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Privacy policy

General information

Hüsges GmbH and Ing. Büro Bernd Hüsges (hereinafter referred to as “Hüsges Group” or “we”) attach great importance to compliance with data protection regulations. In this privacy policy, we describe which of your personal data is collected by the Hüsges Group during your visit to our website, how we use this data and what rights you have with regard to this data.

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact our data protection officer by email at: datenschutz@huesges-gutachter.de

or by post to:

Hüsges GmbH
data protection officer
Gießerallee 23
D-47877 Willich

Contact Person of the Responsible Entity

The responsible body for the collection and processing of your personal data is Hüsges GmbH, Gießerallee 23, 47877 Willich. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please contact our data protection officer.

Definition of personal data

This is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. The data controller is the person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Using our website and contacting us

You can visit our website at any time without providing any personal information. If individual functions and services offered on our website require the provision, storage and use of personal data, you will be notified and informed of this separately in advance.

Insofar as we evaluate your usage behaviour on our website without your express consent, we use your data exclusively in anonymised or pseudonymised form. This data includes, for example, the date and time of your visit to our website, the name and URL of the file accessed, the website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL), your browser type, browser settings and operating system, the last page you visited and the amount of data transferred, as well as your IP address. Your internet service provider can trace which IP address was assigned to you at what time. Since the complete IP address thus allows at least an indirect personal reference, we only record your IP address in abbreviated (anonymised) form, so that a personal reference is excluded for us.

You can generally use our website without providing any personal information. Where personal data (e.g. name, address or email address) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible.

When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (e.g. your e-mail address, telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or restrict processing if there are legal retention requirements.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing.

  1. Data deletion and storage period

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

  1. Right to information, deletion, modification

You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

  • Right to confirmation:

Every data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

  • Right to information:

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the controller about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they may contact our data protection officer at any time.

  • Right to rectification:

You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data concerning you without delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to request that incomplete personal data be completed, including by means of a supplementary statement.

  • Right to erasure (right to be forgotten):

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request that the controller immediately erase personal data concerning them, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

  1. The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary;
  2. The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing;
  3. The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR;
  4. The personal data has been processed unlawfully;
  5. The erasure of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or if the personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1) of the GDPR. The controller is obliged to erase personal data after the data subject has exercised their right to erasure in accordance with Article 7(1) of the GDPR.
  • Right to restriction of processing:

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request that the controller restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met: – the accuracy of the personal data is disputed;

  1. The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  2. The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to have the personal data deleted and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data;
  3. The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
  4. The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
  • Right to data portability:

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

  1. Objection or revocation of the processing of your data

If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this consent at any time. Such revocation affects the permissibility of processing your personal data after you have notified us of your revocation.

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 the processing is not necessary to fulfil a contract with you, which is explained in the following description of the functions. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either cease or adapt the data processing or point out to you our compelling legitimate reasons for continuing the processing.

You may, of course, object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. You can inform us of your objection to advertising using the contact details provided in section 2, or by emailing: info@huesges-gutachter.de

  1. Applications

You can apply for vacant positions with us by email. The purpose of data collection is to select applicants for possible employment. In order to process your application, we collect the data you provide (usually your first and last name, email address, application documents such as references and CV, earliest possible start date and salary expectations). We would like to point out that confidentiality cannot be guaranteed when sending applications via unencrypted email. As a rule, you can also apply for our positions by post or directly on site. The legal basis for the processing of your application documents is Art. 6 (1) (b) and Art. 88 (1) GDPR in conjunction with § 26 (1) (1) BDSG.

We store your personal data upon receipt of your application. If we accept your application and an employment relationship is established, we will store your applicant data for as long as it is necessary for the employment relationship and insofar as legal regulations establish an obligation to retain it. If we reject your application, we will store your applicant data for a maximum of three months after the rejection of your application, unless you give us your consent to store it for a longer period. If we reject your application, we will store your applicant data for a maximum of three months after rejecting your application, unless you give us your consent to store it for longer. If you have given us your separate consent, we will store the data you provided in your application in our applicant pool for a further twelve months after the end of the application process in order to identify any other positions that may be of interest to you and to contact you again if necessary. After this period, the data will be deleted. You can revoke this consent at any time for the future by sending us an email to jobs@huesges-gutachter.de.

