Privacy Policy

We appreciate your visit to our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally.

1) Controller and Contact Information

The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Jörg Bauer
SPR Ingenieurbüro BAUER
Wilhelm-Beckmann-Straße 22
45307 Essen, Germany
Phone: +49 201 81503215
E-Mail: mail@spr-bewertung.de

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

When using our website for informational purposes only, we collect only those data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). The following data is collected, which is technically necessary to display the website:

Visited website
Date and time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/link from which you accessed the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (possibly anonymized)

Processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

3) Security

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

4) Hosting and Content Delivery

We use a hosting provider that operates servers exclusively within the European Union. All data collected on our website is processed on these servers. A data processing agreement has been concluded with the provider to ensure protection of personal data and prevent unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

5) Cookies

We use cookies to make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. Some cookies are deleted after the browser is closed ("session cookies"), others remain longer and allow recognition of your browser on your next visit ("persistent cookies"). The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a), (b), or (f) GDPR, depending on the cookie's purpose. You can configure your browser to notify you about cookie settings and accept them only in individual cases. If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be limited.

6) Contact via Formspree

We use the service provider Formspree (https://formspree.io/) to provide our online contact form. When you use the form, your entered data (e.g., name, email, message) is transmitted directly to Formspree and then forwarded to us by email.

The use of Formspree is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to our legitimate interest in providing a user-friendly and secure contact option. We have entered into a data processing agreement with Formspree.

7) Use of Brevo

This website uses Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin) for both our newsletter distribution and the live chat function.

For newsletter sign-up and sending, the legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) via the double opt-in procedure.
For the live chat tool, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in effective customer service and communication.

Brevo may collect pseudonymized usage data for statistical analysis. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Brevo to ensure data protection.

8) Data Subject Rights

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

9) Storage Duration

Personal data will be stored as long as necessary for the respective legal basis, processing purpose, and statutory retention periods. Once the data is no longer needed, it will be deleted unless there is a legitimate interest in further storage.

10) Language Clause

In case of any discrepancies between the German and English versions of this Privacy Policy, the German version shall prevail. Only the German legal notice (Impressum) is legally binding.