting personal data is important to me. This privacy notice explains which personal data are processed when you visit this website or contact me.
3. Provision of the website and hosting
This website is hosted by goneo. The provider is goneo Internet GmbH. When you access the website, technically necessary data are processed to deliver, operate and protect the website securely and reliably.
These data may include, in particular, your IP address, the date and time of access, the file requested, the amount of data transferred, the status of the request, browser type and version, operating system and the page visited previously. These data are processed in server log files.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and error-free provision of this website.
4. Contact by email
If you contact me by email, I process the data you provide, in particular your email address, your name, the content of your message and any other information you provide voluntarily.
The data are processed to handle your enquiry. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where the contact relates to entering into or performing a contract; otherwise, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
5. Contact form
If you use the contact form, the information you enter will be processed. Your name, email address and message are mandatory. The information is transmitted to me through the web server and is not stored in a separate website database.
The data are processed to handle your enquiry. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where the contact relates to entering into or performing a contract; otherwise, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the efficient handling of enquiries.
6. No cookies or tracking
This website currently uses no cookies, web analytics tools, tracking, social media plugins or externally embedded fonts.
7. Retention period
Personal data are stored only for as long as necessary for the relevant purposes or for as long as statutory retention obligations apply. Emails and business communications may be retained in accordance with commercial and tax-law retention requirements.
8. Recipients of personal data
Personal data are not disclosed to third parties unless this is necessary to handle your enquiry, required by law or necessary to protect legitimate interests. The hosting provider processes data as part of the technical operation of this website.
9. Your rights
Subject to the applicable statutory requirements, you have in particular the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and the right to object to certain processing of personal data.
10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority is, in particular, the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia.
11. Changes to this privacy notice
This privacy notice may be updated if the website, the services used or the legal requirements change.