Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 January 2025  |  AkquiVest GmbH, Widenmayerstraße 5, 80538 München

1. Introduction

AkquiVest GmbH ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our website at akquivest.org (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it.

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data processed by AkquiVest GmbH in connection with the Website and any enquiries submitted through it. It does not apply to third-party websites linked from our Website.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

AkquiVest GmbH
Widenmayerstraße 5
80538 München
Deutschland
Email: support@akquivest.org
Telephone: +49 89 230 215 410

3. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Contact information: Name, email address, telephone number, company name, and any other information you provide when submitting an enquiry through our contact form.
• Usage data: Technical information about your visit, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, pages viewed, and time spent on the Website.
• Cookie data: Information collected via cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Processing of usage data and technical information to ensure the secure and efficient operation of our Website.
• Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): Processing of contact form data to respond to your enquiry.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Processing based on your voluntary consent, including acceptance of non-essential cookies.

5. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form.
• To operate, maintain, and improve the functionality and security of the Website.
• To comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of AkquiVest GmbH, our clients, or others.

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

6. Sharing of Personal Data

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise commercially exploit your personal data. We may share your personal data with:

• Service providers: Trusted third-party companies that assist us in operating the Website and fulfilling our services, such as hosting providers and email service providers. These parties are bound by contractual data processing agreements and may only process your data according to our instructions.
• Legal and regulatory authorities: Where required by applicable law, court order, or to protect our legal rights.

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for a period of up to three years from the date of receipt, unless a longer retention period is required by law or by ongoing engagement with the enquirer.

Technical and usage data collected via cookies is retained in accordance with the periods set out in our Cookie Policy.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restriction of processing: You may request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability: Where processing is based on consent or contract, you may request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object: You may object to processing based on our legitimate interests at any time.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@akquivest.org. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Germany, the relevant authority is the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA).

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. However, no transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies independently.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

AkquiVest GmbH
Widenmayerstraße 5, 80538 München, Deutschland
Email: support@akquivest.org
Telephone: +49 89 230 215 410