  1. Right of appeal

You have the right to contact the data protection supervisory authority and obtain information about your rights under the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and other data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In addition, the supervisory authority is the point of contact for complaints regarding the processing of personal data.

You can contact the competent supervisory authority for North Rhine-Westphalia as follows:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

P.O. Box 20 04 44

40102 Düsseldorf

Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

  1. Disclosure of your data to third parties

Your collected personal data will only be passed on or otherwise transferred to third parties within the scope of the requirements for contract processing. The transfer of your personal data to third parties is limited to the minimum necessary.

Your personal data will therefore not be passed on to third parties. However, we reserve the right to pass on your data to third parties in the following cases:

  • Insofar as you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
  • The transfer is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • We are subject to a legal obligation to disclose information in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.
  • We are subject to a legal obligation to disclose information in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.
  1. We are subject to a legal obligation to disclose information in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

We work with service providers who process certain data on our behalf. This is done exclusively in accordance with the applicable data protection law. In particular, we have concluded agreements with our service providers on data processing on our behalf that meet the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Through careful selection and regular monitoring, we ensure that our service providers take all organisational and technical measures necessary to protect your data.

  1. Cookies

Some of the web pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. We use these for internal load balancing of users who visit our website. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. They are not merged with any other personal data you may have provided.

Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

We process cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of our services. If other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are dealt with separately in this privacy policy.

You can change your cookie settings at any time. Use the following button:
Cookie setting

  1. Server log files

Server log files contain anonymised data that is collected when you access our website. This information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally, but is essential for technical reasons for the delivery and display of our content. It is also used for statistical purposes and to continuously optimise our content. Typical log files include the date and time of access, the amount of data, the browser used for access and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of your provider, the page from which you came to our site (referrer URL) and your IP address. Log files also enable us to carry out a thorough investigation in the event of suspected illegal use of our website.

  1. Font Awesome

This site uses web fonts provided by Fonticons, Inc. to ensure consistent font display. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the servers of Fonticons, Inc. This allows Fonticons, Inc. to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of web fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

For more information about Font Awesome, please visit https://fontawesome.com/help and read Fonticons, Inc.’s privacy policy: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

  1. Cloudflare’s content delivery network

We use a so-called “Content Delivery Network” (CDN) provided by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Cloudflare is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law.

(https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnZKAA0&status=Active).

A CDN is a service that helps deliver content from our online offering, especially large media files such as graphics or scripts, more quickly with the help of regionally distributed servers connected via the internet. User data is processed solely for the aforementioned purposes and to maintain the security and functionality of the CDN.

Use is based on our legitimate interests, i.e. interest in the secure and efficient provision, analysis and optimisation of our online offering in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

For further information, please refer to Cloudflare’s privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/security-policy.

  1. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies” to create pseudonymised usage profiles. Cookies are small text files that are stored by your web browser and enable your web browser to be recognised. We use Google Analytics with the following settings:

The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of our website.

The IP address automatically transmitted to Google by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with your other Google data. Since IP anonymisation is also activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated within the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the United States.

Sie können die Speicherung der Cookies durch eine entsprechende Einstellung Ihres Webbrowsers verhindern. Wir weisen Sie jedoch darauf hin, dass Sie in diesem Fall gegebenenfalls nicht sämtliche Funktionen unserer Website vollumfänglich werden nutzen können.

Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of our website, as well as the processing of this data by Google on all websites, by downloading and installing a browser add-on provided by Google Browser-Add-on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website: Disable Google Analytics..

You can also prevent data collection by web beacons by downloading and installing the add-on for your browser available at the following link: https://adblockplus.org/

Further information on Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy, which you can access here:

http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html.

  1. Google AdWords und Google Conversion-Tracking

We have integrated the “Google AdWords” service from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA, into our website.

Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads in Google search engine results and on the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables advertisers to specify certain keywords in advance, which are then used to display an advert in Google’s search engine results only when the user enters a relevant search query via the Google search engine.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertising on third-party websites and in Google search engine results, and to display third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject accesses our website via a Google advertisement, Google Inc. places a so-called conversion cookie on the data subject’s terminal device, which expires after thirty days and does not serve to identify the data subject. The conversion cookie, provided it has not yet expired, is used to track whether certain subpages on our website have been accessed. The conversion cookie allows both us and Google to track whether a data subject who has accessed our website via an AdWords advertisement has generated a sale, i.e. completed or cancelled a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of conversion cookies is used by Google to compile visit statistics for our website. We use these visitor statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimise our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could be used to identify the data subject.

The conversion cookie stores personal data, such as the websites visited by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the USA. This personal data is stored by Google in the USA. Google may pass on this personal data to third parties.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the data subject’s terminal device. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or using other software.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do so, the data subject must visit the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

  1. Google Remarketing

We have integrated services from “Google Remarketing” from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA, into our website.

Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords that enables a company to display advertisements to internet users who have previously visited the company’s website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows a company to create user-specific advertising and consequently display advertisements relevant to the internet user’s interests.

Google Remarketing places a cookie on the end device of the person concerned. By placing the cookie, Google is able to recognise visitors to our website when they subsequently visit other websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. Each time a website is accessed on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated, the data subject’s internet browser automatically identifies itself to Google. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the user’s surfing behaviour, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-based advertising.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject. Each time our website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google Inc. in the United States. This personal data is stored by Google Inc. in the United States. Google may pass on this collected personal data to third parties.

As described above, the data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the data subject’s terminal device. In addition, a cookie already set by “Google Analytics” can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or using other software.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to interest-based advertising by Google. To do so, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads via the respective internet browser and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

  1. Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entry on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is performed by a human or by an automated programme. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. reCAPTCHA evaluates various information for the analysis (e.g. IP address, length of time spent on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not made aware that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

For further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please refer to the following links:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

  1. Privacy policy for the use of WordPress Stats

This website uses the WordPress tool Stats to statistically evaluate visitor traffic. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.

WordPress Stats uses cookies that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is stored on servers in the United States. Your IP address is anonymised after processing and before storage.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

You can object to the collection and use of your data for the future by clicking on this link to set an opt-out cookie in your browser: https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/

If you delete the cookies on your computer, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again.

  1. YouTube

Our website loads JavaScript code from YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA (hereinafter referred to as YouTube). We use YouTube to embed videos on our website. If you have JavaScript enabled in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to YouTube. If you are also logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your browsing behaviour directly to your personal profile. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are also logged into your YouTube account, you would enable YouTube to assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your account beforehand.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

  1. Map services (Google Maps)

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

We use Google Maps in the interests of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner and making it easy to find the locations we specify on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

  1. eKomi

We use the eKomi widget from eKomi, Ltd., Markgrafenstraße 11, 10969 Berlin, Germany, on our website.

A widget from eKomi integrated into our website displays our customers’ reviews in a cumulative overall rating and the corresponding star ratings on our website. If you click on the eKomi widget, you will be redirected to the eKomi website. There you can view all reviews of our products and services. You also have the option of reviewing us there. The eKomi widget is integrated into our homepage using JavaScript via an API programming interface. By integrating the widget, eKomi may collect your IP address, the date and time of your visit, the amount of data transferred, the requesting provider (access data) and process this information. However, we do not know in detail exactly which data is transferred. This data is not evaluated. In addition, the eKomi widget sets cookies (see the term above under the heading Cookies).

The data is processed in order to integrate reviews on our website and give you an initial impression of the quality of our offers and services.

We base our legitimate interest in optimally marketing our offerings on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

You can prevent the processing of your personal data by not clicking on the eKomi widget. You can also prevent cookies from being set by adjusting the settings in your browser. Furthermore, you have the option of preventing data collection by eKomi by installing a JavaScript blocker on your system or deactivating JavaScript in your browser. However, this may mean that you cannot use our website or cannot use it to its full extent.

We only store the data for as long as is necessary to maintain the integration of the review.

Information about third-party providers: see privacy policy at

http://www.ekomi.de/de/datenschutz

  1. SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection 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.

  1. Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time with future effect. The latest version is available on the website. Please visit the website regularly to find out about the applicable privacy policy.