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Privacy Policy for
Homecheckberlin.de

Last Updated: 12.02.2025

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Business Ontime GmbH
Am Zimmersteig 2
08606 Oelsnitz
Germany

Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Chemnitz, HRB 30299
Email: info@homecheckberlin.de

2. Overview and Scope

This Privacy Policy explains how Business Ontime GmbH ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal data when you use our website, www.homecheckberlin.de (the "Site"), and when you engage our home inspection services (collectively, the "Services").

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.

3. The Personal Data We Collect and Why

We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us and data collected automatically when you use our Site.

A. Data You Provide to Us:

  • Contact Inquiries: When you contact us via email or our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message. We use this information to respond to your inquiry and provide customer service. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract/pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

  • Service Agreements: When you book an inspection, we collect data necessary to perform the service, such as your full name, address, property address, telephone number, and payment information. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

  • Newsletter: If you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address. You can unsubscribe at any time. Legal Basis: Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

B. Data Collected Automatically:

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain technical information using cookies and similar technologies. This may include:

  • Your IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Pages you visit and time spent on those pages

  • Referring website address

We use this information to analyze how our Site is used, to improve its functionality, and to ensure its security. Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in maintaining and improving our website.

For more details, please see our Cookie Policy below.

4. How We Share Your Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data. We only share it with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We engage trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to us, such as website hosting, email delivery, and payment processing. These providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep your data confidential and use it only for the purposes we specify.

  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency). Legal Basis: Compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

  • With Your Consent: We may share your data with other third parties when you have given us your explicit consent to do so.

5. International Data Transfers

Your data is processed primarily within Germany and the European Union. If we transfer your data to a country outside the EU/EEA, we will ensure an adequate level of data protection through appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. For example, we retain contract data for ten years in accordance with German commercial and tax law (§§ 147 AO, 257 HGB).

7. Your Rights Under the GDPR

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.

  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data.

  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

  • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests.

  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@homecheckberlin.de.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The competent authority for us in Germany is:

Der Sächsische Datenschutzbeauftragte
Postfach 11 01 19
01330 Dresden
Germany
Website: https://www.saechsdsb.de

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device to help the site provide a better user experience.

  • Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off.

  • Analytics Cookies (e.g., Google Analytics): These allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer. You can also configure your browser to refuse cookies.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when changes were made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

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

Business Ontime GmbH
Am Zimmersteig 2
08606 Oelsnitz
Germany
Email: info@homecheckberlin.de

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